Chennai / IITM Paradox’22 Fest
Last weekend (May 20,21,22) I was in Chennai for Paradox2022, the first offline student festival for IITM BSc Students. I have been teaching MAD01 and MAD02 since 2020 for BSc students personally; it's been a great experience. But I never got to meet any of them in person, so I thought it would be an excellent chance to meet them. With the bonus of seeing more than a hundred students getting their diplomas.
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The change in weather was not pleasant; I was expecting somewhat hot Bangalore to very hot Chennai. But the weather in Bangalore that week was fantastic. So the transition was uncomfortable. Anyway, that's just Bangalorean in me complaining.
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The fest was more fun than I expected. I met many people and got some interesting and valuable feedback on my courses and the online education system; in general, I had lots of conversations with the people I met for the first time but have been in touch. I want to write about those couple of exchanges. I will need some time to synthesize them into a meaningful blog post.
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Until then, congratulations to all who got their diploma. To the rest of them, good luck, and you know how to reach me if required.