TFS Postulae March 2019
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I S S U E 1 2 • M A R C H 2 0 1 9 TFS POSTALE T H E M O N T H L Y N E W S L E T T E R B Y T H E F L E E T S T R E E T , S T U D E N T M E D I A B O D Y O F I I T P A L A K K A D CHAT WITH THE GOLD MEDALLISTS #INTERIITTECH Prasanna puts forward his thoughts and a chat with the winning team THANK YOU TFS Thanks all the Editors and Correspondents from the Senior year for their support and contribution to the growth of TFS as we see it today DR. SANTHAKUMAR TRANSIT CAMPUS DR. JASINE SHARES Dr. Santhakumar shares First month at transit Dr. Jasine Babu brings his journey to IIT Pkd campus, so far so good our attention to our and his experiences conceptualization of trans-women FAREWELL NOTE Greetings! Welcome to TFS POSTALE, the monthly newsletter of EDITORS The Fleet Street. Conceptualized during the summer NAVANEETH M NAMBIAR break of 2016 by the first batch of students under the mentorship of Prof. Valsa Kumar sir, The Fleet SHRUTI UMAT Street from being under the mentorship of a faculty member to becoming a truly independent media GREGORY PAUL T body, we have come a long way. We published our first article in the form of a special edition- The first inter branch sports meet in February 2017. The first CONTACT US issue of TFS Postale was released on the 19th of April, 2017. The journey has been smooth so far. We [email protected] have released 11 issues of our monthly newsletter and numerous special editions. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM It is time for a big change. The institute has now h ttps://www.instagram.com/tfs.iitpkd/ completed one cycle- where its soon going to witness its first batch of students graduating. 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Regards The former editorial team For Permissions to reuse any content Ishita, Prasanna, Somasekharan, Roshan herein, you can reach us out at [email protected] March 2019 | IIT Palakkad THE FLEET STREET The official student media body of IIT Palakkad NEWSLETTER MARCH 2019 instiinsights by Ruchi Rinkle and Navaneeth M Nambiar During the past month the campus has been bustling with activity. From a flurry of research talks to workshops to faculty recruitment to an annual intra college sports meet, a lot has happened during the past couple of months. January 2019 ● EBSB: 30th January 2019 Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, an initiative under the Ministry of Human Resources and Development (MHRD), is organised at central institutions across India to bring forth the cultures, traditions, customs and practices of various states across India. It aims at spreading unity among different sections of our population. As part of the event, the students have organised various programmes during the semester. ○ Rajasthan and Assam: The students from the states of Rajasthan and Assam showcased various customs and famous tourist locations of the other state including the Rajasthani Ghoomar and an Assami dance. There was also a short drama presented on the great warrior Prithviraj Chauhan giving the audience a glimpse of his life. 1 March 2019 | IIT Palakkad February 2019 ● ACE quiz and interaction with Prof Mathews : 12th February 2019 The Association of Civil Engineers (ACE) organized a quiz on 12th February 2019. Several of the students from third year and fourth year civil and mechanical engineering participated in the event. The quiz competition was made more special with Prof. Mathews who interacted with the students. ● Shift to transit campus: 16th February 2019 All the second years and third year students were shifted to the newly established Transit campus. The first year NSS students did a commendable job as they helped immensely during the shifting procedure. After the shift, only the first and fourth years and some of the PhD students remain in the Ahalia Temporary campus. ● Visit to Thrissur Fest: 16th February 2019 The Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Education (KSCSTE) jointly with Kerala Technical University (KTU) had organized KTU Techfest 2019, a state level engineering exhibition of shortlisted B.Tech projects, hosted at Government Engineering College, Thrissur on 16th February 2019. The projects exhibited by other engineering students were impressive, interesting and showcased many integrated theoretical concepts applied in real life to solve many complicated problem statements. ● Bird Count: 17th February 2019 IIT Palakkad along with NCBS organised a bird count on 17th February 2019. The event was part of The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) and gave good opportunity to introduce students to birding and had experts who came and explained about different types of birds. This event helped create a great change in students’ ideas regarding birds and imminent danger of extinction they face. ● Battle of Bands: 23rd February 2019 Vadya Music Club conducted the Battle of Bands tournament, a first-of-its-kind event wherein members of the Vadya club along with new talent teamed up to perform as four bands who competed for glory. The event was well acclaimed and was considered a grand success as a whole. 2 March 2019 | IIT Palakkad ● Workshops and seminars : ○ Institute Colloquium by Prof. Ravi Subrahmanyan (Director, Raman Research Institute) was organized on 6th February 2019. He spoke about the design and construction of telescopes that will allow for further exploration into the history of our universe. March 2019 ● Kadambini: Kadambini, the Women’s Forum of IIT Palakkad, aims at bringing together the institute community and spreading general awareness on women’s rights and nurturing an active open community. The forum has been named after Dr. Kadambini Ganguly, the first female graduate from India during British Raj, who went on to become the first female physician trained in western medicine from South Asia. As part of International Women’s Day, Kadambini organised an evening program which was filled with different students and faculties sharing their views. The event was also interactive with quizzes in between the programme. There was also a Poster Design Competition organised on the theme “A Woman whom I admire“ in which Adrian McDonald, Final year-CSE, won the first position. On 20th March 2019, there was a talk by Dr. A K Jayasree on “Women’s Movements and Diverse Perspectives”. Dr. Jayasree is a famous gender activist. She described the various Movements on Gender rights of Women and LGBT in Kerala that have occured over the years and shared her views on the same. ● Student’s Wellness and Counselling Centre: ○ Talk on Relationships: 13th March 2019 A session was taken by Ashfak Ahamed P.C and Arya Aravind, resident clinical psychologists of the institute. The session stressed on the importance of nurturing healthy relationships, focusing mainly on friendship and romantic relationships. The session was interactive and had participation from the faculty, students, research scholars and lab staff. 3 March 2019 | IIT Palakkad ● EBSB: ○ Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, and Manipur: 20th March 2019 Students performed the famous Zeliang Butterfly dance of Nagaland and presented the song Sangai of Manipur. There was also a performance of the Shiv Tandav, one of the famous dance forms in Madhya Pradesh. A play was also presented which covered major historic and cultural landmarks of Madhya Pradesh. ● Sportacus 2019: 16th-17th March 2019 Taking cues from the success of the intra college sports meet (highlights being the virtual money based auction system to buy athletes) conducted last year, the much awaited Intra College Sports Meet for this semester was conducted in similar fashion with some rules being revamped. Much like the previous year, students formed Franchises that chose players for each sport in an Auction. The event was conducted during the weekend of 16th-17th March 2019. The four franchises, namely Thunderhawks, Spartans, Phoenix and Dementors, put forth an impressive battle for two days at the end of which Team Phoenix rose to grab the title of winner of the season. The standout mention is the energy and enthusiasm with which the girls came out and played on the field. Arguably, this is the first time IIT Palakkad has witnessed a large participation of women in sports events indicating a healthy gender representation. Kudos to the sports council ! ● Extra Mural Lectures (EML) : The EML team has had two well renowned professionals as part of the Extra Mural Lectures for this semester. ○ The Art and Science of Creating Illusions, 13th March 2019 Magician Pradeep Houdino, Founder of Magic World, Kozhikode, put forth an interactive session with the IIT Palakkad community. The entire talk switched between general methods of deceptions magicians use and simple demonstrations wherein some of the acts were revealed to the audience. ○ Data and its discontents - Political economy of disinformation, 20th March 2019 Renowned Indian journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta addressed the members of the institute on his views on how the ever growing connected world has changed over the years, how people access information and how media presents news to its 4 March 2019 | IIT Palakkad audiences around the globe, including India.