SKEC Logo

Can't remember who designed this logo. Perhaps someone from CSE 01-05 has designed this.
Was reindexing my hard disk contents and found this.
The logo isn't clear. In case you have a better one please send it to me.

Happy New Year.

The SKEC Women In Engineering Award 2010

Hi SKECians,

I have changed The Google India Women In Engineering Award 2010 to The SKEC Women In Engineering Award 2010.
go through the advertisement below from Google.
Hope to see some applications from skec too. :) All the best girls.



Hello Googlers!

We are pleased to inform you about 'The Google India Women In Engineering Award 2010'. This is an initiative launched by Google India in 2007-2008 with an objective of recognizing and rewarding deserving women students in the field of Computer Science

In this third edition of our awards, we welcome applications from female students pursuing Bachelors, Masters and PhD in computer science, who meet the eligibility criteria. Applications are open from 15th Sept '09 to 31st Oct '09. A group of most deserving students will be chosen form the applicant pool and the award recipients will receive a sum of INR 100,000 each.

Highlights of the last years awards can be found on the website. Feel free to share this within your friends network.

For any questions, please write in to ind-diversity@google.com

Regards,

The India Diversity Team

-prani

మళ్ళీ వచ్చిన అంకుల్......

కొన్ని రోజుల క్రితం నేను ఒక ఇల్లు అద్దెకి తీసుకున్నాను. అయితే ఆ ఇంటి యజమాని వాళ్ళ అమ్మాయికి నన్ను చూపించి....

ఇదిగో మన ఇంట్లో కొత్తగా వచ్చిన అంకుల్ ఇతనే....... నమస్తే చెప్పు....

అని పరిచయం చేసాడు.

కెవ్............తెలుగు భాష లో నచ్చని ఒకే ఒక పదం uncle. అని అరవాలనిపించింది.
అయినా, నేను అంత ఘోరంగా కనిపిస్తున్నానా?? అంతగా పెద్ద వాడిని అయిపోయానా?

అని మనసు తనలో తను అనుమాన పడుతుంటే..... వెంటనే...

లేదు రా అబ్బాయి.... నువ్వు ఇంకా యూత్ . కనీసం నీ ఫ్రెండ్స్ లాగా నీకు పెళ్ళి కాలేదు. dont worry

అని సర్దిచెప్పుకున్నాను.


అరె!!! మొన్నటికి మొన్న ఒక అమ్మాయి అంకుల్ అని పిలిచేసింది. ఎంటో..... 4 ఏళ్ళ అమ్మాయికి కూడా నేను అలా కనిపిస్తున్నానా?? ఇంక youth or big అమ్మాయిలకి ఎలా కనిపిస్తావ్ రా?? :(

నేనేమో రోజు రోజుకు ఒక కొత్త సంఘటనతో ఏదో ఒకటి నేర్చుకొంటూ.... చిన్న వాడిని అయిపోతున్నా అని నా ఫీలింగ్.

Am i growing old or growing young :P

btw: పెళ్ళి అయిన friendly అంకుల్స్ అందరికీ ఈ పోస్ట్ అంకితం. :P

PS: Check out the new search engine from Caffeine.
Developers are inviting users to use the new service hosted at
http://www2.sandbox.google.com/

Alumni Meet - When do we have it?

Hi SKECians,

Let us organize a alumni meet. I would be eager to listen from you your choices of the dates.

Keeping your busy schedule in mind, let us have a long term plan to meet in late November or December. Such a long gap so that every one has got their dates in their calender marked for the first big event- ALUMNI MEET.

Please vote your choice in the poll on the right side.
Happy Friendship Day to you all,

- Prani.

Google group for SKEC first batch

Keeping in view the dealy in delivering the messages on the yahoo group, Dilla created a google group for the first batch of skec.(2001-2005).

http://groups.google.com/group/skecfirstbatch

Any one from the first batch are welcome.
For an invitation to join the group, please send a mail to Dilla.(G.Ravi).

Please pass on the message.

- Prani

PS: I see lot of activity in the group, just with 22 members(as of today).

Reunion at SKEC pics

Reunion pics uploaded on picasa.(with captions)
Following is the link.

http://picasaweb.google.com/praneeth.ms/ReunionAtSKEC#

A visit to S.K.E.C.

With our autos screeching on the dusty, narrow and crowded roads of Yellandu, we set out to visit our college, SKEC- The Educational Institution for Excellence.
All this after attending Jan Pasha's marriage.

Arey idi mana collegeenaa????(అరే!!! ఇది మన కాలేజేనా??????)
puttalu unna choota ee chetlu endi raaa???(పుట్టలు ఉన్న చోట ఈ చెట్లు ఏంది రా???? )
management gitta maarindaa??? (మేనేజ్ మెంట్ గిట్ట మారిందా?????)

Our first glance at the college popped all these questions in our brains. After a long gap of 4 years, we came to the college. There is no chance that any of the current students would know us. And there was none. At the gate, we could see a big stone with the college name carved in a shining metal.

మొదట్లోనే అన్ని షాకులు!!!! కాలేజ్ లోకి వెళ్ళకముందే....... కలర్ కలర్ డ్రెస్సులలో మెరుపులు కురుపిస్తూ కనిపించారు..... అమ్మాయిలు!!!! skecలో జిగేల్ జిగేల్ మనిపించే సివిల్ డ్రెస్ మేము ఉన్నప్పుడు(2001-2005) వేసుకున్నట్టు నాకు అయితే గుర్తులేదు...... :( ! బయిట సాఫ్ట్ వేర్ రంగంలో ప్రతీ శుక్రవారం informals అలవ్ చేసినట్టు......... కాలేజ్ లో ప్రతీ శుక్రవారం సివిల్ డ్రెస్ వేసుకోనిస్తారట! ప్రొఫెశనలిసం(professionalism) ఇప్పటి నుంచే నేర్పిస్తుంనారన్నమాట.


మళ్ళీ 'మా' కాలేజీ అనే ఫీలింగ్ తో అడుగుపెట్టిన వెంటనే..... అక్కడ ఉన్న్ సెక్యురిటీ గార్డు మమ్ములను ఆపేసాడు. డిల్లా(G.Ravi) వాడికి ఉన్న localite influenceతో(చంటి లోకల్.......) permission తీసుకొచ్చాడు. ప్రహరీ గోడలు లేని కాలేజి నుంచి..... పెద్ద పెద్ద ప్రహరీ గోడలు, మళ్ళీ CBI ni పోలిన సెక్యురిటీ గార్డు........ షాకు కాకపోతే ఇంకేంటి?????

ఇది ఇలా ఉండగా.... కాలేజీ క్యాంపస్ లో( ఇప్పడు ఉన్న ఆకారంతో అయితే క్యాంపస్ అని అనవచ్చు) ఒక వైపు కళ్ళు జిగేల్ మనిపించే కలర్స్ (don't misinterpret.........I am only talking about the colourful dresses not the beauty of the girls..... babai is the best person to describe the beauty of the girls) ఒకవైపు .......... కళ్ళకు హాయిని కలిగించే పచ్చదనం ఇంకోవైపు! management ఆ గార్డెన్ కోసం ఎంత ఖర్చు పెట్టిందో తెలియదు కాని,...... the campus looks decent enough to attract new crowd. An effort worth putting.

The greenery gave the campus a pleasing look.

We proceeded to the building. The fountain there reminded us of the gatherings on August 15 and January 26th every year.It also reminded the speeches by our Principal. Dr.K.Ranganath Babu.
I can guess what strikes your mind when I mention our Princey's speech. :P
That also reminded me of the Volley Ball Trophy that CSIT students secured(for 3 consecutive years)....... Miss those moments. :(.


We were glad to see a warm welcome by Raj Kumar. I don't exactly remember if he has taught us(CSIT) any subject. The interaction was memorable.
Though were were unable to meet any of the HODs(Chinnaiah and Sandeep Chaitanya), our interaction with Raj Kumar, Jampaiah and the current Principal gave us happiness.

The room on the left on first floor was CSIT class. The classrooms reminded us of the (boring) lectures(of course few of them were very interesting especially the ones that Chitti. Prasad took. He is now in Adam's College, Paloncha).
It would have had added more fun if all our classmates were present. Anyways....... most of the memorable events happen accidentally.

గుర్తుకొస్తున్నాయి........ గుర్తుకొస్తున్నాయి...........
యద లోతులో........ ఏ మూలనో.........
నిదురించు ఙ్ఞాపకాలు నిద్రలేస్తున్నాయి.........
గుర్తుకొస్తున్నాయి........ గుర్తుకొస్తున్నాయి...........

Few classrooms were equipped with OHPs and projectors. During our time we used to have two projectors out of which one would work occassionally.

Library..... lots of books(donno how many of them are useful). Digitial Library is also introduced. We have seen people using it well.(They were actually orkutting....... :P). That is good....... We didn't have that freedom at our time. If I am correct, we had an access to the internet only in the final semester. 'The college standards are improving' I said to myself.

BTW:
We are eagerly looking forward for an alumni meet. We have communicated this to the Management through a written document. I am eagerly looking forward for a response from the Management.

However, the dreamland didn't change much. The environment remained the same. :P

Co-curricular:
Now the college has a good, leveled ground. During our time, the ground was so uneven that no Mathematical Equation would fit the curves. Good work done by the Physical Education Department.

Adding to our joy filled astonishment , we figured a canteen that was near ground. This isn't new I know, but what surprised me was that the మధ్హ్యన్న్ పధకం ( mid-day meals programme....) is still continuing. I never expected that the mid-day or the working lunch idea would sustain so long. (btw: I don't know the quality of the food being served now.)

Thanks to the management that they realised how canteen added life to the college. :)
Our juniors must be enjoying the atmosphere.
I could see a lot of change in the environment in the college(Well, appearances can be deceptive). Let me know if you have visited the college and do send the pics if possible.

The sollu at the canteen added more joy.......! Dilla thanks for sponsoring the drinks..... We look forward for a bigger party from you.( Remember you haven't treated us yet.

Few of our friends remembered the moments when they patrolled the land surrounding our college for wells and fruits. I do remember to have gone few times but I do not remember the companions.

All good things come to an end...... so is this visit.



I have turned a bit emotional in the end............
Excitement, Togetherness, Joy, Happiness, Astonishment,....... and finally........... Loneliness, Nostalgia....... all these feelings in a span of few hours........
Huh.......
What can thy do about time........
Thats life....... Just go on!

-Prani

Hurray!!!! Its now on the wiki

Our college has a page in Wikipedia.
This is something cool.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skec

It seems Pavithran has put lot of effort to get it done.
Anyways...... kudos guys.
Hope the page gets richer in content as time progresses.

BTB:
A new building that is being constructed in the college. The design is same as that of the first buildings.
The two pictures are attached. The building being constructed newly reminded me of the OLD SKEC in which I studied :P
New Building Photo Courtesy: Badri.



Old Building Photo Courtesty: Ravindra Raj

-Prani

Reunion at Jan Pasha's wedding.

May 22nd 2009.- A dawn that many people were eagerly waiting for.
Finally the calendar showed May 22nd.

Though I had the slightest idea of how many people would be turning up, I was quite enthusiastic to meet all of my friends at once and especially in a journey.

Myself, T. Ravi, S.Ravi, Badri and Venky started at 7 in the morning from DSNR. We all set out to attend Jan Pasha's(also called as creativity) wedding with Aasia. To my knowledge, Pasha is the second person to get married (among the boys), first being Srinivas.

Though sweat was making its way from head to toe, we all were in mood of enjoyment and excitement to share our feelings, experiences that remained untouched and unexpressed in our hearts for many months.

Reached Yellandu at around 1:30 P.M.
Everyone was delighted to see more friends at Pasha's hourse. Naveen( babai or gaali), Santosh Reddy Regalla, Rakesh, Ravi Gampala(Dilla) were alredy at Pasha's house. Had a very good time at Pasha's home. Sateesh Poojari guided us all through out.

After a delicious and sumptuous lunch, we all sat for a gossip. This time everyone was deeply involved in the gossip. From childhood to current life, from six-pack to family pack( all of the remaining people have this except Santosh and Naveen), from a little bit of philosopy to practical life, from serious experiences to recent jokes in movies the gossip went on and on.......
Though all the gossip was cool, few questions like
1. When do we meet next? 2. Who is going to marry next?
were unanswered.

The laughs catalysed the digestion process and within an hour and a half made us hungry again. We decided to go college to see our campus and if possible meet some people there.

With our autos screeching on the dusty roads of Yellandu, we set out to see our SKEC- Educational Institution for Excellence.

Updates/My observations:
1. Dilla, in spite of working in a software company, somehow managed to get 6 pack which you can notice in the pics. I Appreciate your patience of controlling your tongue. btw: I hope you are he next guy to get married. ! Am I right? [:P]
Among the remaining people(except Santosh and Naveen) struggled hard and spent a lot of money in putting up family pack. Mind you it is not easy a task to get a family pack before marriage.

2. However, Santosh and Naveen still maintain the same physique. సాఫ్ట్ వేర్ రంగంలో ఉండి అలా స్లిమ్ గా ఉన్నారంటే...... అందరు వింతగా చూస్తారు రా!!!!

3. Venky according to me is another potential candidate who can get married. No doubt some girl must be after him trying to get his attention. Is that true ???? "నేను బేసిక్ గా విల్ల్నన్ ని, నాకు హీరోయిన్లు నచ్చరు" అని నువ్వు నాకు నచ్చావ్ సినిమాలో వెంకీ డైలాగ్ కొడితే...... నేను మాత్రం నమ్మను...... !

4. Badri: This guy has changed considerably in some aspects. A good physique. Even the way of dressing has changed. అరెయ్ ....నీకు ఇంటి వంట బాగా వంటపడింది..... ఎంజాయ్!!! కాని, ఆ సైంటిస్ట్ లుక్ మాత్రం అంతే ఉంది...... !!

5. Ravi S: I am still unable to guess anything about this guy. "నీ పెళ్ళి ఎప్పుడు రా?" అని అడిగితే... "ఇంకొక నెల లో జరగవచ్చు..... లేకపోతే ఆరు నెలలు.. ఆర్ అఫటర్ వన్ ఇయర్.......ఎప్పుడైనా జరగవచ్చు..... " అని నేను ఇంకొక ప్రశ్న అడగకుండా జవాబిచ్చాడు...!!!!

6. Ravi T: This guy seems to be enjoying life to an extent. Enjoying his home food.

7. Sateesh: వీడు మాత్రం ఇంకొక ఆరు నెలలలో wedding invitation పంపిస్తాడు. జాన్ పాషా పెళ్ళికి పాషా కన్నా వీడి గోల ఎక్కువ అయింది.... ! తప్పేంలేదు రా..... !!! Keep rocking the same way.

8. Rakesh: This handsome guy is trying his luck to go to the US. btw: There is not much change in you buddy.



It seemed as if such a reunion isn't possible for at least an year. Huh.... let me be clear at this instance. I am not talking about girls. Girls(CSIT) knowingly or unknowingly do not communicate their updates to the group. [:P]
@Girls of CSIT: (if by chance any girl gets to read this). Please do not take this to heart. No hard feelings please.

Honestly, the gathering for Pasha's marriage was small(but memorable).
@Absentees: I do understand the issues in getting a leave or free time.


Photos Courtesy: Badri, Sateesh, Rakesh and Venky.

-Prani