Re:Play 1.1
This issue of Re:Play takes a sneak peak at how the Water polo finals be fought, reviews team performances and looks at the contenders for Best Swimmer title.
The Test for Wardenship
Dr. Devendra Jalihal had been the warden of Godavari Hostel around 10 years back. He prepared this ‘questionnaire’ for potential applicants for IIT hostel wardenship. The ‘questionnaire’ is based on some of his real-life experiences and takes a light-hearted look at student life in IIT Madras.
Re:Play v1.0
Re:Play, is T5E’s newsletter for the Inter-IIT Sports Meet being held at IIT Madras. This issue contains Day 0 and Day 1 highlights of the Aquatics Meet. Read on!
The Extreme Step: Student Suicide In Tambi
Nagendra Kumar Reddy, a final year M.Tech student in Civil Engineering department, was found to have committed suicide in his room in Tamaraparani hostel yesterday. The circumstances of death seem unclear at the present as he did not leave behind any suicide note. A police investigation has been started to look into possible reasons.
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.
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.
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
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,…
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.”