Letter from the Heritage Centre is an occasional publication. It presents the joy of tracing IIT Madras history, chasing facts and making connections. Sometimes it describes interesting things that happen in the course of running the Heritage Centre.
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A Rare Bloom
Apr 01, 2021
Bhuvanesh Santharam
In the deep, strange-scented shade of the great dark carob tree
I came down the steps with my pitcher -
The campus and the velocity of sound
Jan 15, 2021
Kumaran Sathasivam
The picture alongside shows a part of a Madras City bus route map published in 1966.
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Something in the genes
Dec 24, 2019
Kumaran Sathasivam
Over the last 3 years or so, the Heritage Centre has been creating a series of videos called the Oral History videos.
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Time Machine Wanted
May 01, 2018
Kumaran Sathasivam
A couple of years ago, the Heritage Centre identified two Heritage Trails in the campus.
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The Heaviest of Them All
Jan 23, 2018
Kumaran Sathasivam
In December 2016, a tropical storm that originated near the Malay Peninsula glanced the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and went on to make landfall at Chennai.
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Mandakini Hostel
Nov 02, 2017
Kumaran Sathasivam
Mandakini Hostel, just shy of its 50th ‘birthday’, is to be replaced by a new structure that can accommodate 1200 students.
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