Uttarayan is a dream project made possible by the collaborative efforts of young dancers and musicians from all across India, facilitated by a team of creative cultural entrepreneurs, and alumni of IIT KGP. Uttarayan is being jointly organised by Sahaj Padma, in collaboration with Rathnakala Padmakuteera Trust, from Hassan, Karnataka. Uttarayan is one story...

Mithun Madhusudan, 5th Year Undergraduate Student, Patel Hall, shares his sense of grief  on the unfortunate death of a friend in the following words. I am not one given to extreme displays of emotion, but memories of Ankik Dhar cannot be penned down without it, for that was the kind of person he was. It’s always hard to deal with death. Each of us has our...

The PK Sinha Center for BioEnergy at IIT Kharagpur will be launched on the 5th of January, 2010 in a ceremony graced by eminent personalities including Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy and distinguished alumni like Mr. Prabhakant Sinha and Mr. Arjun Malhotra, among others. All students and faculty are invited for the launching...

The Director, Prof. D Acharya, appointed a new Professor-in-Charge for BC Roy Technology Hospital, Dr. Analava Mitra of SMST on 11th November 2009. Dr. Mitra, replacing Professor Gautam Sinha (VGSOM), has taken charge with immediate effect. Source:...

E-Cell, IIT Kharagpur presents four competitions to imbibe entrepreneurship among students and help convert ideas into startups. Envision : The product design competition, with the assistance of the TePP, feasible products can get upto 30 lacs worth of funding and mentorship. Eclairez: It is a platform for Social entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative...