# Rendezvous

**Source**: https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/
**Parent**: https://ge.iitm.ac.in/programs/student-inbound/i2mp

- [Cover Story](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/category/cover-story/)

## [To Zanzibar, With love](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/to-zanzibar/ "To Zanzibar, With love")

[Srivatsan](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/author/magazine/)[2 years ago2 years ago](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/to-zanzibar/)[0](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/to-zanzibar/#comments)29 mins

Ahead of the launch of
IIT-M’s first international
campus, we meet the core
team of the Zanzibar project
to discuss the vision of the
institution, its programs,
and what the future holds

[Read More](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/to-zanzibar/)

- [Miscellaneous](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/category/miscellaneous/)

## [Beyond the beaches](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/beyond-the-beaches/ "Beyond the beaches")

[Srivatsan](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/author/magazine/)[2 years ago2 years ago](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/beyond-the-beaches/)[0](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/beyond-the-beaches/#comments)9 mins

With IIT-M all set to launch
its Zanzibar campus, we
bring you some of the
(fascinating) lesser known
facts about Zanzibar that
you might not have come
across

[Read More](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/beyond-the-beaches/)

- [Campus Diaries](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/category/campus-diaries/)

## [When IIT Madras was Bonn](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/when-iit-madras-was-bonn/ "When IIT Madras was Bonn")

[Srivatsan](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/author/magazine/)[2 years ago2 years ago](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/when-iit-madras-was-bonn/)[0](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/when-iit-madras-was-bonn/#comments)11 mins

As a new chapter unfolds in
Zanzibar, we roll back a few
decades to unearth the story
behind IIT Madras and its
connection with the German
Cold War that resulted in
the formation of the
now-revered institution

[Read More](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/when-iit-madras-was-bonn/)

- [From The Archives](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/category/from-the-archives/)

## [Destination: Zanzibar, on a dhow](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/destination-zanzibar-on-a-dhow/ "Destination: Zanzibar, on a dhow")

[Srivatsan](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/author/magazine/)[2 years ago2 years ago](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/destination-zanzibar-on-a-dhow/)[0](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/destination-zanzibar-on-a-dhow/#comments)11 mins

Did you know that before the
19th century, Indians
arrived and served as
traders, financiers, agents
and artisans in many of the
East African\
coastal regions?

[Read More](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/destination-zanzibar-on-a-dhow/)

- [Guest Column](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/category/guest-column/)

## [Going global can do wonders for brand IIT](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/going-global-can-do-wonders-for-brand-iit/ "Going global can do wonders for brand IIT")

[Srivatsan](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/author/magazine/)[2 years ago2 years ago](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/going-global-can-do-wonders-for-brand-iit/)[0](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/going-global-can-do-wonders-for-brand-iit/#comments)8 mins

Prof. V Ramgopal Rao
examines the benefits IITs
can gain from these
international campuses, and
what needs to be done to
leverage this opportunity

[Read More](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/going-global-can-do-wonders-for-brand-iit/)

- [Deep Focus](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/category/deep-focus/)

## [When worlds converge](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/when-worlds-converge/ "When worlds converge")

[Srivatsan](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/author/magazine/)[2 years ago2 years ago](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/when-worlds-converge/)[0](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/when-worlds-converge/#comments)2 mins

In this exclusive photo
feature, we take you on a
campus tour on things to
look forward to in the
Zanzibar campus

[Read More](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/when-worlds-converge/)

- [Notebook](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/category/notebook/)

## [Pulling off a feat](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/pulling-off-a-feat/ "Pulling off a feat")

[Srivatsan](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/author/magazine/)[2 years ago2 years ago](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/pulling-off-a-feat/)[0](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/pulling-off-a-feat/#comments)15 mins

Prof. Ligy Philip, Dean,
Planning, IIT-M, discusses
what went into the making of
the Zanzibar campus, and the
challenges that lie ahead

[Read More](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/pulling-off-a-feat/)

- [Horizon](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/category/horizon/)

## [An experience like none](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/an-experience-like-none/ "An experience like none")

[Srivatsan](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/author/magazine/)[2 years ago2 years ago](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/an-experience-like-none/)[0](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/an-experience-like-none/#comments)9 mins

Two IIT-M students had the
opportunity to visit and
explore Zanzibar as part of
an initiative to train
students for the screening
test. They write

[Read More](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/an-experience-like-none/)

- [The Lede](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/category/the-lede/)

## [The pursuit of happiness](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/the-pursuit-of-happiness/ "The pursuit of happiness")

[Srivatsan](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/author/magazine/)[2 years ago2 years ago](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/the-pursuit-of-happiness/)[0](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/the-pursuit-of-happiness/#comments)26 mins

In conversation with Prof.
Preeti Aghalayam,
Director-in-charge of the
historic IIT Madras Zanzibar

[Read More](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/the-pursuit-of-happiness/)

- [Deep Focus](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/category/deep-focus/)

## [Fishing for ideas](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/fishing-for-ideas/ "Fishing for ideas ")

[Srivatsan](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/author/magazine/)[2 years ago2 years ago](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/fishing-for-ideas/)[0](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/fishing-for-ideas/#comments)1 mins

IIT Madras has 15 Centres of
Excellence as part of the
Institute of Eminence
scheme. We take a deep dive
into one of these Centres in
this photo feature

[Read More](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/fishing-for-ideas/)

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