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 […] Written by Vox Populi July 27, 2014December 26, 2020
All about IITK Alumni Top 10 at School, JEE Rank 101. Thought Conquering IITK was about Grades. But 30 Years Down the Line ……… I cracked IIT JEE with Rank 101, and went to IITK, considered academically the toughest and challenging of all IITs. IITK shocked this winner by awarding SPI of 6.7 out of 10 in the first semester. I proudly declared to my friends in Hall 2 Mess, “A mistake and fluke. I will score 10 in […] Written by Vox Populi March 29, 2014December 23, 2020
All about IITK Alumni I was told that I had “zero possibility” of getting into a top 100 PhD program Today I am working towards my Ph.D. with the #1 professor in my field. Don’t lose hope. If you really want to do something, you will find a way …. From as far back as I can remember I have always enjoyed teaching and that was my long term goal. After finishing my BTech from the Bengal […] Written by Vox Populi March 29, 2014December 23, 2020
All about IITK Alumni Beyond IITK Rahul Ram: Playing to a Different Note After completing M.Sc. in Chemistry from IIT Kanpur in 1986 and PhD in Environmental Toxicology from Cornell University in 1990, Delhi-based Rahul Ram should have been a top grade scientist or an ace academician or both. But Ram chose to be lead singer and bassist of the band Indian Ocean. It is very unlikely that […] Written by Vox Populi March 29, 2014December 23, 2020
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 […] Written by Vox Populi March 29, 2014December 23, 2020
All about IITK Alumni Beyond IITK Rajeev Motwani: There wasn’t a startup he didn’t love Rajeev Motwani, wanted to study mathematics and become another Gauss! His father, however, persuaded him to study computer science. Little did he know how closely the two are related? He graduated with B.Tech. in computer science from IITK in 1983 and PhD from Berkeley in 1988. Rajeev was a wise theoretician that had the rare […] Written by Vox Populi March 29, 2014December 23, 2020
All about IITK Alumni By the time I graduated, I had 10 A’s and 11 F’s Everything that bothered me, everything that gave me shame or guilt, I had it discussed with at least one person; and people didn’t reject me. Today, I have a successful career with an MNC as Software Development Engineer. Academically, I went through a really tough time at IIT Kanpur. It is not an experience that […] Written by Vox Populi March 29, 2014May 14, 2021
