Skip to main content

Posts

UK-born Indian teens bring out Ramayana audiobook

English narrative translated into Hindi, Telugu At a time when teenagers are busy aping the western culture and almost ignoring the Indian epics, two British-born Indian descent teenagers stand out for not just trying to propagate the values espoused by the Ramayana but also their work now licensed by the British Airways. The London-based brothers, Shreyas Pulle and Ayur Pulle, have created a one-hour audiobook “Ramayana: An Ancient Indian Epic” that introduces the compelling epic to non-Indians and also gives the Indian listeners a refreshing perspective. It all started when Ayur’s Jewish dominated school in London asked him to perform in an Indian play in which he played the character of Hanuman. Ramayana’s characters struck him and coming from a traditional Indian family the growing interest was natural, reveals Ayur’s mother Neelima Penumarthy. Flawless narration His elder brother Shreyas then teamed up to create a simplified version of the complex classic and decided to go the au...

Damaged by floods in Sangli, library’s mission to save 75,000 books: Staff, students, 6 hair dryers

The biggest concern remains the manuscripts — nearly 300 had been digitised recently, but the computer that stored the records was washed away. Written by Ajay Jadhav |Sangli |Updated: September 6, 2019 8:30:22 am At the Sangli District Nagar Vachnalaya, one of the oldest public libraries. (Express photo by Pavan Khengre) GROUPS OF students in shifts, staff, well-wishers — and three heaters plus six hair dryers. Advertising For nearly a fortnight now, this combination has been hard at work at the Sangli Nagar Vachanalaya to save whatever is possible from the thousands of books and rare manuscripts damaged in the recent floods in southwestern Maharashtra. The 150-year-old three-storey facility, with 2,500 members, is one of the oldest public libraries in the country. It houses over 1.8 lakh books and documents, including over 600 rare manuscripts from 400 years ago. Of these, officials estimate that nearly 75,000 books and at least 100 manuscripts were damaged in the floods that subm...

Active Users of the LIRC - August 1-31, 2019

Sr. No. Member No. of Transactions 1 SAHU MADHUSHREE DAMBARUDHAR SONALI 37 2 PHILIP FRANCIS FERNANDES 25 3 DSOUZA NELSON NORBERT PAUL DSOUZA ALICE DSOUZA 25 4 BHATT PARTH CHYAVAN VAISHALI 25 5 ANDHALE SHREYA VILAS URMILA 25 6 OJHA ANOOP PARASNATH SHANTIDEVI 24 7 LOBO ANDREA KARLTON ALICE 23 8 AHUJA RISHIKA SANDEEP DIPALI 23 9 MELVIN YOHANNAN MARIAMMA YOHANNAN 23 10 CHAUHAN DEEPAK DINANATH SHEELA 22 All the above "Active Users" are eligible for one extra book from the Library for the following month i.e. September 2019.

LIRC @ A GLANCE: AUGUST 2019

--> LIRC AT A GLANCE AS ON 31/08/2019 Name of Library Software: LibSuite 6.5 U.G. BOOKS Total Titles: 10448 Total Volumes: 27320 Editions : 341 Ref.Books : 3472(UG= 3181 PG=291 ) P.G. BOOKS Total Titles: 292 Total Volumes: 1187 Editions : 02 Books in the BOOK BANK: 1459 Faculty Publications: 305 E-Books : 55 Doctoral Theses : 11 Project Reports: 1800 CDs: 3135 VIDEO DVD: 64 PERIODICALS Total Journals for UG = 39 UG Courses: 37 (National) UG Courses: 02 (International) Total Journals for PG = 10 PG Courses: 10 (National) Total Subscribed Magazines: 19 Technical : 07 Non-Technical Magazines: 12 Total Gratis Magazines: 8 Technical : 02 Non-Technical Magazines: 06 E-PACKAGE : IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL)The full-text of IEEE content published since 1988 with select content published since 1872 from: IEEE journals, transactions, and magazines, including early access documents IEEE conferences IET journals IET conferences IEEE published ...

UGC urges colleges, varsities to join PM’s Fit India Movement, create fitness plan

In an attempt to bring focus to fitness among the youth, the University Grants Commission (UGC) recently shared a circular on its website, urging affiliated colleges and universities to participate in the ‘Fit India Movement’, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched yesterday. As part of the movement, universities and colleges have been asked to make efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of students as well as teaching and non-teaching staff, in order to achieve physical fitness, mental strength and emotional equanimity. “The Fit India Movement helps take the nation forward on the path of fitness and wellness and it provides a unique and exciting opportunity to work towards a healthier India,” said the circular released by UGC. “Every person should pledge and attempt to walk 10,000 steps… and follow it up in his/her daily routine,” states the circular. It further requests institutes to implement an institutional fitness plan to incorporate exercise into the daily routine of ...

Microsoft and ISB partner to advance AI skilling in India

The two will collaborate in research which will use AI and Machine Learning to study issues relevant for business and public policy The partnership will also jointly introduce a new executive programme New Delhi: The Indian School of Business (ISB) and Microsoft India announced a new partnership on Friday to take forward their shared vision for an AI-empowered India at an event in Hyderabad. Through the creation of the AI Digital Lab, the two organizations will collaborate in research which will use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to study issues that are relevant for business and public policy. In addition, the partnership will also jointly introduce a new executive program titled “Leading Business Transformation in the Age of AI" in October 2019 which will equip business leaders with tools and strategies to transform their respective organizations to AI-driven organizations. The rapid development of AI implies that the ability of business leaders to creat...