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 […]
What does ‘summer’ mean to you? (Compiled by Divyanshu Bhatt, Anjaney Jaishankar Prasad Pandey, Aarav Ghate, Creetika Dahal, Shruti Sharma)
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?
Late hours on campus offer serene, vibrant vibes for students to unwind The night was filled with the sounds of crickets chirping. Leaves crunched under my feet as I walked towards the nursery gates to meet up with members of IISc’s Nature Club. We were going on a walk to see some of the […]
Tracing the growth of IISc’s UG programme through the eyes of a student Hailing from a small village outside Guwahati in Assam, I had no idea about the existence of IISc, let alone its undergraduate (UG) programme. I only learned about it when I was well into my 12th grade after I cleared the […]
