Alma Matters

Mar 26, 2026

From OAT to the World: The IITM Couple - Who Never Left IIT Madras Behind

Mr. Ashok Krishna entered IIT Madras in 1969 as a 16-year-old in the five-year Chemical Engineering programme, paying just a thousand rupees a year for tuition and living on a modest mess bill in the Mandakini and later the Saraswathi hostel.

Mar 26, 2026

The Nightingale Visits IIT Madras

Ms. M. S. Subbulakshmi's historic association with IITM

Feb 26, 2026

Gratitude in Action: A Petrophysicist's Journey of Return

Gratitude, for Mr. Raghu Ramamoorthy, is not just an emotion; it is a way of seeing the world. Every success,

Feb 26, 2026

Passing Forward What Alma Mater Gave

For Mr. Kesava Rao Kaza, giving back to IIT Madras was never a sudden impulse;

Jan 29, 2026

When IIT Queues Taught Mr. Deepak Jayaraman to Play Beyond the Pitch

Imagine a Saturday morning at IIT Madras, pre-smartphone era. A civics professor nicknamed "Unit Vector" is signing COT (Consent of Teacher) forms at 9 am the next day and rumour has it that he is generous with his S grades.