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Join Director V.K. Tewari for a 'Face to Face with Alumni' Event next week

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Dear Reader,

IIT Kharagpur Alumni Foundation India & IITKGP Foundation USA present "Face to Face with Alumni: Director, IIT Kharagpur". Director Tewari will be presenting 'Report Card for the Calendar Year 2021'.

The online event will be held December 22, 2021, 7:00pmPST/ 9:00pmCST/ 10:00pmEST (India 8:30amIST December 23, 2021). You can register for the event by clicking the below button.

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Mukund Padmanabhan ('87), who gave major support through the Foundation to IIT-Kharagpur's Academy of Classical and Folk Arts along with supporting student scholarships and fellowships, has been bestowed with the Distinguished Alumni Award for 2021. Additionally, four other alumni received the prestigious award: Suresh Chandra Mishra, Veerendra Kumar Jaitley, Mohan Rao, and Krishan Mohan Khanna. Congratulations to all awardees!

Don't forget your KGP in your year-end giving...Make a quick donation via the below button!

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The IITKGP Foundation is Tax-Exempt under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 501(c)(3) in the United States (Federal ID: 47-0747227).

                                                                                                                      

Make sure to submit any pictures you have of "KGPians Getting Together" either socially or for KGP related events. We will share them in an upcoming newsletter!

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Ongoing: Saturday Manufacturing Talks, presented by the Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology at IIT- Kharagpur This week's speaker is Debdoot Sheet ('11,'14) from IIT-Kharagpur

Ongoing: Apply for CEP (Continuing Education Program) Courses at IIT-Kharagpur

December 18, 2021: Partha Ghosh Academy of Leadership Grand Inauguration

Face to Face with the Director, IIT Kharagpur **The online event will be held December 22, 2021, 7:00pmPST/ 9:00pmCST/ 10:00pmEST (India 8:30amIST December 23, 2021)**

January 13-16, 2022: 18th Annual Alumni Meet--Celebrating the IIT-KGP Batches of 1981, 1982, 1996, 1997

February 1-4, 2022: National Symposium on Cryogenics and Superconductivity 28

February 19-21, 2021: Spring Fest 2022

If you have an event  you would like to add to the calendar, please send an email with details to info@iitkgpfoundation.org.

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IIT-Kharagpur names Distinguished Alumnus Awardees (DAA) for 2021

Among the awardees is Mukund Padmanabhan ('87), Founder of Guru Krupa Foundation (GKF), who has given large support to the Academy of Classical and Folk Arts, student internships, and student fellowships.

9th Phase of COVID Relief Camp held at IIT-Kharagpur

IIT-Kharagpur in collaboration with the IIT Kharagpur Foundation USA held its 9th COVID relief camp distribution program for the community workers of campus.

IIT Kharagpur creates historic benchmark among all IITs

IIT Kharagpur has set the historic record by creating a benchmark crossing 1600 plus offers, the highest placement among all IITs with 1100 offers.

NEHRU HALL KA TEMPO

A 2021 Project by IIT-Kharagpur Alumni from Nehru Hall to modernize Nehru Hall of Residence with modern day amenities, while still keeping the charm and characteristics of when it was first opened.

You're Invited to "Saturday Manufacturing Talks": This week's speaker is Debdoot Sheet ('11,'14)

The Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology of IIT-Kharagpur has kicked off a year-long webinar megaevent titled, Saturday Manufacturing Talks.

Reduce your taxes...donate to your beloved IIT Kharagpur

With 2021 coming to a close, don't forget your KGP in your year-end giving. Remember that US taxpayers can get a tax-deduction by making a donation to the IITKGP Foundation!

Partha Ghosh Academy of Leadership holds Curtain Raiser Event

The Academy of Leadership, a first-of-its-kind in the IIT system, held an online curtain raiser event which featured a presentation by the founder, Dr. Partha Ghosh ('71).

KGPians Getting Together: Batch of 1998

28 members of the 1998 Batch had a reunion on December 12, 2021, in Santa Clara, CA. Make sure to check out photos from the event in this article!

PanIIT USA releases December 2021 newsletter

Make sure to check out PanIIT USA's December 2021 newsletter!

Own Your Hall Room

The IIT-Kharagpur Office of Alumni Affairs has kicked off a campaign that allows you to have your hall room named after you for perpetuity for modernizing its infrastructure--OWN YOUR HALL ROOM!

Sri Bandyopadhyay ('68), AKA 'Bandy the Singing Professor', shares a Christmas song

In celebration of the holidays, Bandy the Singing Professor would like to share his English Christmas song with KGP alumni and friends!

Employer Matching Gift Programs

If you've donated to the IITKGP Foundation, you may be able to double your donation! We're here to help you with the process!

Upcoming Events for IIT-KGP

Ongoing: Saturday Manufacturing Talks, presented by the Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing Technology at IIT-Kharagpur
Ongoing: Apply for CEP (Continuing Education Program) Courses at IIT-Kharagpur

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