Category: Department Events
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Haiku Workshop | October 11th, 2018
A haiku workshop led by Ms. Geethanjali Ranjan was organised at the department on October 11. Ms. Ranjan teaches Japanese and is a noted haijin (seasoned haiku practitioner). She began the session by walking the audience through terms and concepts in haiku and other Japanese poetry. Haiku is a form of short, unrhymed Read More
2–3 minutes
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Inter Departmental League 2018 (Football) Quarter Finals: HS vs. Mechanical Engineering.
The Mechanical Engineering Department defeated the Humanities team 1-0, in the Inter Department League Football Quarter Finals held on 24th October. Heavy favourites for the title, they put in an underwhelming performance that was still good enough to beat the Humanities’ valiant display. Some players like Siddharth did impress, but they were individual performances Read More
2–3 minutes
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Book Launch(es) – Ecocriticism | Postmodern Literatures | Professors Swarna and Avishek
Several of the department congregated at HSB 356 on the 17th of September for a special occasion, the combined launches of Professors Swarnalatha and Avishek’s books: Ecocriticism: Big Ideas and Practical Strategies and Post Modern Literatures. As special attendees were present: Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, the Director, Prof. Umakant Dash, the HOD, Ms. Padmaja Anant, Vice Read More
3–4 minutes
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Interdepartmental League 2018 (Volleyball) Match 1: HS vs. Chemical Engineering
The IDL has begun in its inaugural edition. The department has managed to do well in football and a sterner test awaits them. But in the meanwhile, there are many other sports being conducted. The department is finally venturing into the larger domain of sport, and so the IDL represents a welcome change. The Read More
2–3 minutes
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The Department Football Tournament 2018-19: A match-by-match summary
The Department Football Tournament took place between the 17th of September and 1st of October. We were treated to several displays of grit and skill, with the usual off pitch bonhomie that adds zest to the matches. Here we give you a condensed summary of select matches of the tournament, as they unfolded this year. Read More
11–16 minutes
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Theme Release | Annual Academic Conference 2019 | September 26, 2018
The first pre-conference event, the Theme Release Event, kicked off a series of events that will culminate in the 8th edition of the Annual Academic Conference of the DoHSS, from 31 January to 2nd February, 2019. The Theme Release event, which entailed a Panel Discussion, was to begin at 6 pm, on the 27th of Read More
4–5 minutes
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Department Freshie Evening | Batch of 2018
DEPARTMENT FRESHIE NIGHT ‘18 After several postponements leaving the freshers in state of feverish anticipation, Freshie Night was held on Monday, 10th September. The event was kickstarted by Aneesh J, member of the Department Council, whose welcome speech was met with thunderous applause, courtesy of his classmates from the HS16 batch. HSB 336 was teeming Read More
2–3 minutes
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Perspectives on the Future | R&D Lecture | August 21, 2018
One of the biggest disillusionments of the age we live in stems from our inability to understand the future – it hovers over us, looming ever closer, and yet remains formless and unpredictable. Dr Nayanika Mookherjee, Professor of Political Anthropology at Durham University, and Dr Mark Lacy, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Politics, Philosophy Read More
7–11 minutes
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Interdepartmental League 2018 (Football) Match 1: HS vs. Metallurgy
The inaugural edition of the Interdepartmental League has been eagerly anticipated by several people in the institute. It is the perfect platform for sporting enthusiasts from different departments to pit their wits and skills against one another. Stepping into the mix with high hopes, the HS football team commenced their campaign with an exciting victory Read More
3–4 minutes
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The Challenger Trophy T20 2018: HS14 vs. Rest of HS
What was billed as a match of some importance and drama, eventually turned out to be a damp squib. The Fifth years and the Rest of HS’s cricket match may have been described by many a word… but compelling isn’t one of them. It was one of the longest matches ever scheduled with the Read More
4–6 minutes
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