Women play a special role in the overall development of the country. Universities should work towards women education and development of their skill and knowledge. Equal opportunity in education should be available to all. Such views were expressed by President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil while delivering the convocation speech at the Banaras Hindu University (BHU).

Highlighting the importance of education, she said it was education that ensured all-round development of a nation and brought prosperity. The educational institutions work like heart to energise all components of the society by producing skilled human resources, she said and added that it was the responsibility of the educational institutions to produce efficient students for the development of the nation and society. The level of university education is the yardstick to measure the progress and prosperity of a nation, she pointed out.

Expressing her concern, she said the country was passing through a challenging phase. “While on one hand there are problems like poverty, starvation and ailments despite prosperity, on the other hand challenges like organised crime and terrorist activities are also present,” she said adding in such a situation, the institutions of higher education would have to play a special role.

Patil also denounced the increasing trend of consumerism and greed that damaged the social fabric. “It is true that adequate money is needed to lead a good life, but one should earn money only through just means and also contribute towards social welfare,” she said. The increasing greed was escalating corruption and criminal tendency among the youth and it was a matter of serious concern, said the President. She further stated that the present era was the era of science and information technology. Developments and new inventions in the field might help in human welfare. “The universities of the country should give lay emphasis in research so that India could take a lead in science and technology,” she hoped.
Calling upon the youth to come forward to take part in the process of nation building, she said the future of India was in the hands of the youth. “I think that the educated youth have to play an important role in creating an atmosphere of equality and dispelling darkness of ignorance,” said the President adding that the youth would have to work in the interests of the nation, giving up their narrow self-interests.

She also highlighted the role of BHU and its founder Mahamana Madan Mohan Malviya in propagating value-based education. She congratulated the students who received their degrees at the convocation and exhorted them to follow the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.

As everyone knows our ex VC Prof Punjab Singh banned junk/fast food in VT premises. Consequently the student footfall dropped at the temple. I went to VT after a long time (that too for Xerox) and to my astonishment I saw one of the shops (Om Cafe) serving burgers, however the potato chips, chowmein and cold drinks were no where in picture. But as per our ex VC’s definition, fast food also included burgers. Probably this was some relaxation given by the present VC, Prof. D.P.Singh, to the students after observing them having really a tough time. I hope that we see the chinese cusines, along with chips and cold drink soon back at VT.
One thing that made me scratch my head was that only a single shop served fast food. No other shop had any hint of it. I wonder if BHU is granting license to sell these items ?

Here comes Banaras Hindu University’s new hotspot “Nescafe’s Coffee Corner”.
Located adjacent to Madhuban, the lover’s paradise, this place has turned popular in no time. The all-time-favorite VT, is gradually loosing its craze among students, may be because of lack of privacy due to tourists. Coffee Corner is proving to be a great venue to celebrate birthdays and throwing treats. The coffee starts at Rs 5 (Nescafe Classic) which is cheaper than VT, of course you need to neglect the quantity. And besides that you get a Cappuchino for just Rs 10 and many more to choose from.

And in case your mess is upseting you with its awful food, you can always have the home made Maggi overhere. However the price may make you raise your eyebrows. Its costs Rs 15 and is even less in quantity than the one you get for Rs 10 in the market.
Presently the place is giving a tough competition to VT and Maitri Jalpan Grah. But lets see how long ?
As a saying goes “Try new things but dont forget old, these are silver those are gold”.

It had been long since anybody heard of a major clash in the campus. Couple of days ago two groups had a major fight inFaculty of Commerce. In an earlier post on this website a member brought forward this matter (http://www.bhuspeaks.com/2008/07/08/discrimination-among-students/). But now its almost proven. Thanks to faculty of commerce. The two groups involved were of day scholars and hostellers. The reason behind the clash was a cricket match which was held between hostellers and day scholars where few day scholars hit some hostellers during the match. Next morning a mob of students attacked the day scholars (probably as a matter of revenge) in the faculty. Many were equipped with hockey, steel rods and belts. Some say that there was air firing as well. However proctorial board denies this piece of information.

Four students; Vishal, Ankit, Samarth and Radhemohan; were injured badly and were admitted to the emergency ward of Sir Sunderlal hospital. Presently their treatment is going on. Almost 12-15 students were taken to the proctorial office for enquiry.

Ek ladki hamare college mein thi,
khoobsurat thi, isliye sabke knowledge mein thi,
Aishwarya ki tarah hansti thi, Madhuri ki tarah muskurati thi,
Anuradha paudwal ke tarah gaati thi,
per dosti ke naam per Lalita Pawar ban jaati thi,

College mein bahut se ladkon ki tarah hum bhi uske peeche the,
woh Asmaan thi to hum jami se bhi neeche the.
Per tabhi valentine Day aaya,
Humne bhi unhe propose karne ka mann banaya,
hathon mein lal gulab ka phool lekar main uske paas gaya aur bola–
‘Kabhi to apne dil ka dwar mere liye kholo,
Hey! Lalita Pawar aaj to Aishwarya banke bolo.
Propose maan lo hamara, beech se is Amrish puri ke angoothe ko hatao,
main tumhari aur tum meri aankon mein doob jaao.’

Usne kaha — “‘BHAI SAHAB’, 
Agara kisi kavi ki hoke main reh jaungi,
to America ya Japan kaise ghoom paaungi.”

Maine kaha–”Main tumhe Kavita pe baitha kar America dikhaunga,
lautogi jab wahan se to Japan bhi ghumaunga.”

Woh Boli–” kaviraj baatein na banaiye,
AISH ki chahat hai to CASH bhi dikhaiye.”

Maine kaha– “Main cash se to flash hoon.”

Woh Boli—”Aapki kavitaon mein dam hai main janti hoon,
dil bhi khas gram se jyade hai aapka, main manti hoon.
Aapki kavitaon mein aag hai
per apka chulha ekdum thanda hai,
Jeb to bahut hain aapke kapdon mein
per apka dhandha ekdum manda hai.
Jahan tak PROPOSE maanane ka sawal hai,
Is mamle mein hum thode aise-waise hain,
hum to jayenge unke saath jinke haathon mein Bike
aur jeb mein Paise hain.”

No one is unaware of the rain that struck Varanasi …
It rained cats and dogs for 12 hours. The entire city turned into an ocean and cars into boats.
BHU was not an exception… Water flooded the entire campus.
Water started flowing in hostels. One one hand few were enjoying the moment where as on the other hand some were annoyed with the constant pouring. We started playing water games at the hostel’s garden. On going to the department, the scene was the same.
BHU is situated at one of highest places from sea level in the city. It was unusal to witness water logging overhere.

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Recently the administration has enforced a rule according to which hostelers cannot have  bike with them.
What the ‘F’ ?????
Administration says that it is to prevent accidents in the campus. Sir please remind me of any accident in last 3-4 yrs. It has been quite sometime since I am in this campus and I haven’t witnessed or even heard of accidents ‘in the campus.’
Instead of bikes we are facilitated with couple of eco-friendly (thats a good idea) buses. So guys how many of you will prefer to be out with your girlfriend in buses ???