- Selected Candidates for Ph.D. Admission 2026-27 I Sem
- Shortlisted Candidates for Ph.D. Written Exam 2026-27 I Sem
- Selected Candidates for admission to Ph.D. Programme (2025-26/I Semester)
- Shortlisted Candidates for Ph.D. Written Exam 2025-26 I Sem
- Call for Abstracts for Anviksha Research Scholars' Conference 2025
- List of selected candidates for Ph.D. 2024-25 Sem 1
- Shortlisted Candidates for Ph.D. Written Exam
- HSS Research Scholar Conference 2024 (Anviksha)
- Prof. Ritwij Bhowmik participated an invited instructor in the “SERB-Karyashala Workshop: Human Centered Design for Engineers” held at IIT Kanpur, MARCH 15-21, 2024.
- Artist presentation by Ms. JAYANTI MANDI (PhD Scholar, Dept. of HSS, IIT Kanpur), hosted by Prof. R. Bhowmik on 4th March 2024.
- HSS (Fine Arts) invited talk by Prof. Suresh K. Nair (Asst. Professor, Dept. of Painting, Faculty of Visual Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India), hosted by Prof. R. Bhowmik on 5th February 2024.
- HSS (Fine Arts) invited talk by Prof. Pradosh Kr. Mishra (Professor & former-HoD, Dept. of History of Art, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India), hosted by Prof. R. Bhowmik on 16th November 2023.
- Candidates provisionally selected for admission into PhD programme 2023-24 II Sem
- Centre for Creative Writing and Publishing (CCWP), HSS, has organised an illustrated talk by artist and textile designer Shruti Phagre Mahajan on Oct 6, 2023. As part of the biannual CCWP event, Mahajan has also conducted a three-day workshop with the PhD students of HSS and Design on memory and mapping.
- Candidates provisionally selected for admission into PhD programme 2023-24 I Sem
- The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), IITK, organised "Research Scholars Day 2023" on the 18th of February, 2023, at the Outreach Auditorium, from 9.30 am onwards.
- A talk by Prof. Mary E. John, titled "How Should We Think about Gender and Empowerment," was organised as part of the Dr. Rajyashree Khushu-Lahiri Annual Memorial Lecture 2023 on Wednesday, February 15, 2023.
- Centre for Creative Writing and Publishing (CCWP), Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, organised a talk by Playwright, actor, writer and director Mahesh Dattani on Friday, February 10, 2023.
- An invited Talk (in-person) in Fine Arts by Prof. Pankaj Panwar (Professor & Principal, Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India.), hosted by Prof. Ritwij Bhowmik on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
- An invited Talk (in-person) in Fine Arts by Dr. Banatanwi Dasmahapatra (Asst. Professor of Textile Art, Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India.), hosted by Prof. Ritwij Bhowmik on Monday, January 16, 2023.
- Centre for Creative Writing and Publishing (CCWP), Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences, conducted an illustrated presentation by graphic artist, muralist, cartoonist and designer Orijit Sen on November 4, 6.30 pm, LH 8.
- Shortlisted candidates for the PhD written entrance test
- Ms. Pronita Mondal (Roll No. 16200262), a doctoral student in the Dept. of HSS, will defend her PhD thesis on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
- A workshop on comics/graphic narrative making, mentored by graphic artist Orijit Sen, was conducted at the Fine Arts Lab, November 5-7. A display of nine comics, which emerged as a result of this workshop, took place at the 6th-floor corridor, Faculty Building.
- An invited Talk (in-person) in Fine Arts by Prof. Suresh B.V. (Professor & Head, Department of Fine Arts, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.), hosted by Prof. Ritwij Bhowmik on THURSDAY, October 13, 2022.
- Indian Philosophers' Day celebration at the Dept. of Humanities and Social Sciences in association with the Indian Council for Philosophical Research, July 29, 2022, 10 am-5 pm, PBCEC Classroom, IIT Kanpur.
- Dr. Ritwij Bhowmik delivered an (in-person) invited Talk – “Fine Arts at IIT Kanpur: A History in Making” at Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, on Monday, May 30, 2022.
- An invited Talk (in-person) in Fine Arts by Prof. Pankaj Panwar (Professor & Principal, Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan), hosted by Prof. Ritwij Bhowmik on THURSDAY, April 28, 2022.
- IIT Kanpur’s Former Faculty Dr. Ramadhar Singh Honoured with Purdue University Distinguished Alumni Award in Psychology.
- Prof.Ritwij Bhowmik (Dept. of HSS), jointly with Prof. M. Das (Dept. of Design), organizing a day-long (in-person) workshop, "Kanpur Writers Penmanship Workshop," on SATURDAY, 9th of April 2022.
- Dr. Ritwij Bhowmik delivered an invited Talk – “My Creative Journey & The MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE Art Project” as a Fulbright Visiting Artist/Faculty at the Humanities Department & Fine-Arts Program, LaGuardia Community College, City University of New York, New York City, 2nd December 2021.
- Dr. Ritwij Bhowmik's fourth Solo Exhibition of recent artworks, "MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE," opens at the FINLEY GALLERY, Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA
- Dr. Ritwij Bhowmik has been awarded the prestigious “Fulbright-Nehru Academic & Professional Excellence Fellowships 2020-21.”
- Book illustration by Ms. Gargi Ghosh (Roll No: 19200262, Supervisor: Dr. R. Bhowmik), for the book ‘BUILD AND SUSTAIN A CARRE IN ENGINEERING’ Notion Press.
- ऑटिज्म (Autism) पीड़ित बच्चों की मदद के लिए नई तकनीक की खोज में जुटा आईआईटी-कानपुर
- Dr. Ritwij Bhowmik served as chair for a Special Panel Discussion Session at the XIV INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT, online virtual conference held at Avid College, Male, Maldives on 23rd July 2020.
- Symposium on Typological Perspectives on Complex Predicates in South Asian Languages
- Solo Exhibition of Dr. Ritwij Bhowmik (see more)
- Keynote Address by Professor A K Sharma
- Workshop on Qualitative Research Methods
- Outreach Programme - Disappearing Dialogues
- Design for All India
- Dr. Ritwij Bhowmik delivered a talk – “New Media Art & Education: Challenges & Possibilities,” at Faculty Development Programme at the Dept. of Visual Media & Communication, Amrita School of Arts & Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, 21st January 2021.
- Ms. SADHANA NASKAR, (Roll – 16100273), won the ‘Certificate of Merit’ award for excellence in art, Charulaka Utsav, by the ‘Ministry of Information & Culture,’ Govt. of West Bengal, Dec. 2019.
- Dr. Ritwij Bhowmik served as chair for a Special Panel Discussion Session at the XIV INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN LEADERSHIP & EMPOWERMENT, online virtual conference held at Avid College, Male, Maldives on 23rd July 2020.
- Workshop on Sustainable Development
- Invited Talk by Dr. N P Sudharshana
- Panelist - Identity of Women
- Invited Lecture at IEG
- Fellow of IAMMS
- Distinguished Alumnus Award
- Acceptance Speech for the EMMI Award conferred by St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Manjakuppam, Cuddalore 21 June 2015
- Dr. G. Neelakantan's Visit to University College, Dublin
- A Film by Students
- Dr. Tanika Chakraborty awarded Class of 1984 Faculty Research Fellowship, IIT Kanpur.
- The Distinguished Teacher Award 2014 is conferred upon Professor Arun Kumar Sharma.
- Distinguished Teaching Award 2013 was conferred upon Professor G Neelakantan.
- One of the Institute Fellow awards 2013 is conferred upon Professor T V S Ramamohan Rao, retired faculty of Economics.
- Dr. T Ravichandran has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship, 2014 for his research proposal on "Literature, Technology and Environment: Global and Pedagogical Perspectives".
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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur