RK Hall, IIT Kharagpur

Radhakrishnan Hall of Residence, or commonly known as R.K.Hall, is named after the renowned scholar and statesman, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India from 1962-1967. RK Hall has always stood as the foremost in the campus, be it sports, so-cults or the coveted illumination. Its glorious history boasts of 21 Sports GC (General Championship) and 19 So-Cult GC's, more than any other hall. The Hall's strength in sports can be judged from the fact that even the extra players in some teams are Inter-IIT players.

However, more than co-curriculars, RK Hall stands out for its unique culture, which is woven around the principle of unity, especially its Wing culture, where boarders of all years live together, giving excellent exposure and enrichment to an RKite's life. RKites of yesteryears occupy some of the most important positions in industry and academics. Some of the names which come to our mind are: Vinod Gupta, founder InfoUSA; Prof. PP Chakravarti, Director, IIT Kharagpur;Sandipan Deb, Editor Outlook Weekly Magazine; Prof. Prem Vrat, Director, IIT Roorkee.

RK Hall has broken its own records year after year by laying gigantic Bamboo Structures during Illumination competition. The innovatory themes used by RKiites during the competition have not confined only to the subjects on Mythology but subjects vastly on Numerology, Politics, Humanities etc. How can one forget the themes on Golden Jubilee Indian Independance, Nari , Sankhya Jyothi, Sagarmanthan, Yudd Bhumi and others? The gigantic messtop structure of "Geetopadesha" during Illu - 2002 in RK Hall is the tallest ever structure in the history of IIT KGP. The panoramic view of that messtop is still fresh in the memories of many RKiites around the globe.

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