IISc has made significant contributions to the development of Tejas, India’s Light Combat Aircraft In July 1940, during the early stages of World War II, the skies over Europe rumbled as the Luftwaffe, Nazi Germany’s air force, launched a massive attack on Britain’s Royal Army and Royal Navy. For months, the two sides battled […]
How the non-Kannadigas of IISc learn the local lingo In a country like India, which is home to hundreds of languages and dialects that can vary drastically across the subcontinent, language can be a barrier to communication across regions. In an institute like IISc, students, faculty, and non-teaching staff come from all over India […]
The Gymkhana is ground zero for students interested in sports and arts At the southwestern end of the main campus of IISc, an overbridge across CV Raman Road connects it to the IISc Gymkhana ground on the other side of the road. The ground, with an area of over 12 acres, has a building […]
The story of SlipDIISc, IISc’s Ultimate Frisbee club It was a sunny Saturday afternoon in Bangalore. The Gymkhana cricket ground was crowded with heavily sweating fitness enthusiasts, some of whom jogged all around the field in circles while others walked. Some exercised under the shade of the trees, and some played in groups. The […]
