All about IITK Alumni Institute Students Reflections: Messages from the Graduating Batch Hi Y14! As you embark upon the wonderful journey that you will cherish for your life, we asked some graduating batch people to do what they do best, fundebaazi! The life at IITK, especially the first few months, is replete with opportunities and the plethora of activities sometimes disconcerts even the best of us. It […] Written by Vox Populi August 3, 2014December 26, 2020
All about IITK Alumni Institute A tribute to Norman Dahl Dr Norman Dahl, a Mechanical Engineering Professor at MIT co-authored what is regarded as the Bible of Mechanics of Solids along with Dr Crandall. He also played a stellar role in establishing IITK and lived here from 1962-64. He passed away at an age of 85, of Alzheimer’s disease on Jan 11 2004. Following is […] Written by Vox Populi August 2, 2014December 26, 2020
All about IITK Alumni Institute Students 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 my student guide at IIT Kanpur told me about CPA trails, I was naturally skeptical. He told us – Whatever happens, don’t get stuck in NCC; […] Written by Vox Populi August 2, 2014December 26, 2020
All about IITK Alumni Institute Students 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 much was really at stake ! When the last quarter of the first water-polo match of 2009 Inter-IIT started game had been stuck at 4-2 […] Written by Vox Populi August 2, 2014December 26, 2020
All about IITK Alumni 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 in which I got a CPI of 3.6. The “nobody” in the title is in quotes for a specific reason. The reason is even if […] Written by Vox Populi July 28, 2014December 26, 2020
All about IITK Alumni Beyond IITK 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 a mentor to several generations of IITians – prodding them like Socrates to question the mainstream parameters of success to question the “should” and live […] Written by Vox Populi July 28, 2014December 26, 2020
All about IITK Alumni 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 it. We should endeavor to prepare a fistful of soil every day to help these seeds germinate. Therein lies hope and this will lend meaning […] Written by Vox Populi July 28, 2014December 26, 2020
All about IITK Alumni 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 neighbors to name a few. During B. Tech. days many of my classmates were extremely worried about their CPI. For many it was the only way to […] Written by Vox Populi July 28, 2014December 26, 2020
All about IITK Alumni 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 – without which there is little security. Will my journey to USA bring happiness? Will money be answer to my prayers? Will I finally realize that […] Written by Vox Populi July 28, 2014December 26, 2020
All about IITK Alumni 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 India to fulfill my dream of developing technologies for rural applications. In the process, I discovered myself — Happiness is not about money, it is […] Written by Vox Populi July 28, 2014December 26, 2020
