Editorials and Opinion Pieces Gymkhana Democracy: Of the People? By the People? For the People? Disclaimer: This is an opinion piece by Ms Archana Singh on the current state of electoral politics on campus. The facts and statements mentioned in this article are based on her interactions with current students and recent alumni on campus. The 2019 Gymkhana Elections witnessed a series of electoral malpractices. The violations by candidates included mass […] April 8, 2019May 15, 2021
Gymkhana Academics and Career Council Recently, a new council was formulated and incorporated in the Student’s Gymkhana, the “Academic and Career Council.” The formation of this Council is one of the notable steps the Students’ Gymkhana has taken during this tenure. This was not the first time when a proposal for a council related to academics had come, discussions were […] March 5, 2019May 15, 2021
Gymkhana Students De-mock-racy : Elections’19 The General Elections ‘19 for various positions in the Students’ Gymkhana for the 2019-20 tenure are over and so are the unfortunate incidents that took place along with it. The voting took place on 20th January and the code of conduct for the same was enforced from 11th January. The posts for which candidates contested […] February 1, 2019May 15, 2021
Gymkhana Reports and Investigations Review: Merger of Cultural Council and Films & Media Council – The Media and Cultural Council as we now know it was born out of a merger between the Cultural Council and the Films and Media Council, nearly 2 years ago on a trial basis. The decision was taken by the Students’ Senate on recommendations of the GRC (Gymkhana Review Committee) back in the winter […] January 26, 2019May 15, 2021
Gymkhana Institute Reports and Investigations Students SSAC Ignores Procedures in Ragging Related Issue The 1st Emergency Meeting of the Students’ Senate, 2017-18 was held on 3rd September, 2017 to take cognizance of a recent mass disciplinary action taken against students, in response to a complaint against ragging filed by some Y17 students. On 2nd September 2017, the Senate Students’ Affairs Committee (SSAC), decided to take punitive action over […] September 4, 2017May 15, 2021
Gymkhana Senate Samachar : 2nd Meeting, 2017-18 Marketing Guidelines framed for Gymkhana Sponsorship In March this year, the Senate approved the proposal of procuring funds from external sources for all the entities of the Students’ Gymkhana. It is proposed that the following activities would be considered for funding: General Championship or Gymkhana Calendar events, new council events or initiatives (as per the […] August 5, 2017May 15, 2021
Gymkhana Institute Students Nation Wide Health Insurance Coming to IITK Ashutosh Ranka, President, Students’ Gymkhana, had presented a proposal for health insurance of IITK students earlier this year. Primarily, the proposal aims to have a policy through which the students have access to a genuine mediclaim for treatment in hospitals all over India. The senate had formed a six-member subcommittee to investigate this matter. The […] April 11, 2017May 15, 2021
Gymkhana Students The Curious Case of Blank Manifestos Over the past few years, the number of nominations, for both Senate and Executive positions, have steadily decreased. During this general elections, the condition worsened, leaving the governance body short of volunteers in two major departments, FMC and the GnS. While there were no applicants for the position of GenSec, Films and Media, Mr. Tizil’s […] February 17, 2017May 15, 2021
Gymkhana Institute Students Senate Samachar 2016-17/1 Senate Samachar brings out its first post to highlight the agendas discussed in the 6th special meeting and the 9th meeting of the students’ senate. Clarifications: The senate has not rejected Vipul Garg’s argument but has asked him, as Convener of the Gymkhana Review Committee, to come up with a suitable alternate name for the position […] February 12, 2017May 15, 2021
Gymkhana Campus Dialogue II: Gymkhana Open House On 7th November, Vox Populi conducted Campus Dialogue II: The Gymkhana Open House Session. Hosted by Karan Deep Sharma, from Vox Populi, the event was an eye-opener for those who attended, giving a clear glimpse into the Gymkhana’s functioning. Starting off with a short presentation, the General Secretaries detailed up on the crucial decisions taken […] January 4, 2016May 15, 2021