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Winter Internship Experience at GlaxoSmithKline Pharamaceuticals Limited

As a fresher who has never seen an office, I always dreamt of working for a big brand, attending meetings and taking valuable decisions. I used to think how great it must feel to take decisions for a much followed products like Horlicks, Maggi etc but with these thoughts the doubt of ever being associated [...]

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Secularism as it means to a youth of India

India has a long history of tolerant secularism. Some recent incidents in India have brought focus on secularism. A Muslim person (Mohammad Akhlaq) was reportedly killed by a frenzied communal mob on the mere allegation that he had consumed cow’s meat. Such incidents are totally unacceptable in India. There have been other cases when consenting [...]

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Impressions – The Cultural Fest of Post Graduate Students

The routine of PG students in IITK is generally characterized by heavy course load, tiring lab work, group assignments, thesis work and projects. But when it comes to talent, they are a rich source, and hence, are ready to showcase it when given an opportunity. ‘Impressions’ provides such a platform where the hidden talent from [...]

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MBA Badminton League

It was a fun and joy ­fun-filled experience. For the ­ first time we MBA 1st years were playing a badminton tournament. The style of conducting the tournament was similar to IPL. There were managers who bid for players. Also, there were special rules in the format of teams which included 1 single player, 1 [...]

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Lucknow Tour

Lucknow trip was a joyous one. We went on bus to Lucknow. In Lucknow, we visited imam bada and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar park. The places were beautiful and gave us fresh memories to remember. We were amazed by some of the facts about these places. Many of us took sel­fies in Lucknow. Through these pics, [...]

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Is sum of Natural Numbers upto Infinity -1/12??

This is simple arithmetic progression. A Sum of natural numbers from 1 to n. The answer is n(n+1)/2. Atleast, this is what we were taught all throughout our schooling. So, if ‘n’ were to tend to infinity, summation should tend to infinity. Right? Wrong!! Yes, mathematicians are saying ‘no’. Is there some hidden mystery behind [...]

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