Gender Perceptions Survey
The issue of skewed sex ratios in higher education — a problem that gets worse with technical institutes, and further with a top-tier technical institute…
Dengue On A Rise
In yet another seasonal outbreak of Dengue, many students have taken ill with the viral fever in the past one month. While the institute’s marshland and tropical weather are some common reasons cited for the annual outbreak of dengue, many hygiene-related issues have also surfaced in a recent investigation in Narmada hostel.
How Google Deep Dream Sees Insti
Ever since Google released this blog post about its image recognition software and its source code two weeks later, the internet has been flooded with a nightmarish collection of psychedelic images filled with dogs and eyes. So, what is Deep Dream?
Playing a different string – Prof. TT Narendran
Prof. TT Narendran is one of the longest serving faculty in IIT-M, having recently retired after serving as a Professor in the DoMS department for nearly 40 years. In his time here, he also served as the head of the then Guidance Counselling Unit (now MiTR) and President of the Music Club. On the occasion of Teacher’s Day, he talks to T5E about things that close to his heart – teaching, research, education, students and music.
Through the Goggles of a (Muggu) Wing: Alak B3
“To our classmates and a lot of the people who knew us, we were the ‘Muggu Wing’, a moniker that we weren’t particularly fond of in the beginning but soon began to cherish.” Read the chronicles of an Alak wing which graduated this year.
Of Hostel Regulations and Independent Student Bodies – SAC Meeting 2
What this session demonstrated was the difficulty inherent in coming up with uniform legislation for a body of students of varying legal statuses, backgrounds and perspectives.
Through the Goggles of a Graduate: Pragathi Praveena
“There is something about seeing achievers in their flesh (and breathing the same molecules) that makes me believe that big impact and big dreams do happen. Moreover, the tag of graduating from an IIT has definitely given me a head start. I had been granted the luxury of dreaming big and I know that my capabilities and time are valued even more by virtue of a legacy left behind, to which I will certainly contribute.” Erstwhile lit sec and elec graduate Pragathi writes about her four years at insti
The Gajendra(Circle) Katha
In this third and final article of our Heritage Series, we present to you snippets of the Gajendra Circle as it evolved over the years. …
Student life – A Throwback to the Past
In the second article of the “Heritage Series”, we take you on a photo tour, which we hope will tickle your funny bone, rekindle…
Director’s Independence Day speech
This is the address delivered by Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthy, Director, IIT Madras to the gathering assembled at 69th Independence Day celebrations. In this speech,…