Feb 29, 2012

INR 12,50,000. This hefty sum, on an *average*, is what it takes for a student to get through graduate college in the US. Despite the existence of world class universities, state of the art infrastructure and teaching facilities, the pedantic appetites of a majority of students who cannot afford expensive college tuition goes unsatiated.  While this is the case...

As a student at IIT, you spend 4 to 5 years studying the nuances of aspecific branch of engineering or science. Excellent though this training may be, it is entirely possible that you feel the need to add that extra dimension to your education before you make the plunge into the real world. If so, you might want to check out the first-of-its-kind Young India...

Feb 28, 2012

Not everyone who dreams of shooting for the stars actually hits the bulls-eye. In town for Kshitij 2012, TSA caught up with Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli who is one of the luckier few who have been on the other side of the atmosphere. Read on to find his thoughts on issues extra-terrestrial and otherwise. TSA: Do you think that militarisation of space is a...

Feb 27, 2012

Spring  Fest 2012 witnessed the maiden session of IIT Kharagpur Model United Nations Conference, jointly conducted by Debating Society, IIT Kharagpur and Spring Fest. A Model  UN  conference is an academic simulation of the United Nations Organization where participants take on the  role of representatives of countries/organizations in a UN council,...

The Third Man In his youth, Harry Kroto didn’t think of becoming a scientist in particular. He played with Meccano models and acted in a rendition of Shakespeare’s Henry V. Incidentally, he shared the stage with Ian McKellen (Gandalf, Magneto), with whom he remains friends. This interesting manner in which Sir Kroto’s presentation begun was to...