Category: Alumni Talks
Reports of talks by alumni of the department. Not to be confused with Alumni Speak, a collection of alumni interviews.
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Teachers’ Day Celebration
Article 19 reports on the department’s Teachers’ Day celebration, a cherished evening of inspiring stories and melodious music, where teachers were honoured and the air was filled with laughter, nostalgia, and heartfelt appreciation. Read More
3–4 minutes
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Alumni Fundae Session | Abhinand Shankar
As part of the Placement, Apping and Competitive Exams Fundae Series organised by the Department Council, a higher session fundae session was conducted on the 23rd of January 2021. This was the first session of the series and it went on for about an hour. The fundae session was conducted by Abhinand of the HS14… Read More
3–4 minutes
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Alumni Talk | MBA Panel
The management session of the Alum Talks featured four panelists from the inaugural batch of the MA Program. Ten years after their graduation, these alumni speak about their careers in management, emphasizing that their journeys were above all serendipitous; taking them down career paths that they did not foresee. Read More
5–8 minutes
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Alumni Talk | Smita Mujumdar
Mid-October, as the country was registering an average of fifty thousand cases each day, and students were wading through assignment deadlines that were the more imminent threat, the Alumni Relations Team invited Smita Mujumder as a speaker for Alum Talks, to discuss ‘Mental Health’ in our department and, general lives. Read More
3–5 minutes
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Alumni Talk | Anu Joshy
Anu Joshy graduated from the department in 2014 with a Masters in English Studies. Since then, she has been preparing for the UPSC Civil Services Examination and cleared it this year in her fifth attempt, ranking 264 at the national level. Her third anthology of poems, With Blue Ink of the Oceans, is available on… Read More
3–4 minutes
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Alumni Talk | Arya Prakash
Arya emphasizes on the need for action. Censuring idleness and passivity, she asks students to identify potential within themselves and in their surroundings and to “do something.” This could be a YouTube channel, a podcast, or you could “pick up a hammer and break the K Gate wall.” Read More
3–5 minutes
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Alumni Talk | Anwesha Pathi
On 2nd October 2019, the first alumni talk of the year was kickstarted by Anwesha Pathi. Scheduled on a holiday and at 11 AM, HSB 357 saw the rolling in of lazy students who did not want to miss an opportunity to explore their future prospects. Anwesha is a student of the HS14 batch, who Read More
3–4 minutes