INDEPENDENCE?

Its 2012,

Do I love my country well?

15^th August 1947,

Freedom never seemed even.

Are we free yet is the Question?

End of corruption is our notion,

Youngsters seemed less bothered

Their Independence always smothered.

We can’t walk free…

We can’t live free…

We can’t love free…

Yet they call this country British free!

Then they said; now they did

Our Independence covered in a lid.

Broken promises, broken forts

Our Independence can never be sought.

 Independence is when we talk

Not mere the word on chalk.

Manish. S

3^rd B.A.(PJoE)

TO MY BELOVED

A million stars up in the sky

She shines brighter I can’t deny

A love so precious. A Love so true

A love that comes from me to you

Thou crescent moon like smile

Keeps me happy each and every while

The angels sing when you are near

Within your arms I’ve nothing to fear

As you know now just what to stay

Just talking to me makes my day

I love you honey with my whole heart

Together and forever, never to part.

Djo. K. J.

II BA (HEE)

THE RELEVANCE OF INDEPENDENCE TO MODERN INDIA

India is a colourful country well known for its own kind of people all around the world. India is considered to be one of the fastest developing countries in Asia along with China. However in order to compete against developed countries like the U.S.A, Germany and England, India has a long way to go.

The struggle for independence has a long history that we often studied in our schools. We students learnt that we got independence in the year 1947 but are we really independent? We celebrate our independence on August 15th but the fact is that we still are struggling for our own independence. The Indian person's mindset has to change as the people of independent India are turning out to be bad assets to the society. Since 1960 the suicide rate has been increasing drastically all over the country. Our country is the second most populated country in the world. For every 5 births per second we have 3 deaths.

Asian countries like India, China and Japan together account for the 40% of the total suicides in the world. In China for every 1,00,000 people there are 99 people who commit suicide while in India the suicide rate is 98 per 1,00,000 people. The tragedy here is that most of these people are aged around 16-40 years!

The more we dig into India's suicide history the more gruesome things get. South India is considered to be the suicide capital of the world. Considering that this side of the country is also the technology hub of India, it’s a shame that we have been tagged as the suicide capital of the world. In 2002 there were around 11,500 suicides in Kerala, 10,500 in Karnataka and 11,000 in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

Kerala is one of the first fully literate Indian states and yet around 35 people voluntarily end their lives every day. On the other hand if we consider states like Madhya Pradesh and Jharkand where the literacy rate is low, only 2-3 people commit suicide. Psychiatrists say that around 60% of these suicides can be avoided with proper counseling. Modern generations of students are under severe pressure to compete with the external world. The funny thing is that people are giving up their lives for no reason. We have learnt that people sacrificed their lives to support a good cause during the struggle for Indian Independence and yet we shame their sacrifices in this meaningless way.

India is an independent country, yes, but we have to wake up and begin helping our country grow. We must treasure our lives. We must respect those unsung heroes who sacrificed their lives for the sake of our country and contribute to developing it rather than hanging ourselves!

                                                                                                                      

Akira Chinuva

III B.Sc

HOPE AND HAPPINESS

The clouds that go across oceans

The mighty land you see beneath

With hope that rain would come by

The happiness of a simple farmer inside

I look up to the clouds that were above

A child-like hope to find it by

As the drops from the heavens appeared

The flight of happiness never seem to disappear

It rained and the rivers rised

The roar of the mighty clouds that cried

Cried the tears of the heavens

My life just returned

It’s hard to find happiness like this

My heart which opened up to this

My mind at ease at last

I wish the happiness will last

From time to time I remember

The youth of my life that splendours

I thanked God for his eyes

A petty farmer’s plight

J. Sriram

III BA (PJoE)

HOPE AND HAPPINESS

HOPE

“Hope” is a dream of tomorrow,

Is a smile under sorrow...

Hope throws the darkness away,

As a cold breeze on a hot summer day…

“Hope” is a light in the night,

With a long respite…

Hope is everywhere,

Yet its scarcely there…

“Hope” is the oasis in the desert

Is the diamond in the dirt…

Hope is beautiful,

Hope is tranquil

Hope is what I expect from You,

Hope is what I give You.

Let us all hope…

All our dreams come true.

HAPPINESS

Happiness we often forget,

Let’s take a look, so an idea we can get.

“Happiness for a baby”, cuddling with the mother,

Building up the future…

“Happiness” for an adolescent, boy or girl,

To fool around with friends and just enjoy.

Happiness for an adult, male or female,

Is to spend the rest of their life meaningfully

Happiness in an old age is really simple,

To have lived with each other peacefully.

We always find people lack happiness

My happiness lies in being the reason

For others’ happiness…

Chandni

Mukesh

I BA (PJoE)

HOPE AND HAPPINESS

Once a guy enjoyed life;

He came to a distant new town;

Made friends who were around

But yet he had to walk to the lonely town.

He was introduced to everything new;

New customs, new rituals, new way of life.

The term new was supposed to be the catch;

And with a hope to get a new match.

Taking a new step of life;

The boy accepted without a choice.

With 2 years in a new town;

He tried to discover with hope &

Curiosity grew to find happiness around.

Happiness for new friends; a new journey.

Hope for being a better person.

But suddenly his past life came to action;

He thought things will go “COOL” without a reaction.

And things went out of control

Sadly he lost respect & all things got “screwed up”.

With people standing against him.

Hope got him back to life and changed him.

Happiness is the final chapter of his changed life;

Became a way of making things right.

Still trying to make peace with all,

His hope has made his happiness jump out.

Happy with the way things are;

The boy just learnt that hope is a lot.

Sharjeel Ahmed

III Bsc ‘G’

The joy of friendship!

A beautiful relation starting right from our childhood comes along till we depart from this world. Friends constitute a major part of our life! We cannot find a person without friends. We spend a lot of time with them, share many things, thoughts and feelings with them, we hang out, go for movies, study, chit-chat, gossip, have fun…the list can go on and on!

We get along with friends more easily than with our parents, brothers, sisters, relatives, etc. Maybe it is because almost all of us believe in sharing most of our feelings with friends and not any others. Friends need not be of the same age group. A friend is one who understands your silence, your restlessness, your anger, your anxiety. A friend is one who supports you and builds your confidence. A friend is one who makes you happy when you are sad. A friend is the one who cheers you up when you feel low and what not?! All of us would be very lucky to have such friends with us and be a friend to someone.

There are very few people who value their friends and accept them the way they are. Others take advantage of their friends, hurt them and cause them pain. How many of us really give them their space to live their lives? We always say, “I never expected this from you”, “You hurt me”, etc…which would stop them from expressing themselves! This is sad, but true! How many of us truly and unconditionally love our friends? Hardly 5%-10% of people would love them truly and unconditionally! Let our friends not just remain in our memories. Let’s not address them using the past tense. Instead let us adjust, accept, understand and get along with them. Let us forgive each other and make our stay in this world happier and lighter.

Life is very short! Let us not neglect or ignore these friends who value us a lot, treat us very close to them and keep us very special to their hearts. Let us not hurt each other and become enemies! Let us understand all of our friends and stay happily!

A. Rajeshwari

II BA (PJoE)