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A Friend, The Wind and some Memories (A poem by Ram Bragadish)
Read more: A Friend, The Wind and some Memories (A poem by Ram Bragadish)Oh my friend, The dearest of the lot, Do you remember the wind? The way it made us smile, With catastrophic intentions. The way it caressed our ways, And made us forget, The sweat and the blood stains. Nature’s organic rebel at work, Whispering thoughts into people’s heads, Providing them with a very convincing…
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Alumni Speak #2 | Kaamya Sharma
Read more: Alumni Speak #2 | Kaamya SharmaHow did you find our department and the institute when you joined it in 2008? You were the third batch right? What were your expectations then and do you think they were fulfilled? Also, you did not have a 46 strong class, did you? Generally, is there anything you would like to share about insti…
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Books (A poem by Pritam Majumdar)
Read more: Books (A poem by Pritam Majumdar)a wall of books between us – a few dead authors turn summersault in their graves I would never know what earthly smell they had when they made first love, in which world what water they broke when they made ecstasy books don’t care about these forceps panting, prosthetic words emotions sanitized in a painting…
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Stories of Grassroots education in India – An article in ‘Off Campus Class’ by Yashasvini Rajeshwar
Read more: Stories of Grassroots education in India – An article in ‘Off Campus Class’ by Yashasvini RajeshwarYashasvini Rajeshwar (Batch of 2016) writes about her experiences in the classrooms of urban and rural Tamil Nadu and Ladakh in Off Campus Class. If I had told my younger self that I would one day set out to write about grassroots level education, bottom-up change, and long term impact, I would have scoffed. Set in my…
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Transcending Narcissist Me. (A poem by Shivoham)
Read more: Transcending Narcissist Me. (A poem by Shivoham)I think so much, I can’t write, It’s because this “I” isn’t right. Replacing “I” with “This self”, For the fact, this ego, cannot help. This Self is Great, people said. Those were it’s beauty and head. Its Body grew strong handsome, and Mind collected ransom from people stunned. One day, s/he smiled and refused…
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Echoes – Ten Year Special Edition
Read more: Echoes – Ten Year Special EditionSpecial Edition Ten years is not a long time in history but it is enough for us to look back and celebrate the existence of this unique liberal arts program in an elite technical institute in India. As a part of this celebration we want to highlight the creative outbursts of our highly accomplished seniors…
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R&D LECTURE SERIES 11 April 2017
Read more: R&D LECTURE SERIES 11 April 2017Sustainable Agriculture: Problems, Prospects and Assessment of Performance The last R&D lecture of the academic year was held in the Mahatma Hall. Mr A V Balasubramanian was the guest speaker. Dr Sudarsan Padmanabhan introduced the speaker to the audience. Mr Balasubramanian began the talk by outlining the several factors which make India well-endowed. Among several…
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R&D LECTURE SERIES 4th April 2017
Read more: R&D LECTURE SERIES 4th April 2017Creating Jobs for the Young: Examining the Challenge for India Dr Jayan Jose Thomas began with an examination of the demographic dividend wherein the working age population is increasing in India while it is decreasing in China and elsewhere. The dividend makes India a key player in today’s world economy. Foreign investors are more interested…
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Economic Survey 2016-17: How India Surprises
Read more: Economic Survey 2016-17: How India SurprisesThe Department of Humanities and Social Sciences hosted a talk on “Economic Survey 2016-17: How India Surprises” by Dr. Arvind Subramanian, Chief Economic Advisor, Govt. of India. This much anticipated talk started at 3 p.m. with a full house in the Central Lecture Theater in IIT Madras on 31 March , 2017. Dr. Subramanian began…
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Academic Conference Report 2017
Read more: Academic Conference Report 2017The annual conference of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras on the theme: “Traversing the Margins” took place from 3rd to 5th February, 2017. Click on the link below to view the conference report: TRAVERSING THE MARGINS ACADEMIC CONFERENCE 2017
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