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IIT Madras is launching a tech magazine ‘Shaastra’ which will be articulating Indian and global trends.
Shaastra of IIT Madras will be a science and technology and innovation magazine.
Supported by the 50,000 alumni of IIT Madras, Shaastra is intended to serve as a platform to showcase sterling achievements in science, technology and innovation in India and abroad, with the goal of enabling informed conversations between industry, academia, and policymakers.
IIT Madras will play a crucial role to foster an objective viewpoint in the magazine and help take scientific developments to a wider community.
Shaastra by IIT Madras is developed by a professional team and aims to bring an Indian solution-driven perspective to developments in Science and Technology as well as their impact on society.
The magazine by IIT Madras will be presented in both print and digital formats and fills a long-felt void for a validated source for in-depth reporting and analysis of current research, written in a form that is accessible and engaging to a general reader.
Shaastra will feature a wide range of topics in S&T and developments in innovation happening in India as well as around the world.
The readers will learn about the latest developments in S&T and their potential impact on Indian society and industry.
The trageted readership for this magazine by IIT Madras are:
Ø Senior and middle managers in technology companies
Ø Researchers in government institutions and universities around the world
Ø Science and technology students
Ø Investors in technology
Ø Technocrats, bureaucrats and political leadership
Ø IIT Madras alumni
Ø General public with interest in S&T
IIT Madras director Professor Bhaskar Ramamurthi said many institutes run journals, which contain academic peer-reviewed papers.
But this is a different endeavour. Shaastra is a Science, Technology and Innovation magazine, something that was missing from India – and the entire world is our canvas.
It will present an India-centric view, said IIT Madras director.
Professor Bhaskar Ramamurthi congratulated the Shaastra team. He said there is a gap in the (S&T magazine offering) space and we thought we will fill this gap.
It will be of great interest not only to students, faculty, academia and researchers but also practitioners, engineers at large, alumni and companies.
This is a way of reaching out to the community. This is, therefore, an exciting new venture for us, said director of IIT Madras.
We are fortunate to have put together a really solid editorial team to execute this, he said.
The first magazine by IIT Madras is expected shortly and will focus on Indian scientists efforts to decode the COVID-19 virus using cutting-edge science and advanced technology, and to use that knowledge to formulate future vaccines against similar pandemics.
Speaking about the objective behind coming out with Shaastra Professor Srikanth Vedantam said the magazine will present the latest developments in S&T and their impact on Indian society.
It is intended to serve as a platform to showcase the best science, technology and innovation, with the goal of enabling informed conversations between industry, academia, and policymakers, he said.
Professor Srikanth is faculty at Department of Engineering Design at IIT Madras and Chair of Editorial Board of Shaastra.
Outlining the interest of alumni in this project, Professor Mahesh Panchagnula, Dean (Alumni and Corporate Relations), IIT Madras, said IIT Madras is proud to have a very strong alumni base that have been wanting to understand the best of research not only from their alma mater but from the country at large.
‘We are happy to announce an offering that fulfils their demand.’
About IIT Madras
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) was established in 1959 by the Government of India as an ‘Institute of National Importance.’ The activities of the Institute in various fields of Science and Technology are carried out in 16 academic departments and several advanced interdisciplinary research academic centres.
The Institute offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes leading to B.Tech., M.Sc., M.B.A., M.Tech., M.S., and Ph.D., degrees in a variety of specialisations.
IIT Madras is a residential institute with more than 580 faculty and 9,500 students. Students from 18 countries are enrolled here.
IITM fosters an active entrepreneurial culture with strong curricular support and through the IITM Incubation Cell.
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