Skip to content
The Fifth Estate, IIT Madras

The official student media body of IIT Madras

  • Home
  • Bytes
  • Insti
    • News
    • Events
    • Heritage
      • (G)olden Tickets
    • Freshie
    • Sports
  • SciTech
    • Science Deconstructed
    • Centre For Innovation (CFI)
    • Spotlight on Undergraduate Research
    • Immerse
  • Interviews
  • Surveys
  • Entertainment
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Entertainment

    Personalities of the Insti Library

  • Entertainment

    Sleep Battery: In Search of a Full Night’s Charge

  • Insights

    Stretching Hostel Rooms

  • Uncategorized

    From Red Bulls to Recall Curves: Rethinking Insti’s Exam Structure

  • Feature

    Zen & The Art of Bicycle Maintenance 

  • SLC

    SLC 02, 08/09/2025: A Report

  • Freshie

    Recreational course- Wreck or Recommended

  • Freshie

    An Introvert’s Guide to Survival in Insti

  • Cultural

    The Litsoc Lowdown

  • Academics

    The Pea Grade Tragedy: A New Chapter

  • Editorial

    All Fine on the Freshie Front (?)

  • Bytes

    A Guide to Weekend Trips

  • Aye Aye Tea

    More Enthu Than You Need

  • Aye Aye Tea

    From Chaos to Camaraderie

  • Bytes

    SemExperiences: A Venture into the World of Sem-Ex

  • Academics

    Of Materials and Mindsets

  • SLC

    Report – SLC 8.1

  • Report

    Report – SLC 08

  • Humour

    A Brief History of Insti Lingo

  • Cultural

    Opinion: Fine Arts and Cultural Excellence Quota

  • Budget

    Report – SLC 07: Budget Discussion

  • SLC

    Report – SLC 06

  • Bytes

    The Pea Grade Tragedy – To Pea or Not to Pea

  • Insti

    IITM: A Birdwatcher’s Paradise

  • Report

    Key Discussions from SLC Meeting 5

  • Report

    Governance & A Samosa: The SLC Parliament Trip

  • Humour

    New Year, New Me!

  • Surveys

    Exit Survey 2024 – Personal

  • Surveys

    Exit Survey 2024: Lifestyle and Mental Health

  • Surveys

    Exit Survey 2024 – Career and Decision Making

  • Surveys

    Exit Survey 2024: Academics

  • Surveys

    Exit Survey 2024: Extracurriculars

  • Events

    On the First Pan IIT Student Governance Summit

  • Humour

    What’s Your Insti Fashion Persona?

  • Science and Technology

    The Godfather of AI Visits IIT Madras: Yann LeCun’s Vision for the Future

  • Centre For Innovation (CFI)

    CFI Research Conclave 2024: Reflections and Insights

  • Inter IIT

    Report – IIT Madras at the Inter-IIT Aquatics Meet 2024

  • MyIITM

    Insti at Night

  • Inter IIT

    Gunning for Gold – How the Tech Guilds are preparing for Inter-IIT

  • Budget

    Money Matters (SLC 04 – Budget Presentation)

  • Uncategorized

    Interview with Pt. Rakesh Chaurasia

  • Academics

    Freshie Guide to the Academic Affairs Sphere

  • Bytes

    A Ballad: SLC Meeting 03, 23/8/2024

  • Academics

    To TA or not to TA: A Guide To TA-ship

  • Insights

    Wadhwani School of Data Science and AI – Interview with Prof. Balaraman Ravindran

  • Phek News

    Freshie’s Guide to RG: Do’s, Don’ts, and Common Mistakes

  • Research

    Spotlight on Undergraduate Research: Decisions before Incisions

  • Feature

    La Joie De Vivre

  • Internships

    Hues of Research: Interning Around the Globe

  • Academics

    Latest Academic Reforms: July 2024

  • SLC

    SLC Meeting 02: Highlights

  • Internships

    Intern Season 101

  • Op-Eds

    Op-Ed on the Sports Quota Admissions in IIT Madras

  • Humour

    Corporate Wants You – Or Do They?

  • Bytes

    Where is Physics Girl?

  • Feature

    What Lies at the End of the Rainbow: the story of Vannamʼs growth

  • Inter IIT

    Revisiting the 56th Inter IIT Sports Meet – Part 1

  • Human Interest

    Humans of Insti Messes

  • Uncategorized

    Interview with Dr. Anil Kakodkar

  • Humour

    A Non-Ap(e)ology by Mr. M. Shanmugam

  • Elections

    Navigating Student Governance: An Appraisal of Ratifications in Insti

  • Uncategorized

    Harassment and Invasion: The story of Moral Policing

  • Comic

    Freshie Guide to Side Hustles in Insti

  • Human Interest

    Humans of T-Gate

  • Interviews

    Interview with Dr. Manu S. Pillai

  • Centre For Innovation (CFI)

    Avishkar 6.0: Reflections from the Last Tenure

  • Bytes

    Report on the Student Death on October 8th

  • Events

    Hues of Pride: Capturing Insti’s First Ever Pride Parade

  • Elections

    The Votefather: A Glimpse into the Insti Election Backend World

  • Human Interest

    Interview with Dr Prakash Baba and Dr.Mandakini Amte

  • Uncategorized

    Wellness beyond the Physicality: Admin’s response to the mental health crisis

  • Uncategorized

    Meow-seum of Modern Art

  • Bytes

    Work Meets Life at EMBA

  • Interviews

    Interview with Duvvuri Subbarao

  • Cultural

    Freshie’s Guide to Culturals

  • Centre For Innovation (CFI)

    Freshie’s Guide to Co-Curriculars

  • Elections

    Freshie’s Guide to Student Governance

  • Freshie

    Freshie’s Guide to Mental Well-Being

  • Freshie

    Freshie’s Guide to Campus Resources

  • Freshie

    Freshie’s Guide to Sports

  • Insights

    Hidden Cost of Campus Life

  • Bytes

    From Dissent to Demands: Understanding the Research Scholars’ Protest for Fellowship Hike

  • Bytes

    NIRF 1: At the Top Again 

  • Bytes

    From Setbacks to Triumphs: Team Abhiyaan Places Third Overall in IGVC 2023

  • Bytes

    Unravelling the Dispute: SECC and Team Pragati

  • Sachin Nayak
  • October 27, 2015March 27, 2016
  • Leave a Comment on Internships for All – Interview with Prof. Chandramouli

Internships for All – Interview with Prof. Chandramouli

Prof. Chandramouli became the faculty advisor of the internship office in February, building on his experiences of being the faculty in charge of ME internships. He believes that faculty intervention in the internship process will lead to transparency and increase the number of internship opportunities for students.

  • Pravimal Abhishek
  • October 27, 2015March 19, 2016
  • Leave a Comment on On Suicides in IIT’s – Getting Things Right.

On Suicides in IIT’s – Getting Things Right.

An alumnus writes about how he disagrees with the opinion piece titled “What has gone wrong with IIT Madras”, which was published recently in The Hindu Web Exclusives.

  • The Fifth Estate
  • October 20, 2015March 19, 2016
  • 7 Comments on It is Always Darkest Just Before Dawn

It is Always Darkest Just Before Dawn

As IITians, we know better than anyone that any problem can be solved if we really apply ourselves and go through the pain of recovery. It’s hard. But take it from a person who can talk both from the perspective of a person who attempted suicide and from that of someone who overcame depression – we will always find a way to be happy. It’s human nature.

  • Sofia Shehana
  • October 18, 2015March 20, 2016
  • Leave a Comment on CELEBRATING A DECADE OF RTI

CELEBRATING A DECADE OF RTI

Sofia talks about the significance of the RTI Act and explains the procedure of filing an RTI in insti.

  • Sowmya Ganesh
  • October 10, 2015March 27, 2016
  • Leave a Comment on Water Polo, Through The Ages

Water Polo, Through The Ages

The recently concluded Aquatics Meet had two sports events, water polo and swimming. While most of us are familiar with swimming as a sport, water polo remains relatively unknown. Here’s a snapshot of the origins of water polo and its evolution, at both international and Inter-IIT levels.

  • Aravind Chandh
  • October 8, 2015March 27, 2016
  • 2 Comments on Never “TWO TYRE-D” to help

Never “TWO TYRE-D” to help

Aravind Chandh and Abhinand Shankar talk to Mr. Gangadharan, the owner of insti’s cycle shop, as part of T5E’s ‘Humans of Insti’ Series of articles.…

Read More

  • Sowmya Ganesh
  • October 7, 2015March 27, 2016
  • 1 Comment on Towards An Accessible IIT Madras

Towards An Accessible IIT Madras

IIT Madras being one of the most sought after institutions of higher education today, it is important that students from all walks of life have an equal opportunity in securing admission and studying at IITM. Does IIT Madras really provide equal opportunity to students with impairments?

  • The Fifth Estate
  • October 4, 2015March 27, 2016
  • Leave a Comment on Re:Play 1.1

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 Fifth Estate
  • October 2, 2015March 27, 2016
  • 2 Comments on The Test for Wardenship

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.

  • The Fifth Estate
  • October 2, 2015October 2, 2015
  • Leave a Comment on Re:Play v1.0

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!

Posts navigation

« Previous page Page 1 … Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 … Page 143 Next page»

Tip Line

Would you like us to report on something specific? Let us know!

Podcast

Check out T5E's Podcast now! S02 is here!

Immerse

The official IIT Madras Magazine on Research in Science and Engineering, featuring a collection of stories on some of the research accomplishments of IITM's students, research scholars and professors.

Recent Posts

  • Personalities of the Insti Library

    December 7, 2025
  • Sleep Battery: In Search of a Full Night’s Charge

    November 1, 2025
  • Stretching Hostel Rooms

    October 14, 2025
  • From Red Bulls to Recall Curves: Rethinking Insti’s Exam Structure

    October 11, 2025
  • Zen & The Art of Bicycle Maintenance 

    October 2, 2025
This error message is only visible to WordPress admins

Error: No feed found.

Please go to the Instagram Feed settings page to create a feed.

@t5e_iitm

Tweets by t5e_iitm

Archive

  • 2025: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2024: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2023: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2022: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2021: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2020: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2019: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2018: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2017: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2016: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2015: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2014: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2013: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2012: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2011: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2010: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2009: J F M A M J J A S O N D

Contact Us

  • Email
    t5e.iitm@gmail.com

Follow us on

Microsites

Podcast
Immerse

Microsites

Microsite

Links

About Us
Feedback
Contact Us
Copyright © 2026 The Fifth Estate, IIT Madras. All rights reserved.