The KGP Graph Theory

Interview with Dr. Harish Hande

Dr. Harish Hande is an IIT Kharagpur alumnus (1990 batch), Magsaysay Award winner (2011) and founder of SELCO, a social enterprise that provides sustainable energy services to the poor in India. He was in IIT-KGP recently as one of the speakers at GES held in January. We…

Dedicated to the service of the nation

Prof. Goutam Saha took up the responsibility of heading the Health&Fitness division of NSO recently, changing the framework dramatically to make things functionally efficient. The Scholars’ Avenue caught up with him for a tete-a-tete. Edited excerpts:

A Take on our Sporting Culture — What’s wrong (and right)?

When it comes to sports, it’s no secret that IIT Kharagpur’s performance has been dismal in recent times. The last time we topped the inter-IIT standings was in the 41st edition of the event, which occurred a good eight years…

Another Inter-IIT to forget

The Inter-IIT squad of IIT Kharagpur spluttered to yet another humiliating sixth position in the recently concluded 48th Inter-IIT Sports Meet held at IIT Roorkee. Barring volleyball and tennis, our athletes simply had nothing to write home about. That Kharagpur managed to hold…

The Presi Files: An Interview with Manish Bhattacharya

Professor Manish Bhattacharya was at the helm of Gymkhana, IIT Kharagpur for a period of six years. Very charismatic in his personality, he was instrumental in bringing about several changes, and had to face several challenges when it…

Sports Diaries-The G.Secs’ viewpoint

It’s been an eventful year at IIT Kharagpur, sporting-wise. Although Shaurya was a relative success this year, Kharagpur’s continued dismal performance in the Inter-IIT sports meet is a big cause of concern. TSA caught up with the two General Secretaries, Akash…

The Placement Mood Survey

Faced with a deluge of surveys in the past month, final year students at IIT Kharagpur were of the opinion that the latest Scholars’ Avenue survey was just that, another meaningless form. On the contrary, it was a first-of-its-kind endeavor to understand the mindset of an average…

Inter IIT Aquatics 2013

And thus, did the 49th edition of the Inter IIT aquatics meet conclude in IIT Guwahati with the contingent from…

The Boeing Project & Scholarship Program 2013

Boeing has brought forth a project for the students of IIT Kharagpur. Students…