Author: External Communications

PONDERING OVER DIGITAL TURN IN HUMANITIES

PONDERING OVER DIGITAL TURN IN HUMANITIES

Dec 9, 2019 | ,

About 40 scholars, postgraduate students and researchers in Humanities & Social Sciences, media professionals and freelancers from all over the country are participating in this fortnight-long workshop to deliberate and reflect on various aspects of digital studies. The digital revolution has touched every aspect, every area of human lives. Humanities education is no different. The Winter Institute in Digital Humanities (WIDH), an international workshop jointly designed and offered by IITGN and the University of Saskatchewan (USask), was formally inaugurated today at IITGN campus. Prof Arnapurna Rath, faculty, Humanities and Social Sciences at IITGN and organiser of this workshop, welcomed...

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Disha Cup- where cricket meets camaraderie

Disha Cup- where cricket meets camaraderie

Nov 26, 2019 |

Disha Cup, the annual cricket tournament of IITGN for the institute’s outsourced manpower, kick-started today. In its fifth edition, the opening ceremony was held in presence of Prof D P Roy, senior visiting faculty at IITGN. Taking inspiration from the Fit India Movement, the institute shared its Fitness Regime Programme through Disha Cup. The opening ceremony was marked with a march past, Fit India Movement exercises and pledge. Scheduled from November 26 to December 01, the tournament is planned in a way that it doesn’t disturb the support staff’s routine in office. A total of 160 staff members, including...

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Curtains by village women to adorn new hostel rooms at IITGN

Curtains by village women to adorn new hostel rooms at IITGN

Nov 19, 2019 |

Eight women from the nearby Palaj and Basan villages stitched the first lot of 219 curtains from the comfort of their homes and earned around ₹500-1000 in about 15 days’ time. Students spend a considerable time of their lives in hostels and are attached to this space where they build memories of a lifetime. The two new hostel blocks of the institute are all set to welcome its students with a special gift – home-made curtains stitched by the women of nearby villages! These women who will soon be adding more life, clour and vibes to the hostel rooms have...

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