@ 04:18 AM

Prof. S. K. Kak (from Electronics Engineering Department of ITBHU) has been appointed as new VC of Chaudhary Charan Singh University (Meerut University), UP.

He has been appointed initially for six-months, which can be extended for a total of three years. He joined as VC of Meerut University on Sept. 09, 2008.

Praharsh Sharma (3rd year electronics) talked with Prof. Kak prior to his leaving for the assignment.

Prof. Kak can be contacted at: skkak @ bhu.ac.in

Profile of Prof. Kak can be found at: http://www.itbhu.ac.in/ece/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=35&Itemid=73

News Item:
Prof. S. K. Kak appointed as new Vice-Chancellor of Meerut University [timesofindia.com]

LUCKNOW: Prof SP Ojha, vice-chancellor of Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, finally resigned from his post following a month long controversy after release of a CD which allegedly showed him taking a bribe.

Though no inquiry was done to verify the authenticity of the CD, Prof Ojha was reportedly asked to quit by the governor TV Rajeswar, who is also chancellor of the state universities.

The governor, said sources, was of the view that the person sitting on the post of vice-chancellor should be above all doubts.

However, the official press release issued by the Raj Bhawan said that governor has appointed Prof SK Kak, of the electronics and engineering department, institute of technology, Banaras Hindu University, as the new vice-chancellor of Meerut University following resignation of Prof Ojha.

The CD in question showed Prof Ojha sitting in a room and a person putting some money on the table.

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@ 04:11 AM

As swollen Kosi river continued to wreak havoc, the flood situation remained grim in Bihar. More than 22 lakh people were hit by the deluge in four districts with over 3.5 lakh people already evacuated.

Our alumnus Rajesh Ranjan (Mechanical 2003) and his co-workers at BHEL, Hyderabad, have started fund raising efforts to help victims of Bihar flood. He is requesting the help of IT-BHU community to help them in their efforts.

His appeal to all of us is as follows:
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"We all are aware about the deluge in Bihar. In this regard, we need to be of some help to the people suffering from the catastrophe.
Central govt., various state govts. and many other agencies have announced relief fund and contributions for this cause.

Let us do whatever we can do in our personal capacity. Kindly circulate the need for contribution toward flood relief in whatever way we can.

The contribution can be in any form: monetary, personal, blankets, medicines, arrangement for logistics, food grains etc.

We have talked to some big NGOs working towards this cause. People can send their contributions to below mentioned organisations.

Note: People are requested to drop a mail at [rajesh_itbhu@yahoo.com or kamaldeep@bhelhyd.co.in] when you deposit your contribution to any of these accounts mentioning name, cheque no, date and telephone no of the contributor."

1) PRAYAAS(R)
Bank Account details:
Account at State Bank of India, Indiranagar, Bangalore

Please contact Prayaas or Rajesh Ranjan for Bank online transfer info
Prayaas Official Address:
Mr. Amitesh Bharti (Cell: 09972309967)
C1-201, GreenWood Regency
Doddakannahalli village,
Carmelaram PO, Adj. Wipro
Sarjapur Road,
Bangalore 560035 India

2) ZEE Foundation:
Please make your cheque/DDs
Payable to 'Zee Foundation' and Send it to:
Zee Foundation, FC - 19, Sector 16A, Noida 201301

3) Save the Children Organization
www.savethechildren.in

4) Bihar Chief Minister Relief Fund
Write a cheque to
A/C Name: Chief Minister Relief Fund, Bihar
A/C No: 10839124928
Bank: State Bank of India, Secretariat Branch, Patna.
Put your Phone number, name and address on the back of the cheque. Deposit the cheque to the nearest State Bank of India cheque drop box

5) For Clothes, Medicines etc.
Mr. Chandan Singh
GreenPower India
Address: 249, Janki Niwas, Main Boring Road, Patna
Cell: 9931763070; Ph: 0612 6450916
Email: csingh@gmail.com

6) Rajesh Ranjan, BHEL-Hyderabad (ITBHU Mechanical 2003)
A/c details are
ICICI Bank A/c at Kukatpally, Hyderabad
Contact for Bank Account details at: rajesh_itbhu@yahoo.com
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Appreciating your help,

Regards,
Rajesh Ranjan (Mechanical 2003)
Design Engineer
BHEL, Hyderabad
Cell: 09490105160
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@ 03:29 AM

[Note: Please make sure to leave your blog info in the comments.]

"Limbdi Corner (LC) is the place where over steaming glasses of tea and endless servings of samosa and kachoris friends are made, relationships cemented, people meet, students revel in the present, alumni rejoice the past and freshers stop worrying about the future. LC is the place where hearts meet, whole events are decided and convened, impromptu meetings take place, a hundred songs get written, a thousand theatrics are performed, where a few hearts get broken. A lot happens over tea, at LC"

- Pablo

I found this resting nicely in the archives of the chronicle, and you know what, just the mention of IT BHU brings my heart out and freshens up the old memories of IT.

Not only it has given us an identity, but our alma mater was the second home for everyone. I still remember how people used to make excuses of tests and exams and postponed going home during diwali and December vacations.

Many a times while surfing through the net you must have come across articles/blogs by IT students or alumni. It surely gives a certain feel of nostalgia when you read the blogs / articles by other folks of IT. Essentially the story will be the same but it's a great feeling by reading them again and again. While thinking on these lines it suddenly hit me, that while we flaunt it everywhere - LinkedIn, Orkut, etc etc why is blog world devoid of the unity of IT Junta?

So to start this tradition we have started using these badges on our blogs which not only looks cool but gives out IT identity mark also.

The Button looks something like:

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Instructions for installing it on your blog:

• Blogger Gadget:
• For Other Platforms:
  Title: ITBHU Blogger
  Code:
  
  <a href='http://alumni.itbhu.ac.in'> <img border='0' style='float:center' src='http://www.itbhuglobal.org/images/itbhu-alumni-button.PNG' title='ITBHU Alumni' alt='ITBHU Alumni' align='center' border='0'></a> <br/> <a style='color:#c30;' href='http://alumni.itbhu.ac.in/archives/2008/09/wear_the_pride.html'>Click Here to Wear the Pride</a>
• Other Blogging Platforms: Please feel free to contact us if you have made a gadget for this logo for wordpress, myspace, etc.

We are also in process of making a listing of IT Bloggers here so that we can start our proceedings! Don't forget to mention your blog links in the comments

List of ITBHU Alumni Blogs:

• [CSE03 - Animesh Pathak] Animesh Pathak's Online Journal [RSS/ATOM Feed]


• [MEC04 - Prasoon Agarwal] Pages of my Diary [RSS/ATOM Feed]


• [CIV05 - Sharad Oberoi] Lair of the Loquacious Loon! [RSS/ATOM Feed]


• [CSE06 - Rahul Hari] Hari's Paradise [RSS/ATOM Feed]


• [Aditya Goyal] The Lost Soul [RSS/ATOM Feed]


• [MEC07 - Abhishek khanna] The Lost Soul [RSS/ATOM Feed]


• [EEE07 - Nitin Jain] World in My View [RSS/ATOM Feed]

So, what are you waiting for? Feel free to take the code from above and customize it for your blogging platform. Also, we strongly encourage you to leave the following info in the comments to this post so we can include it in the list above.

1. Name
2. Branch
3. Graduating Year
4. Blog Title and URL
5. RSS/ATOM Feed URL, if any

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@ 12:45 PM

Mr. Sandeep Kumar Garg, a PhD scholar in the department of Computer Engineering, Institute of Technology, BHU was selected by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India for International Travel Grant. Under this grant, he attended and presented his paper in International Conference on Applied Computer Science held in Paris, France from July 04-06, 2008.

More at this Chronicle news item.

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@ 12:35 PM

Deepak Ahuja, a seasoned auto industry finance executive with 15 years experience at Ford Motor Company, has joined Tesla Motors as Chief Financial Officer. Deepak was previously the controller for Ford's small cars product development program, a strategic initiative to bring several fuel efficient cars to Ford's lineup in the United States.

More at this chronicle news item.

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@ 12:30 PM

The Alumni body at Bangalore is taking up an initiative to give scholarships to students at IT-BHU. This is a welcome move as from this year, as the fees for undergraduate (B. Tech.) study at our institute has nearly doubled to about Rs. 28,000 per year. The project will be called "Scholarships for IT-BHU Students".

Sumit Kumar Dey (Electrical 2004), volunteer for Bangalore Chapter is the point of contact for the scholarship initiative. He can be contacted at: sumitkrdey @ gmail.com .
All of our alumni are requested to donate generously for this noble efforts being done by our Bangalore Chapter.

More at this chronicle post.

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