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Republic Day 2022 – IITGN felicitated its ambulance driver and other essential services staff for their relentless services

Republic Day 2022 – IITGN felicitated its ambulance driver and other essential services staff for their relentless services

Jan 26, 2022 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar “Let us take forward the legacy of IITGN and continue to evolve to attain even greater milestones.” – Prof Amit Prashant, Officiating Director, IITGN. In a gesture to express a sense of gratitude and respect, IITGN celebrated the Republic Day 2022 by felicitating many of its essential services staff who have shown exemplary dedication to the Institute community over the years and especially during the pandemic. The Institute presented Campus Development Awards and Excellence Awards to various non-teaching staff, including ambulance driver, security supervisor, hostel caretaker, housekeeping staff, office...

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“One cannot talk about Telugu literature without talking about Sanskrit”- Prof Srinivas Reddy

“One cannot talk about Telugu literature without talking about Sanskrit”- Prof Srinivas Reddy

Jan 23, 2022 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar As a part of the sixth edition of the Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) elective course, the IITGN held two online lectures, ‘Sweeter than Honey: The Advent and Rise of Classical Telugu Literature’ and ‘Conquest of the World: Krishnadevaraya’s Amuktamalyada’. Distinguished author, translator, and musician Dr Srinivas Reddy delivered these talks on January 20 & 21, 2022. In his first lecture, Dr Srinivas provided a glimpse into the interesting history of language, identity, and region with respect to Telugu literature. He started the session by highlighting several conjectured origins of...

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IITGN to start ‘Sparkle Series’ for about 10,000 Vigyan Jyoti scholars of 200 JNVs across the country

IITGN to start ‘Sparkle Series’ for about 10,000 Vigyan Jyoti scholars of 200 JNVs across the country

Jan 20, 2022 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar Sparkle Series will cover Science and Mathematics curriculum topics with various hands-on activities and open-ended experiential learning. The first episode is slated to go live on January 22, 2022, from 3 to 4:30 pm, on CCL’s YouTube channel. In a focused effort to get young higher secondary girl students from remotest parts of the country excited about Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), the Centre for Creative Learning (CCL) at IITGN and the American India Foundation (AIF) have joined hands to start ‘Sparkle Series’, an online interactive education programme...

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IITGN Officiating Director Prof Amit Prashant wins the prestigious Gopal Ranjan Technology Award 2021

IITGN Officiating Director Prof Amit Prashant wins the prestigious Gopal Ranjan Technology Award 2021

Jan 5, 2022 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar Prof Amit Prashant has received the award for his significant research contributions, ranging from fundamental soil mechanics to applied work on various geotechnical structures. Prof Amit Prashant, Professor of Civil Engineering and Officiating Director of IITGN, has won the prestigious Gopal Ranjan Technology Award 2021. The Award is presented by IIT Roorkee every year to an Indian national or an alumni of IIT Roorkee for creative work in the fields of Soil Characteristics/ Foundation Engineering/ Ground Improvement / Soil Structure Interaction/ Engineering Geology/ Underground Structures/ Rock Mechanics/ Subsurface including...

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IITGN bids adieu to its founding director Prof Sudhir Jain

IITGN bids adieu to its founding director Prof Sudhir Jain

Jan 3, 2022 |

STORY CREDITS Writer/Editor: Shivangi Vasudev Bhatt Photo: Media and Communication, IIT Gandhinagar IITGN today bid adieu to its founding director Prof Sudhir K Jain, who has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi. Prof Amit Prashant, Professor of Civil Engineering, IITGN, will take over the charge of officiating director of the institute from tomorrow. It’s overwhelming for me, but I am sure that the Institute is in great hands. IITGN will continue to scale newer heights with fresh ideas, opportunities, and collaborations. There is a great future here. I am grateful to all for being...

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