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Articles from February 2012

  • February 29, 2012
  • Leave a Comment on T5E Travelogue: Amsterdam

T5E Travelogue: Amsterdam

Rihan Najib is a fourth year student of Humanities, and one of the institute’s most prodigious writers. Her story here is about some glimpses of…

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  • February 27, 2012
  • Leave a Comment on Vox Populi S01E04

Vox Populi S01E04

Vox Populi is a public interview series begun by T5E. Published on a fortnightly basis, it will capture popular opinion on institute relevant issues.

  • The Fifth Estate
  • February 26, 2012
  • Leave a Comment on Election Manifestos – 2012 (this page is internal to IITM)

Election Manifestos – 2012 (this page is internal to IITM)

Note: This page is internal to IIT Madras.

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  • February 26, 2012
  • Leave a Comment on Peekaboo at Work: Sabre Holdings

Peekaboo at Work: Sabre Holdings

About the authors: Aditya Kothari, more popularly known as DAS, graduated in the summer of 2011 and has been working at Sabre Holdings for seven…

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  • February 26, 2012
  • Leave a Comment on WM Solo 2011-2012

WM Solo 2011-2012

by Jayant Thatte CLT (Cental Lecture Theatre) echoed as much with the cheering as with music, as Lit Soc WM (Western Music) Solo competition progressed…

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  • February 24, 2012
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The Spam Candidate

So he decided to stand for the election, posing as a serious candidate just to experience the highs and lows of the process, to see how things work behind the scenes, to study the mindsets of the people involved.

  • February 23, 2012
  • Leave a Comment on Kris Gopalakrishnan speaks to T5E: Exclusive Interview

Kris Gopalakrishnan speaks to T5E: Exclusive Interview

Senapathy “Kris” Gopalakrishnan, Co-Chairman of Infosys, is one of the most recognisable faces of the IT industry. He obtained his M.Sc. (Physics) in 1977 and M.Tech. (Computer Science) in 1979, both from IIT Madras…

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  • February 22, 2012
  • Leave a Comment on An IIT At Every Bus Stop

An IIT At Every Bus Stop

Devan Harikumar is a fourth year CSE student at IIT Patna. This is a story that he feels touches on the failing brand value system…

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  • February 21, 2012
  • Leave a Comment on How Well Do We Know Our Universe?

How Well Do We Know Our Universe?

CLT was crowded by the time Dr. Jayant Narlikar was escorted into the hall by Prof.L.S.Ganesh to deliver a lecture titled ‘How well do we…

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  • February 20, 2012
  • Leave a Comment on Ramblings of Another Confused MIT Grad Student

Ramblings of Another Confused MIT Grad Student

As I write this, I am in my fourth semester of grad school here at MIT, confused about life, like most grad students. Grad life is unique in its own ways, and MIT further adds to the oddities of grad life. The first thing they tell you when you get here : “We didn’t make a mistake in admitting you by picking the wrong application form.”

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