Month: November 2018

Nov
08
2018
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By Poulami Mondal
Play it again, Sam

Play it again, Sam

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Tony Braganza of Kolkata’s iconic music store, Braganza and Co., on his life and his time at IIT Kharagpur Anthony Braganza is a much admired figure, both among his friends at IIT Kharagpur and in the music milieu in Kolkata and farther beyond. Tony, as he is best known, and his family are the proprietors of Braganza and Co., the iconic music shop on Marquis Street, Kolkata. The Braganzas have been an indispensable part of the music scene of Kolkata for decades now, supplying, repairing and lending the finest of musical instruments, and even creating trends in the market for…
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Nov
05
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Sports Finds Centre Stage at IIT KGP

Sports Finds Centre Stage at IIT KGP

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Following the feat of winning medal at the State Athletics Championship, IIT Kharagpur has again ventured in the sports arena by roping in professional tennis player Saurav Sukul to train the students' tennis team at IIT KGP. About 12 students are training for 4 hours a day of whom several are first time players. The Institute has also built a synthetic court for practice. Sukul who has played professional tennis in the international circuit has recently started to train the students. "Though national and international level circuits require a substantial amount of time to be invested and regular training is…
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Nov
02
2018
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By Shreyoshi Ghosh
Great Step for Tomorrow’s Mining Engineers

Great Step for Tomorrow’s Mining Engineers

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Are minerals the new gold standard? What are the environmental aspects and safety concerns in mining? What are bot functionalities in mining? And many more – IIT KGP’s GREAT STEP, the premier technical fest organized by the Department of Mining Engineering is here to answer many of these questions. With the theme “Ore is Gold” the fest is scheduled on 2nd to 4th of November 2018. The event will address critical areas in mining through case studies, design problems, guest lectures, workshops and various competitions. These would include the Petro Case Study, Mineo Case Study, Enviro Case Study, Geobotics, National Mining…
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Nov
01
2018
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By Chirosree Basu
Beyond the horror and heartbreak of Partition

Beyond the horror and heartbreak of Partition

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Dr Anjali Gera Roy's ongoing project, “After Partition: Post-memories of the Afterlife of Partition 1947”, is part of the worldwide initiative to record the stories of the victims of Partition as they orally recount their horror and heartbreak A house by the river. Moonshine on the waters. And an amazing sunrise every day. That is how Sova Mukherjee recounts the idyll she had to leave behind in Noakhali when political vagaries and Partition drove them away from their land. The family got divided as they shifted to Ganderia in old Dhaka and then to Kolkata before coming together again. Sova…
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