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“We need to recognise and celebrate the unsung foot soldiers of the Indian freedom struggle when they are still around” – noted journalist and author Prof P Sainath at IITGN

“We need to recognise and celebrate the unsung foot soldiers of the Indian freedom struggle when they are still around” – noted journalist and author Prof P Sainath at IITGN

Sep 16, 2022 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar The Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) discipline of the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), as a part of its Dialogues Seminar Series, organised a talk by noted journalist, author, and founder editor of People’s Archive of Rural India (PARI), Prof P Sainath, on September 14, 2022, on the topic “Who brought India its independence?”. In this talk, Prof P Sainath, currently a Scholar-in-Residence at IITGN, gave a vivid account of some of the last surviving freedom fighters, whom he described as “foot soldiers” of the Indian independence struggle. The people who...

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“India today can achieve whatever we want to because that confidence and ecosystem has got developed in the country” – Union Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw at IITGN

“India today can achieve whatever we want to because that confidence and ecosystem has got developed in the country” – Union Minister Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw at IITGN

Sep 13, 2022 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar Exhorted the youngsters to get funding, good mentors, incubators, and work on their start-ups to leverage the opportunity to grow big and superior. Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Hon Union Minister of Railways, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India, visited the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) today and interacted with start-ups, industry partners, and students at the Institute. In the first leg of his visit, Shri Vaishnaw visited an expo and product demonstration session by start-ups supported by the IIT Gandhinagar Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (IIEC) and industry partners in the IIT Gandhinagar Research...

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Portals to Research – An event to celebrate the diversity of research by Postdoctoral Fellows at IITGN and grow interdisciplinary collaborations

Portals to Research – An event to celebrate the diversity of research by Postdoctoral Fellows at IITGN and grow interdisciplinary collaborations

Sep 7, 2022 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar With an aim to celebrate the diversity of research by Postdoctoral Fellows and enable them to engage with fellow researchers actively and discuss potential collaborations, the Research and Development Division (R&D) of the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) organised ‘Portals to Research, a first of its kind poster presentation session for senior researchers and postdocs of the Institute on September 02, 2022. The session garnered an overwhelming response, as a total of 57 Postdoctoral Fellows (PDFs), senior researchers, and Early Career Fellows (ECFs) from diverse research backgrounds presented...

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“If the reader does not come to the books, then the books must go to the reader” – said social reformist Shri Sathyanarayanan Mundayoor at IITGN

“If the reader does not come to the books, then the books must go to the reader” – said social reformist Shri Sathyanarayanan Mundayoor at IITGN

Sep 7, 2022 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar The Padma Shri awardee educationist shared his journey of working for educational reform in the remotest villages of Arunachal Pradesh and founding the Lohit Youth Library Network to inculcate the habit of reading among the children. The Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) discipline of the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), as a part of its Social Justice Seminar Series, organised a talk titled “Joyful Reading in Script-less Communities: An Arunachal Pradesh Story”, by Padma Shri awardee educationist and social reformist Shri Sathyanarayanan Mundayoor, on September 06, 2022. In his talk, Shri Mundayoor, also fondly known...

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Students from across the country innovated engineering solutions for water & sanitation challenges – Presented with Vishwakarma Awards 2022 at IITGN

Students from across the country innovated engineering solutions for water & sanitation challenges – Presented with Vishwakarma Awards 2022 at IITGN

Aug 31, 2022 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar An innovation to reduce water consumption for flushing a toilet, a device for solar thermal disinfection of drinking water, a cost-effective and sustainable liquid waste treatment and recycling system; students showcased their engineering and innovation prowess with unique inventions. An innovation that reduces water consumption in flushing a conventional toilet by almost 66%, a device for solar thermal disinfection of drinking water, and a cost-effective and sustainable liquid waste treatment and recycling system for domestic dwellings. These were some of the engineering solutions for water and sanitation challenges showcased...

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