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On Sunday evening, hundreds of students participated in a candlelight march from the Patel House of Residence -where 24-year-old Ankik used to be a boarder.
Ankik, who graduated in 2009 from the Department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering, studied at the institute from 2005-2009.
“We learnt about Ankik from our seniors working in Pune. Students remember him for his enthusiasm in academics, extra-curricular activities and zest for life. Here he was nicknamed as Tempoda for being full of enthusiasm about everything,” said Shubham Matah, vice-president of IIT-Kharagpur Students’ Gymkahana.
At IIT-Kgp, Ankik was not only a bright student but also a very popular one. He was well-known as the governor of the Bengali Technology Dramatics Society and goalkeeper of the football team.
“He was a very jovial student. He did an internship in the US and we always went to him for tips to do well in academics,” said Sharad Sen Sharma, a fourth-year student and boarder of Patel Hall of Residence.
Ankik had received the best actor award for his activities associated with the dramatics society — he had acted and directed in nearly 15 plays in Bengali, English and Hindi. Students and fellow batchmates still remember the boarder of room number C-207 for the roles he played in Ashok, Choke Angul Dada, and Me and Myself.
“He was one of the most brilliant students we ever had. Our department will hold a condolence meeting tomorrow,” said C K Maity, head of Department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering. “The last time I met Ankik was in May last year when he graduated and left for a job in Pune,” said Maity, who was also Ankik’s faculty guide.
“Ankik worked on a project Strain/Engineered MOSFETs — a very complicated area in electronics. It is a difficult subject for an undergraduate, but he managed it well,” he added.
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My husband, Shiraz Ritwik, passed out of IIT - Kgp in 2001. He is from Patel Hall and we went last year to see the place that has been so critical in shaping him. When we read about Ankik and Anindyee, we experienced a strange sense of grief , loss, pain and helplessness that transcended time and space. It is indeed sad to lose those who are just starting out in life. Shiraz and I don't personally know the Dhars but I would want them to know that we condole with them and we share in their sense of loss and time of grief. WE pray for peace, strength and justice for the Dhars as a family.
I am an alumni of IIT, Kharagpur of 1966 Metallurgy batch. I used to reside in neighbouring Azad Hall. The news of loss of Ankik and his sister along with many more innocent lives is indeed a very sad and shocking news. Though I did not know Ankik but being from the same Institue binds us together and I feel it as a personal loss. We all condemn this cowardy and barbaric act of violence. We pray almighty grant peace to the departed souls and enough strength to the families to bear this tragic and untimely loss.