Kanpur :

In a bid to bridge the gap with teachers and alumni, Harcourt Butler Technological Institute (HBTI) students have come up with their first in-house newsletter – HBTI Akhbaar. The newsletter will provide a platform to students’ creative skills.

The newsletter will include stories focusing on topics ranging from features, sports activity within the community along with sketches and cartoons made by engineering students. The newsletter is a joint initiative of HBTI Alumni Association HBTI and Literary Sub Council (LSC) of the college. Appreciating the efforts, director in-charge Prof A K Nagpal said, “It is an innovative initiative by students and will motivate them to come up with creative ideas and work on it. The initiative is first of its kind.”

LSC secretary and third-year student of Civil Engineering Rohit Rajput said that the paper also contained interviews of successful alumni and Gate rankers. “It is a 14-page newsletter that will be published quarterly. We were planning it for the last two years. Lots of efforts went into the launch of the newsletter. It will be distributed free-of-cost among students and faculty and keep them updated about happenings on the campus. The newspaper contains a number of inspiring interviews by alumni as well as toppers of the college and other successful people. It also has placement records and academic calendar,” he said.

Rajput said that till now they have distributed 2,000 copies on the campus. “It took a lot of hard work, and a bit of fun to produce the newsletter. It is an activity that keeps all students united,” he added.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Kanpur / TNN / February 03rd, 2015