Feb 26, 2009

Prahalad Kakkar India's very own Ad Guru came down to IIT KGP during Kshitij 2009. TSA brings you this exclusive interview, which, in his typical style, was short,sweet and hilarious. An Excerpt : TSA: Sir, how did you get started with advertising? Could you elaborate on the humble beginning? PK: It was a pleasant afternoon. I was walking past an office. People were lunching on the lawn outside this bungalow. Then, I notice these nice pair of legs in a mini-skirt, the best I have seen in a while. I walk inside, approach her and strike a conversation with 'I want to join this company'. Amused, she looks at me and says, 'Do you even know what we do?'. I replied, 'I don't care any longer'.

Feb 22, 2009

Krishna Kumar Kunnath grew up listening to Pink Floyd, Guns ‘N’ Roses, Deep Purple and Billy Joel. Spring Fest 2009 saw the DU Commerce graduate and a play-back genius, performing to a packed house, in the Tagore Open Air Theatre. The Scholars’ Avenue caught up with KK for a rendezvous, backstage. TSA: As a singer you had a modest...

Feb 21, 2009

Prof. Anil K. Bhowmick of Rubber Technology Centre has been appointed as Professor of Eminence at the Institute. Holder of twelve patents, Prof. Bhowmick had guided 33 Ph.D. students, published more than 400 papers and authored 35 book chapters and seven co-edited books.

GE Research is looking for interns interested in the following fields. Those interested can send in their CVs to Mr. Babu Narayanan at babu.narayanan [at] ge [dot] com. All internships will happen during the summer at the Computing & Decision Sciences Lab, GE Global Research at the John F Welch Technology Centre, Bangalore.