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Oct

29

2019

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Taare Zameen Par

PeopleADSIP, Bhutan, Exchange Diaries, France, ICCR, IIT KGP, IIT KGP students, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kharagpur campus, International Relations, international students, Nepal, Nigeria, Russia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria

Diwali was just round the corner when a galaxy of stars descended on the Structural Reliability and Research Facility (SRRF) Lab last Tuesday evening over mouth-watering snacks and a tête-à-tête with the International Relations Office of IIT Kharagpur. These students, enrolled for various postgraduate courses and programs at IIT Kharagpur, and hailing from Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Nigeria, Russia, Syria and France, participated in an engaging session that continued for over a couple of hours. “What is this Illu thing we are hearing in our halls? Is it something big here?” asked one student. He was visiting the…

Planting the seeds of change

EnvironmentBhutan, Fishing Cats, Forest cover, Forest Department, Great Indian Bustard, Green Parliament, IIT Kharagpur, Nature, Sunderbans, World Environment Day

“Be the change you wish to see in the world.” These prophetic words of Mahatma Gandhi aptly sum up the deliberations on the World Environment Day on June 5 at IIT Kharagpur. On the day, a panel discussion organized by Vision Prabaho, the eco-conservation forum of IIT Kharagpur, brought together professionals from different walks of life to talk on ‘Environment Vs Development: from confliction to sustainable coexistence’. There was Ms. Nadira Patheriya, Former Judge, Calcutta High Court, Mr. Satyajit Roy, WBFS, Directorate of Forest, Govt. of West Bengal, Prof. Somnath Ghosal, Rural Development Centre, IIT Kharagpur, Prof. Saamdu Chetri, Rekhi…

Happiness is here and now

EventsBhutan, Gallup, GNH, Happiness and Wellbeing, IIT Kharagpur, Rekhi Center, World Happiness Report

Times of India Careers360 Is the Gallup poll a fair measure of happiness? Should generalities matter or cultural specificities while measuring happiness? How happy are the men in Khakhi? Is internet a threat or a support? Is happiness a private affair or a state concern? How can governments create happiness? These were some of the questions that came up during the deliberations at the 2nd International Workshop on Happiness and Wellbeing organized by IIT Kharagpur’s Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness. The workshop from April 4-6 addressed two themes – Wellbeing of communities, cities and states; and…