Beyond IITK Reports and Investigations Impact of IITs on migration Disclaimer: The opinions expressed below are the opinions of the writers and theirs alone. Does joining a top 5 IIT make someone more likely to go for research? Or does someone’s interest in research make them more likely to join a top-5 IIT? Prithwiraj Choudhury, Ina Ganguli and Patrick Gaule from the NBER (National […] Written by Vox Populi September 25, 2023September 25, 2023
Beyond IITK Orijit In-Sen: A tête-à-tête with Indian Graphic Artist Vox brings to you a conversation with Orijit Sen who visited IITK for a comic workshop. He is the co-founder of People Tree, an extraordinary artist, storyteller, activist, social documentarian and India’s first graphic novelist. From creating comics to editing anthologies, from teaching to writing, he has been an active and influential figure in the […] Written by Vox Populi August 21, 2023August 21, 2023
Alumni Beyond IITK IITK Alumni help India Breathe: Conversation with Ashutosh Ranka In these dreaded times, initiatives taken by citizens personally can help someone cross the line between life and death. One such initiative termed ‘Breathe India’, is being led by a team of IITK Alumni, who are striving in order to help the needy through this campaign, by collecting funds and then using them to provide oxygen concentrators […] Written by Vox Populi May 3, 2021May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK Interview with Mr. Anil Swarup The Academics and Career Council IITK hosted a talk by Mr. Anil Swarup, who is an author and a retired officer from the Indian Administrative Service. In 38 years of his bright career, he served as the School Education & Literacy Secretary of India and the Coal Secretary of India. He is most popular for […] Written by Vox Populi April 18, 2020May 15, 2021
Alumni Beyond IITK Interview with Mr. Mayur Dixit As a part of Policy Conclave 2020, Students’ Opinion Society organised a talk on “From engineering to bureaucracy” by Mr Mayur Dixit, an IITK Y4 alumnus, who graduated with rank 1 as a Mechanical engineer and thereafter joined IIM Bangalore. He cleared UPSC CSE 2012 with AIR 11 and is currently the Chief Development Officer […] Written by Vox Populi March 10, 2020May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK Interview with Mr. Abhishek Gupta Mr. Abhishek Gupta, the Chief India Economist at Bloomberg was invited to our campus as a part of the Policy Conclave 2020 organized by the Students’ Opinion Society, aiming to promote policy research on campus. Vox had the chance to interview him. Here is an overview of the conversation. Sir, can you please describe the […] Written by Vox Populi March 5, 2020May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK Events In Conversation with Shri. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ Shri. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, our Hon’ble Union Minister of Human Resource Development, visited IIT Kanpur as the Chief Guest for our Foundation Day Celebration on 02/11/19. Vox got the opportunity to interact with him personally and get his opinions over a quick QnA session. Here’s the full interview: Ques- How has your visit to IIT Kanpur […] Written by Vox Populi January 13, 2020May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK The correct model for success: In conversation with Dr. Pullela Gopichand Photo credits: IIT K Media Center Usually, there are two classes of people- those who know how to do a great job and others, who can teach the next generation how to do a great job. Are these classes mutually exclusive? Well, Veteran badminton player Pullela Gopichand is a counter-example no one can refute. Recently, […] Written by Vox Populi July 4, 2019May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK Rivigo revokes placement offers! Rivigo is a technology-enabled logistics company that had visited IIT Kanpur on Day 1 and 2 of the 2018-19 placement season offering roles in Algorithms, Business Analysis and Software Development. In a sudden incident on 13th June, Rivigo revoked the placement offers of all their incoming fresh hires, out of which 11 were from […] Written by Vox Populi June 14, 2019May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK A Study in Perseverance: In Conversation with Medha Patkar Ek Ayodhya ke Mandir or Masjid par kab tak ladenge, yaar! Humko toh hamare astitva ke sangharsh kahi jyada zaroori lagte hain. Medha Patkar is a social activist working on various crucial political and economic issues raised by tribals, Dalits, farmers, labourers and women facing injustice in India. She is the founder member of Narmada […] Written by Vox Populi April 2, 2019May 15, 2021
