Becoming a bureaucrat – Hear it from an IAS
C M Saikanth Varma, IAS, graduated from insti with a Dual Degree in Computer Science and Engineering in 2011 and worked for a couple…
Through the Goggles of a Graduate: Shubham Jain
Read about Shubham Jain’s time at inset in the next article of our Graduate series. “Shaastra also taught that it’s stupid to assume that everyone will give up the time that would affect their personal growth for a cause, just like you might. It taught me that it was okay to be selfish as long as you were not hurting someone else, but just making your life easier and your path to success more clear. And when you’re going into the outside world, this prepares you, because there is no one else who is going to be looking out for you.”
Leisure time? Don’t just Whatsapp! L-TAP!
Leisure Time Activities Program, or L-TAP, is a new initiative on the campus for imparting training in extra-curricular activities. Parvathi speaks to Mr.Vijay Dhavala, L-TAP…
Beyond the Gates – Bessie
In yet another article in the Beyond the Gates Series, Abhinand Shankar explores the various reasons as to why the beloved ‘Bessie’ beach is one…
Bell the CAT
With the registration for Common Admission Test 2015 (CAT 2015) announced last week, Varun Govindaraj shares his thoughts on handling CAT preparation during the placement…
History and Heritage – Celebrating 56 years of IIT-M
Today marks the 56th year of IIT Madras’ foundation. In this series of articles, we attempt to present the earliest stories of the campus and its residents. This first article in the series talks about early infrastructure on the campus and how the institute came into being.
Learning? Yes, Please. Education? No, Thanks.
Amit Deshwal is an IIT-M alumnus. Laced with narratives from the Amit’s personal life, this version of Amit’s article adapted by Abhinand Shankar presents the…
Forty Minutes With a Fields Medallist
After the talk about “Poetry, Drumming and Mathematics”, we arrived at the appointed time at the Bose–Einstein Guest House to find our man, with his…
Through the Goggles of A Graduate: Kavya Srinivasan
“It’s very easy to believe in Insti that it is a reflection of the world outside, and to get entirely and wholly wrapped up in Insti activities. I have shed several tears over coordships and coreships, and paper proposals rejected, and WM tryouts I didn’t make, and plot twist: I’m okay.” Kavya Srinivasan writes about her five years at IITM and what it’s taught her.
Through the Goggles of a Graduate: Arjun Shajan
In the fourth piece of our Graduate series, Arjun Shajan writes about his time in insti. “Most of us were trying to distinguish ourselves by taking part in different non-academic activities. As a senior told me in my first year – “You have made it to IIT Madras. You are the cream of the cream. Now, what else can you do other than mug?” This turned out really useful as in this rush to prove ourselves cool, we got to try our hands at a variety of things.”