Category: Interviews
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PhD Scholar Speak #2 | Gokul KS
— Juanita Rose Thomas Gokul KS is a third-year PhD student in the HSS Department of IIT Madras, conducting research, under Dr Sonika Gupta, on the politics of contemporary Tibetan cinema and film-making. Gokul co-curates ‘Tibetscapes’ and is a contributing author to ‘Global South Colloquy’ Three years into your studies at IIT Madras, can you Read More
10–15 minutes
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Faculty Interview | Dr Srilata
Professor Srilata, in addition to being a wonderful teacher is also a talented poet and writer. Her classes have succeeded in bringing a little bit of creativity and stories into the lives of her students. Here, Article 19 correspondent Lakshmi Priya talks to her about literature, poetry, books, corona and writing. Read More
3–5 minutes
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Alumni Speak #16 | Madhura Balasubramaniam
If I had to say anything, I would take the program one day at a time, make friends and most importantly ask for help. It really helps to remember that you are not alone here though on some days it can certainly feel like that. Community is so important through this journey and personally through… Read More
11–16 minutes
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A Beginner’s Guide to Thrifting
The pandemic has given birth to a plethora of trends, mostly virtual, and one of the more popular ones has been the phenomenon of Thrift Shopping aka thrifting. Thrifting basically refers to shopping for second-hand, pre-loved, or upcycled items. Although thrifting has been practiced by many for several years, its resurging popularity can directly be… Read More
5–7 minutes
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Alumni Speak #15 | Rohitha Naraharisetty
Your insti can be a quiet place which keeps you safe even as it is a lively place for someone else. You can know this place in your own way and allow it to settle around you like your own unique mould. And sometimes being an observer rather than a participant has its benefits, because… Read More
8–12 minutes
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Alumni Speak #13 | Avinaash Ravichanderan
Five years ago, I hardly knew disciplines such as philosophy or sociology even existed. I come from a normal science background. And it was by accident that I landed in this department. The introduction to various thinkers, disciplines and ways of thinking I was exposed to… They’ll continue to guide me for the rest of… Read More
3–5 minutes
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A Beginner’s Guide to Handlettering
Handlettering is a broad term used to refer to both traditional calligraphy (think ancient illuminated manuscripts and dip pens from historical films) and modern calligraphy (which is anything from ‘faux’ to brush-pen to graffiti-style to arbitrary letterforms that people draw for some reason instead of using fonts like normal people). Read More
4–5 minutes
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Alumni Speak #12 | Meenakshi Kumar
Article 19 correspondent Devika Dinesh speaks to Meenakshi Kumar, in the first of a series of four interviews with students of the HS15 batch who graduated this year. What are you doing now, and what are your future plans? I’m thinking about the rest of my life, and trying to figure out what to do Read More
6–10 minutes
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Alumni Speak #11 | Zarin Shihab
One of the main questions I’d wrestled with during my time in insti was how I wasn’t really interested in academia. I was not doing any research internships or planning on doing any more academic work after graduation. But over time I realized that it was okay for me to not want to do these… Read More
12–17 minutes
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A Beginner’s Guide to Making Scrunchies
Our department is replete with wonderful people bursting with talent, ideas and hobbies. In the first article of the Beginner’s Guide series, I write about our department’s own second-year student, Narcissus Owarie, who was able to turn a quarantine-inspired hobby into a small business of sorts. Read More
4–6 minutes
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