Institute Power Outage at the Dhobighat On the 5th of January, 2024, at 11:30 am, Dhobighat experienced a power outage in its main premises, which, as of now, remains unresolved. This outage has impacted the living conditions of six quarters, accommodating over six families and 30+ individuals. Dhobis, the laundry service providers, allege that this incident is part of a continued […] Written by Vox Populi January 11, 2024January 11, 2024
All about IITK Faculty Institute Newsletter Reports and Investigations Students To Attend or Not to Attend Attendance has long been a moot point of discussion amongst both Professors and Students. As the semester begins, a few FCHs manage to send shivers down one’s spine with their attendance policies. In an attempt to understand the views of Campus Junta, we at Vox Populi conducted a survey on the “Effect of Attending Classes and […] Written by Vox Populi October 10, 2023October 13, 2023
All about IITK Campus Corners Flagship Series Institute National Aerosol Facility What is the National Aerosol Facility? The nuclear reactors run by the Department of Atomic Energy satisfy two critical needs of our nation – nuclear energy and strategic usage. The reactor safety is analyzed by doing a scenario assessment because one cannot simulate the experimental settings in a laboratory. Regardless, we must know about the […] Written by Vox Populi August 2, 2023August 2, 2023
Editorials and Opinion Pieces Institute Students A Critique of the ICC Sexual Harassment Rules 2017 and Rules 2021 Disclaimer: The opinions expressed below are the opinions of the writers and theirs alone. The POSH Act was constituted and enacted in 2013 in India aiming to prevent sexual harassment at the workplace and offer redressal in case of an offence. The act mandates that all employers constitute an internal complaints committee (ICC) to make […] Written by Vox Populi July 24, 2023August 16, 2023
All about IITK Institute Reports and Investigations Cycle Track: The Unanswered Questions In November last year, many wondered, paddling down at the sight of chopped trees along the roadside, speculating what was coming up. However, it wasn’t long before everyone could trace that the campus was getting a cycle track, a separate lane for the bicyclists to paddle on. The track soon found its way into discussions […] Written by Vox Populi July 11, 2023July 11, 2023
All about IITK Flagship Series Institute Vox Explains Artificial Rain by IITK On June 22, IIT Kanpur successfully conducted an experiment for cloud seeding. The experiment was a success owing to the valuable contribution of numerous people from IIT Kanpur, including Dr. Manindra Agrawal, Dr Mainak Das, Dr Deepu Philip, and their associates spanning multiple departments with diverse backgrounds. With the approval of the Directorate General of […] Written by Vox Populi July 3, 2023July 3, 2023
All about IITK Campus Corners Flagship Series Institute Particle Accelerator History-accelerating the particle! IIT Kanpur first got a particle accelerator in 1968. At that time, it was among one of the first big pieces of equipment, after the IBM computer at IITK campus. The first particle accelerator was a 2 MV Van-de-graff accelerator donated by the US through the Kanpur Indo-American Program (KIAP). In 2006, […] Written by Vox Populi May 7, 2023June 18, 2023
Administration All about IITK Institute Let’s talk ‘Rubbish’ – The state of waste management at IITK We would like to express our gratitude to Prof. Rajat Mittal, Prof. Abhas Singh, and Mr. Hari Shankar, who generously gave their time and provided us with crucial information. Without their input, this article would not have been possible. We extend our sincere thanks to each of them for sharing their expertise, perspectives, and experiences, […] Written by Vox Populi February 5, 2023May 24, 2023
Institute Reports and Investigations Casual Sexism at IITK While on the one hand we see a recurrent narrative about the inequality in college cutoffs, internships and placements; on the other hand are apprehensions about casual sexism, unwarranted doubts about one’s competence and jeopardised opportunities. Buried under this chaos are also the unheard complaints of the non-binary for whom even acknowledgement of their problems […] Written by Vox Populi January 16, 2023January 16, 2023
All about IITK Faculty Institute Students Humanities at IITK – A Reasoned Necessity Following from our previous survey piece, we interview and indulge in conversation with faculty members from the HSS department at IIT Kanpur to understand their motivations and the purview of the curriculum at our flagship engineering institute. IIT Kanpur was among the few institutes that heralded the crossover between sciences and humanities in India. Prof. […] Written by Vox Populi December 13, 2022December 14, 2022
