Inaugural Day July 11, 2021 - 6.00 pm – 7.00 pm IST hosted by SIDDHI, Office of Global Engagement, IIT Madras

6.00 – 6.03 pm Dr. Kaamya Sharma, Compere - Introduction Assistant Professor, IIT Jodhpur Rajasthan, India 3 minutes

6.03 – 6.41 pm Inaugural Function

Prof. Wendy Singer Roy T. Wortman, Distinguished Professor of History Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, USA Introducing Kenyon – IITM Writing Workshop 3 minutes

Prof. David Lynn Special Assistant to the President, Editor Emeritus of the Kenyon Review Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, USA 5 minutes

Prof. Raghunathan Rengaswamy Dean, Global Engagement, IIT Madras Chennai, Tamilnadu, India 5 minutes

Prof. Mahesh Panchagnula Dean, Alumni and Corporate Relations IIT Madras, Chennai, India 5 minutes

Prof. Chris Gillen Professor of Biology Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, USA 3 minutes

Mr. Hari Pulakkat Editor, SHAASTRA, Science & Technology Magazine IIT Madras, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India 3 minutes

Mr. Venky Vembu Executive Editor, SHAASTRA, Science & Technology Magazine IIT Madras, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India 3 minutes

Prof. Srikanth Vedantham Professor, Dept of Engineering Design IIT Madras, Chennai, India 3 minutes

Readings by Kenyon - IITM Writing Workshop Faculty: 6.42 – 7.02 pm Prof. Chris Gillen 5 minutes Prof. Wendy Singer 5 minutes Mr. Hari Pulakkat 5 minutes Mr. Venky Vembu 5 minutes

Vote of Thanks: 7.02 – 7.04 pm Dr. Sudarsan Padmanabhan Associate Professor Dept of Humanities and Social Sciences Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India 2 minutes

Our Partners ❖ Kenyon Review ❖ Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio, USA ❖ Indian Institute of Technology Madras ❖ Office of Dean Students ❖ Office of Alumni & Corporate Relations ❖ Office of Global Engagement ❖ Department of Humanities and Social Sciences ❖ Department of Physics

https://hss.iitm.ac.in/kenyon-iitm https://siddhi.iitm.ac.in