Blast off for the October Sky — An interview with Homer Hickam

Profile:
October 1957. The first artificial satellite, Sputnik -1, a Russian Scientific marvel sprang into orbit. With it, rocketed the aspirations of a small boy in a Mine Town of West Virginia. Defying destiny which was…

Guest Article by Ranodeb Roy, MD Morgan Stanley Asia (Fixed Income)

If I was ever asked how bad do you see it getting, I would have said “ It will get bad , real ugly “ . But never even in a nightmare scenario did the current level of wealth destruction ever enter the null…

Editorial : On Elections and More

Over a single weekend, we have seen a burst of much-needed activity since the lull between fest euphoria and mid-semester panic. Inter Halls, internships and IIM interviews are perhaps the second-most frequent topics of discussion. The first, of course, is the upcoming…

Editorial : It Is Time

For the first time in 57 years, students on campus celebrated Independence Day just over a fortnight past the usual date. This celebration, on the night of September 2, marked the end of what was undoubtedly the darkest periods of existence on campus in its history. While celebrating this…

Content Aware Image Resizing

“Okay, well, Charles, you are a mathematician, you’re always looking for the elegant solution. Human behavior is rarely, if ever, elegant. The universe is full of these odd bumps and twists. You know, perhaps you need to make your equation less elegant, more complicated; less…

Editorial: Illumination — A Victim of Protest?

At the time of writing this article, the spectacle that was Illumination has been expunged from the average KGPian’s calendar. Considering the scale, tempo and fervor that accompanied the competition in its glory years, the fading out of this…

Microfluidics Laboratory

Mechanical Engineering Department “What I want to talk about is the problem of manipulating and controlling things on a small scale. As soon as I mention this, people tell me about miniaturization, and how far it has progressed today. They tell me about electric motors that are the…

TnP Registration

Sub: Procedure for availing placement facilities

The T & P Section invites students graduating in 2009 to avail placement facility of the Institute. Campus interviews are likely to commence from December 2, 2008. In order to avail placement…