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Conference 2021 | Panel 2 | Belonging and the Built Environment
Read more: Conference 2021 | Panel 2 | Belonging and the Built Environment— Sharanya Kannan The second panel of the Annual Academic Conference series hosted by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences was titled ‘Belonging and the Built Environment’. This panel consisted of 3 research scholars presenting their work on the creation and destruction of spaces during times of development and transition. It dealt with the…
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Conference 2021 | Panel 1 | Space and the Personal in Literary Texts
Read more: Conference 2021 | Panel 1 | Space and the Personal in Literary Texts— Sharanya Kannan The first panel of the annual department conference, themed “Spatiality” this year, was on the topic “Space and the Personal in Literary Texts.” It took place on 10th April, Saturday. The session, moderated by Prof. Divya A, featured two panelists who presented interesting and thought-provoking papers. The third panelist was unable to…
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Conference 2021 | Inaugural Ceremony
Read more: Conference 2021 | Inaugural Ceremony— Devika Dinesh The 10th edition of the Annual Academic Conference of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences kicked off on Friday, April 9th 2021. Following opening remarks and the Chief Guest, Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthy’s address, the concept note was introduced by Prof Merlin. Simi Raj. The theme for this year’s conference was ‘Spatiality’.…
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A Look into Vannam: Insti’s official LGBTQ+ support group
Read more: A Look into Vannam: Insti’s official LGBTQ+ support group— Sharanya Kannan “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” This is exactly what Vannam does. Vannam is an independently run student-led LGBTQ+ support group of IIT Madras. The intention behind Vannam was to create a safe space, in the form of a…
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Initiatives for Financial Independence of the LGBTQ+ Community
Read more: Initiatives for Financial Independence of the LGBTQ+ Community— Ridha Shemil Our country is normatively known to the world as the torchbearers of the phrase – “unity in diversity”, however, it is high time that the phrase extends to the LGBTQ+ community as well. India is a country that celebrates its traditional roots and is a land filled with patriarchs and heternormative hypervisibility. …
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Representation and Pride: Where do we stand?
Read more: Representation and Pride: Where do we stand?— Sharanya Kannan TW: queerphobia We live in a world where we can watch the wonderful Captain Holt and Rosa Diaz on Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Or David and Patrick on Schitt’s Creek, or the iconic Todd Chavez on Bojack Horseman. Or Rue and Jules in Euphoria. The visibility of the queer community in a positive light…
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Economic Cost of Exclusion
Read more: Economic Cost of Exclusion— Neeraj BR When I came to Chennai in July 2019 to join IIT Madras, one of the first people my father and I encountered on the street was a trans woman. She started circling us, my father took out his wallet to give her some money. Suddenly, she snatched his wallet but said, “Kavala…
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All things Pride!!
Read more: All things Pride!!let’s celebrate the vibrant colors of gender, embrace the different tones of sexuality, paint our desires and enjoy every shade we own.
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Letter to Freshies
Read more: Letter to FreshiesIt took a lot of procrastination to bring myself to write a letter to the freshies (ask the Editor). Mainly because I do not believe that I have accumulated enough maturity and knowledge to tell the first years what to expect from the department and insti in general. So there you get your first point…
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Manifesto Review | Placement Core
Read more: Manifesto Review | Placement CoreThe first ever review of the Department Placement Core comes during unprecedented times and yet, Baladitya B seems to have navigated these troubled waters well. Before I go on to examine the proposals he had put forth while applying for the position, I’d like to note that, on the whole, 10 students have been placed,…
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