Maj. Gen. (Retd.) G.D. Bakshi

Markandey Katju

DT: India courts have more than three crore cases pending before them. What can be done to improve this situation?
Justice Katju: The situation cannot be improved. In fact, it is going to get worse, since courts cannot cope with the burden. During my tenure in the Allahabad High Court, subordinate courts had anywhere between ten to thirty thousand pending cases, when the maximum allowed amount is three hundred! If a man can carry a hundred pounds of weight and an elephant is put on his head, he is bound to collapse.

Sunidhi Chauhan

Piyush Mishra

डी.टी.: क्या आज की युवा पीढ़ी हिन्दी से, खासकर हिंदी कविता से दूर जाती जा रही है? इस परिस्थिति को कैसे सुधारा जा सकता है?
पियूष: कठिनाई तो यह है कि हिंदी के लेखक कम हैं और जो हैं, उन्होंने लेखन में अपनी रुचि को सीमित कर रखा है। जहाँ तक हिंदी से दूरी की बात है, जब तक आपके लेखन में रचनात्मकता है, वह युवा हो या फिर उम्र-दराज़, आपको कभी पढ़ने-देखने-सुनने वालों की कमी नहीं होगी। गुलाल जैसी फिल्म, जो की एक वृहद हिंदी रचना है, उसको युवकों द्वारा खूब सराहा गया। यह इस बात का प्रमाण है कि लोग साहित्य की इज्जत करते हैं और महज अंग्रेजी भाषा के गुलाम नहीं हैं। किसी व्यक्ति का रुझान सिर्फ और सिर्फ इस बात पर निर्भर करता है कि आपके लेखन और लेखनी में कितना दम है।

Grp. Capt. (Retd.) R. S. Bhola

Nucleya

Lagori

DT: As a band primarily from the South India, how does it feel to be performing in the North?
Lagori: Honestly, it has been great. A few years back, we had never thought we’d be performing so many gigs in the North, but people here have been very good to us. They’ve accepted our music, and not only our Hindi tracks but also our Kannada tracks. This year, we’ve done more gigs in the North than in the South, and therefore it feels awesome.

Nizami Bandhu

Monica Dogra

SHTUBY: Drum and Red

DT: How has your experience of India been so far?
SHTUBY: We came to India three days ago, and the experience has been superb. Indian food is the best! Indian crowds are very similar to Israeli masses- people like to have fun and go crazy.

DT: Your music has a flavour of its own. What is the inspiration behind it?
SHTUBY: We draw our inspiration from the music of the world. We include jazz and rock and hard metal in our performance and don’t have a specific genre.

Sanjay Singh

DT: The youth today is more career oriented. How would you rate Civil Services as a career option?
SS: It’s a prestigious service because it involves helping people. Before you opt for it, you should be clear as to why you are going to do it. If you want to do something for the society and the nation as a whole rather than working moneywise, Civil Services is the right thing to choose.

Gaurav Gera

DT: Sir, what was it like coming to DTU?
Gera: Very nice indeed! I was wondering whether I had here before then I realised that I had never seen such a huge campus before! It’s nice and sunny and big and beautiful here with lots of activities happening too here and there.

DT: Sir what was the inspiration behind your online series Shopkeeper and Chutki?
Gera: I wanted to something on my own, something I could call exclusively mine. The characters you play on TV belong to the channel, not to you. I wanted rights over my content – and this happened for the first time in India, last year. I have licensed my own characters to radio and TV shows, and my show on 92.7 Big FM has moved to Dubai as well!

Rishabh Seen

DT: What do you think is the way for anyone to overcome a barrier which puts Western music styles on a pedestal higher as compared to Indian classical music?
RS: See, I believe no one does that intentionally. It is the culture we’ve been brought up in because of which we fantasize about western instruments. So all we try to do is focus on how we can bring a change. I can’t change anybody, but I can change myself and in that way, change the world around me.

DT: Talking about change, if not music, then what?
RS: (laughs) That’s a difficult one because I pretty much suck at everything else! I guess I’d be a writer because I have a lot to say.

Mukul Kanitkar

DT:हमारे देश में तकनीकी शिक्षा को कैसे सुधारा जा सकता है ?
MK:मेरा ऐसा मानना है की भारत की शिक्षा पद्धति पहले ही काफी उन्नत है, लेकिन हमारी अपेक्षाएँ उसके अनुकूल नहीं हैं। जैसे एक इंजीनियर अगर कॉलेज से डिग्री लेकर बाहर निकलता है, वो खुद का कारखाना खोल सकेगा यह निश्चित नहीं है क्योंकि उसने कभी खुद से काम नहीं किया। और सिर्फ उच्च स्तर पर ही नहीं, स्कूली शिक्षा से ही इस बात का ध्यान देना होगा। बच्चे जब दसवीं कक्षा के बाद विषय चुनते हैं, तो वह उनके पसंद का हो - तब ही शिक्षा प्रभावशाली होगी वर्ना भविष्य की स्थिति चिंतनीय हो जाएगी।

Laxmi Agarwal

DT:How has your journey been while recovering from Acid Attack ?
LA:Recovery isn't bound to Acid Attack, there are several things that get attached to it and hinder your functioning, but the key point is to keep looking at the brighter side of life and always having a positive outlook.

What is your take on the limelight received by the social issues these days?
Honestly, I find it very disturbing that these days every issue is getting highlighted irrespective of whether it deserves footage or not. People are just hitting the like button without considering the pros and cons of it.

Prof Jatinder (Jeet) N. D. Gupta

DT:What was the best part of your college days in Delhi Polytechnic?
ND:In those days, only 30 students were admitted in each discipline. It was easy to interact with everybody. The best part was to interact with people from all parts of the country.

What advice would you give students on smoothing their transition from academia to industry?
During my time at college, it was mandatory for us to have 275 days of industrial experience to complete our engineering degree. I did three industrial ventures. I would hence advise students to do internships or have some industrial experience. This would not only smoothen the transition but also give you a better idea of what excites you and where your interest lies.

Prof. Chanan Singh