MDG Talks

Finally after the mini story of the Pinjara Tod Movement and a very long long wait (apologies for that 😅)....We present the 6th episode of MDG Talks with Ms Aashaka Shah - A very very machau IITR alumnus and PhD student at UT, Austin.  From amazing college life stories to her areas of research and experiences - she also takes a toll on the struggles of "WOMEN IN TECH" and some inspiring and useful tips for all the girls out there!💁‍♀️  Aashaka's Twitter: https://twitter.com/aashaka_  Aashaka's personal website: https://aashaka.github.io/   Connect with the hosts: Riya's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/riya.john.395454 Ankita's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ankita.pareek.73550   You can find Mobile Development Group IITR on:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/mdgiitr  GitHub: https://github.com/mdg-iitr Website: http://mdg.iitr.ac.in/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mdgiitr/  Email: mdg@iitr.ac.in   Come chat with us on http://mdg.iitr.ac.in/chat

Did you know that the girls in IITR weren't allowed to leave their hostels after 11 PM, a few years ago ? (Yeah! our campus was much so called #sanskari back then 🙄) But now times have changed - because of an actual protest in IITR against such policies! So here we present a short story of the legendary #PINJARA_TOD_MOVEMENT in R-Land , by Aashaka Shah who witnessed and was a part of this change.  Stay tuned for the full upcoming interview on MDG Talks!✌

In this audio only bonus, get to know some personal anecdotes from the life of Prof. Arpit Gupta. He tells us about his journey from corporate to research and how he found his calling. So grab on to your headphones and take a roller coaster ride with us through his life! You can find Prof. Arpit Gupta on:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/glexqsd Personal website: https://sites.cs.ucsb.edu/~arpitgupta/ Connect with the hosts:  Saurabh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TweetOfSaurabh Ankita's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ankita.pareek.73550 You can find Mobile Development Group IITR on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mdgiitr GitHub: https://github.com/mdg-iitr Website: http://mdg.iitr.ac.in/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mdgiitr/  Email: mdg@iitr.ac.in   Come chat with us on http://mdg.iitr.ac.in/chat

Often in the course of our college life, there are questions that keep hovering around us - What should be the best career choice for me - Research, corporate or startup? Being a research enthusiast, how to reach out to professors? What are they really looking for ? How should I grow my knowledge spectrum?And the list goes on and on….So here we are with the latest episode of MDG Talks where Dr. Arpit Gupta, our distinguished alumni and professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara has some great answers to all your queries.  Be it his advice on taking risks or his mind blowing research areas….the episode will surely  give you some deeper insights.So what are you waiting for? Grab your headphones and get ready for a roller coaster ride! You can find Prof. Arpit Gupta on:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/glexqsd Personal website: https://sites.cs.ucsb.edu/~arpitgupta/   Connect with the hosts: Saurabh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TweetOfSaurabh  Ankita's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ankita.pareek.73550  You can find Mobile Development Group IITR on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mdgiitr  GitHub: https://github.com/mdg-iitr  Website: http://mdg.iitr.ac.in/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mdgiitr/  Email: mdg@iitr.ac.in   Come chat with us on http://mdg.iitr.ac.in/chat

MDG in collaboration with Watch Out! bring you the fourth installment of MDG talks, featuring none other than professor Balasubramanian Raman  Revered prof in the daylight, notorious memelord by night, Bala sir talks gyaan, corona and spicy opinions on how the country and institute administration are dealing with it.  You can find more about Bala Sir on his website  Website: https://sites.google.com/site/balaiitr/  Connect with the hosts:  Saurabh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TweetOfSaurabh Kaaira's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kaaira_  You can find Mobile Development Group IITR on:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/mdgiitr GitHub: https://github.com/mdg-iitr Website: http://mdg.iitr.ac.in/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mdgiitr/ Email: mdg@iitr.ac.in  You can find Watch Out! on:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/WatchOutIITR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/watchoutiitr/ Website: http://watchout.iitr.ac.in/

"Why does India's 2nd largest($500B) industry, ie, construction still run on pen and paper?"  This is The Question, that motivated Shubham Goyal to pursue his start-up idea.  This talk is a story of how an idea can transform your life, taking you from a 9-5 job at an industry-leading firm to being an entrepreneur! Tune in to find out how he and his co-Founders came up with their solution, Powerplay, and get loads of gyaan on start-ups: from nurturing your idea and building a solid product out of it  You can find Shubham on:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/shubham7stark  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shubham7stark/   Connect with the hosts:  Kaustubh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/codekaust  Riya's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/riya.john.395454   You can find Mobile Development Group IITR on:  Twitter: https://twitter.com/mdgiitr  GitHub: https://github.com/mdg-iitr  Website: http://mdg.iitr.ac.in/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mdgiitr/  Email: mdg@iitr.ac.in   Come chat with us on http://mdg.iitr.ac.in/chat

Connect with the hosts: Ayush's Twitter: https://twitter.com/aagarwal1012 Saurabh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TweetOfSaurabh You can find Mobile Development Group IITR on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mdgiitr GitHub: https://github.com/mdg-iitr Website: http://mdg.iitr.ac.in/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mdgiitr/ Email: mdg@iitr.ac.in   You can chat with us on http://mdg.iitr.ac.in/chat

Connect with the hosts: Ayush's Twitter: https://twitter.com/aagarwal1012 Saurabh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TweetOfSaurabh You can find Mobile Development Group IITR on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mdgiitr GitHub: https://github.com/mdg-iitr Website: http://mdg.iitr.ac.in/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mdgiitr/ Email: mdg@iitr.ac.in   You can chat with us on http://mdg.iitr.ac.in/chat

Connect with the hosts: Ayush's Twitter: https://twitter.com/aagarwal1012 Saurabh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TweetOfSaurabh You can find Mobile Development Group IITR on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mdgiitr GitHub: https://github.com/mdg-iitr Website: http://mdg.iitr.ac.in/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mdgiitr/ Email: mdg@iitr.ac.in   You can chat with us on http://mdg.iitr.ac.in/chat

Connect with the hosts: Ayush's Twitter: https://twitter.com/aagarwal1012 Saurabh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TweetOfSaurabh You can find Mobile Development Group IITR on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mdgiitr GitHub: https://github.com/mdg-iitr Website: http://mdg.iitr.ac.in/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mdgiitr/ Email: mdg@iitr.ac.in   You can chat with us on http://mdg.iitr.ac.in/chat

A legend of IITRs folklore, Karan Desai is a really fun person to talk to. Currently pursuing his PhD from University of Michigan, he enlightens us with his journey in this short talk we had with him. Grab a pair of headphones as we set off and have great time with our KD bhaiya! The Valley of Shit: https://thesiswhisperer.com/2012/05/08/the-valley-of-shit/ Find this podcast on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJXEVFEuVCQ You can find KD on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/kdexd GitHub: https://github.com/kdexd Website: https://kdexd.github.io/ Connect with the hosts: Ayush's Twitter: https://twitter.com/aagarwal1012 Shashank's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shash_Kashyap You can find Mobile Development Group IITR on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mdgiitr GitHub: https://github.com/mdg-iitr Website: http://mdg.iitr.ac.in/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mdgiitr/ Email: mdg@iitr.ac.in You can chat with us on http://mdg.iitr.ac.in/chat