PhD comics!

Posted by on May 31, 2007 · Leave a Comment 

As a big fan of PhD comics and being a graduate student myself, I am posting a couple of my favorites – there are so many more that I like! Are you new to this? Check this out for a hilarious teaser! Click the images for a bigger size.

And on a seemingly unrelated note, I found this too -

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Railroad model club

Posted by on April 25, 2007 · 1 Comment 

The Penn State Model Railroad Club was founded by Glen Van Winkle and received official recognition as a Penn State Club on March 23rd, 1955. They had organized an exhibition of this, with over 2500 feet of a complex networks of track, fully automated trains scaled down to 1:87. It was amazing… and pictures can do only so much justice to a feeling of complete awe we guys had when we saw the magnificence.
Seeing them move flawlessly through the complicated network was the best part. On the lighter side, they provided sound effects in the engines too!

Penn State Railroad Club Exhibition (click to view album)

If you ever get an opportunity to visit any railroad model exhibition, do not miss it! It’s worth all the time you give it, trust me. :)

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So long… Farewell!

Posted by on May 3, 2006 · Leave a Comment 

As a continuing ritual across all hostels in IITM, this year too we had the Mandakini (Mandak) Hostel Nite farewell video made. Thanks to Nitin, Arpan, Kartik, Rishi, Vinay, Nikhil and many others, we have the farewell video of 2006 (and 2005 as well) on Google Videos. :-)

Farewell 2006: Etchings [Click here]
(Google videos, no download required – Opens in a new window)

Editing & Direction:
Kokonad Sinha
Nitin Parihar
Arpan Nalwaya

Camera & Cinematography:
Arpan Nalwaya
Nikhil Kumar
Kartik Kamat
Kokonad Sinha

Behind the scenes:
Kartik Kamat
Rishi P B
Vinay Tibrewal

Soundtrack credits:
Safri Duo – Adagio (Starting Sequence)
OST – Pulp Fiction
Los Lobos – Tequila
Grid – Swamp thing
OST – Pink Panther
Offspring – Pretty fly
The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
Sigur Ros – Hoppipola (Ending Sequence)
Phil Collins – Something happened on the way to heaven (Credits)


Farewell 2005: From 1/4 to 4/4 – The Metamorphosis [Click here]
(Google videos, no download required – Opens in a new window)

Direction:
[Awaiting information]

Editing:
Kokonad Sinha

Soundtrack credits:
Prodigy – Smack my bitch up
Jock Jams – Let’s get ready to rumble
Vanessa Mae – Bach Street prelude

Hope they are to your liking. Each of these videos has taken more than 72 continuous working hours by each person involved.

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