Rewriting the Golden History: IIT Kanpur Aquatics
When the going got tough, the tough got going – IITK Aquatics Team “Individual talents win games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” It may have been quoted several times […]
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Reminiscence: Anurag Agrawal
I entered IIT Kanpur with no formal training in sports. My only claim to fame was that I was the substitute goalkeeper of my class football team in school. So when […]
Straight from the heart: Mayank Agarwal
Home Inter-IIT; my last one as a player; opening match; Madras in opposition, the anger of previous years’ pathetic refereeing; all wingies, seniors and juniors there to watch – too […]
I am doing what I love and I was once a three point “nobody”!
CPI is really not as important as people make it out to be. My CPI at one point was around 5. I even got two F’s. There was one semester […]
A Student Revolutionary and an Aspiring Mentor
An IITian who has worked for over four decades on issues of poverty, land and water, secure settlements, workplace safety, environmental planning, grassroots leadership training, and pollution control in both rural and urban communities. He has been […]
Gleam in the Children’s Eyes: Trucks to Toys-from-Trash
The educational terrain in India, especially for poor children, is very harsh – almost barren. Even a good seed will wilt away in the absence of any soil to nurture […]
I should have paid more attention to developing soft skills than worrying about CPI
I have now realized that happiness does not depend on CPI. There are many other things which affect happiness in life – health, relationship with spouse, kids, parents, friends and […]
Listening to the Heart: My Reverse Journey…
All my friends are going to USA. I must join the rat race. But heart wantshappiness in India among family, friends and the people who are like me. Head wants money – […]
Dreams or Dollars? I Chose Dreams…
My father called me an idiot when I refused to apply for the Green Card. After M. Tech. from IITK, I went to USA for Ph.D. only to return to […]
Convocation: Is there a need for a new format?
We had our convocation on 18th June, 2014. This time we tried a new format. For the last few years, we had one main function where there will be speeches, […]
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