Articles from September 2014

“What happened was that I took a piece of wood, cut it out and went to the workshop superintendent and told him, “I want to make a guitar”, and he seemed thrilled with the idea. He first asked me to go and make a drawing!

So I went back to my room, made a 3-D drawing and took it back to him. He was very impressed, and gave me full access to the workshop. All the guys there helped me in crafting it. I did it, but they were the ones who helped me with using the machines, cutting it and sanding it.”

Ananth talks to some members of BeatX and the IITM Reunion band, and how their reunion concert at the recently concluded Mardi Gras came about.

“In the elite club of space faring nations, ISRO, you remind me a lot of the poor school kid. The richer nations do have a lot of resources and capabilities at their disposal, and to be sure, some remarkable achievements as well. Sometimes they may be helpful to you, sometimes just polite, and sometimes plain condescending to you regarding your achievements. Regardless of what the great space powers think about you, please remember that you will be cheered by millions of people in India every time you launch a mission. “

“If you thought clinical depression was just sadness, only more extreme, you’re wrong. How do I know? Because I have been diagnosed with depression. I’m not ashamed of it. And I’ve something to tell you.”

The Mitr Chief Advisor, Prof Arul, responds to the Editorial on the posters on suicide prevention that were put up recently in the Institute.

Insti has had a frustrating policy on On-Duty Leave and Padma looks into the issue in depth in this Op-Ed piece, the first of a new T5E initiative titled ‘What Pain Is This’.