The Student Newsletter of IIT

“It's not about whether we can, it's about how we will!”

The morning of the 1st of August ‘08 was one clubs have been established to tap the which none of the 90 students who are proud potentials of the students and to channelize to call themselves a part of the Pioneer Batch them to achieve excellence. The undying of IIT-GN can ever forget. It was the day of the interest of the students in engineering first ever orientation programme of this methods has given form to the various talks newly established IIT. The administration was and seminars that have been held at IIT-GN. seen to be running around hither and thither The social mingling of the students comes to to set up all things right for the comfort of the the forefront with IIT-GN starting its annual historical first batch of students. Days have blood-donation programme Jeevan Tarang. passed by since then and today IIT-GN has The administration has been constantly made a promising statement of achieving involved in the development of the facilities unprecedented excellence in all fields, be it and the rate of work has increased gradually. academic or extra-curricular. The hostels have been The brain-batteries of the transformed from simple students seem to keep rooms to comfortable going full guns and new apartments with its very ideas are what keep the own SAC and a night cheerful spirit of IIT-GN canteen. The entire going. The greatest hostel has been evidence in support of this connected via a wi-fi is our first ever cultural network, an analogy to festival-BLITHCHRON '09 the student unity seen in which proved to be a mega IIT-GN. IIT-GN is a -sucess! Öéïñ sets the stage practical example of for students to gain a Unity in Diversity deeper insight into the underlying physical following the principles set out by our principles of all the technology that the constitutions' preamble word-to-word. students are being enlightened about in the Despite all the hardships, drawbacks and formal courses. The entrepreneurial skills are inconveniences of being the pioneer, we have honed in ÓÃÄ. After a hectic day at college, made ourselves at home. We have made our students are more than excited to pick up presence felt in the city and the state and to their favorite sport from a wide spectrum of some extent in the country. them provided as part of the Students’ Gymkhana and excel in them. From inter- We have gone ahead full blast with our departmental sports tournaments to twenty- aspirations and high hopes of success, but at 20 cricket matches, from setting up football the back of our minds, our faith in ourselves clubs to bidding for players, the excitement has never died. And finally, IT IS NOT ABOUT never seems to die down. WHETHER WE CAN, BUT ABOUT HOW WE WILL….. Literary, music, arts, dramatics and dance

IIT GN the beginning- by Prof. Yajnik, Dean S.A./A.P. IIT GN t was long awaited, the elected students council was in Vishwakarma Government opening of some more IITs. place, sports equipment arrived Engineering College, which IBut when it came it came like and football was being kicked made the new born institution a heavy downpour of Mumbai around on hitherto unused very comfortable. The long monsoon. Eight new IITs got lawns of VGEC. When 15th standing query of the students, approved between February August arrived we had a student " W ill we see the actual and May 2008. Not only that, give a speech, and when campus?" was meant to be they were supposed to start October 2 arrived, we had answered in the affirmative. And functioning forthwith. IIT songs, presentations, and by the State put its best foot Gandhinagar is the only one of 26th January 2009, all of those forward in procuring for us a the new IITs to have been and also a skit With an intensive gentle pasture within a short proposed in May and to yet to guidance on how to organise d i s t a n c e f r o m u r ban have started directly within the their games teams and how to Ahmedabad, within the district urban area in the vicinity of practice for competitive sports, of Gandhinagar. The mentor which it was meant to start. This IIT Gandhinagar team was institution in turn has had is a tribute to both, the rearing to go to the inter-IIT serious brainstorming in the Government of and the sports at IIT Madras in preceding semester and mentor institution, IIT Bombay, December 2008. Not that the produced. and also to the continued seniors were willing to indulge A vision document, a conceptual support of the Government of them too easily but Team blueprint for IIT Gandhinagar, . Gandhinagar did well at the envisioning the organization of But most of all we also laud the meet. its intense academics and decision of so many bright JEE All the while, someone or the cutting edge research and its rankers to have opted for this other wanted to attend a cultural soothing and secluded physical new institution and their parents or technical fest being hosted by environs. We now look forward who permitted them to sign up engineering colleges within to seeing this vision come true for a residential academic Gujarat, coming back with some on the land earmarked, such institution that had no student victories and some special that the pioneer batch which has residences to speak of at the mentions. And soon it was the entered is able to complete at time of paying fees. At turn of IITGN (so the name had least some of its academic breakneck speed, with a brand evolved), to organise one during requirements, on the actual new building provided by the the second semester. Barely campus. patronage and generosity of a waiting for the mid-semester Dear reader if you are searching local industry house, we got exam week to be over, they put f o r t h a t p r e c ious word busy setting up a hostel. It was u p a b l i s t e r ing show, academics, we had a 10 pointer amusing to see parents arrive "Blithchron" ... yes, I have to in the first semester and several on July 27 asking to see where double check the spelling AP (outstanding performance the hostel was, and the though the reader may not even grade, only one awarded in the undersigned, knowing that know the difference. So as an whole class), but by the second water and electricity were not alumnus of IITB familiar with the semester the competition had yet connected, would smugly cool name , I was heated up. This semester we say : your date of reporting is witnessing the birth of one more have had four students above July 31, 4 pm. Our institution hot festival. Its highlights were a 9.9 and two of them the perfect was working on war footing and I classical night of carnatic violin 10, with AP awarded in every had no hesitation playing my and a rock night, both of which subject. cards thus. saw some heads swaying, not I will not try the patience of the From within these chaotic always gently. reader but pray that he or she beginnings emerged the We must acknowledge the leaf through these pages to find dedicated spirit of learning of our strong initiative and the scattered in its nooks and new entrants. All of them keenly unstinting support of the corners and reportage and attended every lecture class and Government of Gujarat, its graphics what all this pioneering every evening lecture arranged Education, Revenue and the batch already achieved and by the two special interest clubs Roads and Buildings what its lofty aspirations aim for that had got going from the first secretariats, and most warmly, in the years to come. week itself!. In no time an t h e hosting college Here I am, This is ME ! 4 90 students announce their arrival through- vision was the unity it created, each student emphasized on the co conceived in the earned extra skills along the way, ordination between the troupe Aminds of the apart from the usual engineering and the heat they created on knowledge synonymous with stage with their chemistry. IITs. This vision emerged as “Blithchron ’09” meaning the time of festivity, which was the name

“The Game Drome”- the gaming competition featured gaming enthusiasts chosen by the students after screaming their lungs out much debate. It was a 2 day while their reflexes did the mega event held in the actual talking. “Parley”- the temporary campus of IIT GN at group debate and other fun VGEC, . A website events like face painting, with URL: www.blithchron.com break-up letter writing and was built by the students. The cartoon making were all a part major attractions in the festival of the events that created this students of IIT GN, to create were the events “The Butler did huge success. The entire something that would make it!”, “Jobless” and “String Theory” event gathered a footfall of them stand out in history, - the band wars. The event also 1000+ students; it also being the only IIT to had a classical night organized in received extensive media organize an inter-college co-operation with SPIC- MACAY attention. For a group of 90 cultural festival in its first which featured a famous violinist first year students with no prior year! The students duo of Ganesh and Kumaresh. experience in budgeting, HR embarked on a journey that Their soulful renditions left the helped them gain a lot along crowd speechless. The the way. It was the first time dignitaries present for the that all of the factions at IIT performance could not help but appreciate the effort put in by the mere 90 students. Other events that turned Blithchron into a management, printing or success were anything else required to Solo Impromptu organize a successful event, -a dance they did a pretty good job. competition Blithchron ’09 served as a which required growing experience for the spunk panache students who are eagerly awaiting to get their hands GN worked together for a and thinking on your feet. onto Blithchron ’10. common goal. Apart from “Synchronize”- the group dance String Theory (Band Wars @ Blithchron ’09) IIT GN students “mock” the job scenario 5 his was the “official icing popular songs of Jimmy Ton the cake” for Hendrix, Pink Floyd and other n event that stands Blithchron, organized on the popular Hindi songs such as testimony to the final night of Blithchron. The 'tum ho toh' and 'socha hai'. Aingenuity of the prelims to String Theory were The popularity of the band students at IIT GN is conducted on the previous with the adrenaline filled “Jobless” which was a day and out of the multitude of crowd of 700 was such that mock job interview where “Purple Flowers” was not the contestants faced three allowed to step off the stage. rounds of intense The final touch to the night competition. The first round was a finishing performance was a group discussion (special act) by the death which separated the meek metal band “Darkside” nearly from the aggressive and resulting in an all-out mosh in the bold form the timid. This the audience. After was followed by a round in “Darkside”'s performance which half of the students ended, the judges were given fictitious announced the winners of resumes and asked to be the band wars – “Manefus” the interviewees, whereas who accepted the prize the rest of the students bands that enrolled only three money of Rs 20,000 with glee assumed the role of the were selected to fight for the appreciating the work the IIT interviewers. The last final prize of Rs 20,000. The GN students had put for the round featured the judges three selected bands were show despite this being their interviewing the remaining “Manefus”, “Souls of Centaur” first attempt. One of the participants in a stress and “Sweet Blame”. The first highlights of the event was interview to crown a winner. to perform were “Souls of the quality of the sound The event was also Centaur” followed by “Sweet system doled out by the adopted by other colleges Blame”. The band to perform IITians which all bands participating in Blithchron next was “Manefus” whose agreed was the one of the due to its take on the sound check song “Pappu best they have ever played current job crisis. The Yaar” was the hum for all the on. One thing was an obvious organizing committee of audience for days to follow. fact, the crowd was going to Blithchron has promised to This was followed by the head return to String Theory '10 make Jobless a much line act by the popular band and in greater multitudes. bigger rendition of the Job Purple Flowers, who interview that is an integral performed part of every students The Butler Did It! college life. his much appreciated the previous detective Mr. event in Blithchron was a X. The event received an Tcrime scene overwhelming response in investigation, where an terms of registrations and entire crime scene was the organizers were kept recreated accompanied by a on their heels with the large video created by the students number of entries. The describing the series of events e v e n t gained great that led to the murder. The story acknowledgment from the was entirely created by the Banerjee who was the victim. media because of its students which revolved around The case was assigned to the innovative take on crime Deepankar Khosla and Prof. budding detectives due to the scene investigation. mysterious disappearance of 6

Humble Beginnings

tarting student activities which colleges normally call their respective four year in any new college is a “clubs”. A defining trait of the courses. The initial momentum Sdifficult task which students at IIT GN was their grew stronger with student requires an initial impetus. The urge to achieve; enabling them involvement resulting into more students at IIT GN felt the best to establish clubs like ETA, clubs like LFP, Planet Sangeet, way to have a kick start was to Phiop and CineFlux in the first The Dramatics Club and The gather a group of like-minded month of their journey towards Literary Guild. people and form an association overall development through Night Canteen Building a hierarchy IT hostels are infamous for their second council elected “night life”. For this very reason, student body needs towards the end of the year Istudents felt the need to have a Ato be defined by removed the post of the canteen right in their hostel to cater leaders who can represent councilors as the initial to their nocturnal appetites. Initially the unfamiliarity faced with many logistical hassles, students among the the student council finally made it among the students was possible to provide us with food till administra removed and about 2 a.m. into the night. The tion as well one overall caterers being the same as the as other representative ones in the IIT Gandhinagar mess, student seemed the night canteen provides an bodies. sufficient. This extended menu serving snacks This present and beverages. It opens at 10 p.m. created a council will and closes at 2 a.m. (extendable need for The newly elected student council function till upto 3 a.m. during examination of IIT-GN the IIT GN towards the days). The night canteen is often students to end of the the center of student interaction. pick their representatives academic year 2009-2010. Most of the decisions of the student which would ensure the The elections for the year body were thus usually made over proper communication of 2009-2010 consisted of a a masala maggi or coffee from the their needs to the series of speeches and night canteen. authorities, allowing IIT GN debates with a plethora of to develop at a rapid pace new ideas emerging through S.A.C. defined by the enthusiasm constructive criticism. The of the students and the election commission has also ith a view of having a dedication of the authorities. set up an impeachment law to place where all the The first elected council keep the council on their feet. Wextracurricular activities consisted of a General The student body has can be carried out Student Activity Secretary, two Councilors to unanimously expressed their Centre was established in the assist the General hopes that the present hostel. It also has the computer Secretary, a Mess, a student council ensures rapid centre and student library Maintenance, a Sports and development of IIT GN. Biblioteca del Estudiante. It is also a Cultural Secretary. The the center for the different club activities. Sports facilities NSO he rapid development of campus. The pressure exerted n the first semester the 7 the sports facilities in by IITGN students and the NSO sessions were TIITGN has stunned student council on the Iorganized by Dr. Jha many but for the students of authorities made them finally who was delegated to IITGN rapid is not fast enough. relent and set up a volleyball conduct the NSO sessions At present though the sports court right outside the IITGN in IITGN from IITB. Two facilities of IITGN presents a mess. This was shortly NSO sessions were promising form, it is much followed by the development of organized (morning and evolved form a cricket evening) over a period of to the one that field and 20 days. The morning greeted IITGN a basket sessions were mainly students at ball court aimed at increasing the the start of i n the physical endurance, fitness their year. The campus. and stamina of the development I t has students while the evening of sports also sessions were aimed at facilities been developing the general started with finalized acumen and skills of the the IITGN to set up students in various sports students a basket of their interests. being given ball court In the second semester permission to play in the field in the hostel. The future similar NSO sessions were in front of the A block. The facilities that are aimed to be conducted by Dr Appaji, IITGN students were also provided to the students of who also incubated the given permission to utilize the IITGN include a swimming NSS scheme here as part badminton and table tennis pool. of our social footprint. facilities available in the VGEC www.iitgn.ac.in Internet ssential to every cultural extravaganza ittle did the guys at DARPA educational institute is organized by IIT know what they made, Eits online presence and Gandhinagar students. Lwould evolve into. The outreach to prospective Shortly, you will also be able world wide web today is an students, faculty, general to see issues of the Palantir immense resource-house for public, or the citizens who on the student corner of the information on basically dwell more on the internet website. To know more everything a world citizen is than on terra firma. The Indian about OUR very own required to stay abreast of. In Institute of Technology website, point your web fact, it also serves the double Gandhinagar now has a fully browsers to www.iitgn.ac.in . purpose of providing platforms to functional website. Designed practice coding and web by Prof Abhijit Sarkar, the designing, which are part of the professional looking website Wifi current IIT curriculum. The contains exhaustive current computer laboratory is ur new hostels will information about IIT equipped with world class soon be complete Gandhinagar. It contains computers with exceptional Owi-fi enabled information regarding the computing capabilities. We buildings. Squish with currently have a leased business educational programs offered SQUID proxy server is going connection from BSNL providing by IIT Gandhinagar, to be used. So, downloading very good bandwidth to work. information about the faculty, freaks get ready to be The students in the first year the campus, FAQs etc. Also, it “squished”! We would also enjoyed wi-fi connectivity in the contains a link to work on having a secure ftp campus as well as in the hostel. www.blithchron.com, the server with nodes in our website of the already famous hostels. 8 Trip to the Water Park he sports in charge available at the theme park, Dr. S. N. Jha including a rain dance that Torganized an outing was engraved in the for the students to Swapna memory of students who let Shrishti Water Park in the loose on that day. The first semester. The entire students returned late in group of students collected the evening and all enjoyed early in the morning and a well deserved sleep after boarded a bus taking them to a hard day's “work” of their first college excursion. merrymaking. The students enjoyed the wide range of water activities

Biblioteca Del Synching technology with the land of Estudiante entrepreneurs ue to absence of ITs have always been Association (ÓÃÄ). With the non-academic known for production of help of the student advisor Dbooks in the campus Ipeople with unique ideas Prof Abhijit Sarkar, for this library, the student council has and a will to see their ideas club the students organized a set up a student library in the special guest lecture by Prof. hostel S.A.C. The B.D.E. has Shashikanth a wide collection of fictional Suryanarayanan a faculty of and non fictional books such IIT Bombay’s Mechanical as Who moved my cheese, Engineering Department and John Grisham catering to a successful entrepreneur. varying literary needs of the He spoke to the members on hostel students. The main aim “The Birth of of the B.D.E. for the next Entrepreneurship”. The club academic year is to acquire was also responsible for the books of better quality. birth of this newsletter. The reaching the masses. This council for ÓGÄ has stated frame of mind in the students that they have major plans for of IIT Gandhinagar saw the The Palantir in the coming emergence of a new club the semester and hope this will be Öéïñ Entrepreneurial Technocrats its first successful project.

he Forum for construction of the Large- discussion on the “Higg's Interaction On Boson”. The students' TPhysics was formed excitement knew no to channelize productive bounds. This club has discussions on physics, matured and matured enhance the existing enough from just guest knowledge of the students, lectures to complete and encourage them to course lectures. As part of search deeper in the realm its activities, Prof. Ameeya of physics. As part of Öéï ñ, Bhagwat of the Physics the inaugural lecture was department delivered lectures delivered by the Dean, Prof. Hadron collider at CERN. The on Quantum Mechanics in the U.A.Yajnik which was lecture concentrated on Spring of 2009 as part of anticipatory to the elementary particle physics Öéïñ. issues. There was also a Agaaz- A Beginning Cineflux 9 gaaz featured his is the official was events such as cinematic club of Athe a random TIITGN. The main last event couple event, function of the club is to o n t h e the crowning of collect movies, movies and calendar of Mr. Fresher more movies. It started with IIT GN that andthe screening of English marked the declaration of movies every Saturday and end of the the Best has developed into first path Sportsman of screening of multilingual and defying year the year 2008- international language o f t h e 2009. The party movies throughout the week. pioneer batch. It was the came to a close with the DJ It also manages a movie Pioneers Party that was playing some groovy dance database in the hostel which organized for the students by numbers, which enthralled the can be accessed for free of the students. This party pioneers of IIT GN. cost by the students. There is too much blood in my caffeine system! t is often humorously alluded minutes and 12 seconds on an contingent situation does that at IIT hostels, the body average and fall to the advice of arise!...only a few minutes after Iclocks of students get likeminded peers- “rat le na…”. resuming studies. (“But hey! I'm reversed. This is true, to some Studying with utmost attention just using the computer to extent especially during requires energy. Some who study…”). Frantic swearing and examinations when the sins of had already planned upon fervent turning of pages our past bunking over the staying up all night tend to indicates the attainment of this semester come to haunt us. stock-up on food, Red-Bull, stage. Like brave soldiers who The most notable activity caffeine and a chit containing laid their lives defending their before an examination is the the suicide prevention land, one by one, the student “night before”. Recently helpline's number. One can't sees his friends drop off into the enlightened that there is an eat and directly jump back to sweet promises sleep whispers examination the next day, most studies: so, students often into their ears. He struggles to students intend to prepare for a check their email/social resist, few can, most join their semester long course content networking website profiles etc. fellow “martyrs”. Irrespective of all squeezed into a night's before getting back to the study the time of sleeping, students effort. They begin with a silent table. They keep the computers who make it to the examination prayer and take the plunge with powered on- just in case they hall cannot help commenting utmost reluctance and disgust. need to refer or cross verify “Kya sahi night-out mara They soon give up hopes of something they come across in yaar!”upon observing the understanding it after a heroic 5 the course syllabus. And this bloodshot eyes of their friends.

“Let there be no light”-for a greener cause he WWF has to create awareness about of candles held by all of the successfully set up an this day, turning off all lights 9 0 students of IIT Thour dedicated to the and creating an IIT GN out Gandhinagar on the ground earth where all households outside the hostel. This and buildings are requested ensured each student to turn off their lights and developed an outlook that other electrical appliances is pro green revolution to create awareness about and each student is aware the need to take action of the impending climatic against the climate change. changes if something is IIT Gandhinagar also tried not done. Helluva Holi 10 he festival of colors is out of their beds. There was an one of the most widely all out color shower sprayed Tcelebrated festivals in on the hostel premises leaving Indian culture and the the authorities wondering how students of IIT upheld the wild the student activities tradition on the 11th of March would get in the future. This with a version of Holi was a colorful display of unity synonymous with the IIT's. among the students that left a This involved the use of a pit of lasting impression on the mud created that turned into a minds as well as the walls. The “green” with jealousy and have dunking ground of students who were not present vowed never to miss a Holi at unsuspecting victims dragged to enjoy this event were IIT GN. n the last day of All Rounders Navratri, celebrating Dassera alent hunt had begun at IIT the triumph of virtue O GN with the event “All over evil, an artistically rounders”. This was handicrafted, explosive- T conducted floor wise and the laden effigy of Ravana was participants were not informed burnt (of course with about the events till the necessary safety programme commenced. The precautions). events were Dumb-charades, The students squeezed the Mono acting, JAM (Just A Minute) age old traditional “Raam and a dare competition. Mono Leela” into their pike-sized acting received a huge response comic version of the lore. from the audience. After 2 Unstoppable bouts of continuous hours of laughter ensued. entertainment, with a lot of “zeal and enthu” from the students, they Burning the dance Republic Day returned to the hostels talking floor atriotic fervour about the event the rest of the day. s a build up to was at an all time Blithchron, the students Phigh again on the Remembering The Aat IIT GN decided to 59th Republic Day at IIT organize one of the events of Gandhinagar. The flag Father of the Nation Blithchron as an intra event, to hoisting was followed by assure themselves of their speeches by the Dean andhi Jayanti is a day that organizational skills. The (AP and SA) Prof U A Gbrings a entire college turned up for this Yajnik, Retd. Major feeling of event that displayed the General Aga and patriotism and amazing talent of the students students of IIT GN. This nostalgia among of IIT GN that might have gone was followed by an the folk of India. unnoticed. The participants insightful play created IIT GN showed off their moves on a entirely by the students celebrated this Hindi and English song given of IIT GN titled “What We day with to them randomly. The dance Have Done” which discussions and floor was set ablaze and the highlighted our flaws as speeches on the audience mesmerized by the a nation and delivered life of the great national hero. talent, soon jumped onto the the message that all is This was followed by screening of dance floor. The event not lost if we truly show Richard Attenborough's Oscar transformed into a DJ Party the spirit that India as a winning movie 'Gandhi'. after the results were nation is supposed to announced. embody. IIT GN collaborates with SPIC MACAY 11 IT GN's Chaudhary gave the association with students a brief insight ISPIC MACAY, a into some of the popular movement nuances of Indian to promote Indian Classical Music along Classical Music with his performance. amongst youth also He taught the students started off in this 5 ragaas in an very eventful year. interactive manner. A Sitar recital by The first glimpse of Padma Bhushan Pt. SPIC MACAY in IIT GN Debu Chaudhary developed into a bond was organized on that was re energized 4th of February by the performance of which was artists of SPIC MACAY appreciated by one in Blithchron ’09. and all. Pt. Debu Planet Sangeet NSS Program “One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world.” Jeevan Tarang-the An insight of red revolution Students IIT GN's very own music club With the guidance and support that envisages to bring from Dr. Appaji , we have come up together all the music lovers to with an initiative “Pragya” to teach promote interaction among the slum children. Many students themselves. This club helps have volunteered to teach slum its members in realizing the kids. We have also found three latent talent within them and schools catering to provides them with adequate underprivileged classes in opportunities and facilities to Motera and they have agreed to polish the talent that they join us in the initiative. possess. At the very onset the T was the first NSS venture club has laid down a set of of IITGN and well organised goals it intends to achieve. Ievents of the year. A Arranging instructors for collaboration was made with teaching vocal as well music, the V. S. Clinic to conduct the arranging instruments and camp and the camp was other requirements for popularised and marketed as developing music, periodically much as possible. Most of the organising musical events for students donated blood. All its members to pick out the necessary precautions best singer as well as best regarding the safety of instrumentalist for the syringes and well being of the semester are all part of what donors were looked into Planet Sangeet aims to give the students. INTER DEPARTMENTAL FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT he tournament was one back and result in the 2-1 12 contested by the three score line in favor of the Tdepartments with their Chemical team allowing the respective teams.The Mechanical team to qualify for matches were held at the the finals against the so far football ground in front of the A rampaging Chemical team. The block of the campus .The first pre match build-up for the finals round was a round robin was nerve-wracking with both between the three teams the mechanical team and the (Chemical, Mechanical, Chemical team think tanks Electrical departments). working overboard to get a These matches witnessed match against Electrical team strategy in place ....but the tenacity, bonding and rivalry 1-0. The next match was chemical team were the that bespoke of between the hot, in-form favorites due to the form of their professionalism and a burning Chemical team against the scintillating forwards. The finals desire to emerge triumphant. Electrical team which again came and the Chemical team's The first match was between saw resplendent fireworks by forwards were at it again but Chemical and Mechanical that the Chemical team forwards. they were halted by the resolute witnessed a scorching display This resulted in them raking defense which ended in both the of skill and talent by the two goals within the first five teams going to the break without Chemical forwards that saw minutes of the match beginning drawing first blood. The second the Mechanical team go down but however the Electrical team half opened to see the 3-1. The second match of the d e f enders displayed Mechanical team coming out all round robin stage was resoluteness and prevented guns firing to put the pressure between the Mechanical and from further goals from being back on the chemical team Electrical teams. The conceded. This gave time for scoring a goal and then holding Mechanical team won the the electrical forwards to pull their own to win the tournament.

Inter IIT sports Volleyball

ue to admirable The first inter college efforts on the part tournament IITGN had Dof the participated in was a administration and the tournament organized by the students holding office, it IPTG Gandhinagar. This was made possible for tournament saw participation IIT Gandhinagar to send from all colleges in the region a contingent of players to including IIM-A, DAIICT. In participate in the inter IIT this tournament IITGN was sports meet in Chennai. cast into a pool along with But unfortunately the IIT amongst the new IITs with 2 other 4 colleges (GNLU, IIM- Gandhinagar contingent was golds, 4 silvers and 3 bronzes. It A, VGEC, IPTG). Despite allowed to participate in athletic has come to light under IITGN losing its ground in the events alone and only with the comparison that some of the initial stage of the tournament new IITs. The official version records set by IITGN students it was able to impress one and all with its raw talent, tenacity, was the perceived lack of were comparable to the ones and never say die attitude facilities. Despite the onset of existing in the inter-IIT sports which made all to wonder adversities stacked neatly and meet .Hopefully IITGN will get a what this team would be able cleanly in front, the IIT crack at the other IITs this time to achieve had they availed Gandhinagar contingent proved around and maybe we will set new records. the facilities of a proper coach their mettle by emerging as the and preparation. single highest medals winner IFL Spring ’09 (IITian’s Football League Spring ’09) their strategy and 13 his was a vision for their novel idea respective teams. Tinitiated This innovative idea under the ambit of saw people from the LFP (the league teams who played of football players) against each other in and the student the inter- council. The entire departmental football model of the tournament were now tournament was in the same side. The organized in a matches were then similar way to the held throughout the IPL (Indian Premier semester and the League) and the team with the highest EPL (English points won the Premier League). league. This model included the the transfer season. The total purchase of players by using number of the teams competing credits (each team would be The standings were: in the first season was set at distributed an equal number of Club Gallantos 12pts three (Club Gallantos, Aeolus, 8 credits before the tournament's 8 Hooligans 8 pts Hooligans) and the players were auction of players) and the Aeolus 5 pts purchased from the pool by the transfer system of the players in managers in accordance with Tournaments Students dunk in together a new sport highlighted the sports he growth of the major fever in sports facilities in IIT IITGN in TGN inspired some the first basketball enthusiasts to year. The urge the authorities to cricket and establish a functional volleyball basketball court for the tournament students of IIT GN. This s followed culminated into a half court the same which became an instant hit pattern as among the students with the Football basketball being added to tournament the list of sports IIT GN with students enjoyed in their Electrical spare time. The basketball he success of the bagging the top enthusiasts during NSO football tournament was place in both games. Chemical sessions also trained and Tfollowed up with thrilling and Mechanical were the established a basketball competitions in badminton, runners up in the games team for IIT GN. The cricket, volleyball and table respectively. Badminton and students hope that this team tennis. With enthusiastic table tennis consisted of a can become a force to participation and nail biting singles event which was reckon with in the Inter IIT as finales, these tournaments general for all branches. well as other Sports Tournaments. IIT GN ends its search for a director 14 h e from the California Institute of country. He has also been first Technology, Pasadena. He is associated with Gujarat as he Tyear a professor in Civil had visited the state during the of IIT GN Engineering at IIT Kanpur and time of the Bhuj Earthquake in also saw a has served as the head of the 2000. Prof Jain has been first department from 2001 to instrumental in setting up glimpse of 2003. In addition to the various organizations its future teaching and building a strong dedicated towards research Director research program at IIT into earthquakes as well as Prof. Kanpur, Dr. Jain believes in earthquake management. His Sudhir practicing what he preaches. appointment was much Kumar He is responsible for appreciated amongst all of Jain who has taken charge at the development of several those associated with IIT GN beginning of this academic year. seismic codes for the country. as the presence of a Director is He is a Bachelor of Engineering He also works as a seismic expected to bring with it great from the University of Roorkee consultant for a number of development in IIT (IITR/BT/CE/1979), he holds a major railway bridge projects Gandhinagar. Masters and Doctoral degrees in high seismic regions of the Prof U. A. Yajnik E-Lectures rof. Urjit.A.Yajnik is the , Supersymmetry ,Cosmology Dean of Academic applications of Grand IT-Gandhinagar became PProgrammes and Unification -- Cosmic strings, the first among new IITs Student Affairs at IIT Baryogenesis Iwhich established links with Gandhinagar. He did ,Quantization of Gravity National Knowledge Network. his M.Sc (Integrated) and Superstring Theory. The NKN is aimed at from IIT Bombay in the He is active member of interconnecting all the year 1980 and the F ??? and is known knowledge institutes of the obtained his Ph.D in among the students for country through an electronic Elementary Particle his calm and warm digital broadband network. Physics from the behavior. He actively The link with NKN (National University at Texas at participates and Knowledge Network) has Austin. His research encourages cultural provided video conferencing interests are: Grand Unification activity at IIT-GN. facility to IIT-G. Plugging into Prof. Jaison Manjaly- Hostel Warden the National Knowledge Network (NKN), IIT hostel warden is keen interest in extra-curricular Gandhinagar students had a required to monitor activities with the students. It new experience of a Aand regulate student wouldn't be an exaggeration to “classroom”. Pilot e-lectures activities. Prof Jaison Manjaly say that he plays numerous were conducted for the stepped up to the task of sports, some of which are Departmental Introductory bearing this additional basketball, volleyball, Course- Introduction to responsibility. football, badminton. He Electrical Engineering. The Prof Manjaly, learns playing the guitar students were lectured from Assistant Professor at with the students. He Mumbai by Prof Soman. The IIT Gandhinagar screens critically acclaimed high bandwidth provides for obtained his PhD in multilingual movies every real-time streaming of video Philosophy from IIT Kharagpur Friday. With such a multi- and sound of HD quality on the and his MA in Philosophy from faceted warden, the students of 53 inch screen. This new and the University of Calicut. His IIT GN, in keeping with the IIT innovative project is definitely field of work is centered around tradition, have someone to a jump start to what may be the the metaphysical issues of the inspire them to look beyond just future of education. mind and cognition. He takes academic achievement. What the new comers have to say- quotes taken by interviewing 5 juniors “Filling the choice sheet, i was large extent, after watching it I culture, a new era of your own 15 also told that the Gujarat was sure that life at IIT GN is far enhancement” government is perhaps the better than one can demand.” “Perhaps its true that the most active government of our “Every little thing seems so institute doesn't make country, which meant that all perfect for a proper IIT. The students…students make the the promises made, regarding posters, the fests, the t-shirts , institute.” the campus, would be looked the all night canteen..all this “Here I am, this is me, and upon properly . 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