Article 19

Category: Interviews

  • Alumni Speak #10 | Marva Kader

    Make friends, friends whom you can rely on, trust and open up to. And don’t be scared to ask questions, just be kind in your language. Read More

    5–8 minutes

  • Alumni Speak #9 | Polash Mukerjee

    Make the most of your time at insti; do all that you can. Insti provides so many options. I was on the swimming team and the water polo team. I was also involved in hostel affairs. Also, don’t take things too seriously. I remember being really distraught at that W. I thought it was the… Read More

    7–10 minutes

  • Faculty Interview | Dr Mathangi Krishnamurthy

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    Article 19 correspondent Madhumitha R talks to Dr Mathangi Krishnamurthy about the visibility of the LGBTQIA+ community, gender identity, and her experiences teaching students of the department. Read More

    7–10 minutes

  • Alumni Speak #8 | Arun Sudarsan and Chandni Chandran

    The Article 19 team in conversation with Arun Sudarsan and Chandni Chandran, who graduated from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences in 2014. The two got married in 2018. Chandni cleared the 2016 Civil Services Examination and belongs to the 2017 IAS batch. She is currently posted as Assistant Collector (Under training) of South Read More

    8–12 minutes

  • Alumni Speak #7 | Manjari Shankar

    Article 19’s correspondent Meenakshi Viswanathan interviews Manjari Shankar, who graduated from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras, in 2014. Manjari is currently working with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance in Geneva, Switzerland. She is an Economics graduate from the Department and a Global Health graduate from LSE. On days she isn’t within the Read More

    8–12 minutes

  • Alumni Speak #6 | Sneha Annavarapu

    Article 19’s correspondent Aswathy Venugopal in conversation with Sneha Annavarapu, who graduated from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras, in 2014. Sneha is currently doing her PhD in Sociology at the University of Chicago. She can be found loitering in the streets of Hyderabad, supposedly doing sociological research while actually just Instagramming. To Read More

    13–19 minutes

  • Alumni Speak #5 | Rihan Najib

    The Art19 team in conversation with Rihan Najib, who graduated from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras, in 2013. Rihan majored in Development Studies, as a result of which she has a heightened sense of irony. Currently, she is a journalist with the Hindu Business Line, where she handles the books section Read More

    9–14 minutes

  • Interview with Anwesha Pathi: MITACS

    Ranjani Srinivasan and Shweta Venkatesh in conversation with Anwesha Pathi (HS14) on her experience at the MITACS Globalink research internship in Canada during the summer break in 2017.  What is MITACS? MITACS is a Canadian organization which works in collaboration with the Canadian Government, NGOs, industry and academia towards promoting research and development in Canada. It sponsors Read More

    7–11 minutes

  • Interview with A.V Dharmakrishnan, CEO of Ramco

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    Shweta Venkatesh and Abhinand Shankar in conversation with A.V Dharmakrishnan, CEO of The Ramco Cements. The man across the table listens to us seriously as we ask him the question every interviewer unfailingly does and smiles a small smile. He hands us a magazine – ‘The CEO Magazine’ – turned open at a leaf titled Read More

    5–7 minutes

  • Faculty Interview | Dr Avilash Roul

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    Avinaash R in conversation with Dr. Avilash Roul, who is currently the Principal Research Scientist at the Indo-German Centre for Sustainability (IGCS), IIT Madras and Guest Professor at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. Dr. Roul has been involved in development and environmental discourse in Asia for years now. He is an activist as Read More

    4–6 minutes