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[21 Jan 2013 | Comment on this | ]
Ramesh Srivats Speaks to T5E: Exclusive Interview

“Armchair thinker, excessive drinker, occasional writer, wants to be lighter” is how you would know Ramesh Srivats, an alumnus of IIT Madras, who has more than 80,000 followers on Twitter. …

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Events, Uncategorized »

[1 Apr 2013 | Comment on this | ]
Institute Ice-cream Night

Following the recent findings that IITM graduates are more likely to go bald due to the extreme academic pressure they face in their college lives, the administration has begun a …

Alumni, Lifestyle »

[27 Mar 2013 | Comment on this | ]
The Overnight Expert

Manoj Kumar Nair (B.Tech/EE/1990) recollects his experiences of first playing Bridge at IITM, and how the game has helped shape his life and career.
My dad had a book called ‘5 …

Interviews, Research »

[23 Mar 2013 | Comment on this | ]
Let’s play GEOTAGG

The probability of one’s bicycle remaining in an operable condition decreases sharply as the semesters proceed. Add to that the cases of a few unfortunate thefts, and you …

Elections »

[19 Mar 2013 | Comment on this | ]

The results are out!

Events »

[26 Feb 2013 | One Comment | ]
SAC Meeting Review: Feb 2013

by Bhargavi Suryanarayanan and V.V. Hemanth

The SAC meeting that took place on Saturday, Feb 23, saw a lot of relevant issues being discussed and voted on. The turnout …

Op-Eds »

[23 Feb 2013 | 8 Comments | ]
Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind

A number of Facebook pages parading under the title ‘IIT Confessions’ have sprung up overnight, and have resonated widely with IITians across the country. They are an outlet for the …

Alumni, Lifestyle »

[19 Feb 2013 | Comment on this | ]
Need For Weed

An alumnus shares his experience with substance abuse and how he got over it. (Coordinated by Deepak Sahoo and Sumanth D.)
My first experience with marijuana was at a friend’s birthday, …

Alumni, Interviews, startups »

[17 Feb 2013 | Comment on this | ]
The (g)Olden Days

An interview with Mr. Dhanushkodi Mariappan (BT/ME/2001):
An inspirational figure, Mr. Mariappan started a company called ‘TechPassion’ after completing his MS from MIT. A brief chat with him enlightened us on …

Alumni, Interviews »

[12 Feb 2013 | Comment on this | ]
Nothing To Lose

Prasad Setty is the Vice President of the People Analytics & Compensation in Google. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School where he graduated as a Palmer Scholar. He …