Ganesha, Lord of Knowledge

This is Ganesha, logo of ITB (Institut Teknologi Bandung, Institute of Technology Bandung). In Hindu deities, He is the Lord of knowledge, Lord of success. Ganesha's head symbolizes the ultimate supreme reality of human existence, and his human body signifies the earthly existence of human beings. The elephant head denotes wisdom. In his upper right hand Ganesha holds a mala (rosary) suggests that the pursuit of knowledge should be continuous. His upper left hand holds axe which helps him propel mankind forward on the eternal path and remove obstacles from the way.
The broken tusk that Ganesha holds like a pen in his lower right hand is a symbol of sacrifice, which he broke for writing the knowledge.

The statue of this stoned Ganesha is located in the front of ITB main gate.

Student's Social Service

In this semester break, the students of Chemical Engineering Department - Institut Teknologi Bandung did the social service at Kampung Manteos, a small village just close to Cikapundung river. They worked together with the people of Kampung Manteos cleaning plastic junks from the river. In this activity, they succeed installing the water purification unit using membrane technology from poluted water of Cikapundung river.

Planning how to spend holidays?

End of semester! Some students of ITB are gathering to plan how their holidays will look like.