Library Roundup – Featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson
Week 22: 05 October 2020 - 09 October 2020 Book of the week: Because internet: understanding the new rules of language New AdditionsNeil deGrasse...
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COVID-19 testing drive conducted for the IITGN community
About 1800 community members who are currently on campus and those who come to work in the campus would undergo Rapid Antigen Tests by the medical teams of Government of Gujarat over the next few days. To complement the precautionary measures against the current global pandemic, IITGN has organised COVID-19 testing drive for its entire campus community. As a part of this special drive, about 1800 community members, including faculty, staff, residents, outsourced support staff, and students who are currently on campus and those who come to work in the campus, would undergo Rapid Antigen Tests over the next...
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Week 21: 28 September 2020 - 02 October 2020 Book of the week: Bring your brain to work: using cognitive science to get a job, do it well, and advance your career New...
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Experts discussed Gandhian connection with Adivasis in a webinar
The interdisciplinary panel discussion and talks in the webinar attempted to understand the legacy of Gandhi and Gandhian to understand Adivasi communities, politics, and identity today. Ahead of Mahatma Gandhi’s 151st birth anniversary, IITGN and Flinders University, Australia jointly organised a one-day international webinar on ‘Gandhi and the Adivasi Question’, on October 01, 2020. The webinar aimed to understand the legacy of Gandhi and Gandhian for understanding Adivasi communities, politics, and identity today. This was part of SPARC (Ministry of Education, Government of India) initiative. Many Gandhian experts, scholars and Adivasi activists participated in the webinar to discuss Gandhian...
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Week 20: 21 September 2020 - 25 September 2020 Book of the week: Transcendence: How humans evolved through fire, language, beauty, and time New AdditionsHerbert George...
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