A
rarest of the rare movement has been started by the eminent
faculties, students and renowned alumni of IIT Kharagpur demanding
the immediate appointment of Prof. Partha Pratim Chakrabarti as the
next director of the prestigious institute. Prof. Chakrabarti
(85/CSE/RK, PGM), who is fondly known to his colleagues, students and
friends as PPC is the current director select – however, his
appointment has remained pending for the last one year in the hands
of MHRD and CVC due reasons unknown. This movement is being chaired
by one of the well known alumni of the institute Mr. Arjun Malhotra
(70/ECE/RP), the co-founder of HCL and Headstrong Inc.
It
is therefore high time to put pressure on the administration to
resolve it on an urgent basis. Here are some important
mails/articles/links to various activities:
- Whitepaper on THE FACTS: http://bit.ly/12Ikf3h
- Mr. Arjun Malhotra's Open Letter: http://bit.ly/15k70sL
- Mr. Ramnath Mani's Open Letter: http://bit.ly/1928TQ0
- Press Kit based on the RTIs: http://bit.ly/10Z6wIB
- Press Release about the Protests: http://bit.ly/1928jBC
- Coverage in Hindustan Times: http://bit.ly/12IURKu
- Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/PPC.For.Director (More than 1700 likes and it is still growing!)
- A good archive of various news articles: Hunger strike by the faculties of IIT Kharagpur
- Photos from hunger strike: Hunger strike at IIT Kharagpur (Set - 1), Hunger strike at IIT Kharagpur (Set - 2)
