A Round-up of the Kreaverse
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The past week at Kreaverse has been a whirlwind of activity, with a mix of remarkable successes and quietly simmering projects. Our Kreators have been leaving their mark in inter-collegiate competitions, showcasing their talent and dedication.
We're thrilled to announce new partnerships joining our diverse array of Krea collaborations, offering our students exciting avenues for higher education exploration and pursuit.
Our esteemed faculty members continue to shine, securing grants for their research and leaving an indelible mark on the academic landscape with their paper presentations and insightful guest lectures.
Meanwhile, the anticipation is building as we dive into some conferences and conclaves that promise to inspire and invigorate our community.
To catch a glimpse of the weekly happenings, read on. For real-time updates, please follow us on our social media channels. If you have stories or news to share with the Krea community, we invite you to connect with us at all.commsteam@krea.edu.in
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The much-anticipated household event of SIAS, Krea University, Bolt 2024, has kicked off with great fervour. Running from 17 February to 14 March 2024, the event promises an exciting lineup of activities and competitions. The opening ceremony was held on 27 February, 2024 on Krea University campus. Priyanka Acharya, the Sports Club representative, delivered the welcome speech.
The event witnessed the presence of guests from the Office of Student Life (OSL) and Ahana Pairee, one of our alumni currently excelling in the sports field. The official sponsors of the event are PepsiCo and Swarnamukhi.
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Shreya Kabadi, a third-year student at SIAS, Krea University won the first prize in the photography competition at Abhisaranga, the annual fest hosted by the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Sri City. The preliminary online round witnessed 110 participants from various parts of the country, culminating in the showdown at IIIT, Sri City. Shreya expresses gratitude to the Media Lab for their invaluable support.
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Sustainable Education for Women Empowerment
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On International Women's Day, join Siya Girisaballa and Riya Parekh, the chapter leaders of Her Campus Krea, as they discuss Sustainable Education for Women Empowerment with the special guest for the evening Professor Poonam Batra, Co-investigator, TESF Network and India Lead. She was formerly with the Central Institute of Education, University of Delhi.
Instagram live on the official handle of Krea University at 6:00 pm IST today.
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Of Partnerships and Collaborations
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The IFMR Graduate School of Business (GSB), Krea University has partnered with Case Western Reserve University to offer students flexible opportunities.
This partnership allows students to pursue either the Master in Finance Programme or a Finance Certificate at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. Krea students can undertake one or two semesters with the transfer of credits and are also eligible for a scholarship of up to 60%, subject to terms and conditions. For queries, write to uthira.dhandapani@krea.edu.in
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Krea University is delighted to announce a new partnership with the University of Liverpool. This partnership opens doors for Krea University students to engage in semester exchange or summer programmes at the University of Liverpool.
This partnership embodies our shared vision of fostering collaboration and providing enriching experiences for our students. By accessing the University of Liverpool's renowned faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, and dynamic campus environment, our students will be empowered for personal and professional growth.
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Moreover, upon graduation, they will join the University of Liverpool alumni network, expanding their global connections and opportunities for further education. This partnership further enriches the array of opportunities available to our student community, reinforcing Krea's commitment to providing diverse and promising higher educational pathways.
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Dr Tanmoy Chakrabarty, Assistant Professor of Physics, SIAS, Krea University has been awarded a grant by the UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, an autonomous institution of the University Grants Commission (UGC), under the Collaborative Research Scheme (CRS). Dr Chakrabarty is the principal investigator in this project titled Exploring the magnetically ordered states in novel magneto-electric compounds. Dr Sumanta Chattopadhyay, Scientist-D at UGC-DAE Consortium for Scientific Research, Mumbai centre is the principal collaborator on the project.
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Professor Mukund Padmanabhan, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at SIAS, Krea University recently launched his book The Great Flap of 1942: How the Raj Panicked over a Japanese Non-invasion at The Leela Bhartiya City in Bengaluru. Virender Razdan, General Manager of The Leela Bhartiya City Bengaluru, and the journalist Karan Thapar have been part of the event. The book launch has been featured in an article published in The Hindu.
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Our four-member Indian Dance Crew from the School of Interwoven Arts and Sciences (SIAS) at Krea University recently showcased their talents at Riviera, the cultural festival hosted by Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT).
Led by Pramati Anand, the crew, including Alankrita Krishnan, Siri Jois, and Ananya KV, mesmerised the audience with their performances. While Pramati specialises in Kathak, Alankrita, Siri, and Ananya specialise in Bharatanatyam.
The dynamic duo of Alankrita Krishnan and Siri Jois secured the third spot in the duet category.
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We're delighted to announce the top three winners of the Wildlife Photography Contest, held to celebrate World Wildlife Day, chosen from among 23 stunning entries.
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🌟 First place - The Praying Langur by Aditya Bhuvanagiri
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🌟 Second place - Watching the Sunrise by Pranav Harikrishnan
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🌟 Third place - Leopard at Kabini by Pranav Naresh
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Congratulations to all participants!
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This International Women’s Day, Krea University will be staging a play titled 478402 - Rising From The Embers by THE Theatrewalas’. The play revolves around a set of dramatised real-life narratives from the partition, Sikh riots and Godhra riots, written and directed by Sushmaa. The critical question that is asked by the play is ‘To take revenge, why do men need to humiliate women?’
THE Theatrewalas’ is a multi-lingual, multi-dimensional theatre group that experiments with different forms of theatre to deliver exceptional experiences to enthusiasts. Join us in witnessing the three unforgettable events that shook the nation and changed the course of history. On 9 March, 2024, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at SH-3 on Krea University campus.
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Exciting News This Summer
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We are excited to announce a brand new chapter at Krea University - the Krea Summer School (KSS). KSS is a week-long immersive residential programme that introduces high-school students to a wide variety of established and emerging fields of inquiry not covered in school curricula. At KSS, students get to broaden their perspectives, deepen their interests, and get a glimpse into the world of higher learning.
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If you know someone, let them know about the opportunity to engage in diverse, unique, interwoven courses.
Registration to Krea Summer School 2024 is now open.
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Research Writing Workshops
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Krea-CWP (Centre for Writing and Pedagogy) at Krea University is organising research writing workshops. The third session titled Writing the Field: Media Images as Evidence by Dr Namrata Sathe, Postdoctoral Fellow, SIAS, Krea University, will be held on 21 March, 2024, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm at Biosphere (3rd Floor, JSW Academic Building).
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As part of the Krea Chronicles series, Dhruvi Dombe from BBA Cohort of 2023-2026 at IFMR GSB, Krea University speaks about why she would recommend the 5 year Integrated BBA+MBA Programme to potential aspirants.
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(Im)Possibility of Queerness in Indian Children's Films
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Dr Sonia Ghalian, Visiting Assistant Professor of Literature at SIAS, Krea University presented a paper at the International Online Symposium on Queer Children's Film and Television, co-organised by the University of Cambridge and the University of Glasgow on 1 March, 2024.
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The paper titled (Im)Possibility of Queerness in Indian Children's Films directs attention to a fundamental yet frequently overlooked connection between being queer and being a child. The talk focused on the ideological, economic as well as cultural contours of the Indian context to highlight the impossibility of the connection and its lack of adequate representation in Indian cinema. The paper strives to highlight certain children's films that navigate these identities beyond societal norms to acknowledge such characters’ differences — their struggles for acceptance because of them — but just as importantly to acknowledge their sameness, their shared existences, and their mutual bonds with the larger community.
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Of Equations and Analysis
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Dr Vivek Tewary, Assistant Professor of Mathematics at SIAS, Krea University, delivered a talk at the Workshop on Multi-scale Analysis / Conference on Differential Equations (MSADE-24) held at IIT Ropar from 26 February to 2 March, 2024. Dr Tewari delivered a lecture on Bloch wave homogenisation of periodic media. Bloch waves are special waves supported by periodic media and can be used in various applications in physical models. They are also used in homogenisation – where one studies approximations of highly heterogeneous media. Dr Tewari talked about the existence of Bloch waves and demonstrated their use in finding a macroscopic approximation for highly heterogeneous periodic media.
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Professor Madhuri Saripalle, Professor of Practice at IFMR GSB, Krea University co-authored a paper titled Market Structure, Profitability and Regulation of Telecommunication Industry in India with Dr Surabhi Soumya, Consultant at Deloitte USI, Financial & Risk Advisory for Global Business Review.
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The Department of Literature and the Department of Psychology, SIAS Krea University bring you the Women's History Month Film Festival March 2024. All films will be screened in Seminar Hall - 1. On 13, 20, and 27 March, 2024 between 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The screenings will be followed by a discussion.
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Moturi Satyanarayana Centre for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences presents a virtual talk titled An Arid Alliance: Environmental Exchanges between Australian and Indian deserts in the long nineteenth century by Dr Ruth Morgan, The Australian National University, Canberra on 13 March, 2024 at 2:30 pm IST | 8:00 pm AEDT | 9:00 am GMT.
To join the mailing list for the events organised by the Moturi Satyanarayana Centre click here
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World Humanities Report (India/South Asia) presents a panel discussion on The Humanities in Indian Languages on 12 March, 2024 at SH-2 from 2 pm to 4:30 pm on Krea University campus. The panel comprises - Dr Bishnu Mohapatra, SIAS, Krea University, Sri City, Andhra Pradesh; Dr J Devika, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala; Dr NS Gundur, Tumkur University, Tumkuru, Karnataka; Dr Prithvi Datta Chandra Shobhi, SIAS, Krea University, Sri City, Andhra Pradesh and Dr Sadan Jha, Centre for Social Studies, Surat, Gujarat.
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The academic humanities in India are primarily practised in the medium of English. The dominance of English in higher education continues unabated today. Since the colonial period, the humanities outside academia have mainly been done in the Indian languages. Despite their social and political efficacy – actual and potential – they remain peripheral to the humanities narratives within and outside India. It is time that we critically explore the humanistic practices in the medium of and within the world of Indian languages. What does it mean to engage in humanistic learning and writing in Indian languages? How do they become constitutive of the discursive world they make and remake? If humanistic practices are inevitably contingent, situated, and interactive, then their stories in the Indian context are yet to be fully written. By drawing upon resources from Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam, the speakers in the panel will throw light on how the humanities in India have penetrated and been shaped by the larger society over time.
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Say hello to the newest members of our Krea family
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Farewell and Thank you 🙏🏾
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Wishing our colleagues all the best as they move on to their next adventure
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Ms Sagarika Banerjee: SIAS Admissions I Ms Divya V: Examinations
Ms Rajani Rao Palleti: Academic Administration
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As part of our commitment to employee well-being, the HR team at Krea University has organised a comprehensive health check-up program in partnership with EmedLife (TPA insurer) and Apollo Hospitals. This initiative offers Krea employees the opportunity to prioritise their health with ease and affordability. The offer is valid till 31 March, 2024.
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