IITM Clubs

Can you please provide me the detail information about the music club in Indian Institute of Technology Madras also provide me the list of students who joined this club of Indian Institute of Technology Madras

I want to know the Clubs in Indian Institute of Technology IIT Madras so will you please tell me?

[pawan]

Indian Institute of Technology Madras is a public engineering institute located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It is recognised as an Institute of National Importance.

Clubs

Recreation-

Apart from the cultural activities and sporting events that go on throughout the academic year, there are many other forms of recreation open to the students.

There are a number of clubs including the Music Club, Astronomy Club, Film Club, Hiking Club etc.

CFI-

Centre for Innovation (CFI) is a Student Lab at IIT Madras. It is set in the building that houses the Central Workshop, right in the middle of the academic zone in the beautiful IIT Madras Campus.

It provides students the necessary platform for realizing their ideas.

Music Club-

The aim was to promote listening to classical music amidst campus residents, students included.

Several stalwarts have performed at this acoustically and aesthetically structured Central Lecture Theatre (CLT) to sizable audiences observing pin drop silence.

Highlights Classfest - In early August, every year - a festival of concerts by popular artists.

Youthfest - In early January, every year a festival of concerts by young, promising musicians.

Astronomy Club-

The Astronomy club of IIT Madras is a group of campusites who are enthusiastic about hobby astronomy.

The club acts as a base for all amateur astronomy related activities and aims at popularising it in the institute.

IIT Madras Film Society-

A registered society, it is affiliated to the Federation of Film Societies of India (FFSI). Over the years, the IITFS has screened movie classics and documentaries from all over the world with the objective of exposing the viewers to the cultural heritage of other countries.

Film Club-

The Film Club screens the weekly Saturday Night English movie at the Open Air Theater - popularly known as OAT. The Open Air Theatre is located opposite the Humanities and Sciences Block.

The OAT is the venue for the weekly Saturday night Film Club movies, GF & KR basketball matches and cultural events like professional shows and music concerts during Saarang.

Speaking Club

The Speaking Club of IIT Madras is the longest running literary club in the institute.

Its sessions are designed to have fun along with the ingrained learning process. Along with activities like JAMS , extempores , street plays etc. for Seniors , the club has arranged sessions on how to's of presentations and interviews.

Hiking Club-

In the campus,there is a Hiking Club being run by the students,which organizes hiking tours to the exciting destinations every year.

Amateur Radio Club-

The Amateur Radio Club is an electronics enthusiasts delight. It has a powerful transceiver located at the basement of Brahmaputra hostel.

Photography Club-

The Photography Club has facilities and cameras for hire. The club encourages amateur photographers and beginners interested in learning the techniques of photography.

The Photography Club functions from the first floor of the Humanities and Sciences Block and is next to the Central Photographic Section.

Literary Club (or the Lit-Circle)-

Passions run high as the twelve hostels battle it out for the Lit-Soc trophy which is awarded to the hostel securing maximum number of points in literary and arts activities conducted throughout the year.

The Lit-Circle aims at improving the standards of lit-activities on campus. Meetings are organized at the SAC where students are trained to represent the institute at other cultural fests.

Prakriti (Wildlife Club)

The formation of the club was spurred by a growing recognition of the need to protect the unique biodiversity of the IIT Madras campus. The IIT Madras Campus was carved out of a natural forest that formed part of the Guindy National Park.

The Guindy National Park and IIT Campus come under Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest type - the least common vegetation type seen in India.

Contact-

Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Sardar Patel Rd, Opposite to C, L.R.I, Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600036