Let’s Make Cranes: Senbazuru
The Fine Arts Club paid tribute to the memory of Sadako and the legend of the cranes by kick-starting its activities this year with a colourful bang on Hiroshima Day.
Notes from an (almost) Failed Summer
The summer can be disappointing, but there must be a lot you can do in three whole months, right?
Let’s Talk About Rape
In the aftermath of the particularly gruesome rape in the national capital in December, Delhi’s streets spilt over as more and more of its inhabitants joined the numerous vigils and protests that followed it. the anger and pain were real. The fear in our girls was real. The shame the nation felt as we heard about her death was real. Healing, and through it, a solution begins with talking about it. With this in mind, Mitr, on 2nd February, held a discussion on sexual violence. A reassuring number of men turned up for the talk, during the course of which we had six speakers.
Theatre Calls!
by Liza Tom As part of Stagecoach 2012, the IIT-M Dramatics Club staged a rendition of An Inspector Calls at CLT, on the 10th and 11th…
Step Up
Inter-hostel Choreo Night, one of the more popular Lit-Soc events, took place on October 4th at SAC. It was preceded by weeks of practice and a lot of behind-the-scenes work, from shopping for costumes to designing the props, all culminating in a very memorable night.
A Walk Through Nature
“IIT Madras is the perfect place for nature enthusiasts. The institute area was originally part of Guindy National Park and the vegetation here is the tropical dry evergreen type, meaning, the rains are irregular and trees do not shed their foliage. This is also the rarest vegetation in the Indian sub-continent which explains the astonishing diversity in the plant and animal species on campus.”
Read on for an extensive list of the most common species found on campus, from the spotted deer to the infamous cotton-stainer bug.