Blending academic excellence with practical wisdom and social responsibility is the new mantra of good education.
The lush green campus of IIT Bombay is a contrast to the sprawling metropolis of Mumbai. It is akin to a forest, rather than a college campus. And here reside some of the brightest brains in the country. Prof Subhasis Chaudhuri, who is K.N. Bajaj Chair Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, said 44 of top 50 students in the past year’s entrance exam opted to join IIT Bombay. “We got the cream of students; our IIT is one of the most cosmopolitan in the country,” he said.
It is not just the greenery; IIT Bombay has a genuinely green campus. Students walk or pedal to move from one department to the other or to the hostels. There are biogas plants and other recycling equipment and methods. And, there are innovative initiatives like using the heat generated by air-conditioning units to heat water.
IIT Bombay does not limit this approach to campus maintenance. “The cross-learning experience at IIT Bombay is unique,” said Srijit Ghosh, a material engineering student. “We get to attend lectures and talks organised by other departments as well. I participated in a student satellite programme, Pratham, which helped me interact with ISRO scientists and understand the technicalities of building a satellite. Which other engineering college will give you this kind of opportunity?”
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William Dalrymple goes further back
Indian readers have long known William Dalrymple as the chronicler nonpareil of India in the early years of the British raj. His latest book, The Golden Road, is a striking departure, since it takes him to a period from about the third century BC to the 12th-13th centuries CE.
The bleat from the street
What with all the apps delivering straight to one’s doorstep, the supermarkets, the food halls and even the occasional (super-expensive) pop-up thela (cart) offering the woke from field-to-fork option, the good old veggie-market/mandi has fallen off my regular beat.
Courage and conviction
Justice A.M. Ahmadi's biography by his granddaughter brings out behind-the-scenes tension in the Supreme Court as it dealt with the Babri Masjid demolition case
EPIC ENTERPRISE
Gowri Ramnarayan's translation of Ponniyin Selvan brings a fresh perspective to her grandfather's magnum opus
Upgrade your jeans
If you don’t live in the top four-five northern states of India, winter means little else than a pair of jeans. I live in Mumbai, where only mad people wear jeans throughout the year. High temperatures and extreme levels of humidity ensure we go to work in mulmul salwars, cotton pants, or, if you are lucky like me, wear shorts every day.
Garden by the sea
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RECRUITERS SPEAK
Industry requirements and selection criteria of management graduates
MORAL COMPASS
The need to infuse ethics into India's MBA landscape
B-SCHOOLS SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT INDIAN ECONOMY IS GOING TO WITNESS A TREMENDOUS GROWTH
INTERVIEW - Prof DEBASHIS CHATTERJEE, director, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode
COURSE CORRECTION
India's best b-schools are navigating tumultuous times. Hurdles include lower salaries offered to their graduates and students misusing AI
