Spardha Capsule Edition 1

It give us great pleasure to apprise you all that the FIRST EDITION of weekly newsletter"Spardha Capsule" comprising of all the news and updates on sporting activities IN and Around BHU has been published and circulated around the campus.Among the main agenda of newsletter are
1) Information about sports activities in and around BHU.
2)To pay tribute to those prolific achievers who spent their days in IT winning trophy after trophy.
3).We attempt to show our appreciation for the masters of the game who are gearing up for their farewell Spardha.
4) It is hoped that the energy of this newsletter will infect and inspire the 1st yearites to pad up and perform for glory, honor and self-satisfaction.

For net freaks we are also launching it on our website from 26th January .To download newsletter visit Spardha website www.itbhu.ac.in/spardha

We hope that you all enjoy it and suggest us idea to make it more entertaining and exhaustive.
All the suggestions can be mailed at spardha09emag@gmail.com

Million Dollar Baby:1

This is series of article comprising of profile of most promising sports persons of the freshman year.

I was introduced to volleyball by my dad, who is a volleyball player himself, in class 7th. From 7th through 10th I played on and off, both in college and with the Police Lines team from whom I learnt much. However I never had the opportunity to compete in any big tournament.
I currently play spiker, but am equally comfortable with the center position. I was part of the IT volleyball team that participated in Udghosh at IIT-K this year.
I am ambitious, but also well aware of my limits. I idolize many of the senior players in IT, especially Ankur and Ranjit, who are incredible spikers. It is my aim to learn from them and achieve what they have achieved in four years within the next two years. I would also like to match the temperament of Vikas, who I believe has amazing presence of mind on the court .
People should choose their respective fields and try to excel in what they do. Other students should support their team members and cheer for them as they gear up to face tough competition in Spardha ‘09.

Happy Days:1

This section is dedicated to our distinguished alumni who were ace performers in the sporting arena. Every week we shall pay tribute to their performances by throwing light on their eventful “HAPPY DAYS”.

One of the most famous athletes in the history of our college is Vikas Sharma aka “TARZAN” bhaiya from the batch of 2008. So we tried to take a glimpse in his current life, past achievements and various incidents related to his sporting career. Here are the excerpts from a telephonic interview.

Q. Hi Bhaiya, how are you? How is life going?

R. Hi. I am fine.

Q. What are you doing presently?

R. I am presently working in Ace Cadley, New Delhi.

Q. Which were the main sports you were involved in I.T.?

R. I was mainly interested in football and athletics.

Q. What were your main achievements during your sporting career?

R. I was awarded most promising youngster by the Varanasi district football association in 3^rd year. In 2^nd year I represented BHU in east zonal inter university football tournament held at Ranchi university. I was district champion in under 16 table tennis. I participated in athletics for my state team. Also I was awarded the golden ball and my good friend Alok got the golden boot award in the 1^st year fachha cup football.

Q. How did the sports culture change in I.T. during the 4 years you spent here?

R. Pretty interesting question. Actually when I took admission here in 2004,there were no internet connections available. So people used to participate. much more in sports. Public came in huge numbers to watch tournaments like Adil Memorial. Sometimes it became quite tough for the administration to control the crowd. Nowadays we hardly get to see such things.

Q. Is there something you would like to do if given a chance to come back here.

R. Not really. I had a wonderful time during my 4 years stintthere. I didn’t leave any jobunfinished.

Q. Do you miss I.T.?

R. Ya , I do. I have spent some of my best moments in life and I surely miss it a lot. I still have my sporting shoes which remind me of my glory days.

Q. How has sports helped in shaping your career?

R. It has helped me immensely. I have developed many qualities like team spirit, strength of character ,positive attitude because of active participation in sports. They have also helped in making me better in forming strategies and implementing them.

Q. Do you still pursue sports?

R. Ya , I do play on weekends for a local club.

Q. Most cherished moment during your career?

R. When I lost to a junior in the finals of the 100 meters race.

Q. Your message to the budding sportspersons of I.T.?

R. Challenge yourself constantly to achieve greater heights. Remember that you are competing against yourself, not others.

Thank you bhaiya. It was a pleasure talking to you.

Thanks. My pleasure.

To contact Vikas Bhaiya :

mail id: vikas.sharma@gmail.com

Ph. No.: 09818110213

Interviewed by:Akash,Chinmay

Dr. A K Chandola Memorial Inter Hostel Cricket:18th Jan,Sunday,Match 3

Dr.A K Chandola Memorial Inter Hostel Cricket:18th Jan,Sunday,Match 2

Dr.A K Chandola Memorial Inter Hostel Cricket:18th Jan,Sunday,Match1

LEGENDS:I

‘Legends’ are a series of interviews of some of the most prolific performers IT has produced. This is a tribute to their performances as they play their farewell Spardha.

Ranjit “DON”

Spiker, Volleyball

Shikohabad, U.P.

Q: Please tell us your achievements in and before IT.

R: Well, before IT, I participated in the Open State Tournament in ’03 where my team won silver. After joining IT BHU, I was part of the team that came 2^nd in the Interfaculty meet in ’06 and ’07. I vice captained the team that won gold in Spardha ’06 and ’07 and bronze in IIT-K’s Udghosh ’06. I was captain of the team that won gold in Spardha ’08. In academics I was Joint Secy. of the Civil Society in ’06-’07.

Q: What have you gained from playing for IT?

R: Most importantly I have gained temperament to tackle critical situations and have learnt the value of team spirit. It has benefited me in the HR round of job interviews and of course helped me gain a good name in my Institute.

Q: Who do you think is most likely to take your place among the younger players?

R: Vikas from 3^rd year Metallurgy.

Q: What are your expectations from Spardha ’09?

R R: I hope that the participation is high and of good quality so that the youngsters may gain valuable experience. Also, Spardha should be memorable for all the 4^th yearites as it will be their final tourney before they leave college.

Q. What are your plans? Do you intend to play volleyball in the future?

R: Yes, I’m planning to join a club because without playing volleyball I feel incomplete at the end of the day.

Q. What is your most memorable moment in your career at IT?

R R: The Spardha ’06 volleyball finals where I scored four points straight to push our team ahead from a lag of 11-13. I still remember the huge crowd that day and the intense pressure to perform well for the honour of my team.

Q.Any message for the IT Junta?

R: Sports makes a man perfect, physically as well as mentally. It develops one’s decision making ability and is helpful in our professional career. Come out of the hostels and participate in Spardha anyway you can. In last all I can say is SPARDHA ROCKS!

Interviewer:Samanyu

A K Chandola Memorial Inter Hostel Cricket:17th Jan,Saturday,Match 2

A K Chandola Memorial Inter Hostel Cricket:17th Jan,Saturday,Match 1

Big Money, Better Football?

The venue is the City of Manchester stadium. A large Eastlands crowd, which seemed fairly subdued till now, suddenly seems to have come alive. It whistles and jeers in unison as a Chelsea player shoves down one of the Manchester City players just outside the box. It waits in anticipation as the Man City players decide who is to take the free-kick. Some of the fans are yelling their choices. And even while they are at it, Robson de Souza, Man City’s newest signing, steps forward and takes it. The ball, struck quite cleanly, takes a deflection and flies into the net. The crowd goes mad with frenzy: they have just witnessed Britain’s costliest player Robinho score his first goal in a Man City shirt. Will he be the change that the fans have waited for so many years? Will he lead them on to the premiership title? The stadium is abuzz with excited, hopeful, and now maybe with the benefit of hindsight, a tad immature predictions of Man City’s future reign at the English Premier League. But even as the magic of the moment is being soaked in, and the $60 million dollar messiah being hailed, Chelsea with one of their characteristic breathtaking counter-attacks, score on the break. And from then on it’s the same old story: mediocre football by the home side, which goes on to lose 1-3.

While their can be no doubts that the coming of Robinho to Citeh has given manager Mark Hughes greater options, it can also not be argued that, so far, the player of the season for them has been Stephen Ireland, a 22 year old Irish international, who joined the club for a pittance at the age of 15 and has played there ever since. Having learnt his trade at the Eastlands, Ireland is a classic case of an academy player proving more effective than a big-budget signing. But such cultivation of players needs time and patience. This is something that the Abu Dhabi royal family, the new “owners” (splashing $360 millions of petro-dollars might let you procure the stadium and the players, but it doesn’t give you possession of the club’s culture: it will forever remain the rightful property of the fans) of Manchester City may not necessarily have. They are bound to look for results .Hence the big-budget signings are sure to continue.

But this takes us back to our original question: does spending big bucks translate into success on the pitch? Take Chelsea, for e.g. . . Mr. Abramovich’s millions of dollars, for all the fabulous players that it has brought to the club, big time success still eludes them. Not just that! Their talismanic player, amongst the glitterati of costly stars, has been an academy player, Frank Lampard. Very similar is the case of the captain courageous of Liverpool, Steven Gerrard. In fact, if you look carefully, the Premier League is littered with such examples of home-grown players outshining the high profile signings. Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, John Terry… to name a few.

But at the same time , some clubs with fabulous youth systems in place , say West Ham United, haven’t done that well and hence find it difficult to retain their talent. They end up being surrogate mothers for the bigger clubs. Are the big bucks to be blamed for it? Would the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Joe Cole, still have played for the Hammers if they would have tasted success there? Or would they still have preferred big money? It’s alright for a 68 year old Pele to say that players these days play only for the money, but what would he have done if he were to ply his trade now?

As the premiership continues to evolve, such questions would be asked more and more often. Also what is quite clear that the huge marketability is bound to have an effect on the football? The free flowing, open attacking games will be substituted by closed, monotonous affairs (last season, the average number of goals per match was 3; this season, up till now, it’s been 2.5) between big spending teams only looking for results.

So like it or not, our beautiful game has been sullied by some cheap petro-dollars, and the stain is here to stay.

Sudipta Mukherjee

Moronic ICC believes Little Master not even among The Best…Are u Serious….

Recently ICC listed the Best Ever Test Batsman list. To the surprise of cricket fraternity, The Mumbaikar was absent not only from the top 10 but also from top 20.Apply any performance benchmark, use any mathematical model, nominated any jury no one on this earth could commit such a hilarious blunder…but morons have committed it.. intentionally or unintentionally……yet to be revealed.

ICC claims that only those individuals who have performed consistently for a prolonged period of span are included in the rating. I guess 156 test veteran, with nearly 13,000 runs at an average of 55 in his kitty, defied the standards. Even, The Wall known for his consistency failed to satiate ICC and begged 30^th slot.

What can be inferred from the list is that the top 4 run getters in the test arena are not consistent and includes The Master himself, The Stylish Lara, The Brutal Steve Waugh, and The Legendary Sir Allan Bordor. Even more baffling is the fact that the list includes Sachin’s contemporaries like Ricky Ponting, Sangakarra, Kallis, and recently retired Matty Hayden (probably got retirement gift),but not Him.

I guess this is an act of retaliation from ICC end to curb the growing influence of Indian Board and Indian money in International Cricket. Plethora of Cricket ratings sponsored by Indian company have emerged in recent past and have gained immense popularity among the fans. This is an act to tame them by launching a controversial rating and gaining undue popularity. For me it has already Back Fired and ruined the left over (image). I suggest ICC to abort this gimmick of imposing themselves as Cricket Administrators, rather seek public acceptance.

Sachin Gupta

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1) Prelims :-
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IAS: GENERAL STUDIES (MAINS)
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General Guidelines
The nature and standard of questions in the General Studies papers will be such that well-educated person will be able to answer them without any specialized study. The questions will be such as t o test a candidate’s general awareness of a variety of subjects, which will have relevance for career in Civil services. The questions are likely to test the candidate’s basic understanding of all relevant issues and ability to analyze and take a view on conflicting socio-economic goals, objective and demands. The candidate’s must give relevant meaningful answers.
PAPER-I: (300 marks)
1. History of Modern India and Indian Culture
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2. Geography of India
In this part, questions will be on the physical, economic and social geography of India.
3. Constitution of India and Indian Polity
This part includes the questions on the constitution of India as well as constitutional, legal, administrative and other issues emerging from the politico-administrative system prevalent in the country.


4. Current National Issues and Topics of social relevance
This part intended to test the candidate’s awareness of current national issues and topics of social relevance in present day India, such as the following:
(i) The Indian economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization of resources, growth, development and employment.
(ii) Issues arising from the social and economic exclusion of large sections from the benefits of development.
(iii) Other issues relating to the development and management of human resources.
(iv) Health issues including the management of public health, health education and ethical concerns regarding health-care, medical research and pharmaceuticals.
(v) Law enforcement, internal security and related issues such as the preservation of communal harmony.
(vi) Issues relating to good governance and accountability to the citizens including the maintenance of human rights and of probity in public life.
(vii) Environmental issues, ecological preservation conservation of natural resources and national heritage.

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1. India And the world
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Foreign affairs with special emphasis on India’s relations with neighbouring countries and in the region. Security and defence related matters. Nuclear policy, issues and conflicts. The Indian diaspora and it’s contribution to India and the world.
2. India’s economic interaction with the world
In this part questions will be on economic and trade issues such as foreign trade, foreign investment; economic and diplomacy isues relating to oil, gas and energy flows; the role and functions of I.M.F., World Bank, W.T.O., WIPO etc., which influence India’s economic interactions with other countries and international institutions.
3. Developments in the field of Science & Technology, IT and Space
In this part, questions will test the candidate’s awareness of the developments in the fields of science and technology, IT, space and basic ideas about computers, robotics, latest issues regarding intellectual property rights.
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