Gymkhana Editors - TSG Blog

Turning a New Page

Hey, hello, people! It's that time of the year again when the fresh batch of editors unleashes their intro blog. Despite the previous Editorship trying to persuade us into conjuring up not-so-cringeworthy intros, we shall not succumb to their pressure and present to you an introduction as basic as jam

The Taste of the Mess - Mess Survey 2023

The Hall mess plays a pivotal role in ensuring that students receive nutritious meals, fostering a conducive environment for their academic pursuits. Providing safe and healthy food to the students is imperative to ensure a healthy student community on campus. At the same time it is equally important to assess

Pride Over Prejudice: In conversation with Dr. Pragati Singh

“Gender sensitization is a concept of gender sensitivity, where there is recognition of gender roles, identification of privilege and discrimination within genders, and most importantly creating gender awareness.”Dr. Pragati Singh is an internationally renowned asexuality activist from India. She is the founder of IndianAces, which is India's first initiative

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Second Runner Up-Photostory

The immense joy you feel while roaming the campus, the late-night talks with your friends, the morning class, and evening snacks. This is the portrayal of unique "KGP Diaries".

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First Runner Up- Photostory

We all come a long way in experiencing college, from our introduction to this whole new world which eventually becomes our second home, "The Journey" render us evolved and transformed. This entry depicts the extraordinary voyage of a KGPian.

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Winning Entry-Photostory

When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. Rightly said by Ansel Adams here we present the "Life at IIT KGP" through PHOTOSTORY Competition.

Special Mention-A Letter to the Institute

-By Sumit Singh,20CY20034 ,It is an ode of a Father to IIT KGP Ram Sakal Village Chitaura Devipatan, Bahraich Uttar Pradesh- 23125 20th August 2022 Dean of Students Affairs Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur West Bengal- 721302 Subject: Concern of a father Sir, Among the dunes of behests and

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Special Mention-A Letter to the Institute

-By Reshma Gowda,20AE92R13,PhD Research Scholar Department of Aerospace Engineering Dear KGP, I, a Research Scholar in her fourth semester having resided in campus for past 10 months surely have abounding emotions which are flowing incessantly through my pen at this very instant. Firstly, being a South Indian &

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Second Runner up-A Letter to the Institute

-By Kartik Pontula,20CS10031 To, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal - 721302. Dear KGP, You are not my friend. No friend would break me as much as you did. You have tested me immensely; stretched me thin in every direction; cut me open and brought all of

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First Runner Up-A Letter to the Institute

-By Aryansh Singh,19HS20011 19th August 2022 To, The Institute Subject: Letter to the Institute KGP is not a word. It is an emotion. For every hour spent hanging out with friends, for every hour spent learning from our professors and seniors and for every hour spent making those memories,

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Winning Entry-A Letter To the Institute

-By Debmitra Mukherjee,21CH10021 A/8 Purbadiganta Santoshpur Jadavpur Kolkata - 700075 20th August 2022 IIT Kharagpur Kharagpur West Bengal 721302 Subject : For you, with you. Dearest KGP, Just twenty days with you and you have become so special, like a home, like a small world around which my life

The First Step...

After hours of brooding on white -blank-pages that are supposed to talk about our interesting (or not-so-interesting ) lives, it dawned upon us that writing a self-introduction is more excruciating than the pain of attending an 8 a.m. offline class. And, it is undoubtedly more dreadful than switching from online

Food Confessions of KGPians

“Follow your heart in KGP and it’ll lead you to one of the eateries here.” Since the beginning of time, the eateries in KGP have come to the rescue of students whenever they didn't want to eat the mess food, or were in search of go-to spots to hang

Saving The World: The KGP Chapter

It’s no surprise to anyone that the Earth is in danger. We’ve around 7 years left on our hands until we’ve irreversibly rolled our blue world down the lane of destruction. If this isn't scary enough, a quick glance at the climate clock will probably jerk you

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Second Runner Up (Story) - The Year that Wasn't

The Year that Wasn't ~By Gargi Das, second year student That year when Winter came, it brought with it, the lurking shadow of an icy cold disease. December was a premonition to the destruction, and silence the year could have in store but we, in all our sloppy extravaganza, eluded

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Winning Entry (Story) - The Year that Wasn't

2020-THE TRAUMATIC AWARD SHOW~By Moulik, 20HS20039 I’ve lived through that time, my worst nightmare. When my world was confined to my phone. Boredom was at its peak; Bad news had a streak. Is it hell? Oh no, it’s my home. Hello and welcome to all the people

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First Runner Up (Story) - The Year that Wasn't

The Year that Wasn’t ~By Nishita Singh, 20BT10020 “Are you done packing?” “Yes, almost. Those bags are full, ”she said as she pointed towards two huge trolley bags and a jute tote bag “and these stacks will have to be tied together and dumped in the car trunk.” I