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12 2020 | Spectrum | Volume 14 Number 3

Sankarabharanam – An Award-Winning Classic

NAVEEN AND JELSIA Industry, Sri. K Viswanath kept the viewers’ eyes glued to
has proven it wrong with his the screen following which the
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu impeccable record of making hosts turned the tables around
once quoted “To make a film is extraordinary films. His ability with a pop quiz based on the
easy, to make a good film is a to blend important social issues film. This definitely elevated the
war, to make a very good film and flawless screenplay has interest among the participants.
is a miracle”. But the iconic been unmatched. The event then advanced
filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, SRM CPFA and DSA in into its most awaited section.
and Dadasaheb Phalke award association with SPICMACAY The floor opened for questions
winner of the Telugu Film
hosted a special screening and the participants engaged
of the classic Telugu film with the maestro film director
‘Sankarabharanam’ recently. in interesting and witty
The event was graced with conversations. The participants
the presence of director Sri. and dignitaries utilized the online
K Viswanath. The event began platform to express their gratitude
with an energizing introduction and love for the film and the
of vice-chancellor Dr. Sandeep renowned director. Although
“So this is the little lady who made this big war.” Sancheti and leading Carnatic virtual, the screening and the
vocalist Dr. Shobana Vignesh. interactive session garnered
The scintillating welcome the same level of enthusiasm
address by the dignitaries was and love from the participants
Sri. K Viswanath – The para- followed by the screening of as that of its offline celebrity
mount of Telugu Film Industry the film. The Telugu classic interaction event counterparts.

Billion Dollar Investment for Space

Research: Beneficial or Not?

RAMAY RAJ SINGH stay connected with each other, these experiments are only done
various significant advancements in space and not here on Earth
Since the dawn of humans, in medicines, and the treatment is because space provides sound
curiosity is that emotion which of fatal diseases like cancer, are environment such as vacuum
had inclined mankind towards all a result of communications and sterilised platforms to

“The wrist communication devices in Star Trek became the the path of exploration. The research done in space. Though it conduct experiments which is
inspiration for the modern-day smart watch” enigma of the flickering white may seem strange, technologies not practical to achieve here on
lights beyond the blue sky always
Earth. Further, space exploration
like water purification systems,
The Mighty Pen topped the explorations list and LED lighting, home insulation, is quite affordable. NASA’s
considering the technological
budget which is approximately
wireless headsets, freeze-dried
advancement in the field of food, modern smoke detector 21 billion dollars depicts the
DIKSHA AVIRAL Aeronautics in the past few and computer mouse which level of financial support space
decades, it has now become are now an indispensable part agencies get and surprisingly,
When President Abraham Lincoln met Harriet Beecher Stowe, possible to explore space, thus, of human life are some of ISRO’s budget is 0.06% of
his first words to her were, “So this is the little lady who made paving a way for the betterment the creations apart from the India’s GDP which turns out
this big war.” So how did a little woman become one of the of society. commonly known services like to be a bill of mere Rs. 130 per
biggest reasons leading to the American civil war? The answer But the question as to how GPS and weather forecasting, capita. Thus, space research
is that she wrote a book; a book that inspired millions to stand development and space is were actually the result of the is helping humanity grow by
up against slavery. intertwined can be answered by research and development aiding in developments of
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin” certainly wasn’t the only book that taking into account facts such conducted in space aboard technology and medicine, and
had led a nation to war and revolution. The works of Voltaire as how the very smartphone mostly the International Space every penny invested in it can
and Jean Jacques Rousseau roused France in 1789 to rebel people so heavily rely on to Station (ISS) and as for why definitely be said to be useful.
against her king. “Das Kapital” by Karl Marx, sowed the seeds
of communism so well in the Russian psyche that it led to the
Bolshevik revolution just 50 years after its publication.
On a happier note, wars aren’t the only events that stories
inspire. Fiction, or science-fiction to be precise, has inspired a
host of scientists over the ages. The ideas for the open-water
submarine, the helicopter and the liquid fuel rocket were all
lifted verbatim from the novels of Jules Verne. The TASER
was inspired by the electric rifle, in “Tom Swift and His
Electric Rifle” by Victor Appleton. We owe the credit card to
Edward Bellamy’s “Looking Backward”. Not to forget that the
term “Robot” was coined by Czech writer, Karel Čapek in his
play “R.U.R”, or the “Rossum’s Universal Robots”.
The list goes on. Yet, people often underestimate the power
fiction holds over a population and how stories can transform
the world. For centuries, humans have passed down not only our
heritage and culture but also our history through stories. And
thus, forever we stay, as we have stood for all time, humbled
before the undeniable hold the unreal has upon reality. Research being conducted by ESA Astronaut aboard the ISS