Aurangabadkars express themselves through college mags

College magazines are a mirror of the progress of students because they are for and by them. The team activity imbibes soft skill and hard skills in students. Aurangabad Times reveals the creative crafting caliber of students while giving you an insight into college magazines.
Going by themes
The current issues, facts and personified thoughts are manifested through college magazines.With time, they are tailored to be more newsy and theme based. Emergence of themes like women empowerment, friendship, career guidance, youth empowerment, management and presentation, is peerless. Yash Institute of Pharmacy released a similar magazine called Yashoyug. Talking about their annual magazine Hiral Majumdar, the principal of the a college shares, “Every year we select different themes for the magazines. The effort of the senior students sets a benchmark for the juniors and the process continues, resulting in enrichment in content.”
A platform for future journalists
MGM College of Journalism and Mass Communication provides a platform for experience in writing, screening, editing, designing and publishing. Rekha Shelke, principal of the college, says, “We started the college magazine so that students would get an insight into future endeavors and be acquainted with the concept of publishing.” She adds that students have immense potential and this is one way to bring out their creativity. Each section of the magazine is edited by a team of students under the supervision of a teaching faculty. The funding for the magazine is procured by students through sponsorship and advertisements. “We have embarked on a magazine, named MGM Inspire. The assignment is completely undertaken by us,” says Tushar Deshmukh, a student who feels that patience, pro-activeness and dedication are needed to express on paper and impact readers.
Co-curricular activity
The Mahatma Gandhi Mission (MGM) Campus has 32 institutes. The annual magazine by the name Gawaksh, which means window to world of MGM, is a joint venture of the institutes. Asha Deshpande, who is in charge of the magazine, says, “The students have the zeal to express through articles, opinion pieces, short poems, short stories, sketching, painting, etc. Along with students the professors and principals also express their views in the annual magazine.” Saddam Khan, a second year student who eagerly waits for the college magazine every year, says, “It’s a matter of pride and recognition for one’s article to be published because after a thorough screening, the best piece makes its way into the magazine.”
Medium, no bar
A new trend that is picking up in the city is that of e-magazines that aim to be eco-friendly. Government College of Pharmacy has initiated this concept in their annual magazine and many other such assignments. The magazine embraces scientific articles, current issues, management, career prospective, counseling, friendship and entertainment. Dr Shweta Saboo, editor of the e-magazine, says, “The concept is to save on paper and stationary. For documentation, we take out a print of two to three copies. More students get opportunities since it is not limited by a number of pages. If the articles are worthy, they are published. The e-magazine is a group activity by students, teaching and non-teaching faculty.”
Similarly, Deogiri Institute of Engineering boasts of its wall magazine Eureka, published every month based on varied themes and comprising of technical articles, interview tips, general awareness, photographs, paintings, job openings and student achievements. “We wanted to create a special corner in the campus where students can express their views. We also have an e-magazine for students whose article is not published on the wall magazine due to space constraint,” says Sachin Agrawal, the staff in charge of the magazine. “I get an opportunity to showcase my photography skills every month. This inspires me to enhance my skills,” says Shantanu Naik, a passionate photographer and third year engineering student.