In an uprising unlike any seen in IITD in years, the student community has erupted into a large-scale protest in recognition of the suicide of Rishikesh Kumar, who was a second-year masters’ student pursuing an M.Sc. in the Physics Department. In this topical, we take you through Rishikesh’s story as narrated by his peers, following which we summarise the events that occurred on campus on the 24th of August, 2026. Rishikesh’s story: as told by his peers in protests While Rishikesh was a...

IIT Delhi has just concluded its inaugural Diversity and Inclusion Deanship. It is the first deanship of its kind among Indian government institutes. For this interview, we sat down with Professor Angelie Multani, former Dean of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. Here is the insider view. Q1. You wrote a really beautiful farewell email, and in that, you told us that you were operating without any precedent when you set up this office. Which frameworks did you look for when you were...

Past Work Experience 1. PhD Portfolio a. Analysed survey data from PhD students revealing significant technical barriers and low awareness of IIT Delhi's web resources. b. Collaborated with DevClub, IIT Delhi to develop a no-code interface enabling PhD students to independently create and manage personal academic webpages, hosted on the institute's official web.iitd.ac.in domain. c. Engaged with the Associate Dean (PG Research) and CSC to drive institutional adoption, with security audits for...