Industry 5.0: A Start-Up Roadmap Part (I)
Do You Have an Appetite for Being a Risk-taker? How about Building Deep-Tech Start-Ups? Kallol Roy (1984) To the gen-next—those in College or those who would have completed a few years back—Consider a Start-up Eco-System which may re-shape our industrial landscape—evolving think-tanks to offer multifarious consultancy services, tying up academic excellence to industrial outcomes, bridging […]
Poetry Challenge
Dear Readers, This is an invitation to unleash your creativity. For those of you who can put your thoughts in verses, rather than in prose, here is a challenge. Given below is a line from Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. The challenge is to develop this theme into a short poem (10-16 lines). The given quote can come […]
“Don’t say “No” when you can say “Yes”
Jayaraman C (1984) In a world where decisions right and wrong intertwine, Where choices abound and paths align, A resolute “No” struck my mind with forceful might, Like the crushing blow of a hammer in the night. We’ve been taught not to say “Yes” when you want to say “No”, While a few argue “Yes-But” […]
BiomessChandra Shekhar
Chandra Shekhar (1984) “I’m now going to put the bacteria in,” said Dr. Adams. “Observe what happens.” She added a drop of a greenish liquid to a beaker containing a thin paste made from dried leaves. The drop instantly diffused through the mud-like slurry, tinging it green. “Now count to ten,” she said. Just as […]
In Conversation : Charly Chirayath
Engineer? Not quite
Latha K Chirayil (1996) It was an accidental landing at the then REC Calicut: no particular affinity to or knowledge about what an engineer does, particularly an electronics engineer, but just following an elder sibling’s path who knew exactly what he wanted to do… First day’s experience of walking through the Rajpath carpeted with yellow […]
From the Editors
Jacob Mathews (1983) Time has flown since we graduated from engineering college in Calicut – REC to some, NIT to others! The cares of today’s world do not allow us time to reflect on “the glorious days of old.” Each one of us is caught up juggling the 24 hours afforded each day between […]
NITCAA President’s Message
Dear Alumni, Friends, and Well-Wishers, It gives me immense pride and joy to introduce the inaugural issue of Kattangal Chimes, the official editorial magazine of the NIT Calicut Alumni Association. This magazine is not merely a publication; it is a celebration of our shared roots, a reflection of our journeys, and a testament to the enduring […]
NITC Director’s Message
Dear NITC Alumni Community, It gives me immense joy to know that the NIT Calicut Alumni Association is bringing out the inaugural issue of Kattangal Chimes, a digital magazine envisioned to connect, engage, and inspire our ever-growing alumni community. The very title of this magazine evokes the spirit of Kattangal, the place where countless young minds […]