Several topics were discussed in the interview with the newly appointed head of IIT Madras, Kamakoti Veezhinathan. The most prominent of these topics was a discussion on joint patents with farmers and how the new IIT Madras director hopes to make the institute great.
Kamakoti Veezhinathan, the recently appointed head of IIT Madras, envisions the institute registering patents in collaboration with Indian farmers during his term.
“What would make IIT Madras great? In my tenure of five y...