STUDENTS UNION 09-10 Se GR) PICO Dc Coo DIRS Sen Re aa ac Standing First Row (from left to right) Sereda Cand Tecanelt INC) Cu cr ca Nera Cre CaS Cece ecu Cum) fitter NCU nS Seen cscs CL Standing Second row (from left to right) Srishti Editor SO eUaG Sc) Pray Y.R.C San SOC cine Se) NS OTe Pre Cu ey Seeker} Standing Third Row (from left to right) rata PIE cee Hostel General Secretary Suresh. H Ora) sue SCS ete) See Dik ECan Tic DAS) Ura) Pree) en Seance ac Peace Coa Sr SSO Reece) Cera Tce cg SSN Corer xert) Sau) Seen) Pas Poy ecu a Ca‘magazine, Srishti has always been to encourage and give form to the creativity of CITians. When we sat, down to plan this year’s edition, we decided to theme the ‘magazine around something involving creativity. S= is creation; and the duty of the college “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational ‘mind is a faithful servant, We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.” -Albert Einstein There has always been a debate over which is more important, being creative or being productive. This question takes various forms in different situations: Efficiency or quality? Speed or accuracy? Edison or Tesla? These questions more or less boil down to the same basic difference in idcologies of individuals. Most professionals prefer being productive rather than being creative, which is not surprising, considering that most of them are paid by hour than on contract basis. It is however, worth mentioning that without creativity, there is nothing at all to be productive about. Creativity acts as the seed material for all human activity. Creative people can actually be ten times more productive. That doesn’t mean they work more than others; it means that they solve tougher problems. Two people may do the same work twice as faster as one creative person; but even twenty normal persons, sitting together, cannot come up with that stroke of brilliance that can solve problem just twice as hard, Once that solution is created, however, the productive ones swoop down upon it, making small customizations that are marketed as ‘new’ products, presented as ‘new’ papers and patented as ‘new” technologies. Creativity isn’t something that people are bom with, though. Ittakes just patience and the willingness ‘to accept failure to be creative Correspondent Secretary Principal Administrative Officer ‘Students’ Union Staff Advisor Staff Advisor ~ Literary Club Chief Editor Associate Editors Editorial Board Creative Editor Photographs Courtesy Dr. $. Shanmugam Dr. N. Murugan Mars. P, Santhi Srivatsan V, S. Sandhya, R. Soorya M.A. Uttara, Chandrashekar Anand, M. Bhageshvar, S. Santhosh Kumar, K. Harini Raghothaman Anand Elamaran D. N. Abdul Majeed, J. Arun Kumar Editors Desk A “The written word’, the theme of this year’s Srishti isn’t just representative of fine literature; it refers to the ‘manifestation of different forms of creativity, be ita piece ‘of music, a sketch of something, a poem, a photograph ot even the design for a circuit or apparatus (Oh yes! Engineering does require creativity!) The front cover ‘design expresses precisely this — the way the pen (or any other instrument of creation) gives rise to the work of creation, represented by the art work and the music notes. ‘The child swinging on the tree of ereativity represents the uninhibited expression of happiness and imagination. Such uninhibited moments of joy is so infectious that it ‘makes the rest of the playing children come running for theirturn on the swing. Itis rather amazing how ideas lead to one another if we just let the mind to play and wander. ‘And that is exactly the magic that sprouts out, here in the form of the stars and the butterflies. Please take another look at the cover before youmove on, ‘We, as engineers from a premium college, should realize a very important fact, Having an enviable job and @ successful career is very different from being a happy person. The latter can happen only if you start appreciating the little things in your daily adventure. I quote from Bill Waterson here: “Ifyou indulge your natural curiosity and retain a sense of fun in new experience, I think you'll find it “functions as a sort of shock absorber for the bumpy road ahead.” I hope you will have enormous fun reading through Srishti 2010. Let us know what you think at ti10.cit@gmail.com. Chief Editor - Srivatsan ¥. Dr.S.R.K. Prasad Dr. R, Prabhakar Dr. V, Selladurai Sandeep, Peer ane reece)