The official student media body of IIT Madras
“Although a section of the society feels that IITians must recognise the value of what they are receiving here and pay their dues responsibly, another feels that this hike is a step towards today’s ultimate evil – privatisation.”
Dr. Hari Balakrishnan and Dr. Anand Rajaraman, computer scientists and winners of the Distinguished Alumnus awards, speak to T5E
Conspicuously absent in the IITM landscape this past year has been the sight of beleaguered, khaki-clad freshers, cycling to and from the Central Workshop.
Dr. Hari Balakrishnan and Dr. Anand Rajaraman, computer scientists and winners of the Distinguished Alumnus awards, speak to T5E
My first memory of Kerala is the hypnotizing smell that accompanies the first showers falling on the bright red ground. The rain keeps falling, not stopping for even a second, as if enchanted by the ground.
Two years ago, an anonymous gay student at IIT Madras authored an article called Standard Deviation. It created waves instantly- someone had finally spoken out, and people were listening. For the first time ever, homosexuality in conservative IITM was a topic of public conversation.
“It’s been a roller-coaster year for T5E, with our fair share of ups and downs.”
Dr. Sarit K Das, who assumed office as the Dean, Academic Research, IIT Madras around three months ago talks to T5E about the research scene in the institute and the steps he’s planning to take.
On a quiet Saturday afternoon, Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala takes time off to talk to us about the low-cost Aakash 3 tablet project he is at…
Anwesh Pokkuluri (B.Tech/EP/2014) writes about his experiences while deciding to contest, and later withdraw his candidature for the post of Students’ General Secretary. This year,…