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4    2020 | Spectrum | Volume 14 Number 3

        SRM Technologies

        launches its hiring
        campaign

        STAFF WRITTER

          SRM Technologies Private
        Limited (Est 1998) in
        Ekkatuthangal, Chennai, has
        announced its first             Body positivity simply means every body is beautiful
        phase of the hiring
        campaign. The
        company is looking        Spreading Body Positivity
        out for passionate,                                                                 Speaker interacting with the curious young minds
        enthusiastic, and creative experts
        to bring modern abilities to   SHRUTI RAMESH        there has been a tremendous
                                                            drop in eating disorders and
        what they do.               For years, society has held  depression amongst teenagers.  CONCEPTO 2020
          Positions open include   men and women up to unrealistic  Over the last decade, more and
        Databricks, Magneto, DevOps,   body standards. In case of men, a  more plus-size models have
        Embedded, Hardware, Automotive   muscular body was the preferred  made their mark in the fashion   PRIYANK KAPOOR
        (Autosar, ADAS), Java, Full   norm, with ‘chocolate abs’.  For  and entertainment industries.   ASMITA SOOD
        Stack, Dot Net full stack among   women, the classic ‘hourglass’  Although the body positivity
        others. To know more about   physique was considered ideal;  movement is well-intentioned, it   Concepto, the flagship event of IEEE SRMIST SB, was
        the positions open and how   anything less and they were  has its ramifications. For instance,   organized recently. An event aiming at sharing knowledge, it
        to apply log on to careers.  too skinny, anything more and  some people refuse to take care   helped meet the curiosity of young minds with the expertise
        srmtech.com. You can also   they were too fat. The ‘Size  of their bodies and continue to   of eleven brilliant speakers. A crash course on UI/UX (User
        email reachrorthestars@srmtech.  Zero’ trend was when women  maintain an unhealthy weight   Experience design and User Interface design) was hosted by
        com. The core belief at SRM   worldwide said enough was  in the name of ‘self-love’ or   Mr. Paramjit Jolly, Director Engineer at Guavus-a Thales based
        Technologies is best reflected   enough, and thus began the  ‘body positivity’.   Company. Mr. Rohit Ghosh addressed a thought-provoking
        by ideas@work which is the   modern-day Body Positivity                       session on how AI can be merged beautifully with the Healthcare
        intersection of Innovation and   Movement.            The bottom line, however,   system and Mr. Pradeep Kumar spoke about his journey from
        execution. SRM Technologies                         is that this ground-breaking   being an IIT-BHU graduate to an IFS officer.
        is spearheaded by Dr. P.    Body positivity refers to the  movement has done more good   Mr. Deepesh Nanda, CEO of GE Gas Power, broadened
        Sathyanarayanan, President   notion that everyone, regardless  than bad. It has been hugely   the vision of the audience with the concept of Application of
        SRM Group, and Anand Kashyap,   of gender and race, deserves to  impactful in allowing people   Digital Technology for thermal power plants. After completing
        CEO of SRM Tech.          have a positive body image,  to have a better relationship   3 successful days, the 4th day saw an interactive session on the
                                  despite how society views ideal  with their bodies instead of   topic, “Secrets to Entrepreneurial Success” by a highly successful
                                  shape, size, and appearance. The  starving themselves or taking   entrepreneur Ananya Chandra. She updated the audience with
                                  idea is that all shapes and sizes  other grave measures simply
        Webinar on                are beautiful, and one should  to meet society’s ideal beauty   some latest tips and tricks on entrepreneurship and then sprinkled
        Human Rights Day          celebrate their body. Although  standards. Above all, it teaches   the session with her personal experience on it as well.
                                  the movement has its roots in a  self-love and self-acceptance.   The session after was graced by a Sr. Business Intelligence
          On 10th December, 2020,   fat acceptance movement that  The body positivity movement   Associate of LinkedIn, Ms. Rashmi Phanishyaee. This session
        the Faculty of Law organized   stirred in the 60’s, it is now  may have a long way to go   also saw a bonus guest speaker from Apple. A session was
        a webinar to celebrate Human   inclusive of all body-types.  before it serves its true purpose,   specially designed for all the aspiring designer with the speaker
        Rights Day. Eminent legal   Research shows that since the  but for now it has managed a   being Anudeep Ayyagiri. The event finally concluded with two
        experts like Hon’ble Mr. Justice   inception of the current wave of  decent start. And that is all that   more sessions on Post COVID Entrepreneurship and IT Careers
        Ravindra Maithani, Sitting Judge,   the body positivity movement,  matters.   in Investment Banking.
        Uttarakhand High Court, Hon’ble
        Mr. Justice Rajive Bhalla, Former
        Judge, Punjab and Haryana,   COVID-19 Vaccines: Deception or Misconception?
        Professor (Dr).Nishtha Jaswal,
        Vice Chancellor, Himachal
        Pradesh, National Law University,   KRITIKA MALHOTRA  attestation.            The vaccine essentially converts
        Shimla, Prof (Dr.) Anand Pawar,                                               our cells into miniature vaccine
        Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi   The pandemic has pushed   Vaccines come from many   manufacturers. It introduces
        National University of Law,   everyone to a wall, where placing   sources – of these, traditional   the codes required for the
        Punjab and Prof(Dr.) Paramjit S.   complete faith in the hands of   vaccines have a high efficacy   desired antibody production.
        Jaswal, Vice Chancellor, SRM   the authorities is the only option   and established safety profile.   Subsequently, the mRNA enters
        University, Delhi-NCR were   left. At such a time, when a   However, they take years to   the cell, and helps to produce
        the speakers for the occasion.   vaccine seems like a plausible   develop, and time is a big   antibody proteins. An immune
        Virtual Moot Court        solution, rumours are rife that   constraint amidst this pandemic.   reaction is produced and the
                                  the vaccines under development   Leading vaccine manufacturers   immune memory stores it.
          Department of Law, SRM                            have, thus, resorted to developing   mRNA vaccines inject part of
        University, Delhi-NCR organized   could ‘alter’ human genes.   vaccines using a novel technology   the virus’ RNA into tissues to
        a virtual programme to celebrate   Most claims refer to the now-  – mRNA vaccines. The WHO   stimulate an immune response;
        Constitution Day 26th November   deleted video of Dr Kaufman,   identified six vaccines (as of   they do not integrate it into the
        2020.                     a ‘naturopath’ and practicing   13 August) which were furthest                  Coronavirus mRNA Vaccine
                                  psychiatrist, in conversation                       recipient’s cell nucleus, unlike
        Virtual Intra Department   with online personality and   along clinical trials, of which  what genetic modification
        Moot Court Competition    independent researcher Spiro   two are mRNA vaccines.  would do. This means that if the   a massive scale. This technology

          SRM University, Delhi-NCR   Skouras. In the video, Kaufman   Messenger RNA (mRNA) is   recipient’s cells divide, they will   gives a jumpstart in the race
        organized Virtual Intra Department   claims that the upcoming vaccines  a ribonucleic acid. It is single   include only the natural DNA.   for a vaccine, and are a step in
        Moot Court Competition on   provide a means to “inject genes”  stranded and stores codes for the   mRNA vaccines are cheap and  the right direction – free of any
        October 28-29, 2020.      into humans. This claim lacks  synthesis of proteins in our body.  can also be produced quickly on  harm to our bodies and genes.
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