From Kattangal to Boston : Teaching Machines to Design
Kishore Reddy Pagidi (2018) Illustarion: Gaurav (AI-assisted) The first machine I ever truly understood, I understood at NIT Calicut. It was an internal combustion engine in the Mechanical Engineering lab, and what stays with me is not the engine itself but the moment the diagram in the textbook and the metal on the bench became […]
In Conversation: Sarto Rajendran
Chandra Shekhar (1985) https://kattangalchimes.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Sarto_interview_trimmed.mp4 To know more about Guardian International School, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India, an educational initiative of Calicut REC Alumni, Please visit Click here
Fragments from Exile Part 2
Subhash K M (1984)
From the Editors
Jacob Mathews (1983) Greetings, fellow alums of CREC/NITC! The Editorial board is humbled by the feedback we have received from all of you about the first three issues of Kattangal Chimes! Thank you to all who wrote in and to those who contributed. We hope that you will keep sending in your articles and comments […]
When Soda Was Trapped in Liquor
Nanu T. (1975) When soda water was poured into liquor, it tried to escape in a fizz of bubbles. In the midst of its struggle, an unintended conversation began between the soda and the liquor. Inspired by this imaginative scene, I crafted the following lines. When soda fell in liquor’s glass, It fizzed and fought, […]
How Well Do You Know Your Alma Mater?
Dear Readers, We had started this Quiz series in the first volume of Kattangal Chimes, dt. October 2025. The first and second editions of this series can be accessed by following the below links. https://kattangalchimes.in/how-well-do-you-know-your-alma-mater/ How Well Do You Know Your Alma Mater? There were no clear winners for the last two editions of the […]
Whispers from Unspoilt Yesterday
Nanu T. (1975) (Image Source: Screenshot from Net) The transformation of Indian Railways has been truly remarkable. Since the commencement of India’s first passenger train service on April 16, 1853, which operated along a historic 34-kilometer route between Bori Bunder (Mumbai) and Thane, the railway system has progressed through multiple stages and levels of development. […]
Trip Down Memory Lane
Soumitra Bhowmik (1998) My memory is still crisp:When I got into the task,Of choosing a college with risk,Was not like a walk in the park. Destiny gave me a smileAnd silently I complied,Joined a course for four fallsAfter some silent mental brawls. My fantasy faded awayAfter the college foray;A herd of strangers nerdy and cool;Found […]
Senseless
Chandra Shekhar (1985) Illustration: AI Generated Ten years ago, I wrecked Don’s literary career. Now I had come halfway across the world to apologize to the man whose life I had ruined. When I knocked on his door, I feared he would greet me with a shotgun blast. As it turned out, he had something […]
Fragments from Exile Part 1
Subhash K M (1984)