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
Editorials and Opinion Pieces Gymkhana Revving Resilience: In conversation with IITK Motorsports team Disclaimer: The views presented below are the IITK Motorsports team’s own and are not in any manner representative of the views of Vox Populi as a body or IIT Kanpur in general. IITK Motorsports is an IITK student team working towards building a racecar. They have been tirelessly working on crafting race cars that have […] Written by Vox Populi July 18, 2023July 19, 2023
Administration Editorials and Opinion Pieces Students Dhobighat: A Laundry List of Injustices In light of a sequence of compelling events, Vox was prompted to pay a visit to the Dhobighat- an area on our campus rarely explored by students. The stark contrast to our well-developed and meticulously maintained surroundings left us feeling strange. Half-ruined buildings on the verge of collapse, overgrown grass towering above us- reaching our […] Written by Vox Populi June 6, 2023June 7, 2023
Editorials and Opinion Pieces Students A Non-Residential Campus(?) Following an Office Order by the Director’s Office dated 22 August 2022, a committee was constituted to review the current accommodation status of students and suggest measures to improve the same. What follows is an editorial by Vox Populi in collaboration with the Forum for Critical Thinking on the recommendations made by the committee. When […] Written by Vox Populi January 24, 2023January 25, 2023
Editorials and Opinion Pieces Gymkhana Interview with ICPC Asia-West Champions from IITK A team of competitive programmers from IIT Kanpur created history this year by winning the first position in Asia-West in the World Finals of the International Collegiate Programming Competition (ICPC) – a feat no other Indian team has ever achieved. ICPC, with over 50k students participating from 3000 universities around the world, is the world’s […] Written by Vox Populi December 6, 2022December 6, 2022
Editorials and Opinion Pieces View With a Grain of Sand: Understanding Gendered Spaces Within the Campus Disclaimer: This op-ed is written by Ms. Divya Sharma, President, Hall 4. The views presented below are the author’s own and are not in any manner representative of the views of Vox Populi as a body or IIT Kanpur in general. A few months back, when I first stepped into my Hall, just when it […] Written by Vox Populi July 22, 2022July 22, 2022
Editorials and Opinion Pieces Caste in IIT Kanpur: Caste-based social realities that shape our academic existence Disclaimer: The opinions expressed below are the opinions of the writers and theirs alone. “The value of a man was reduced to his immediate identity and nearest possibility. To a vote. To a number. To a thing.” – Rohith Vemula In October 2021, an Assistant Professor at IIT Madras resigned, stating caste-based discrimination at the […] Written by Vox Populi May 1, 2022May 1, 2022
Editorials and Opinion Pieces Restrictions on Y21s Impinge on Personal Freedoms Disclaimer: The opinions expressed below are the opinions of the writers and theirs alone. Almost two weeks after first being allowed back on campus, Y21s continue to be subjected to stringent, unprecedented, and unreasonable restrictions even though their first year is nearing completion. Y21 students have been instructed not to leave their Halls between 8 […] Written by Vox Populi April 14, 2022April 15, 2022
Editorials and Opinion Pieces Reopening Campus – Part 1 Since March 2020, the return of UG students has always been a much-awaited topic of discussion. With the PG students returning to campus in a phased manner in the last couple of months, the UG community has eagerly been waiting for an update. With increasing vaccination numbers and the active caseload at an all-time low, […] Written by Vox Populi September 7, 2021September 7, 2021
Editorials and Opinion Pieces On Plagiarism: Prof. Feroz Hassan Prof. Feroz Hassan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. He specialises in film theory, aesthetic politics and world cinema. He writes on plagiarism by students! Disclaimer:- The views presented below are the author’s own and are not in any manner representative of the views of Vox Populi as a […] Written by Vox Populi September 5, 2021September 5, 2021
