SR varsity ranking due to research opportunities
The Hindu
SR University, Warangal, has been placed at the 134th rank in the engineering category at the all India level in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings while it was positioned in
SR University, Warangal, has been placed at the 134th rank in the engineering category at the all India level in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings while it was positioned in the 151-200 rank band in the overall category. Chancellor of SR University A Varada Reddy said their effort to upskill the students for enhancing employment opportunities through collaborations with industries reflected in the rankings. Vice-Chancellor GRC Reddy said launching the SR Innovation Exchange, a Technology Business Incubator, sponsored by NSTEDB and DST and other centres facilitated research opportunities to students and faculty. This resulted in more than 50 patents and 2,000 research articles helping the institution get such good rank.Hampi, the UNESCO-recognised historical site, was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire from 1336 to 1565. Foreign travellers from Persia, Europe and other parts of the world have chronicled the wealth of the place and the unique cultural mores of this kingdom built on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. There are fine descriptions to be found of its temples, farms, markets and trading links, remnants of which one can see in the ruins now. The Literature, architecture of this era continue inspire awe.
Unfurling the zine handed to us at the start of the walk, we use brightly-coloured markers to draw squiggly cables across the page, starting from a sepia-toned vintage photograph of the telegraph office. Iz, who goes by the pronouns they/them, explains, “This building is still standing, though it shut down in 2013,” they say, pointing out that telegraphy, which started in Bengaluru in 1854, was an instrument of colonial power and control. “The British colonised lands via telegraph cables, something known as the All Red Line.”
The festival in Bengaluru is happening at various locations, including ATREE in Jakkur, Bangalore Creative Circus in Yeshwantpur, Courtyard Koota in Kengeri, and Medai the Stage in Koramangala. The festival will also take place in various cities across Karnataka including Tumakuru, Ramanagara, Mandya, Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Hassan, Chitradurga, Davangere, Chamarajanagar and Mysuru.