IIT Kanpur to observe 63rd foundation day tomorrow

A total of 18 awardees will be awarded across categories -Institute Fellows, Distinguished Alumnus Awards, Distinguished Service Awards, Young Alumnus Awards, and Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award. 

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur will observe its 63rd foundation day tomorrow (on November 2, 2022). Subramanian Ramadorai, Chairperson, Board of Governors, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), will be the chief guest on the occasion. 

IIT Kanpur Director Prof Abhay Karandikar, said, “The Foundation Day is a day of reflection for all of us and a day that we all eagerly wait for. We’re glad to have Subramanian Ramadorai as the chief guest this year. We look forward to having our alumni and faculty together under one roof to reminisce the journey of IIT Kanpur.” 

There will be a Rabindra Sangeet session based on carnatic and Hindustani ragas by group Bodhi, followed by Hindustani vocal recital by Amarabati Biswas and Pradnya Khandekar, and carnatic vocal recital by Koppillil Radhakrishnan, Chairperson, Board of Governors, IIT Kanpur. The Satyendra Kumar Dubey Memorial Award will be Neha Verma, who is working as a Director in the Ministry of Steel. The Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award is an award named after Satyendra Dubey and presented by the IIT Kanpur. It is awarded annually to an alumnus of IIT who displays the highest levels of professional integrity in upholding human values. 

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