How Big Data Is Changing The World
Today, there is an availability of data about people and society on an unprecedented scale. “This can only mean,” Dr. Anand says, “that we are now on the cusp of a revolution in the social sciences.”
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“India’s Biggest Shame”
A small group gathered at MRC on the afternoon of 11th August to participate in a discussion on India’s serially neglected group – the Dalits – and the ignominy of manual scavenging.
NSS IITM: An Agent Of Change
With the sheer multitude of activities under its umbrella, NSS touches a significant number of lives – the lives of the groups for whose benefit NSS activities are organised, and the lives of the volunteers and team members themselves.
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.
Year In Review 2012-2013
T5E briefly reviews some of the year’s memorable events and activities, as we raise our glass to the year that was.
The Organs of CФ
There are eight CFI clubs, which work on diverse projects and cater to the varying interests of students at IIT Madras.
On Room Allocation For Freshers and Decision-Making in IITM
I acknowledge that a variety of interpretations, arguments, questions, etc. ranging from the serious to the silly, will exist on this issue. Issues like this could have many solutions and also many approaches to solutions.
Cultural Clubs 2013-2014
These clubs are the heart of the cultural scene at the Institute. Throughout the year, they conduct many inter-hostel Literary and Social events (together known as LitSoc, which sees hostels vying for the overall trophy) and organise meetings and activities for their members. Most clubs also conduct (or plan to conduct, for the first time this year) their own flagship events, which seek to draw the best talent from IITM and outside. This article is an introduction to the various clubs on campus.
Raftar Formula Racing: Fast and Furious
Neha Ashoks reports on the Auto Club at CFI, as they prepare for Formula Student Germany, to be held at the famous Hockenheimring Formula One Circuit at the end of July 2013.
Sowing the Seeds Elsewhere: The Room Allotment Controversy
The month of July is usually an exciting time for students at IIT Madras – freshers eagerly await the dawn of their college lives, and senior students look forward to welcoming in a new set of thoughts, ideas and perspectives. Over the last few days, however, the social media has been abuzz with indignation at the administration’s decision to house undergraduate freshers and undergraduate seniors in different hostels this year.