Reclaiming the youth: the campus style

By: Shailesh Kumar

His name defines his work. 6 feet tall Kartar Singh, at his age of 48 years, still keeps the stature of a soldier, as a reminiscence of his past days in the Indian army. But,these days, he is re-living his youth again, as he is working as a watchman for the Central University of Himachal Pradesh.

“When I am in the University, among the young students, it seems that I am just another student in the university,” says Kartar Singh. He has been working here almost for the last four years. Like many of his earlier colleagues from the army, he has also picked up a job in the security services sector after retirement.

Now, He works in two shifts. When I have asked how do you manage working the night shift? He tells that it is not too difficult since he rests during the day. “I usually ask my employer to provide me with a day off, before taking up the night shift”, he said. 

Kartar Singh is a way of being milder, contrary to the stereotype of tough, harsh ex-army hand. But, he is still fighting. Kartar Singh is the sole bread-winner of his small family which consists of his wife and two children."I get 9, 000 per month," says Kartar, "It is not enough for my family but it's good that I am doing something for my family."

Researchers from CUHP conduct Gamma survey to detect radioactivity in Himachal Pradesh

By : Narinder Sharma

Anand Giri(L) and his guide Dr Deepak Pant, demonstrating a  Pinhole meter.

Researchers from the Department of Environment Sciences in Central University of Himachal Pradesh claim to have detected traces of radioactive gases in the Nahol village of Bilaspur district as part of their ongoing research project on assessing radio activity in different districts in Himachal Pradesh. 

They are conducting radio activity assessment in Kangra, Mandi and Bilaspur districts. According to the researchers, they look for the presence of radiations emitted by Radium and Thorium, two radioactive elements in the atmosphere.

“In order to detect the presence of radio activity, we basically look for the presence of two gases, Radon and Thoron, usually produced by Radium and Thorium in the atmosphere”, said researchers Anand Giri and Ankit Choudhary.

Annual sports meet concludes in CUHP

By : Nitish Pozta

girls match in progress during annual sports meet in CUHP

The sixth edition of the annual sports meet of Central University of Himachal Pradesh concluded at the Temporary Academic Block of the University in Shahpur. This year’s annual meet witnessed girls’ teams participating in sports events like Cricket and Badminton for the first time.

“It is a great opportunity for girls to attend the sports events, like this year”, said Silvia Prashar, member of the Cricket team from the Department of Social Work.

However, only few girl teams participated in the event. “More girls should come forward when the University provides such opportunities”, said Silvia.