A brief history of IISc hostels To the south-west of the IISc Main Building, a stone’s throw away stands a rather squat piece of architecture. The ground floor construction is of grey-brown rock, cut and piled in rectangles of various sizes. The first floor is painted with what must have been a shade of […]
Mariadasan Anthony Decroos (known as MA Decroos) dedicated more than 40 years of service to the Institute from 1965. He worked with five Directors, handling sensitive, confidential, and strategic planning assignments that contributed significantly to the Institute’s growth. When CONNECT reached out for an interview, the 85-year-old promptly agreed to reflect on his life and […]
Faculty members in academia want more than what a lucrative corporate package following a conventional career path has to offer. The modest income compared to industry jobs is just a known feature of their decision to join academia and not a problem that they’re trying to solve. It’s the call to heed something bigger than […]
The ongoing debate on digital vs. physical prototyping It was supposed to be a simple task. As part of our coursework project on Applied Ergonomics at IISc’s Department of Design and Manufacturing (DM; formerly known as the Centre for Product Design and Manufacturing, CPDM), my team wanted to design earphones with the perfect ergonomic […]
What does ‘summer’ mean to you? (Compiled by Divyanshu Bhatt, Anjaney Jaishankar Prasad Pandey, Aarav Ghate, Creetika Dahal, Shruti Sharma)
Elected bodies are giving voice to student issues On a rainy October evening in 2024, Chiranjeevi Sadana, PhD student at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and newly elected Chairperson of the Students’ Council, is making arrangements for the first open mic of his term. The Students’ Council had finally been reinstated after six months. […]
A day in the life of Assistant Registrar Mithun Nair Mithun Nair’s day usually begins at 5.40 am. He goes for a morning walk, reads the newspaper, then gets ready and goes to work. On this day, Mithun arrives at his desk at 9 am. He is back after a weeklong vacation and has […]
The fact that IISc has produced several scientists over the past century is well documented. The less heralded though is that the Institute has provided a quiet backdrop for several people to find themselves and their significant others amidst the daily toil. These are some of their stories … Fighting for love In […]
What is your favourite spot on campus?
Students talk about their side hustles It never crossed Shefali Srivastava’s mind that her love for gardening and the creative use of leftover diyas one Diwali would turn into a successful and relaxing side hustle amid academic stress. It was only when her friends began asking to buy her creations that Shefali realised that […]
