# Campus Diaries

**Source**: https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/category/campus-diaries/
**Parent**: https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/

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

## [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/)

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## [17 again!](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/17-again/ "17 again!")

[Srivatsan](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/author/magazine/)[2 years ago2 years ago](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/17-again/)[0](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/17-again/#comments)12 mins

At Heritage Centre, step
back in time to relive your
favourite IIT-M memories,
while also grabbing a quick
selfie by the booth where a
digitised photo of your
younger self appears

[Read More](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/17-again/)

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## [The curious case of two elephants](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/the-curious-case-of-two-elephants/ "The curious case of two elephants")

[Srivatsan](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/author/magazine/)[2 years ago2 years ago](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/the-curious-case-of-two-elephants/)[0](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/the-curious-case-of-two-elephants/#comments)9 mins

The lesser-known story of
IIT-M’s iconic Gajendra
Circle and what has changed
over the years

[Read More](https://ge.iitm.ac.in/rendezvous/the-curious-case-of-two-elephants/)