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Guerrilla Games is, by now, famous among the gaming community for developing the Killzone games for Sony Computer Entertainment. While the Killzone games might not be everyone's cup of tea, Horizon: Zero Dawn seems to have hit all the right notes with sufficient hype generated around the game, both the positive and negative kind. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1488802324976","data":"58bd54f9e0f4c"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488802327886","data":"
Sadly, we haven't exactly got our hands on the game yet (the India release has been delayed slightly), but the reason for this write-up is because it is one of the few games that features a female protagonist. Gamers will argue that the gender of the protagonist may not make much of an impact, but in times like these, when representation matters and women need heroes to look up to (lets face it, men have everyone from Master Chief to John Marston to look up to), having a protagonist like Aloy, a machine hunter who uses traps, crafted weapons and her wits to hunt down monsters many times her size, is quite important. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1488802604354","data":"58bd5502761f0"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488802606615","data":"
The world of Horizon: Zero Dawn is set far into the future when technology takes over, with cities going to waste and monsters made of metal and wires roam the land. In essence it is a futuristic monster\/dinosaur hunting game where resources are everything, and humans are the most extinct species on Planet Earth. This is also Sony's first heavy hitter of a console exclusive this year, with more to come in the coming months. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1488802756928","data":"58bd55096de9d"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488802759862","data":"
In next week's segment of Video Game of the Week, a series that redefined the Sci-Fi genre in Video Games will be discussed and in the coming weeks, more on female protagonist and games that changed the face of the industry, until then, like and share this article so I get to write more about video games, and that's like my jam! <\/p>
Oh, and if you have a PlayStation 4, now is the time to go pick up Horizon: Zero Dawn from the store near you or order it online. If you're the online ordering type, you can click here to buy!<\/a><\/p>If you still are on the fence, look no further than this trailer below! <\/p>"},{"type":"youtube","id":"vid-url-1488803229406","data":"T5Xx3MdqdgM"}]
If you still are on the fence, look no further than this trailer below! <\/p>"},{"type":"youtube","id":"vid-url-1488803229406","data":"T5Xx3MdqdgM"}]
Be it whatever field women are making their mark equally despite the fact that we all live in a world where women have been persistently fighting for equal rights. These women decided to become winners, come what may. On the occasion of Women's Entrepreneurship Day here is a list of achievers who found their niche at the right time and emerged successful in their chosen fields. Take a look at all of these inspiring women who embarked their career while they were students. <\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1542442130472","data":"1. Sania Mirza
The achievements list of Sania Mirza-the tennis ace is a popular story. The world number one in women's doubles ranking embarked her professional career as student when she was studying at Nasr Shool. She graduated from St. Mary's college and balanced both her education and tennis career beautifully. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1542442130473","data":"58bd2ab227076"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1542442130474","data":"2. Saina Nehwal
The 16-year old Saina was studying in St. Ann's College, Mehedipatnam in the year 2006 when she became the first Indian woman and the youngest player from Asia to win a 4-star tournament \u2013 the Philippines Open. That's how she began her inspirational career, she is the first Indian woman to reach the quarter finals at the Olympic Games. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1542442130475","data":"58bd2b23efc6d"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1542442130476","data":"3. Anjum Moudgil
Anjum Moudgil is a 20 year old Chandigarh based rifle shooter. She started competitive shooting in 2009 and competes in three events being 10m Air Rifle, 50m 3 Position and 50m Prone. Anjum has been a part of the Indian Shooting Team since 2010. She has represented India in more than 10 international competitions and bagged 7 medals. In a span of 5 years, she has won 50 medals at the national level. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1542442130477","data":"58bd17c987049"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1542442130478","data":"
4. Anchal Thakur<\/b><\/p>
Inspired from her brother Himanshu, Anchal at the age of 17 represented India in the Youth Olympics, She was also a part of the Indian skiing team for the 2015 World Championship.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1542442130479","data":"58bd1929382a2"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1542442130480","data":"5. P. V. Sindhu
P. V. Sindhu or Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is an ace shuttler and silver medalist at 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. She was honoured with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, highest sporting honour of India in 2016. She began her career when she was 13 years old, she was on the way to reach the pinnacle of her career while she was still studying in St. Ann's College for women. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1542442130481","data":"58bd37f6542df"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1542442130482","data":"6. Priyanka Chopra:
Priyanka Chopra was thirteen years old when she participated in several theater productions and studied Western classical music, choral singing and Kathak dance. She was was studying in Army Public School when she took part in Femina Miss India contest of 2000 where she finished second winning the Femina Miss India World title. Chopra then went on to the Miss World pageant, where she was crowned Miss World 2000. The multi talented PC is now making India proud globally with her TV series Quantico and Hollywood debut Baywatch. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1542442130483","data":"58bd37635d4cd"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1542442130484","data":"7. Nikita Singh
Nikita Singh is a very young novelist who signed a contract with Penguin Books India in 2011 and also joined Grapevine India. She wrote her first book Love @ Facebook when she was 19 years old and was studying pharmacy. She received a Live India Young Achievers Award in 2013.
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Neerja was a purser for the airline Pan American World Airways, she is the youngest recipient of India's highest peacetime award for bravery, the Ashok Chakra Award for saving 359 people among 379 and was shot while helping passengers escape from the emergency exits. She started her modelling career when she was study St.Xavier's College, Mumbia. She died at the age of 22 in Pakistan.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1542442130487","data":"58bd40b0afad7"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1542442130488","data":"9. Shreya Ghoshal:
The famous playback singer Shreya Ghoshal has many national awards to her credit. At the age of sixteen, she was noticed by film-maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali when she entered and won the television singing reality show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa and that is how she made entry into the industry. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1542442130492","data":"5befcf4a81a12"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1542442130490","data":"10. Anushree Reddy
Anushree Reddy is one of the successful and popular fashion designers in the country who established herself in the industry at a very young age. She started off when she was studying MBA in Cardiff University - Wales, UK. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1542442130491","data":"58bd52673d0ac"}]
Ananya Chouhan seems like just another bubbly, chirpy teenager but she's one of the top sailors of the country and she's just 17 years old. Having placed 7th in the Senior National Sailing Championship conducted by Yachting Association of India in December 2016, this class student from P Obul Reddy Public School now has her eyes set on taking part in the Asian Games and Olympic Games in 2019 and 2020 respectively.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1488884917511","data":"58be950e3c4b4"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488884659124","data":"
Her sailing journey started when she was just 12 years old; having been inspired by her father\u2019s friend Cdr Dilip Donde, the naval officer who was the first Indian to circumnavigate the globe on a sailboat. Just four months after starting sailing with the EME Sailing Club, she took part in her first National level sailing championship in December 2012 and since then, there has been no going back for her. In the same championship \u2013National Inland Optimist Championship\u2013 the following year, she bagged the 1st position in the girls\u2019 category and was also awarded the Best Girl Sailor Award; in addition to winning similar awards in other National level and International championships.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1488885000577","data":"58be957c01d58"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488883644240","data":"
Ananya, who is a part of the Indian squad (appointed by the Yachting Association of India), loves sailing and says one gets to learn a lot of life skills in that sport. \"It is a very challenging sport, both mentally and physically. You need to have good decision making skills and the fact that you have to rely only on your skill if you have to get back to the shore, makes you very strong mentally,\" says the girl who bagged the top slot in the last international event that she took part in; the Sail Qatar 2016, where she secured the first position among girls and third position overall, in the Laser 4.7 category.<\/p>
\"Right now as my focus is mainly on studies, I am not taking part in sailing competitions much but I still plan on taking part in at least a couple of national and a couple of international events this year,\" says Ananya.<\/p>
About her future goals and aspirations, she says she wants to take part in the 2020 Olympics. \"I want to win a gold at the Olympics and I also want to be the first Indian girl to do a solo circumnavigation of the globe on a sailboat,\" she says, adding \"I want to take part in the double handed boat category in the Olympics, as my height and weight are not sufficient in single category. That is the reason I am searching for a sailing partner, which is proving to be difficult as most are not willing to give the level of commitment that is needed for this.\"<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1488884977602","data":"58be953f407ad"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488884623961","data":"
On being asked how she manages to handle both school and her sport, she says \"I never miss school. It is difficult but I like topping in my studies so I never miss school. I got 96% in my 10th boards! I used to train after school every day till I was in 10th but now I train on weekends. The only time I miss school is when I go to competitions.\"<\/p>
stuMagz wishes her the best and hopes to see her secure a podium finish in the Olympics! <\/p>"}]
Whether it is buying a cup of coffee or choosing career options, opportunities and choices have increased to the point where decision making occupies much of our time. When it comes to careers, Indians have been known to gravitate towards the more lucrative and \u201csafer\u201d fields such as engineering and medicine.<\/p>
Hey, what do you want to become? <\/p>
Engineer. <\/p>
What\u2019s your aim in life? <\/p>
Doctor. <\/p>
Where do you want to make your career? <\/p>
Engineering. <\/p>
\nWhat are you going to study after +2? <\/p>
Medical.\n<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1488874353096","data":"58be6bd06098a"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488874401559","data":"
Whomever you ask, you\u2019ll get the same answers regarding one\u2019s career choice. Doctor or engineer. That\u2019s it, and nothing else. There\u2019s no other choice. Simply nothing beyond these 2 fields. Everyone is rushing to become a doctor or an engineer. But is it practically possible to just have these 2 choices only? Is there nothing else beyond these two fields? Is it possible that everyone choose these 2 fields? Possibly \u2018NO\u2019. Then why everyone is rushing toward becoming doctor & engineer? <\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488874420263","data":"
If you do a survey in India, you\u2019d get that maximum number of students, especially those who\u2019ve secured good marks, want to become either doctor or engineer. Roughly, it can be determined that almost 90% of students of India want to have engineering or medical as a career. <\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488874436140","data":"
First, when a student passes 10th std and enters 11th, he\/she is actually \u2018forced\u2019 to take science by his\/her parents. The student may or may not be of science stream, but he\/she has to take science whether interested or not. Parents actually force students to take science in +2.\nThose who don\u2019t take science are those whose parents understand what their children want to take, or simply children refuse to take science. Among them, there\u2019ll be lots who are interested in science in reality and take science in +2.\n <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1488874508937","data":"58be6c4e41c4e"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488874517156","data":"
After that, when they pass out 12th exam, they\u2019re forced to take either engineering or medical. Some force to take engineering and some force to take medical and some force to take either of them, wherever the student gets seat. If students can\u2019t get admission, their parents give donations of lakhs of rupees to college. After that, through several complex processes (complex processes = giving donations to college + cheating in exam + other malpractices), they pass out as doctor or engineer. And when you ask their parents, they\u2019d say with pride that their children are doctor or engineer. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1488874538959","data":"58be6c92f1953"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488874587652","data":"
After that, engineers would try for companies and doctors would either work for hospitals or start their own clinic. And continue their lives. They get satisfaction by just labeling \u2018doctor\u2019 or \u2018engineer\u2019 in front of their names and nothing else. Parents also feel pride by saying that their children are now doctor or engineer. <\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488874604153","data":"
This is the scenario of India at the moment. Everyone just wants to label the titles of doctor and engineer in front of their names. No one has the feeling that becoming doctor or engineers through these complex processes is really nothing. Today, if you count doctors and engineers in our country, you\u2019d need a supercomputer as the numbers go on forever. And you can count other professions on the heads of your finger. <\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488874620926","data":"
Engineering and medical are among the most important and demanded fields, without which many of our progresses would be stopped. All the latest technologies of today are only possible due to exponential growth in engineering, and we\u2019re creating treatments of many previously untreatable and deadly diseases only due to the same exponential growth in medical. So both of them are very important for our both development and survival. But the problem, in anyway, doesn\u2019t lie within engineering and medical. The problem lies with the fact that whether they\u2019ve talents in the fields or not, the majority of students in India are taking either engineering or medical as their careers. The main defect is with the society. It\u2019s a common mentality of the society that everything lie within engineering or medical, which is actually untrue. <\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488874644583","data":"
World is giving scope to each and every field. And to be honest, today no one gives interest in what your profession is, but everyone gives interest in your skills and what you can do with them. Whether you\u2019re a doctor or an engineer or an artist or a businessman or a politician or a social worker or a sportsperson or an actor or a journalist or whatever you\u2019re, it\u2019s not of any interest. The interest is in what you can do with all these. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1488874671346","data":"58be6d1dc8b6a"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488874816299","data":"
So, always choose to become what you want. The choices of life shouldn\u2019t be affected by others interference. It should be solely personal. If you want to become an engineer, go with your dream. If you want to become an astronaut, go with your dream. If you want to be a writer, go with your dream. If you want to be a doctor, go with your dream. If you want to be a singer, go with your dream. If you want to be\u2026\u2026\u2026, go with your dreams. But if you don\u2019t to become, never go with it. You\u2019ve the rights to choose for your life. Never hesitate of doing something you know, is right for you, & you want to do. <\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488874848021","data":"
We can choose what we want to. The choices of life are not like the MCQs of exams, where if one answer is wrong, one mark would go. But these are something which affects us lifelong. If we choose something incorrect because others are saying to do, we may need to suffer for the whole life. So, explore the possibilities of life, choose your profession according to your talents, become what you want and rock the world with your talents.<\/p>"}]
Post the new update, there have been a lot of students asking us how to sign up and sign back in to their accounts, on the account of us removing the sign up with facebook option. To make sure we reach the maximum number of students possible and clear their queries before hand, we made a video on the very same, showing how to sign up to stuMagz. <\/p>
Click on the video below and sign up today, we believe you too have a story to tell, and what better platform for you to write your story than stuMagz.com, the best student magazine in India.<\/p>
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Dear Sujay,<\/p>
The fact that you had the audacity to go for a start-up, an unstable one at that, right out of college made me feel like I had taught you wrongly. This is an apology. This is an apology for questioning your career decisions in an era where start-ups have slowly become a great opportunity for youngsters. <\/p>
You see, we were raised different. Throughout my age I had heard about the elusive government job, about the way I will be safe once I landed one. That led me to believe that my brightest students would all be scholars in government institutions. You got an opportunity too, and then it went out flat, you went ahead and went into a start-up that was just got on its foot. In that space, I remembered my upbringing, and thus, the call into the personal room and the scolding. For a moment, there was a forgotten memory of how I wanted to see if my inventions themselves worked out. How I wasted my time preparing for government jobs for almost a decade before the return to academia, back into innovations. I guess you reminded me of the mistakes I had done in my own career path, and thus, I pushed it onto you. <\/p>
I am sorry. I am so terribly sorry. While, there might have been ups and downs in your career graph that would never come with a government job, there was happiness too. You never passed on your ideals away for the sake of your upbringing like I did, and maybe that is what is making this difference today. I do not know where to mail this to, I do not know your address beyond the one given in your website, and that is where this will reach. Perhaps, in a haphazard scheme like at our own college, my letter will be lost too. Maybe, its better that way.<\/p>
If that day, my scolding would have made you change your career path, made you be safer, I would not have written this letter. You would have become just one of the many faces within a crowd. And as a teacher that would have been my failure. Do you remember your classmates Sujay? They're parts of drone colonies now, reproducing pieces of information to contribute to a larger image that they do not wish to know. That is my failure, and yes, I know I should tell them to take more risks, but, I cannot bring myself to write those letters today, maybe, that's a failure as a teacher too; being unable to go to a student and admit mistakes when they look and seem happy. <\/p>
Your pictures on Facebook, the grants you have received, the way you have progressed make me happy. There is no greater joy to a teacher than the success of their student, no matter what I taught you during that particular interaction. <\/p>
I know at that moment, I was abusing the power I had on you to steer you into a way that you did not want to take. This was a problematic approach to take, because in that way you became powerless, just for a moment. All the knowledge that I had given you over the years became just a function. So, yes, this is an apology. <\/p>
Not sans happiness,<\/p>
A teacher from years ago<\/p>"}]
Many girls hope to complete their education and eventually find jobs, when the harsh reality crushes them for good.<\/p>
Here is a story of a girl. \n\nShe was planning to become a teacher, but ended up a mother before she could finish schooling. \"Her father was ill and mother's earnings were never enough. She left the school after class 8 to start working, two years later she got married. Despite of their dismal lives, not all of them have given up on the future. She dreams of taking a computer course. Once she stops breastfeeding her child, probably in a year. She believes that learning to operate the computer is her ticket to a job and better life.\"Her husband, a construction labourer, earns RS.250 a day. He doesn't have a problem if I study and find a job with a faint hint of a smile. <\/p>
\nUNFPA supports evidence-based, girl-centred investments that empower girls with the information, skills and services they need to be healthy, educated and safe, helping them make a successful transition to adulthood. UNFPA also works to support the needs of married girls particularly in family planning and maternal health.<\/p>
Is crushing poverty is forcing under age girls into early marriages and motherhood? The evidence suggests it, but it is time we take up their cause and fight, because empowering women is the way forward for this country, and that will lead to improving our standing in the world. <\/p>"}]
It is well known that learning and development within the corporate space is supposed to make a difference. But lest it escapes making a relevant difference it is to be noted that its alarming with a need of attention towards it. <\/p>
The corporate trainings do fail at some point of time due to one or the other reasons. Of many, some are discussed below: <\/p>
- A prime reason many initiatives and courses fail is maybe because there is no \u201cResponsibility<\/b>\u201d. While the department of education deals primarily with the provision of seats for the undertaking of various initiatives. This soon becomes the sole ground on the basis of the accountability of any program is carried out. But somehow they fail in the correlation of the program to the member job or position. <\/p>
- Many programs lack \u201cMonitoring<\/b>\u201d. Evaluating a student\u2019s performance is a vital part in carrying out in program. To evaluate the student\u2019s requirement and his performance is the most important thing. Monitoring involves keenly engrossing effort that is time-consuming, indeed yet important. Evaluating, generally involves everyone: be it the student, faculty or even the institution and last but not the least the HR Department. The work in this area seems hard and a bit tedious yet the payoff is really high!<\/p>
- \u201cImplementation<\/b>\u201d is the third area wherein many programs fail. HR departments create wide-ranging initiatives that no one seems to ever complete. The value to the program making and conclusion is to abridge the instance that it takes for a member with narrow knowledge to evolve into a wholly efficient member of the squad.<\/p>
- The fourth reason many programs fail is that they allow the employee to \"mislay focus\"<\/b> and usefulness. Courses, education paths and programs need to be highly synchronized, delivered in a significant method, and sustained in a sensible time quanta. Too many courses force too much information into a short phase of time. Even the finest of us can only successfully take up new information for only certain periods of time. Seeing staff subjected to nine-hour programs for multiple days is terrible. And can sometimes lead a learner to nowhere but to dearth.<\/p>
The above listed set of constraints is often the reason many corporate training programs fail. This is not an outcome of the programs, but more of a roadmap to potholes that many programs come across in their expansion and delivery. <\/p>
Avoiding these conflicts can only make many programs better and more valuable!<\/p>"}]
Flydubia in association with HackMania backed by E-Cell of IIIT Hyderabad is organizing a Air travel Hackathon. For the first the first time Dubia-based Flydubia is conducting a boot camp webinar prior to Hackathon on 13 March to provide young developers an insight into airline technology and expectations from the partners which would help the participants to build a bot that plays an important role in betterment of the air travel experience. <\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488529254669","data":"
Flydubia since it's inception in 2009 has persistently tried to remove barriers and enhanced the tourism in Dubai fairly contributing to the economic development; creating a network of more than 90 destinations across 44 countries, opening up new routes and many more which makes it a part of the top companies in the Industry. <\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488527859354","data":"
All young developers who are interested to participate can register and you need to know is nodeJS, REACT, mongoDB, api.ai, wit.ai, watson, rollbase. The focus shall be on developing products that would eventually help in the development of the aviation industry and customer experience. The selection of the candidates will be based on their knowledge of coding language and past experiences of participating in Hackathon. <\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488528706914","data":"
First prize: Round trip to any destination on flydubai network with Dubai stop-over and three nights hotel accommodation in Dubai<\/p>
Second prize: Return trip to Dubai with three nights hotel stay.<\/p>
Third prize: Return tickets to Dubai <\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488527981586","data":"
The winners of the Hackathon will be offered an internship at flydubai\u2019s Development Centre in India (IDC) in Hyderabad and will have the opportunity to incubate their ideas at the flydubai Aviation Research Centre.<\/p>"}]
A Start-Up primarily being an entrepreneurial venture provides you with huge opportunities to prove yourself and is a great learning platform, not just that it is definitely a place for innovation too. After your graduation with offer letters from various MNCs if you have to choose between the Corporate job and a Start-Up; here is why you need to choose a Start-Up over a corporate job with all appealing fancy benefits. <\/p>"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488455130986","data":"
1. Learning From True Entrepreneurs: <\/b><\/p>
Your chance to be in network of entrepreneurs will give you a great learning experience because invariably all successful start-ups are result of hard work and innovation. You'll learn plenty from these people because besides the ability to give the idea a proper shape, these innovators have different work approach. Their methods of finding solutions to problem, analysis, making optimum use of resources, persuasion are all traits of successful entrepreneurs. They are all driven to make the most of their time and work. Start-ups chase a dream and what you will learn out of it is priceless. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1488477713574","data":"58b85e67e7d77"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488455176551","data":"
2. Responsibility: <\/b><\/p>
Unlike a corporate company you can experience a diversified responsibility at start-up, you might get experience in project management, client relations, sales, marketing and finance. Because the team size of the start-up is usually small, sometimes in single digits you have more responsibility to carry on your shoulders. While this is one side of the story with more responsibility when you give your best to nurture it's growth, your work will be certainly recognized which is not the case in a MNC. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1488477729616","data":"58b85e684c2d3"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488455188773","data":"
3. Flexibility: <\/b><\/p>
Most of us in an attempt to chase six digit salaries and lavish perks of employment, we often fail to realize that flexibility for a person is the most important factor that determines the quality of the work. Start-up culture is such that you can work on your own schedule, there is nothing that binds you; not the timings, not the culture, all that matters is the quality of the work and how conducive your work is to the growth of the start-up. The focus entirely would be on your targets. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1488477742609","data":"58b85e90b911c"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488455333711","data":"
4. Self-sustainability:<\/b> <\/p>
While being a part of networked professionals and successful innovators gives you a huge edge, you\u2019ll be instilled with the value of hard work, ownership, and self-sustainability. Since your efforts and hard work are directly rewarded, it motivates you to work hard. In this kind of atmosphere you have to deal with do or die situation which helps you build self-sustainability.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1488477763768","data":"58b85e8f47582"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488456292755","data":"
5. Stock Options: <\/b><\/p>
In large companies it might take 20 to 30 years to reach the top, but when it comes to a start-up, with the fast-paced environment, employees can catapult themselves to the top if they spend time learning, growing and adding value to the company.<\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1488477777071","data":"58b85e9d6892c"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488456336500","data":"
6. Challenging Environment: <\/b><\/p>
It\u2019s a known fact that people look for more than money in a job. Most people in the industry nowadays are ambitious and eager to develop new skills. No place other than a start-up would give you more challenges, sometimes after believing that this idea can be marketed, you need to build the entire empire from scratch. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1488477795810","data":"58b85ec2ebed2"}]
John F. Kennedy, former President of the United States, once said, \"If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.\" This quote is important in an Indian context for it's message of letting the artist pursue their form of art, whatever they may be. In a country where expectations of the previous generation trump the dreams of the current, it could as well be a rallying call for those who see the world differently. <\/p>
VNR VJIET's Crescendo is an example of letting musicians pursue their art, even as they study to become engineers of tomorrow. On the surface, Crescendo looks like a college band, with it's members playing the instrument of their choice, deriving their music from various bands they count as their influence, but it is much more than that. Crescendo is a club, dedicated to music in the college, with it's members changing every year as freshers arrive at the college and the veterans graduate. We catch up with Ajay, the current drummer of the band, for a chat about Crescendo, their influences and the club. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1488443173140","data":"58b7d87beebb5"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488443175349","data":"
\"There are 20 people in the club so far, each year, freshers join the club, those who want to sing, can play an instrument, they come together here, in the jam room. Our seniors let us be who we were, and we learned because we experimented with our music,\" says Ajay, the final year student and the drummer. <\/p>
The club has a rich history of 15 years, with many alumni coming back occasionally to relieve their memories of their time in the band. The jam room is sacred, making memories and magic for students in the club, \"People come here and they become who they want to become, it's amazing.\"<\/p>
The band draws it's influences from bands like Motherjane, contemporary Carnatic rock band Agam, and bands like Thaikkudam Bridge and Dream Theater, as well as a lot of Indie bands across India, \"Our seniors are also big influences on us, and we are the same on our juniors,\" says Ajay, speaking about carrying on the legacy of Crescendo. <\/p>"},{"type":"img","id":"img-uid-1488445248626","data":"58b7df8a39200"},{"type":"txt","id":"rich_1488445275261","data":"
Right now, Crescendo is in full swing for their college fest Sintillashunz, with a performance slated later today. \"We have a few sets planned for the gig, and we're pretty excited to perform. From Thaikkudam Bridge to Bollywood covers, we are all set and raring to go.\"<\/p>
Crescendo has also participating in various battle of the bands across colleges, winning at St. Peter's Engineering College and finishing as runner ups at IIT Hyderabad and IIIT Hyderabad. Here's hoping even the next generation of Crescendo members keep their legacy alive and well. <\/p>"}]
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