Editorials and Opinion Pieces Gymkhana Institute Students In Search for a Light at the End of the Tunnel: A Message on Campus Re-Opening Vedaant Sikka, President, Students’ Gymkhana, writes about the issue of campus re-opening and reaches out to the general body members to provide a clear sense of what has transpired so far and what the plan is going forward. Disclaimer:- The views presented below are the author’s own and are not in any manner representative of […] Written by Vox Populi July 5, 2021July 5, 2021
Administration Editorials and Opinion Pieces Students An ‘Unprecedented’ Indifference Disclaimer: The opinions expressed below are the opinions of the Editorial Board of Vox Populi and the writers, and theirs alone. In retrospect, Vox Populi cited a leaked personal e-mail in the article that was intended to be private between a student and the DoSA. It was quoted without providing the entire context. This was […] Written by Vox Populi April 27, 2021September 7, 2021
Editorials and Opinion Pieces Reports and Investigations The NIRF Discussion: Erroneous data and unfairness of parameters On 29th September 2015, the MHRD announced its decision to come up with a National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF), “outlining a methodology to rank institutions across the country.” Every year since then, the MHRD has released these rankings, which are calculated using a set of metrics that have been amended throughout the years. The latest annual […] Written by Vox Populi November 9, 2020May 15, 2021
Editorials and Opinion Pieces Incivility in Online Classes The odd semester for the academic year 2020-21 at IIT Kanpur commenced on the 1st of September in an unprecedented completely online mode of instruction. All the courses of this semester are being hosted on the ‘Hello IITK’ platform, powered by mooKIT, wherein all the necessary announcements, recorded lectures, assignments and other materials are released […] Written by Vox Populi September 15, 2020May 15, 2021
Editorials and Opinion Pieces Where the Mind is with Fear Disclaimer: The views presented below are of the author and are not in any manner representative of the views of Vox Populi as a body or IIT Kanpur in general. “Hardly ever have I known anybody to cherish such loyalty as I did to the British Constitution. I can see now that my love of […] Written by Vox Populi January 12, 2020May 15, 2021
Editorials and Opinion Pieces Fading legacy: How student freedom is being systematically curbed at IIT Kanpur Disclaimer : This is an opinion piece by Ashutosh Ranka, President Students’ Gymkhana ’16-17 and Samarth Bansal, Chief Editor Vox Populi ’14-15. Vox neither subscribes nor endorses any ideas presented. On November 2, IIT Kanpur turned 60. The Institute was celebrating its foundation day, and one of us was at the campus during the festivities. In […] Written by Vox Populi November 30, 2019May 15, 2021
Editorials and Opinion Pieces Events Freshers’ Night: Literally a Jester’s Dominion This is a fact-based piece that has no intention of hurting any person, party and organisation involved. We take full responsibility for every fact mentioned in this article and can disclose all related proofs when asked by an authority to do so. There are two kinds of performers in an event, the ones who take […] Written by Vox Populi August 15, 2019May 15, 2021
Editorials and Opinion Pieces Gymkhana Democracy: Of the People? By the People? For the People? Disclaimer: This is an opinion piece by Ms Archana Singh on the current state of electoral politics on campus. The facts and statements mentioned in this article are based on her interactions with current students and recent alumni on campus. The 2019 Gymkhana Elections witnessed a series of electoral malpractices. The violations by candidates included mass […] Written by Vox Populi April 8, 2019May 15, 2021
Editorials and Opinion Pieces “My encounters with Sexuality” : Ayan Roychowdhury Ayan Roychowdhury joined as a masters student at IIT Kanpur and pursued his Ph.D. here itself, his stay spanning eight years. He completed his schooling from a government public school in his hometown Barasat and did his bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Jadavpur University. Currently, he is pursuing his postdoc at ESPCI, Paris I grew up […] Written by Vox Populi December 7, 2018May 14, 2021
Editorials and Opinion Pieces Are Open Electives that Open? IIT Kanpur is considered as one of the most flexible academic institutes in India and abroad with offerings such as double majors, minors and loads of electives. The Open Electives (OEs) are a crucial part of this freedom. They act as means to pursue inter-departmental courses which count towards the degree in one’s own major. […] Written by Vox Populi May 2, 2018May 15, 2021
