Beyond IITK In Conversation with Mr. Shashi Shekhar Mr. Shashi Shekhar Vempati has been the Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati Broadcasting Corp. since June 2017 and has been its Part-Time Director since February 19, 2016. An IIT Bombay alumnus, he has worked as a Product Strategist and Digital Innovator at Infosys for more than 16 years and was responsible for incubating many […] Written by Vox Populi March 1, 2019May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK In Conversation with Flavia Agnes A pioneer of the Women’s Movement in India, Flavia Agnes has worked on the subjects of gender and legal reform. As a lawyer and social activist, she has played a vital role in raising issues about women’s rights in the legal system. In 1991, Flavia Agnes co-founded Majlis, a legal and cultural resource centre, with […] Written by Vox Populi January 28, 2019May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK “Ideas are overrated” – A tete-a-tete with Ronnie Screwvala During his recent summer internship at UpGrad in Mumbai, Simrat got the opportunity to interact with Ronnie Screwvala. He is a serial entrepreneur known best for being the founder and CEO of UTV. He talks about how startups are not just about the ideas behind them and how funding is an overrated concept in today’s […] Written by Vox Populi October 11, 2017May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK Vaccines and Viruses : A tete-a-tete with Devika Sirohi Devika Sirohi recently won acclaim for her role in a team of seven scientists and researchers which successfully decoded the structure of the Zika virus. Incidentally, she was also the youngest member there. She graduated, having completed her course in Biochemistry (Hons.) from Delhi University, obtained her Master’s Degree from the Tata Institute of Fundamental […] Written by Vox Populi April 19, 2017May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK Talking about Religion and Odourless Chemistry with Prof. Henry Schaefer The keynote speaker at Techkriti ’17, Prof. Henry Schaefer is truly a scientist beyond compare. A computational chemist by profession, he is the Graham Purdue Professor of Chemistry at the University of Georgia. Apart from being one of the most cited scientists in the world, his views about religion and it’s compatibility with science make him […] Written by Vox Populi March 27, 2017May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK “Donald Trump’s policies might slow down Global Warming” – Richard Muller One cannot help but be impressed when they hear about Dr. Richard Muller – particle physicist, Earth scientist, professor emeritus, mentor to a Nobel prize winner, climate change skeptic, global warming activist, entrepreneur, consultant, writer, avid blogger, hiking enthusiast and a racquetball player. Naturally, we at Vox Populi were eager to find out – what […] Written by Vox Populi March 21, 2017May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK Re-Monetization? “Hide your white money for a black day”, this Arabic proverb perfectly explains the situation faced by the country on the eve of 8th November when PM Narendra Modi, in his address to the nation announced the demonetization of Rs. 500 and 1000 notes currently in circulation, effective by midnight that day. He also introduced […] Written by Vox Populi December 7, 2016May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK In conversation with: Vikas Swarup Vikas Swarup, best known as the author of “Q&A”, which was later adapted into the Oscar winning motion picture “Slumdog Millionaire”, is the official spokesperson of Ministry of External Affairs and recently visited our campus during Techkriti’16. Following is our conversation with him regarding his book Q&A, MEA , India and much more! VOX POPULI: […] Written by Vox Populi March 27, 2016May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK In conversation with: Dr. Lyn Evans The director of Linear Collider Collaboration at CERN talking about LHC, why Physicists hate “the God particle”, India, importance of Science and much more Vox: You’ve been to India quite a number of times. What are some of the things that excite you about India? Dr. Evans: I have been to IIT Madras, IIT Bombay, […] Written by Vox Populi March 23, 2016May 15, 2021
Beyond IITK In Conversation with Porter’s founder: Vikas Choudhary How was Porter born? It all started with Pranav and me spending our free time discussing potential startup ideas while Pranav was at JP Morgan. Our first serious idea was to organise the black and yellow cabs in Mumbai but as we dwelled on that idea, the ‘unionbaazi’ emerged as a big hurdle and the […] Written by Vox Populi December 30, 2015May 15, 2021
