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Jaideep Sarkar ('85) named South Africa's new Indian ambassador

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Dear Reader,

 Jaideep Sarkar ('85) was recently named India's ambassador to South Africa. Prior to his new role he served as Indian ambassador to Bhutan. Sarkar was awarded the IIT-KGP Distinguished Service Award in 2012. Learn more in the below newsletter. 

                               

                                                                                                      

                                       

                                         

                                                                                                                                                

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April 7-11, 2019: International Conference on Nanotechnology for Better Living

April 17-18, 2019: Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management (RCGSIDM) Symposium on Infrastruture Design and Management for Future Cities

September 24-27, 2019: International Conference on Advances in Polymer Science and Rubber Technology

December 16-20, 2019: International Conference on The Physics of Semiconductor Devices

January 6-8, 2020: International Conference on Functional Materials

January 24-26, 2020: KGP 2020 Grand Reunion for 1970 Graduates

January 25, 2020: KGP Alumni Clocktower Dedication Ceremonies

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Jaideep Sarkar ('85) is South Africa's new Indian ambassador

Career diplomat Jaideep Sarkar ('85) is busy packing his bags in Thimphu, Bhutan, before heading to Pretoria to take office as India's newest ambassador to South Africa.

Wipro joins hands with IIT Kharagpur for research on 5G, AI

Wipro has joined hands with Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur to jointly carry out applied research on 5G and artificial intelligence.

IIT-KGP and Gopichand Badminton Academy to Spread Happiness in Sports

IIT Kharagpur signed an MoU with Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy (PGBA), Bangalore to promote health and wellbeing within the scope of academics and extra-academic activities.

Upcoming Events for IIT-KGP

April 7-11, 2019: International Conference on Nanotechnology for Better Living
April 17-18, 2019: RCGSIDM Symposium on Infrastructure Design and Management for Future Cities
September 24-27, 2019: International Conference on Advances in Polymer Science and Rubber Technology

IIT-KGP alumni, Subhadeep Mondal ('13) and S.L. Sivareena ('15) named to Forbes Asia 30 Under 30

IIT Kharagpur alumni, co-founders of PregBuddy, India's first AI-enabled care continuum platform for the care of expecting mothers, Subhadeep Mondal ('13) and S.L. Sivareena ('15), have made it to Forbes Asia's 2019 list of 30 Under 30.

Public bicycle sharing system devised by researchers at IIT-Kharagpur

A team of researchers at the department of Architecture and Regional Planning of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur has come up with a dock-less public bicycle sharing system or PBS.

Technology developed and transferred by IIT Kharagpur to rural populations become popular

On March 26, the director of IIT Kharagpur, Partha Pratim Chakrabarti, flagged off a truck bearing a small hoarding which said, "Technology Transfer to the government of Tripura".

Alumni Clocktower reaches its peak--construction on schedule

The Alumni Clocktower at IIT Kharagpur has now reached its peak height.

IIT Kharagpur organises happiness programme from April 4 to 6

IIT Kharagpur is all set to organise happiness programmes from April 4 to 6, 2019 at the Rekhi Centre for Science and Happiness, bringing global experts from the field under the same roof.

SandHI Center for the Ancient, New and the Developing Arts (SandHI)

An IIT Kharagpur initiative towards rediscovering the classical arts of India. Join us to make this initiative a success!

Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management (RCGSIDM) to hold symposium

Mark your calendars for the Ranbir and Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management (RCGSIDM) symposium on "Infrastructure Development and Management for Future Cities" on April 17-18, 2019.

Learn-Earn-Return--An IIT KGP initiative for future generations of KGPians

The 'Learn-Earn-Return' initiative aims to raise funding to create a financial support system for students and develop a culture of giving back to sustain the initiative.

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