Official page of Technology Literary Society, Technology Students' Gymkhana, IIT Kharagpur, which brings out the literary side of the students of IIT Kharagpur. Since, its inception decades ago, Technology Literary Society (TLS) has been the singular outlet for the literary skills of the Kgp populace, shining through all these years with the dreams and fantasies of many. TLS, as it is com
monly known, is a close-knit group of students bound together by a singular thread, that is literature and with a desire to expose the common Kgpian to the nuances of a literary masterpiece. In sync with the pursuit to achieve this particular goal, TLS used to be involved through-out the academic year in various publications and events. One of our most popular publications was aptly named "Hang On”, a monthly wall magazine, and was a colorful rendition of the untapped creativity in the students of IIT Kharagpur. With articles in English and Hindi, embodying the current spirit prevailing in the campus, and not to mention the innovative cartoons sprinkled throughout, it was a delight to the ever-so-groggy eyes of the typical Kgpian. Other than that, we used to publish "Pulse" which contained sparkling literature in both Hindi and English. Personally delivered to each room in the campus, Pulse was the perfect company on a cozy Sunday morning. Another sister publication of Pulse, that is "ePulse" was published and promoted entirely through social networking sites. However, these publications are currently not in circulation as people have started preferring online media to read small literary pieces. Taking advantage of the social networking websites, we manage a very active page on Facebook and Twitter with updates and literary pieces published regularly. We are also responsible for the compilation and publication of "Alankar", the annual magazine of IIT Kharagpur. A comprehensive journey through the various facets of Kgp life in the corresponding academic year, Alankar is delivered personally to each of the graduating seniors, by us on the Convocation day. During the social and cultural fest of IIT Kharagpur, we organized three formal events named “Desi Twist”, "Devil’s Advocate" and “Perfect Sense”, and six informal events, in sync with the mood and theme of the fest. We organized a Google Blogger Event in cooperation with the Google Ambassador for the campus, which was a huge success. We invited literary pieces from the Kgp junta, which were then published on a blog. Presence in Spring Fest has been discontinued since 2017. For TLS, publication of literary material is not all. The written word is very powerful, we have always believed. As an extremely active literary society in the finest institution in our country, we float on ideas and write things that change the way people in our campus think and act. Literature is freedom, in the sense that it frees us from the prejudices of society. Unhinged and free, we soar high among our dreams; dreams motivate actions and constructive actions bear concurrent fruits. It is this desire to be free, to reason with an unbiased and unsoiled mind, that we hope to awaken in every Kgpian. We organise Kavyanjali in spring semester every year where poets from within and outside the KGP campus dazzle the audience with their performances. We also have Kavya Sandhya, another Hindi poetry event, where members from TLS and campus showcase their pieces on stage. Not forgetting the English pieces, we started to organise Farrago in 2018-19 where TLS members and other people from KGP campus can present their English pieces on stage. "Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don't we consider it his duty to escape? ... If we value the freedom of mind and soul, if we're partisans of liberty, then it's our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can!" - J.R.R Tolkien, on Literature
