Author: External Communications

STORY CREDITS Writer: Apeksha Srivastava Photo: Wikimedia Commons The first thought that comes to mind when one encounters the phrase diversity in the context of education is often related to academics- a multitude of courses and research work, but, is certainly not limited to it. Derived from the Latin word dīversitās, diversity points towards variety. In fact, diversity, which also encompasses acceptance and respect for all, can prove to be a new path towards success. This diversity prepares the students to build successful careers in the future by encouraging critical thinking and building of alliances, irrespective of the differences, to work together to achieve...

STORY CREDITS Writer: Apeksha Srivastava Photo: Shashank Raman I had completed my M.Tech in Biological Engineering from IIT Gandhinagar recently and joined the same Institute as a Senior Project Associate in External Communications when I got the chance to meet Julianna Rex for the first time. A smiling face and a friendly personality, Julianna hails from a village in Milne Bay province of Papua New Guinea. She is the second child, with an elder sister and a younger brother, of a lower middle class family. Her parents are subsistence farmers and fishers by profession. “We lived in a village and had to go to Alotau...