HAPPY WRITING !!!!!

P.S. : Send all the entries in .doc or .pdf format to magazine@lcnitrr.co.cc Also mention ARTICLE in the subject.

Mascot Designing Contest

Literary Committee invites designs/sketches from students for the Mascot of the College Magazine.

There should be minimum 8 sketches/designs as mentioned below

-Side profile

-Facing up

-Facing down

-Facing straight

-Smiling

-Grinning

-Thinking

-With an idea

You can submit the sketches in hardcopy to any literary committee member.Softcopies should be

mailed as attachments to magazine@lcnitrr.co.cc, with "MASCOT" mentioned in the subject.

The entries should be in either .jpg or in .psd format.Mention your name, branch, year and contact number separately.

The selected entry will be given certificates and prizes.

For any queries, mail to magazine@lcnitrr.co.cc and mention in the

subject "QUERY". An LC member would soon be in touch with you.

You can also contact:

Mouli Mukherjee (IT-6^th-9993859537)

Rahul Jhunjhunwala ( IT – 4^th- 9981029865)

Cheers!

LC Team

Weekly writing competition (21st Feb 09 - 28th Feb 09)

Literary Committee's weekly online creative writing competition for all the students of NIT Raipur.

This week's topic:

" DOT(.) "

You have to write a short article, a poem, or a play (max. duration: 30 min.) based on the above words. Creativity and satire would be appreciated.

Write your name, branch, year at the top in the first page. All entries should be mailed as attachment (.doc or .pdf otherwise it will be rejected) to "weekly@lcnitrr.co.cc". Mention "Weekly writing competition" in the subject.

Last date for submission of entries: 28 February, 2009

Cheers!

LC Team

List of Article topics for this week…..

List of Article topics for this week…..

Mega-Topics:

• Suddenly, I found myself in a game…(Category-Imagination)

• Will the world survive the sub-prime crisis/global meltdown?(Category-Issues)

Other Topics…

• My First day at college.(Nostalgia)

• Our college in 5 years.(Vision)

• Trip to Dongergarh.(Travelogue)

• A Deadly Virus.(Science)

• Capital punishment.(Debate)

• The person I am jealous of…(Feelings and Emotions)

• Ganesha (Mythology/Philosophy)

• Fall(Abstract)

• My Band.

We also invite book reviews and articles on scientific discoveries and technological developments.

Short and precise articles will be appreciated.

Well, to remind you, this list is just to give you ideas. Any article other than these will also be accepted. A new list will be provided shortly.

Cheers!

LC Team.

Literary Committee Notice

Literary Committee Notice

The Literary Committee invites articles for the next issue of our College Magazine. It may be in the form of poem, short story or just an article. Articles may be in English or Hindi. All English articles should be mailed to magazine@lcnitrr.co.cc, or a hard copy of the same may be submitted to any Literary Committee member. Neatly hand written Hindi articles can be submitted to any Literary Committee member.

All articles must clearly mention your name, branch, semester and the category/type of the article and phone number.

A broad classification of the topics:

1. General

2. Technical.

We provide you with a wide range of topics to get you going. A new list will be provided every week. Two Mega-topics have been included and the best entries for the same will be published in the magazine.

Last date for submission of all articles 10/03/09.

For any queries, please contact:

• Amul Badjatya (CSE-6^th-9893166331)

• Dyti Dawn (IT-6^th-9754673385)

• Mouli Mukherjee (IT-6^th-9993859537)

• Pragya Singh (CSE-8^th-9826968687)

Happy Writing!

Cheers!

LC Team.

Weekly writing competition (14th Feb 09 - 20th Feb 09)

Literary Committee's weekly online creative writing competition for all the students of NIT Raipur.

Last week's winner (7th Feb 09 - 13 Feb 09) : Souvik Chatterjee, 4^th sem, Metallurgy and P.D. Nitya, 2^nd sem, Chemical.

This week's topic:

" Round and round in circles "

You have to write a short article, a poem, or a play (max. duration: 30 min.) based on the above words. Creativity and satire would be appreciated.

Write your name, branch, year at the top in the first page. All entries should be mailed as attachment (.doc or .pdf otherwise it will be rejected) to "weekly@lcnitrr.co.cc". Mention "Weekly writing competition" in the subject.

Last date for submission of entries: 20 February, 2009

Cheers!

LC Team

Winning entries of ONLINE WRITING CONTEST (7th Feb 09 - 13 Feb 09)

CONTEST 3

We have 2 winning entries of the contest (7th Feb 09 - 13 Feb 09)

Over A Cup Of Coffee

Over a cup of coffee Mr. Kumar had just begin to relax. The rhythmic pattering of the rain drops felt good to his ears and the weather seemed very romantic to him. This was the rainy season in Mumbai, his favourite and he would give up his fortune to sit like this – feet up on an easy chair having coffee, listening to the raindrops and thinking about his special friend.

Mr. Kumar, 24, an I.T professional lived with his parents in Andheri West. Today was a Saturday and having spent the entire morning in seeing off his parents at the airport and the entire afternoon at the pizza hut with his ‘friend’, he was now enjoying this lone evening at home.

As he brought the coffee near his face to take a second sip, his smile faded away from his lips. A fly was floating in the coffee and had made it unsuitable to drink. Stupid fly, Mr. Kumar thought, this was the only place it had gotten for itself. Now, however there was no option but to make another cup for himself. Going towards the kitchen it dawned to him that there was no coffee powder left and that he would have to go to the grocery shop in the locality if he wished to have some.

Therefore taking his umbrella with him, he stepped on the street only to find himself standing in knee deep water. His determination got the better of his fear and the rapidly developing frustration; thus forcing him to wade through the water. He had gone a fair distance when suddenly he felt the ground under him give away and he stumbled into a pit. Putting in all his resources he somehow managed to come out of the hole now wet upto the chest. The rain was battering on his face now and he suddenly realized that he didn’t have his umbrella any more. He searched frantically near him for some moments but it was nowhere to be seen. Feeling as miserable as ever he dragged himself ahead.

Mr. Kumar was still abusing the BSNL guys about the pit when he reached the shop. A lightening struck him when the shopkeeper told him that he had no coffee left. With an aching heart and aching legs he somehow limped back to his door.

As soon as he returned home he rushed to the bathroom to clean himself up. It was there that he realized that in his misadventure, he had subjected his N-95 mobile to water while he was carrying it in his pocket. Also his wallet and its contents had met with a similar fate. Now out of the bathroom feeling more morose and crestfallen than ever. Mr. Kumar’s eyes fell on the cup of coffee with the fly in it. He grabbed it, picked the fly out of it, reheated it and hade made himself comfortable again- sitting feet up in his easy chair. Sipping the coffee which tasted much better to him now, he was beginning to relax and feel comfortable again; except that he was hardly able to think about his ‘friend’ now and the weather didn’t seem to be at all romantic to him.

- Souvik Chatterjee,

4^th sem,

Metallurgy.

OVER THE CUP OF COFFEE

A bright sunny day under the canvas umbrella shade, a cup of coffee encircled by my fingers and chatting to a handsome guy is what I dreamed to be an idea of a perfect date. And yes, it came true when I was sitting with Chris in Café Magic. We were there to discuss some project topic but it was a date for me as we were alone and sipping the best of coffee.

You act like a crazy when you are all alone with the guy you like and don't know how to conduct yourself. 'Am I dressed properly? Am I boring him? Am I talking silly or acting stupid?' I was questioning myself in his presence. "This project will help guys and gals to gel well with their ideas, you see" he said in a casual tone. And my mind raced with the light speed to find out the hidden meaning (if any) in his lines.

'Was he indicating something, do he feel the same for me as I feel for him?' again I started playing games with my mind. He continued to discuss the project requirements but as expected I wasn't really paying any attention, it was then I came back to my senses when he said black looks perfect on me. "Really!" this time I totally blushed on his compliment. I revolved my dry fingers on the moist coffee cup lines and the sour taste of beverage felt extremely sweet.

"So you are coming to my party, uh? He asked catching me unaware. "Party? For what?" I asked controlling my excitement. "Oh, it's just a get together kind, but I am planning to surprise Roma by proposing her." Chris replied.

Now this was not I could have heard, my whole world which I dreamt few minutes ago came crashing down and I felt like screaming at him. But all I said "good, all the best then" I don't know how I said those words. My anger finally outbursted and I rose, paid the coffee bills and left the café leaving him wondering.

After that incident I did learn, no matter with whomoever you are accompanied, do enjoy the coffee you have as it's the best thing you can bank upon.

- P.D.NITYA,

CHEMICAL

2^ND SEMESTER

Weekly Writing Competition(7th Feb 09 - 13 Feb 09)

Literary Committee's weekly online creative writing competition for all the students of NIT Raipur.

Last week's winner : Nishant Kumar, VI Sem, Civil.

This week's topic:

" OVER A CUP OF COFFEE"

You have to write a short article, a poem, or a play (max. duration: 30 min.) based on the above words. Creativity and satire would be appreciated.

Write your name, branch, year at the top in the first page. All entries should be mailed as attachment (.doc or .pdf otherwise it will be rejected) to "weekly@lcnitrr.co.cc". Mention "Weekly writing competition" in the subject.

Last date for submission of entries: 13th February, 2009

Cheers!

LC Team

Entries of the Last 2 ONLINE WRITING CONTEST

Contest 2 (31 Jan to 6 Feb)

The Blank Black, The Wise White & The Graceful Grey

“Rose is red, leaf is green,

Clouds are many but Sky is blue,

Too colourful the world is and

Conscience doesn’t need any clue”

So, what’s your favourite colour? Ask this question to any person …some will say red, some blue, some will go for yellow, some will say green… you will not get one who doesn’t like colours. Fill any painting with several colours and it will, no-brainer, become colourful. Have you ever delved in your mind, “Is it really full of colours?? Is it just what it seems to be?? Or it is something else??” if you think so then its time to beguile you to something which was veneered with open eyes.

Again coming to the word “colourful”, if something is full of colours then it is not necessarily full with colours. For example, if it has the colour red, we can say that it doesn’t have any colour except red as is proved by science. The same is true for all colours. And ask anyone about the colour white, most of them would say it is colourless until it has some other colour mixed. All the colours are mingled together to give white. This is the only colour which is colorful and nothing is missing. What is the reason behind?? It is just too simple to be understood. It tells us to remain simple and enjoy the feeling of completeness as White is Wise.

Moving further, the colour black is profoundly loved by the youth in clothes and accessories. But Black is Blank. This colour is nothing, it’s a colourless colour. It is actually the absence of colour which gives black. It has nothing to show to others or in other words it digests everything coming to it and leaves nothing. It is the colour of emptiness as well as eagerness. Since it is empty enough to show you nothing and eager enough to gulp whatever it gets. It again depends on how you take.

Between the above two extremes, there exists a gap filled with the graceful colour grey. So what exactly is the colour grey???? Is it black with white mixed or is it white with black mixed?? You answer and it will again reflect your attitude. Isn’t it? Grey is graceful when it has both, White and Black perfectly combined. It is the colour which is colorful with patches of colourlessness. So relating it to human nature, it is blank as well as wise enough to understand and withstand everything.

These colours do reflect your personality upto some extent. So which kind of person you are… the blank black, the wise white or the graceful grey???

- Nishant kumar, VI Sem., Civil.

Contest 1 ( 17 Jan 09 - 23 Jan 09 )

I WISH THERE WAS….

I wish there was a Singer in me,
Wishing this I started singing,
I mumbled SAaaa...
My mom said NAaaa.
Complaints grew,pleased were few,
Everyone asked,Brother KYUN?
I felt disheartened,had a cry,
If they can sing,why can't I?
Continued singing,kept on trying,
Each moment being,HORIFFYING,
Well one day It seemed,I caught melody,
I knew oh Lord,it's the remedy.
Now,
I know there is a Singer in me,
So wished there was a programmer in me,
Wishing this raised anxiety,
But wishes Friends,got me into IT.


- Shirish Mishra, IV Sem., IT