Organic garden
A small kitchen garden that was started in 2005 in Nilgiri Bhavan has now expanded to over 30 trees across campus right from Nilgiri Bhavan, Vindhya Bhavan to the boys’ and girls’ hostels. Primarily consisting of banana plantations, the trees
Tholpava koothu shadow puppet theatre
The cultural wing of Student Life Council (SLC) hosted the SPIC MACAY - Tholpava koothu Shadow puppet theatre on 23 July performed by Shri K K Ramchandra Pulavar. Tholpava koothu, the unique shadow puppet theatre form of Kerala
SBI Opens lounge for startups at IIIT Hyderabad
State Bank of India opened a lounge on IIIT Hyderabad campus for startups on 1 July as part of an engagement it wants to cement with the vibrant eco-system, one that will see the country’s largest lender hand-hold and evaluate
International Yoga Day
IIIT-H in collaboration with the institute’s NSS unit celebrated International Yoga Day on 21 June at Nirvana, the NBH yoga hall. The programme began with Laghu Shankhaprakshalana followed by simple yogic techniques, relaxation techniques, laughter yoga and sharing of knowledge
Power Yoga Workshop
A workshop on Power Yoga was conducted from 30 April - 9 May at Nirvana - Yoga Hall. Power yoga is a fitness- based practice where movements between poses are accompanied by regulated breathing to increase stamina, strength and flexibility.
Ugadi and Food Festival, Cooking by students
As part of Ugadi celebrations a food fest of popular recipes across the country were prepared by eight student teams and shared with all campus residents at Felicity ground on the evening of 6 April. A few teams were selected