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The motto of the institute is '''yogah karmasu kousalam''' which is an extract from the [[Bhagavad Gita]] chapter 2 verse 50. |
The motto of the institute is '''yogah karmasu kousalam''' which is an extract from the [[Bhagavad Gita]] chapter 2 verse 50. |
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बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते। |
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तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व '''योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्'''॥ |
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ubhe sukrta-duskrte, |
ubhe sukrta-duskrte, |
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tasmad yogaya yujyasva, |
tasmad yogaya yujyasva, |
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'''yogah karmasu kausalam'''. |
'''yogah karmasu kausalam'''.) |
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for which possible translations are (a) A man engaged in devotional service rids himself of both good and bad actions even in this life. '''Therefore strive for yoga, O Arjuna, which is the art of all work'''. and (b) With this mental poise you will release yourself from good deeds and ill deeds. Devote yourself to this '''Yoga: it is the secret of success in work'''. |
for which possible translations are (a) A man engaged in devotional service rids himself of both good and bad actions even in this life. '''Therefore strive for yoga, O Arjuna, which is the art of all work'''. and (b) With this mental poise you will release yourself from good deeds and ill deeds. Devote yourself to this '''Yoga: it is the secret of success in work'''. |
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Motto | yoga karmasu kaushalam |
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Type | Education and Research Institution |
Established | 1951 |
President | Dr. Shishir K. Dube |
Undergraduates | 4500 (approx) |
Postgraduates | 5000 (approx) |
Location | , , |
Website | www.iitkgp.ac.in |
The Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT Kharagapur) is a premier educational institute of India located in Kharagpur near Kolkata, West Bengal, India. IIT Kharagpur was the first IIT to be established. Like the other IITs it is one of the leaders in India in the fields of technology and science, one of the most respected educational institutes, and as declared by the Indian Parliament an institute of national importance.
Institute history
In 1946, a committee was set up by Sir Jogendra Singh, Member of the Viceroy's Executive Council, Department of Education, Health and Agriculture to consider the setting up of Higher Technical Institutions for post war industrial development in India. The 22-member committee headed by Sri N. R. Sarkar, in its report, recommended the establishment of four Higher Technical Institutions in the Eastern, Western, Northern and Southern regions, possibly on the lines of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA, with a number of secondary institutions affiliated to it. The report also urged the speedy establishment of all the four institutions with the ones in the East and the West to be started immediately. The committee also felt that such institutes would not only produce undergraduates but they should be engaged in research, producing research workers and technical teachers as well. The standard of the graduates should be at par with those from first class institutions abroad. They felt that the proportion of undergraduates and postgraduate students should be 2:1.
In accordance with these recommendations of the Sarkar committee, the first Indian Institute of Technology was established in May 1950 in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.
Initially, the IIT started functioning at 5, Esplanade East, Calcutta and very soon shifted 120 km south east to Hijli, Kharagpur in September 1950. The present name 'Indian Institute of Technology' was adopted before the formal inauguration of the Institute on August 18, 1951, by Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad.
IIT Kharagpur is possibly the only major technical institution in the world that started life in a prison house. IIT Kharagpur started in the pre-independence Hijli Detention Camp where freedom fighters were imprisoned and executed. The office building at the camp, which during World War II served as the headquarters of the 20th Bomber Command of the United States 20th Air Force, initially housed classrooms and the library. It is has now been converted into the Nehru Museum.
Pandit Nehru in his first convocation address in 1956 said "Here in the place of that Hijli Detention Camp stands the fine monument of India, representing India's urges, India's future in the making. This picture seems to me symbolical of the changes that are coming to India."
On September 15, 1956, the Parliament of India passed an act known as the Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) Act declaring this institute as an Institute of National Importance. It was also given the status of an autonomous university.
From its modest start in 1950, IIT Kharagpur has been engaged in a steady process of development and now has 29 academic departments, centres and schools and 17 hostels (called "Halls of Residence", or just Halls). The 2100 acre (8.5 km²) campus is a self contained township of over 15,000 inhabitants. Currently IIT kharagpur has about 450 faculty, 2200 employees and 2700 students on the campus.
Motto
The motto of the institute is yogah karmasu kousalam which is an extract from the Bhagavad Gita chapter 2 verse 50.
बुद्धियुक्तो जहातीह उभे सुकृतदुष्कृते।
तस्माद्योगाय युज्यस्व योगः कर्मसु कौशलम्॥
(buddhi-yukto jahatiha, ubhe sukrta-duskrte, tasmad yogaya yujyasva, yogah karmasu kausalam.)
for which possible translations are (a) A man engaged in devotional service rids himself of both good and bad actions even in this life. Therefore strive for yoga, O Arjuna, which is the art of all work. and (b) With this mental poise you will release yourself from good deeds and ill deeds. Devote yourself to this Yoga: it is the secret of success in work.
However, in the context of the Institute, the phrase is very often translated as Yoga is skill in actions
Campus
Institute
The institute building and the departments are laid out on the academic campus. On entering the IIT campus, the main gate is one of the first things that one sees. Beyond the gate is a circle and the institute building stands just behind it.
Departments
1. Aerospace Engineering
2. Agricultural & Food Engineering
3. Architecture & Regional Planning
4. Biotechnology
5. Chemical Engineering
6. Chemistry
7. Civil Engineering
8. Computer Science & Engineering
9. Cryogenic Engineering
11. Electronics & Electrical Communication Engineering
12. G S Sanyal School of Telecommunications
13. Geology & Geophysics
14. Humanities & Social Sciences
15. Industrial Engineering & Management
16. School of Information Technology
17. Materials Science Centre
18. Mathematics
19. Mechanical Engineering
20. Medical Science & Technology
21. Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
22. Mining Engineering
23. Ocean Engineering & Naval Architecture
24. Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences
25. Physics & Meteorology
26. Reliability Engineering
27. Rubber Technology Centre
28. Rural Development Centre
29. Vinod Gupta School of Management
Halls of residence
The Hostels are laid out along Scholars Avenue which runs from the Institute gates all the way up to the B. C. Roy Technology Hospital. There are eight hostels in all for Undergraduate male students and three for women. In addition, there are a few Post Graduate Students' hostels.
Meticulous care seemed to have been taken in the placement of these halls, one would notice that the girls' hostels are closest to the institute and the police station.
Cycling is the predominant mode of commuting to campus although some prefer walking and a chosen few sport motorbikes.
1. Azad Hall
3. Gokhle Hall
8. Mother Teresa Hall
9. Nehru Hall
10. Patel Hall
14. Vidya Sagar Hall
15. Zakir Hussain Hall
17. Old MBM Hostel
18. Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Hall
Chhedi's
A description of IIT Kharagpur without that of chhedi's is not possible. Chhedi's - an institution within an institution - is an eatery in a thatched hut, located right by the railway tracks, close to institute. Chhedi's is known and loved for its late night tasty menu of a variety of specialties and its generous extension of credit to generations of students. Chhedi's offers two endemic gastronomic delights: Tinku ( Poached egg burger with what-not ) and Bread Bhujia ( Fried bread cubes with spicy garnish ) - both of which have devoted fan following. The lore is that the 24 / 7 Chhedi's had closed twice since inception 50-ish years ago - once for 4 hours ( when the owner fell ill ) and once for a day ( after Indira Gandhi's death and subsequent riots ) , before Kharagpur police warranted that Chhedi's be shut down from 12 am to 3 am every night.
Annual events
Fests
The two fests of IIT Kharagpur are conducted very professionally. There are dedicated teams for both the fests who work from start of the year.
Spring Fest
Held Annually in January, Spring Fest is the largest college fest in Eastern India and the second largest in the country. Spread over four or five days, Spring Fest hosts a variety of competitions and performances by some of the best professional bands in India..Shaan, KK, Euphoria, Indian Ocean, Subha Mudhgal, Bombay Vikings, Strings, Jagjit Singh, Parkrama, Sunidhi Chauhan, Anup Jalota, Chitra, Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia among others. Most of the colleges from eastern India and other parts of the country participate in the fest. Major events are Star Nite, Wildfire, Fashion Parade, Nukkad (streetplay), quizzes, vocals, dances (both eastern and western), face painting and many more. For more information visit http://springfestiitkgp.
Kshitij and beyond
Kshitij, the annual techno-management festival of I.I.T. Kharagpur. It has participation from colleges all over India (and even some from abroad) apart from the 4000 strong student community within the campus.
Kshitij hosts a galaxy of events aimed at boosting the technological and managerial skills inherent in today's youth. It provides a chance for the best brains to meet and think over what new can be pursued in the field of technology and management. Kshitij boasts of having played host to a number of celebrities like Shiv Khera, Arindam Chaudhuri, Richard Stallman, Subir Raha etc. From workshops to interactive guest lectures, brainstorming quizzes to fun events, Kshitij has it all.
Kshitij took off in its present avtar in 2004, when 260 particpants from outside the campus came for the Fest. In 2005, this figure swelled to 1400, including particpants from outside India. All we can say is that it's real nice that I.I.T. Kharagpur finally has a Tech Fest befitting its status as the numero uno engineering college in India.
Kshitij 2006:-Kshitij 2006 is poised to be the biggest fest of it's kind in Asia.It can boast of hosting guest lectures by nobel laureate Prof Klaus Von Klitzig,lord Sushanto kumar Bhattacharyya, Dr.Praveen Chaudhari(director,Brookhavens national laboratory)and Dr. R Chidambaram.It will also have a demonstration on robosoccer and a show on laser animation.This edition also promises to dish away prizes worth over Rs.15lakhs.Several companies including GE Global Research(through John F Welch Technology center),Bharti Televenture,HP,Texas Instruments,Juno Online,Tata Sons,L&T etc. Have already confirmed their association in this fest. Kshitij, incidentally is a joint effort by the students and faculty members of all technical departments and the Vinod Gupta School of Management, I.I.T. Kharagpur. For more information visit http://www.ktj.in
Robotix
The Annual Robotics competition held at IIT Kharagpur aims to bring forth the technical talent in the country. Started in the year 2001, Robotix has come a long way and boasts of being one of the largest competitions of its kind in India.
There are six levels of problems this year [4th to 6th February 2005] that the participants may take part in. The simplest of them all is Power Boats - where the machine built by the participant has to race in water. Other problems are Canon Balls, Lodestones, Mission Mars and Conquerors. While Canon Balls tests the Mechanical and Electrical aspects of a machine, the Lodestones deals with the ability of the machine to sense. Mission Mars and Conquerors are soft events and are meant for those ready to spend timeless hours in front of the computer.
For more information, log onto http://www.robotixiitkgp.org
Hall Day
A hall day or hall social is held once a year in march. On this day, people of the hall invite their friends from other halls for food and drinks and it usually ends with a rock music/eastern music show by some professional group. It is a lot of fun and everyone gets a chance to unwind and party wildly. Lights hang in mid air and a throng of people can be seen dancing in front of the stage.
Each hall names its Hall Day. For example RK Hall's Hall Day is called RespecK, VS hall's is called VesuviuS. The most crowded of all the Hall Days is InSigNia, the Hall Day of the SN/IG Hall.
Illumination and Rangoli
Held during Diwali (October/November), Illumination (Illu) & Rangoli are unique in every sense. They are fought for on an inter-hall basis.
Diwali being the festival of lights, Illumination is a breath-taking display of lighted diyas (earthen lamps). Each hall has a theme of its own, which is portrayed by two dimensional figures with outlines marked by diyas. The underlying idea might involve "panelling" or "chatais". Each hall of residence uses around 20,000 diyas to crystallize the theme.
Gigantic Rangolis (around 12' by 12') of exquisite detail and subtle shading are constructed using coloured powders, crushed bangles, pebbles, etc. Interplay of light and shadow and ambient music are part of the display.
Evaluation criteria
- Theme
- Narration
- Ambiance
- Aesthetics and skill
Traditional celebration
The winners get a potful of Rasgullas. Champions - 300, First Runner-up - 200, Second Runner-up - 100, Consolation - 100. This is followed by a lot of TEMPO SHOUTS!!!!
Gymkhana election
The gymkhana is run by an elected student committee. The president is a professor nominated by the Director of the institute. The student head is the Vice President (VP) followed by the General Secretaries (G Secs). There are 6 G Secs in 3 categories - G Sec (Soc. & Cult.), G Sec (Sports and Games) and G Sec (Technology). Then there are a bunch of secretaries whose functioning is overlooked by the G'Secs. The VP speaks for the students in the institute senate. He is a part of the institute administration where he represents the students. The G Secs are responsible for conducting Gymkhana Events, Spring Fest and Kshitij.
The elections for the gymkhana committee are held in the last week of March i.e. one month before the end of the academic year. The nominations are filed over a week and then displayed on notice boards. The students are allowed around three days to withdraw their nominations after which the campaigning period starts.
The candidates go from hall to hall campaigning and they have to present everyone with a calli chautha (a short manuscript describing their ideas and intentions)."Soap Boxes" are held for the major posts where the candidates are grilled on their fundae (knowledge about facts, figures and how things run in the institute).
Miscellaneous
It has been ranked the no. 1 engineering institute in India by India Today in 2001, 2002 and 2003.
The institute is a member of LAOTSE, an international network of leading universities in Europe and Asia exchanging students and senior scholars.
External links
- Official Homepage
- Kshitij 2005 - the techno-management festival
- Vinod Gupta School of Management
- Alumni Site of IIT Kharagpur
- Robotix 2005
- the technomanagement fest of IIT Kharagpur