
Kamakoti takes charge as IIT Madras director
The Hindu
He aims to enhance reach of online learning and kindle children’s interest in science and research
New director of the Indian Institute of Technology Madras Kamakoti Veezhinathan wants to focus on enhancing the reach of online learning and engage children in raising their interest in science and research.
Mr. Kamakoti took charge as the director ofthe Indian Institute of Technology Madrason Monday from his predecessor Bhaskar Ramamurthi, who completed 10 years as director.
Registrar Jane Prasad, Deans, and other officials, besides the Institute’s board of governing members and the chairman of the board of governors Pawan Goenka participated virtually.

The municipal bus stand auditorium in Malappuram was packed. But nobody quite knew what to expect. After all, a new event was making its debut at the State School Arts Festival. The moment V.G. Harikrishnan started his rendition of Pyar bhare do sharmile nain..., everyone was convinced that Ghazal was here to stay. The student from GVHSS, Atholi (Kozhikode), was applauded loudly for his rendering of the timeless ghazal sung originally by Mehdi Hassan.

For the last few weeks, several wards in Madurai city have been getting piped drinking water through a new drinking water scheme. The sweetness of the generously supplied water has led to loss of business to several suppliers of canned drinking water in the city. But, not many know that the water supplied to the houses in Madurai is directly drawn from Lower Dam of Mullaperiyar Dam in Idukki district of Kerala.











