All about IITK Alumni Back in 1960, the first day of IIT Kanpur Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India, believed that ‘the world will ultimately be saved, if it is to be saved, by the method and approach of science.’ With a vision to achieve industrial and economic freedom, IITs were set up: the one at Kanpur being the fourth in number, registered under Registration […] August 9, 2015May 15, 2021
Alumni Vignettes of History: Abhay Bhushan reminisces (Part III) The third and final installment of the reminiscences of Abhay Bhushan, IIT Kanpur’s first graduate, is here! You can have a look at the first and second parts of this fascinating tale before moving on. My Undergraduate Years at IIT Kanpur – Part III Abhay K. Bhushan, BT EE 1965, Roll No. 60001 At […] October 14, 2014May 15, 2021
Alumni Vignettes of History: Abhay Bhushan reminisces (Part II) Continuing with the reminiscences of Abhay Bhushan, here comes the second part in the trilogy. Enjoy! (You can view the first part here.) My Undergraduate Years at IIT Kanpur – Part II Abhay K. Bhushan, BT EE 1965, Roll No. 60001 Life at Textile hostel was fun for the most part. There were badminton courts […] October 5, 2014May 15, 2021
Alumni Vignettes of History: Abhay Bhushan reminisces (Part I) Starting with this post, Vox Populi aims to bring forth vignettes of beauty from the rich and vastly unexplored repertoire of IIT Kanpur’s history. An institute like IIT Kanpur, which holds a special place in the history of education in India, is bound to find a lot to cherish and a lot to overlook at […] September 28, 2014May 15, 2021
All about IITK Alumni Gymkhana Prayas and its beginning Mrs. Vijaya Ramachandran, or Vijaya didi, as she is affectionately known, came to IIT Kanpur in 1968 with her husband, Prof R. Ramachandran of the Physics Department. She resides in the hearts of many people as one of the founders of the Opportunity School and the Karamchari Sangathan in IIT Kanpur and 21 other schools […] July 27, 2014December 26, 2020
All about IITK Institute IITK and its beginnings The act was deemed professional suicide, yet professor Purushottam Kashinath Kelkar accepted the post to become the first director of IIT Kanpur. The beginnings were uncertain, the institute had no campus until 1963 – 4 years after its establishment – classes were initially held at the Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, but Kelkar persevered. He recruited […] March 28, 2014December 23, 2020
