Dear Alumnus/ Alumna,

 

IITians have a cultural side too! IIT Madras annually demonstrates this with the cult-fest, Saarang. This year’s edition was, of course, bigger, better, faster, stronger, higher, …. Here are some news reports:

http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/student/Saarang-15-Set-to-Enthral-Chennai/2015/01/07/article2607538.ece

http://m.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/Bangalore-band-Pinch-open-the-rock-show-at-IIT-Saarang-in-Chennai/articleshow/45841852.cms

http://m.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/Spreading-the-spirit-of-Saarang-among-the-needy/articleshow/45846686.cms

http://m.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/Live-reporting-to-jamming-sessions-Saarang-has-it-all/articleshow/45838819.cms

http://www.siasat.com/english/news/aussie-rock-band-karnivool-tours-india

http://m.timesofindia.com/city/chennai/Recounting-tales-of-suicide-warriors/articleshow/45815924.cms

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/Electronic-and-Dance-Music-Night-at-IIT/2015/01/13/article2616503.ece

 

In other (heart-warming) news, IITM student, Ashish Choudhary, who has suffered from a congenital condition in which the lenses in his eyes were tilted and cornea in one eye was almost closed, resulting in near-zero vision, can now read without much effort, thanks to a surgery he underwent in a Chennai hospital. He was the 27^th ranker in JEE.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Surgery-helps-IIT-student-gain-sight-after-19-years/articleshow/45838710.cms

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/seeing-the-world-with-ease-at-19/article6779369.ece

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/JEE-Rankholder-Gets-Perfect-Vision-After-19-years/2015/01/11/article2613971.ece

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1150112/jsp/nation/story_7992.jsp