Vox Populi Vox Insti

In this episode Lakshya, the Podcast Host, speaks to our lovely editors Neha Anand, Neha Cherian, Jai Santhoshi, Rohini and the Executive Editor Shreethigha. They talk about all things T5E, how we work as a team, what goes on behind the scenes and debunk a few myths along the way.

Listen to the full episode for all the tea and don't miss the game of True Confessions we have at the end!

It was a fun episode to record, we hope you have fun listening to it too.

Note: This episode was recorded in February, 2022.

After a not-so-brief hiatus, we bring to you a fresh episode of the Postscript series, this time with that one team in insti which lives and breathes robotics - Team Anveshak. Tune in to listen to Shubham Jain and Pavan narrate their amazing championship tales, give fundaes on building a Mars rover and share their hope of staying a "foRover team". And, as always, do not miss the rapid fire at the end!

Since the onset of the pandemic, terms like mental health and wellness have been thrown around a lot, for reasons that are obvious to all. 

In this episode of the Daily Lives Series, we catch hold of two Clinical Psychologists of the Wellness Centre, IITM and engage in a meaningful conversation with them about the types of issues they often see within the student community, how they deal with it, how we should look at the brighter side of things in life. 

We also get an insight into the well structured mental health help system IITM has set up and how many students can take advantage of it.

Listen until the end to find out how Jinna and Arun soothed the anxieties of the students while navigating through their own ups and downs. 

MBA is one of the most coveted post graduate degrees for students of all backgrounds. It is no secret that for all its hype, MBA involves a lot of stress and extremely hectic schedules. 

We decided to talk to two people who did their MBA from insti to find out what the real picture is. What all does an MBA at IITM offer? What is the student ecosystem for it? Join us as our guests Karan Jassal and Navneet Kaur fondly recollect their memories of insti and share their story with us.

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In this episode of PostScript, we talk to Dev Priya and Jai from the Madras Sharks - insti's celebrated aquatic sports team. 

Despite the past two years without a pool, the team has kept their spirits alive. We ask them about what has kept the team going and how they plan to sustain their legacy. From fun inside stories to thrilling sagas of their victories at the inter IIT, join us to feel the adrenaline as they talk about their wins, defeats and once in a lifetime experiences.

TIMESTAMPS:

Intros - 0:55

Discovering Water Polo - 5:28

Value of a Peer Group - 7:28

2019 Women's Gold - 10:08

Swim-Team Bonding - 17:00

Weekend Practice Brunches - 18:39

The Sharks' Rep at Inter IIT 2019 - 19:56

Anti-Cheering - 21:15

Home Ground Inter IIT - 24:03

CGPA vs Inter IIT - 28:37

Team Traditions - 33:54

Taking Lite - 41:12

Rapid Fire - 44:32

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Your questions answered.

Shout out to Unman Nibandhe (SGS 2021-2022) and Aman Kumar (SGS 2020-2021) for joining us on the podcast!

Timestamps:

01:42 - Feasibility of reopening the campus

05:00 - Steps taken by the administration

07:10 - Prioritising the 2020 batches

18:25 - Update on the mess staff

27:50 - Making learning bearable

30:12 - Addressing backlog of labs

33:17 - Campus life without campus

38:24 - Holding on to the resolve

41:44 - Replies to The Mail

No newbies to basking in the spotlight, the OG's of the Oratory Club, now graduates, Pranav and Rishabh join us to chat about all things insti, all things Oratory.

They talk to us about getting into the oratory scene, trying almost everything insti has to offer, crazy mishaps, political correctness in oratory and much more. We also challenge them to a VPVI styled spin the yarn and a fun rapid fire at the end.

Tune in to the sixth episode of Season 2 of Vox Populi Vox Insti and let us know what you think!

Timestamps:

1:20  Put Intro

5:00 OC Traditions

8:30 The Roorkee Roulette

16:15 Teamwork in the club.

18:10 OC gets a new name?

18:50 Spin the yarn ft. OC gawds

22:55 Cancel or Censor?

27:45 On-stage cups, oop-

35:34 Rapid Fire

40:17 Saraswati, Godavari and Delusion

41:28 Why Lifestyle club deserves a podcast episode

41:40 Shout out to the Writing Club

43:05 Dear Juniors..

We rewind time back to when scholars were the only students on campus - and to a time before that as well. Insti is home to a very diverse set of students, and one of the many facets of our diversity comes from the different courses we all come here for. In the series we call Daily Lives, we take a sneak peek into the lives of some students who have different stories to tell from those of the UG junta.

To kick off the series, we talk to Saad and Vijay, PhD students of IITM, who tell us what the life of an average (or not so average) PhD student at insti is like.

Let us know what you think.

In this episode, we catch up with Kishan and Neel of Team Avishkar. While we were all at home, the team was back at insti, on a mission to win the next Hyperloop challenge. Though they weren't ready to divulge details about their secret return to campus, we got them to spill a few other interesting stories. From meeting Elon Musk to driving door-less cars, to making insti and the nation proud by winning numerous accolades, these two have done it all. Tune in to listen to them talk about their incredible journey, mishaps, fundaes and more. 

Time stamps

01:37 - Intros

02:38 - Why Avishkar? 

03:40 - Team traditions ft. Idilis

11:27 - Sleeping on the floor in LA

13:22 - Near death experiences 

14:43 - Meeting The Elon Musk

16:41 - Anything for the team

18:30 - Channelling Uri energy at SpaceEx

19:27 - Pic gone wrong (almost!) 

24:01 - Avishkar a startup? 

29:47 - Breaking locks to go to America

36:04 - Rapid Fire

38:56 - To, Juniors

39:54 - Bloopers

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It's been well beyond a year off the football grounds for Sooraj and Midhun, yet nothing can dampen their spirits. Tune in to the third episode of our ongoing PostScript series to find us in conversation with these to-be-grads from one of Insti's most followed sports teams - the Madras Wolves.

In this episode, we dig out an in-detail narration of the dramatic finals at Inter-IIT 2k19, some insider stories from the team, tales of sweet victories and frustrating red cards and yes, enviable memories of the campus.

Stay with us till the end for fire (not-the-rapid-kind), fundaes and a few funny bloopers.

Timestamps:

1:20 - Put Intro: United Fans Unite 

8:00 - The Online year 

9:45 - Favorite Wins 

14:24 - Good times, Bad times

19:01 - IIT KGP and the Red Card

28:18 - Inter-IIT Memoirs

41:35 - The Rapid Fire

46:18 - Dear Juniors.

49:30 - Oops, the bloopers.