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ANANT DEV KAPOOR application to address Covid-19
pandemic with Technological
TARUN NEGI innovations and holistic approach
in August 2020. Dr Kayalvizhi
Failure is not an alternative to was shortlisted for her proposal
success, it’s indeed an integral “A Technological Empowered
part of success. With constant Healthcare Delivery in the Era
hard work and courage, the of Covid-19” and was granted
fortune to success is earned. INR 45 lakhs as grant for the
Reaching the next milestone project. Dr. Kayalvizhi Jayavel
in life requires hours of hard (Co PI for this project) will
work. Dr. Kayalvizhi Jayavel, serve as an International Expert
Assistant Professor from the of support Institution and as
Department of Information an Expert Advisor. As part of
Technology achieved yet another her responsibilities, she will
milestone in her life and obtained help in designing prototypes
an International Collaborative and will contribute in project Multiverse imagined
Project with University of Rwanda development by taking seminars
for “Special Collaborative and reviewing papers for possible
Research Grant to Address publication. The project being an Multiverse and travel
COVID-19 Pandemic”, which International collaborative project,
is for an Covid-19 mitigation SRM has been provided with an between parallel universes
project in Africa. opportunity to be a supporting
The National Council for institute for this project. The
Science and Technology total duration of the project is
(NCST) Rwanda rolled out an 1 year with real deployment GAYATRI RAMYA expanding forever. And it’s to travel there, the possibility
in selected places at Rwanda KOTHURI possible that at one point it of coming back will be close
in collaboration SRM Institute will repeat itself. The strings to zero. But going with the
of Technology, India. string theory says that a string theory of infinite expansion
The concept of the multiverse, can vibrate differently in only in which all universes expand
Dr. Kayalvizhi Jayavel has which is the possibility of there
got her papers published in being multiple universes is a certain amount of ways, so at the same rate, there is a fair
the pattern is bound to repeat. chance that there are copies of
reputed journals with worldwide adorned by a lot of science- Some ideologies also arise this universe among different
collaborations with countries like fiction movies. But is meeting a configurations of all the string
Japan, Oman, Rwanda etc. She carbon copy of one in a duplicate from the big bang theory. It is particles which are 10^10^122
has been working worklets from universe possible in real life? The believed that there might have to be exact, according to parallel
Samsung, Bangalore. She has also answer is still being researched been multiple big bangs, some universe theory.
served as a visiting Professor, by a lot of scientists and a lot before the current universe and
research supervisor at African of them have come up with some after. Bubble theory even This universe is 3.8 billion
Centre of Excellence of Internet different theories about the points out the possibility of years old and is still young.
of Things (ACEIoT), University multiverse. some universes expanding at a With the current research and
of Rwanda (2019-2020) and different rate which would lead technology, the possibility of
also a visiting Researcher to The shape of space-time is to different laws of physics and travelling is very low. But the
NEC (Japan) for a collaborative not completely known which mathematics. This dampens the answer to the main question of
research project in the domain leads to many people believing possibility of multiverse travel as whether there carbon copies?
Dr.Kayalvizhi Jayavel of WSN (2011). that the universe will keep even if one somehow manages Yes, it might be possible.

Hikikomori and the Throes of Isolation Involving University Youth

EASHA NAIR million people in the country who periods of time. This condition in Harvesting Rainwater
are identified as hikikomori. In is often accompanied by mental
Having spent over six months the modern Japanese landscape, disorders such as social anxiety, MAYANK JHA on the 2nd of February 2021.
alone with no one human contact it has become exceedingly depression, autism spectrum The host of the event was Mr.
is what is considered the baseline convenient for people who keep disorder, etc. While many may PRIYANK KAPOOR Souvik Goswami and the keynote
to define the social outcasts of their social interaction to the start off as becoming hikikomori speaker was Mr. G Ashok Kumar.
The highly anticipated “Involving
Japan, the hikikomori. The word minimum to get by without any as a way to cope with or avoid University Youth in harvesting They were accompanied with
is used to define both the act of inconveniences. The internet acts uncomfortable situations, over
seclusion as well as those who as their window to the world time it may develop into various rainwater (Ministry of Jal Shakti, other renowned speakers such
fit the former definition. It was and helps them lead antisocial psychological disorders. During Govt. of India)” event was conducted as Prof. Ujjawal Choudhary, Dr.
first coined in 1998, and it is now existences. This withdrawal the COVID-19 pandemic, virtually on ZOOM. It was organized Sayalee, Mr. Suneel Kumar Arora,
estimated that there are over a from the social aspects of life by the APAC News Network as Mr. JP Singh and many others.
has been further normalized by separating oneself from social a part of “Catch Them Young” Involving University Youth in
the increasing number of such interactions has become the norm Initiative. The axiom “Catch harvesting rainwater was an open
cases, with both their loved ones and such cases would often go them young” expresses the desire event and it was broadcasted
and the society trivializing the under the radar. With changing to train, cater, support and guide live on Facebook with over 300
problems of those who suffer times and the restricting shackles children early in life to develop active attendees. A significantly
from this plight. Usually, the of the internet age, the issue love for education in order to important event organised by the
onset of hikikomori is preceded of social recluse finds itself become lifelong learners. This APAC News Network succeeded
by failures in life, amplified by penetrating the lives of millions, is a paramount concern to school in enlightening the masses with all
the rigid society of the country, leaving them with trauma that librarians to meet the intrinsic the guests sharing their remarkable
causing the person to feel ashamed plagues them long after their fact in nation building. The two knowledge in the field of Rainwater
Hikikomori, a social recluse. and retreat into a shell for long isolation is over. hour event started at 11:00 AM Harvesting.