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Editorial (Sept’12)

30. September 2012

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“Poetry is one of the destinies of speech… One would say that the poetic image, in its newness, opens a future to language.”
- Gaston Bachelard
With its September issue, Team AG happily introduces the Junior AG team to its readers. It’s a moment of great pleasure for us to pass on the legacy with a belief [...]

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Editorial (Aug’12)

1. August 2012

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A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Experiences play a pivoting role for us, to understand the present and try to understand the world through it. While it is an interesting activity in itself, it also gives a chance to go beyond [...]

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Editorial (Feb’12)

1. February 2012

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“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” – Sir Isaac Newton
This timeless quotation has inspired several generations to realize and appreciate the importance of all the teachings, values, learnings and resources from the past. It’s often the case that these factors congregate into one unifying force for the progress [...]

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Editorial (Dec’11)

1. December 2011

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“When all think alike, then no one is thinking.”
— Walter Lippman
Dear Readers,
Apologies for not releasing Avant Garde issue for the previous month. But certainly we hope to continue the aspiring  journey of AG with the same vigor and spirit.
The hectic month of end sem examinations taking toll on students life is finally over and the [...]

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Editorial (Oct’11)

1. October 2011

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Dear Readers,
While the month of September winds up with bitter tragedies of deadly earthquakes and sad demise of Pataudi Jr, October has started with a sense of fear of markets plunging down and  recession hitting the corner of our minds.
To relax our nerves, We, at IIT Kanpur have ended the month of September with IME [...]

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Editorial (Sept’11)

1. September 2011

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“The future’s in the air; I can feel it everywhere; Blowing with the wind of change”- The Scorpions
The winds of change have been swirling through the world. Be it the Jasmine Revolution spread across the Arab world, the explosive nature of wiki-leaks breaking down the walls of information or even the change of guard at [...]

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Editorial (Jun’11)

19. June 2011

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Dear Friends,
Welcome to the latest edition of Avant Garde! The month gone by has given us many significant incidents. The world celebrated the death of Osama bin Laden, India was and continues to be stormed by anti graft agitations and we in IIT Kanpur, bid adieu to our seniors. A year has passed since we [...]

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Editorial (Mar’11)

1. March 2011

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Dear Readers,
WELCOME to the latest edition of Avant Garde !!
As academic year draws close and GD/PI round the corner, we at IIT Kanpur are preparing for the arrival of yet another batch of aspirants who have embarked on a journey to materialize their dreams. We hope that they succeed in their endeavor. With this hope [...]

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Editorial (Dec’10)

8. December 2010

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Dear Readers,
WELCOME to the latest edition of Avant Garde !!
A new year has ushered in a new hope for the country. A hope to usher in a new decade of peace, prosperity, self-sufficiency and progress. With this hope for the future, here at AG, we focus on a few of the positives that have occured [...]

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Editorial (Sept’10)

14. September 2010

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Dear Readers,
WELCOME to the latest edition of Avant Garde !!
A new academic year has begun and so have a spate of activities. We have been strengthened by the addition of new team members and the new team would strive to serve you with more vigor and enthusiasm and live up to the benchmark Avant Garde [...]

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