Tuesday, 29 July 2008

WELCOME FRESHERS

To

Delhi University's First And Only

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM !!!

Knowledge Management System or simply KMS was founded in September 2007, when its founder member Nirmal Sharda conceived the idea of KMS and put it forth a group of students who later became the first working committee of KMS.

KMS as an idea is not new. Systems of this kind have existed in the corporate world since a very long time and have been successfully used for gathering and disseminating knowledge among its members. Several Universities and College also have such systems in place.

Sadly Delhi University did not have any such system till last year. Shri Ram College Of Commerce which has always proven its mettle in the field of commerce and economics, once again came up with the idea of its very own Knowledge Management System. Since then there has been no looking back. KMS has grown from strength to strength, starting from nothing but a basic idea, KMS has become the Knowledge Bank Of SRCC !!

KMS endeavours to collect, organise and disseminate information and knowledge to all its members and others as well. In the past year KMS successfully created pools of knowledge from which members could easily gather knowledge. For example one of our reports on " The U.S. Economy and its impact on India" was such a big success that we were hounded for copies of the report for one whole month.

One thing should be clarified that we are NOT just an academic based society that seeks to provide you only bookish knowledge. KMS is a whole lot of fun. We have group discussions ,quizzes, writing contests, polls and a several other fun activities. We try to make KMS a place where everyone can enjoy, have fun, discuss issues close to their heart and in the process learn things that hours of reading newspapers and surfing the net cannot give you.

KMS is waiting with open arms for you hoping that you guys out there will help us do a better job this year and take the society forward in the years to come !! Hope to see you at the Orientation on Monday, August 4, 2008 at 1.15 p.m. in The Old Xerox Lawns..

BOOK REVIEW

BOOK REVIEW

Visit this column every week for a new book review. Read on for this week's book review.


"MIRAGE"
-Soheir Khashoggi

"As the midday sun burned the sandstone walls of AL-MAGASIN prison, Laila, blindfolded, was led out and tied to the stake. Scarcely a dozen yards away, Laila's family were lined up, as stiff and rigid as statues...Then, at some signal Amira missed, Laila's eldest brother stepped forward, a fist sized stone in his hand. Only a few feet from his sister, he suddenly hurled the rock with all his might straight at her forehead..Blood gushed...The crowd surged forward, almost fighting one another to get at the rock pile, each hurling the rocks at Laila, cursing the sinner..."

These horrific scenes of extreme human behaviour are only a preface to Sohier Khashoggi's chilling and thought provoking novel-"MIRAGE".
Set in the erstwhile kingdom of Al-Remal near Saudi Arabia, the story revolves around the daughter of a flourishing business man.Despite her fairytale childhood of extravagant wealth and royal privileges, Amira accepts that she will be sold into marriage, like her mother,her aunt,her friends and every other woman in Al-remal. She reconciles to the fact that she will be trapped in a royal prison, when she marries the prince of the kingdom. But she is not prepared for the savagery and inhuman behaviour of her husband on their wedding night and is shocked by the beatings she suffers at the hends of her husband despite her attempts to become a good muslim wife. Abused, bruised and battered, Amira decides to escape with her child in a daring attempt to secure her life and freedom. Yet the wounds inflicted by her husband, both physical and mental, continue to haunt her in her new life.

Mirage is a powerful story of love, revenge and sacrifice. It is also a tribute to the strength and endurance of women who defy the yoke of male dominance .

Khashoggi skillfully takes us into the hidden world of middle-eastern aristocracy and exposes the reality behind the veil.

The book makes me feel strangely privileged...



Kerishma Malik

B.A.(Hons) Economics

Second Year