Alumni From astronomy documentaries to LIGO : Akshat Singhal Akshat Singhal, a Y9 batch alumnus of IIT Kanpur who was directly involved with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) experiment and co-authored the phenomenal paper “Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger, Feb 11, 2016” was on campus recently. He shares with Vox, his experiences as a student in IIT-Kanpur, […] Written by Vox Populi September 1, 2016May 15, 2021
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 […] Written by Vox Populi August 9, 2015May 15, 2021
Alumni Beyond IITK XLVIII Convocation – Au Revoir batch of ’15 It was both an exhilarating and tearful occasion for the passing out batch of ’15 as IIT Kanpur held its 48th convocation on 7th of June’15. A total of 920 students were awarded degrees by the director, Dr. Indranil Manna and chairman of Board of Governors of the institute, Dr. M Anandkrishnan. Of the total degrees awarded, 634 […] Written by Vox Populi June 10, 2015May 15, 2021
Alumni Events Students Convocation ’15 It was both a joyous and teary occasion for the passing out batch of ’15 as IIT Kanpur held its 48th convocation on 7th of June’15. A total of 920 students were awarded degrees by the director, Dr. Indranil Manna and chairman of Board of Governors of the institute, Dr. M Anandkrishnan. Of the total degrees awarded, […] Written by Vox Populi June 10, 2015May 15, 2021
Alumni Beyond IITK The “Co-operation” Roboticist and his “Flying machines”! Vijay Kumar (born April 12, 1962) is an Indian roboticist and UPS foundation professor in the School of Engineering & Applied Mechanics with secondary appointments in Computer and Information Science and Electrical and Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania, and will become the new dean of Penn Engineering from July 1,2015. Prof. Kumar is […] Written by Vox Populi March 25, 2015May 15, 2021
Alumni Institute Back to 1960s: Drama Days at IIT Kanpur The Cultural Council of IIT Kanpur provides plethora of opportunities for students to explore and pursue their hobbies. It is interesting to know that even in the 1960’s, when the institute was being established, life was not just studies, lecture halls and labs. The students used to produce their own plays, have parties, play music […] Written by Vox Populi January 25, 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 […] Written by Vox Populi 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 […] Written by Vox Populi 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 […] Written by Vox Populi September 28, 2014May 15, 2021
All about IITK Alumni Students Semester VI at Waterloo! Hi! I am Mohit Sharma, Senior Undergraduate in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. Last winters, I was on a semester exchange to University of Waterloo, Canada and I write this article with an intention of encouraging student exchange programs in the institute. There are two main aspects of learning that come out of an […] Written by Vox Populi August 5, 2014December 26, 2020
