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Mar

17

2023

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The Unforgettable Soul – Markose Thomas Memorial Award

Alumni Corner, Community, Humans of KGP, Institute, Researcheralumnus, B.Tech, Best Paper, Circuits Systems, Coheisty, Computer Science, Computer Vision, Engineering, Error Expansion, IEEE Trans, M. Tech, Markose Thomas Memorial Award, recognition, Researchers, Reversible Image Watermarking, Software Engineer

'Be in love with your life. Every minute of it' - Markose Thomas The loss of a life is always mournful. The pain of losing someone is a shared emotion that we as humans endure with the silent grief of remembrance. No one can heal the heart that lost its purpose of existence, the least we can do is have empathy towards the departed soul. The physical presence may have perished but the aura of their beautiful soul shall remain forever. When we recollect to remember their attributes, we think of the ways they have contributed in our respective lives,…

Mar

14

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

The Mighty Miner

Humans of KGP, Institute, Obituary, PeopleChasnala Mining Disaster, Combustion of Coal, M A Ramlu, MEAI, Metals & Geological Institute of India, Mighty Miner, Mine safety, Mining, Mining Engineering, Mining Engineers' Association of India, MMGI, Open-cast Mining, S K Bose Memorial Teaching Award, Thacker Coal Mining Gold Medal

May tender memories soften your grief, May fond recollection bring you relief, And may you find comfort and peace in the thought Of the joy that knowing your loved one brought... For time and space can never divide Or keep your loved one from your side. When memory paints in colors true, the happy hours that belonged to you. Bidding adieu to Prof. Madisetti Anant Ramlu, who served as the founder and first Head of the Department of Mining Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur from 1958 until 1987 and retired as the Deputy Director & Acting…

Feb

10

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

The Secret of Getting Ahead is Getting Started – Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2023

Engagement, Events, Humans of KGP, Institute, Study@IITKgpalumnus, Arete Ventures, Atreya Innovation, Berger Paints, Bharat Fund, Empresario'23, Enterprising India, Entrepreneurship Cell, Entrepreneurship Dialogues, Entrepreneurship Summit, Genexis Biotech, GES 2023, Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2023, Hitachi Technologies, Ideaspring Capital, Innovaccer, Kolkata Ventures, Kotak Mahindra Group, Krafton, Million-At-Stake, Product Expo, Professor’s Meet, Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship, Realm of Renaissance, RMSoEE, Skolkovo Foundation, Suresh Prabhu, Vedantu, Venture Catalyst, Women Conclave, Workshops, Zetwerk

Entrepreneurship Cell of IIT Kharagpur conducted Global Entrepreneurship Summit 2023 Oprah Winfrey said ,"Do not worry about being successful but work towards being significant and the success will naturally flow." The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it and exploits it as an opportunity. Entrepreneurship is a state of mind, a can-do attitude, a capacity to focus on a vision and work towards it. Sometimes you have to cross the line of familiarity to explore what holds beneath the generic idea of representation and problem solving techniques considering the other variables. Entrepreneurship Cell, under the aegis of Rajendra Mishra…

Jan

27

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

The Journey of Remembrance – 19th Alumni Meet of IIT Kharagpur

Alumni Corner, Community, Engagement, Humans of KGP19th Alumni Meet, Aerospace Engineering, Brandeis University, Condensed Matter Theorist, Distinguished Service Awardees 2022, Enid & Nate Ancell Professor of Physics, Excellent Young Teacher Award, G S Sanyal Faculty Excellence Award, Giving back, IIT Alumni Foundation India, Inflexon Point, Kgpians, L&T Ltd, Platinum Jubilee, Tata Projects Limited, Vimal Plastics

The chilly January brought with it new genesis of transformation, new endearings and reminiscence of forever bonds which spreads a warmth that surrounds the Institution with happy faces, when we see our Alums back on the campus. The old building once again echoed with familiar laughters and famous campus stories that surrounded the batches of 1973, 1983 and 1998 who commemorate the grand celebration of the 19th Alumni Meet from 6th to 8th January 2023. For the first time ever in the history of IIT an entire batch came forward to give back together to their alma mater a gift…

Jan

16

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

The Yogic Avabodha – Atal

Alumni Corner, Engagement, Humans of KGP, In-Depth, Storiesalma mater, athletics, BurningMan, IIT KGP, Ironman Arizona, Ironman athlete, kgpian, Philanthropist, Yogic Avabodha

The word 'Avabodha' in Sanskrit is referred to someone who possess an awakened consciousness of soul. As the motto of the institute says Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam which means Excellence in Action is Yoga, we have an Alumnus who imbibed the thought as the basics of his existence. The spirit of a warrior, the body of iron and a heart of gold, yes we are talking about an explorer of life, Mr. Atal Agarwal, an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur, who graduated in 2017 and became one among the few IITians who represented Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) as an Alum in…

Jan

16

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

The Dreamers of Young India – IIT Kharagpur celebrated its 68th Convocation

Alumni Corner, Community, Engagement, Humans of KGP, Institute, People, Study@IITKgp68th Convocation, B. Tech course, B.Arch (Hons), Board of Governor’s Gold Medal, Chief Guest, Director’s Gold Medal, Distinguished Alumnus Awards, Dr. Jnan Chandra Ghosh Memorial Gold Medal, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal, Dual Degree, G20 Presidency, Life Fellow Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, LLB, LLM, M. Tech, MBA, MCP, MHRM, Multidisciplinary, Peter Chan, President of India Gold Medal, Prime Minster of India Gold Medal, Professor Jagadish Chandra Bose Memorial Gold Medal, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, Yogah Karmasu Kaushalam

Look who we are, we are the dreamers We make it happen, ’cause we believe it Look who we are, we are the dreamers We make it happen ’cause we can see it Here’s to the ones, that keep the passion Here’s to the ones, that can imagine... Dedicated to the Kgpians 2022! Creating a historic benchmark by crossing 1600 plus offers in the Phase I of placement season 2022, IIT Kharagpur celebrated its 68th Convocation on December 24, 2022. Shri Peter Chan, Founder & CEO of Herons Bonsai, United Kingdom graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. Dr. Rajendra Prasad…

Jan

04

2023

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By Poulami Mondal

In My Remembrance

Alumni Corner, Community, Humans of KGP, ObituaryAljazeera, Asian Broadcast, Astro Arena Malaysia, Benchmark Broadcast Systems, CNBC Indonesia, Dialog TV DTH, DTH, Electrical Engineer, IP streaming, MENA, MiME Bangladesh, Non-linear Editing, ORG Systems, Storage Area Network

Remember me when you are alone In your forever story, my footprints are bygone Leaving you with memories of playful pleasures Wake up to a new tomorrow of worldly adventures Keep me in your heart with an unconscious mind I will flow through you with an essence far behind Tears might bother reality and hopes to embrace You will always be...in my remembrance - Poulami Mondal IIT Kharagpur mourns the loss of our beloved Alumni Shri. Ashish Mukherjee, 1980, B.Tech Electrical from Azad Hall at the age of 64 on 4th December at 3am. His career reads like an incredible…

Nov

02

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

The Memoirs of a Trailblazer -The First Woman Chemical Engineer of IIT

Alumni Corner, Community, Humans of KGP, Obituary, People, Study@IITKgpFirst Woman Chemical Engineer, IIT KGP Foundation, Madhu Panchmia, Memoirs of a Trailblazer

Madhu Panchmia Sengupta, ’68 ChE, SN Hall (1946 - 2022) Madhu’s passing is the end of an era. She, with her direct and practical nature, would never describe it that way. But she was a trailblazer, the first woman chemical engineering student at IIT Kharagpur, and was a part of the 13th batch of entering students in an institution which is now getting ready to celebrate its 75th anniversary. It was an era of aspiration, of national heroes, an era that inspired young students. Madhu grew up in Kolkata as the youngest of three sisters in a family of six…

Oct

11

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

IIT Bay Area Leadership Conference 2022

Alumni Corner, Community, Engagement, Events, Humans of KGPAcademic Luminaries, AI, ARPA-E, Arun Majumdar, Bay Area Alumni Community, Business Leaders, Campus Mixer Session, Consul General of India, Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad, Electronic Design Automation, Engineers, Environmental Energy, Future of Sustainability, IIT Bay Area Leadership Conference 2022, IITBAA, INS Satpura, Jay Precourt Provostial Chair Professor, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Quantum Computing, Stanford School of Sustainability, Stanford University, Startup Founders, Successful Entrepreneurship, The Innovation Factory, Tsunami of Energy Consumption

Bay Area Alumni Community of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur conducted the IIT Bay Area Leadership Conference 2022 in Santa Clara Convention Centre, California USA on 27 August 2022. It is a nonprofit organization in California which is dedicated to the professional advancement of alumni from all IIT campuses who call the greater San Francisco Bay Area home. Every year towards the end of the summer, IITBAA organizes the IIT Bay Area Leadership Conference which is open to all IIT and non-IIT tech professionals. The annual conference typically brings together industry & academic luminaries, business leaders, engineers, startup founders, investors…

Sep

22

2022

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By Poulami Mondal

The Home called Alma Mater – The Class of KGPian Millennials

Alumni Corner, Events, Humans of KGP, Study@IITKgpAdministration, alma mater, Alumni Endowed Student Scholarship, Entrepreneurial Skills, Governance, green technology, Homecoming 2022, leadership, Nation Building, Public Policy, Public Services, Social Impact, Social Welfare, Young Alumni, Young Alumni Achievers

Homecoming 2022 of the 10th, 15th & 20th Graduates of IIT KGP Every happiness of yesterday is a memory for tomorrow. Sometimes you never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. This feeling was revived by our class of KGPian Millennials who revisited the home that nourished and shaped them...to make them what they are today. From 17th to 20th August 2022, along the lines of IIT Kharagpur's 72nd Foundation Day, the institute welcomed the classes of 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010 & 2012 batches who held nothing but gratitude and affection for their Alma Mater.…