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Articles from February 2016

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  • February 29, 2016March 2, 2016
  • Leave a Comment on Secretaries’ Wishlist

Secretaries’ Wishlist

Ahead of the manifesto deadline for the student elections, T5E brings you a wishlist from the current institute secretaries about the initiatives that they’d like to see from their successors.

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  • February 23, 2016March 14, 2016
  • Leave a Comment on LitSoc Creative Writing (Solo) – Poetry

LitSoc Creative Writing (Solo) – Poetry

LitSoc Creative Writing (Solo) for the academic year 2015-16 was held in the July-Dec semester. In the second part of this two-article series, T5E presents all the top five winning entries under the Poetry category.

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  • February 22, 2016March 14, 2016
  • Leave a Comment on LitSoc Creative Writing (Solo) – Prose

LitSoc Creative Writing (Solo) – Prose

LitSoc Creative Writing (Solo) for the academic year 2015-16 was held in the July-Dec semester. In this first part of a two-article series, T5E presents all the top five winning entries under the Prose category.

  • February 20, 2016October 17, 2016
  • Leave a Comment on Know Your SLC: A Brand New Council

Know Your SLC: A Brand New Council

The new structure envisioned by the amendments however is radically different from the existing setup – for starters, BCs and hostel Gen-Secs will en bloc be not included in the new SAC and the institute secretaries will remain non-voting members, with an additional ‘executive veto’ power. The new SAC will instead comprise of 50 odd elected ‘legislators’.

  • February 12, 2016March 14, 2016
  • Leave a Comment on Behind the Scenes : Saarang Proshows

Behind the Scenes : Saarang Proshows

Rohitha Naraharisetty and Arun Keshav speak to the Saarang Proshows team to capture what goes into putting up a professional show at Saarang.

  • February 7, 2016February 11, 2016
  • Leave a Comment on A Summer Tryst with Ladakh: Volunteering at a Buddhist Monastery (Part 2)

A Summer Tryst with Ladakh: Volunteering at a Buddhist Monastery (Part 2)

Ramya Vijayram takes you through the experience of Joshua Albin, who volunteered at a Buddhist nunnery at Leh last summer. Read on to indulge in…

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  • February 6, 2016March 17, 2016
  • Leave a Comment on Status Update: Eateries on Campus

Status Update: Eateries on Campus

Troubled by the sudden disappearance of all the eateries across the campus? Well here’s what’s in store for you in the coming few days. 24×7…

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  • February 5, 2016February 5, 2016
  • 1 Comment on China: The Challenges Ahead

China: The Challenges Ahead

Last week, the Extra Mural Lectures team in collaboration with Distinguished Lecture Series under the Ministry of External Affairs and Centre for Chinese Studies IIT…

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  • February 1, 2016November 29, 2020
  • 2 Comments on Institute Security: A T5E Investigation

Institute Security: A T5E Investigation

By Rohitha Naraharisetty, Abhishek Kelkar, and Kaushik GV In the aftermath of the recent incident where a female student was assaulted by a guard, T5E…

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