2nd Oldest Club · IIT Guwahati

Where Technology
Meets Ecology

Prakriti Club bridges cutting-edge innovation with environmental stewardship. We are the architects of a sustainable future — building green tech, protecting our campus, and inspiring change.

Our Work Meet the Team
163+Saplings Planted
2ndOldest Club of IITG
₹1LAvinya Prize Pool
10Exec Council PoRs
Prakriti Club activity at IIT Guwahati
Plantation
Drives
Green
Technology
Who We Are

The Techno-Environment
Club of IIT Guwahati

Prakriti Club, under the Technical Board of Student Gymkhana, IIT Guwahati, stands as the 2nd oldest club of the institute. We exist at the intersection of technology and environment — creating solutions that are as intelligent as they are sustainable.

From Aquaponics (featured in The Times of India) to AI-driven biodiversity projects, we are redefining what a student-led environmental club can achieve.

Techno-Environment Sustainable IITG Avinya Hackathon PETA Collaboration
Official letterhead with IITG, Students' Gymkhana, Technical Board and Prakriti logos
What We Do

Four Pillars of Impact

Every initiative we run maps to one of four missions that define Prakriti.

Build Green Tech

Aquaponics, solar trackers, ML for biodiversity, and autonomous bots engineered by students.

Protect Campus

Plantation drives, lake clean-ups, birdwatching, and campus waste management.

Innovate for Impact

Avinya Hackathon — solving real-world sustainability challenges with technology.

Raise Awareness

Workshops, PETA collaborations, eco-walks, and outreach across the IITG community.

On the Ground

Socio-Environment Initiatives

Hands-on action that keeps IIT Guwahati green, clean, and thriving.

Trees and greenery symbolising plantation drives Every Independence Day

Mega Plantation Drive

Students, staff and faculty — including the Director of IIT Guwahati — planted saplings at different places across campus on Independence Day, 163 in total. Now a tradition of the club, organised every year at the start of the semester.

Clean water and nature — lake cleanup drives Zero-Waste

Waste & Lake Cleanup

Regular drives promoting zero-waste living on campus and protecting the lakes that sit within it.

Lush forest — bird watching expeditions Biodiversity

Bird Watching Expeditions

IIT Guwahati sits in a forest flanked by the Brahmaputra, with a number of lakes across the campus. Bird-watching sessions make use of that birdlife; many species are spotted during a watch.

Nature and wildlife — awareness sessions Awareness

PETA Movie Screening

A screening of a documentary made by PETA India's National Youth Coordinator, followed by an interaction session on animal rights. Attended by animal lovers and environment enthusiasts.

Built by Students

Technical Innovations

From aquaponics to autonomous bots — real engineering for a real impact.

Recovered in full from the club's archived project pages. Described as built during the club's earlier project cycle; treat status as historical unless the club confirms otherwise.

01

Aquaponics

A system that combines conventional aquaculture — raising fish, snails, crayfish or prawns in tanks — with hydroponics, where plants are grown in water. The two form a sustainable symbiotic relationship: the plants clean the water for the animals, and the animals supply the nutrients the plants need. Featured in The Times of India.

Flagship Aquaponics — fish and plants in a symbiotic system
02

Tree Leaf Data Bank

Built around image processing and machine learning, delivered through an Android application. Photograph a leaf and the app identifies the tree, builds a database of species within an ecosystem with their location and names, and records their medicinal properties.

AI / ML Tree Leaf Data Bank — leaves identified by ML
03

Dual-Axis Solar Tracker

Innovation is not only new technology but making what exists more efficient. Light-dependent resistors sense the light source and drive a dual-axis mount, keeping the panel perpendicular to the sun throughout the year to maximise generation.

Renewable Solar panels — Prakriti solar tracker project
04

Smart Plantation Bot

As farming turns to automated methods — irrigation, seeding and beyond — plantation needs automation too. This project applies that approach at small scale: an autonomous bot for surveillance and plantation work in the field.

Robotics Autonomous robotics — plantation bot project
05

Soilless Culture

Hydroponics grows plants without soil. The growing medium can be a nutrient solution itself, or an inert substrate that serves only to anchor the roots. High yield with a minimal water and land footprint.

Agri-tech Soilless Culture — hydroponic plant growth
06

Planned & Pipeline

Projects the club set out to complete. Listed as intentions in the archive, not as finished work.

Gravity into Light

Turning gravity into light.

Planned

Aves Identifier

Recognising bird species from field imagery.

Planned

Wildlife Tracking with Deep Learning

Following wildlife using deep learning.

Planned

Emergency Surveillance Robot

A robot for emergency surveillance.

Planned
Happenings

Our Events

Flagship hackathons, expert sessions, and time-honoured traditions.

ANNUAL

Avinya Hackathon

Flagship hackathon in collaboration with Techniche. ₹1,00,000 prize pool and industry expert sessions.

ONGOING

Expert Talk Series

Speakers from WWF India, IFS officers, and ecologists on conservation & technology.

CONVOCATION

Graduation Plantation Drive

Seniors plant a tree as a living legacy — a beautiful annual tradition.

MONTHLY

Eco-Walks & Workshops

Nature walks and sustainability workshops for the entire IITG community.

Executive Council

Team 2026–27

Constituted per the Memorandum of Association, adopted 31 July 2026.

AN

Arpan Nishu

Secretary
Roll No. 246106004
n.arpan@iitg.ac.in
AD

Antara Das

Overall Coordinator
Roll No. 254103212
d.antara@iitg.ac.in
HW

Harsh Wardhan

Events Head
Roll No. 246124001
w.harsh@iitg.ac.in
AP

Abhay Praveen

Media Head
Roll No. 244106001
abhay.praveen@iitg.ac.in
MM

Maurya Moharar

Outreach Head
Roll No. 256153101
mauryam@iitg.ac.in
GO

Govind

Project Head
Roll No. 254351008
govind1008@iitg.ac.in
JS

Jaideep Kumar Sisodiya

Project Head
Roll No. 254351010
jaideep.sisodiya@iitg.ac.in
SD

Samwel Debbarma

Project Manager
Roll No. 254106030
d.samwel@iitg.ac.in
PM

Prarthana Manickam

Content Head
Roll No. 250359011
m.prarthana@iitg.ac.in
SC

Shresth Chauhan

Design Head
Roll No. 254205026
c.shresth@iitg.ac.in

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Testimonials

What Members Say

"Prakriti Club gave me the opportunity to work on real-world environmental tech. The Avinya Hackathon was a game-changer!"

Rupal Saxena
Former Secretary

"From plantation drives to building an AI-based leaf identifier — the club is truly where innovation meets nature."

Abhishek Mathur
Former Project Manager

"A community of passionate people working towards a greener campus. Proud to be part of it."

Ashwin M Devanga
Former Webmaster
Legacy

Past Members & Alumni

2025–26 Council
  • Hemanth Kumar ChilakalaSecretary
  • Manovki WasadeOverall Coordinator
  • Shreya MandalProject Head
  • Sonal DhanDesign Head
  • Anand Raj SinghEvent Head
  • Kaberi PeguContent Head
Batch of 2025
  • Mishthi SharmaSecretary
  • Kamaksh GurjarOverall Coordinator
  • Prachurjya HazarikaProject Head
  • Aditya BhanjaProject Head
  • Subham ChaturvediEvent Head
  • Bhuwan MahatoDesign Head
  • Gayatri KoduruContent Head
  • Nirmal SOutreach Head
Batch of 2019
  • Rupal SaxenaSecretary
  • Soeb HussainSenior Mentor
  • Anurag RamtekeSecretary in 2016
Batch of 2024
  • Y. LokeshwaranSecretary
  • Sarit RajOverall Coordinator
  • Christ V JContent Head
  • Bijo B VargheseEvent Head
  • Daksh SharmaDesign Head
  • Vaishnavi V MundadaProject Head
  • Anmol MohakProject Head
  • Adil NawabCore Team
  • Manish RayCore Team
  • Nightingale DaimariCore Team
  • Tezna SinghCore Team
  • Ashish JhaCore Team
Batch of 2022
  • Aman BansalSecretary
  • Rahul DProject Manager
  • Rishabh AwasthiEvent Manager
Batch of 2018
  • Aditya Kumar TiwariSecretary
Batch of 2017
  • Aniket ShingewadDesign Head
Batch of 2020
  • Abhishek MathurProject Manager
  • Ashwin M DevangaSecretary
  • Akash RajDesign Head
  • Neha MeenaDesign Head
  • Vishwas MishraPR Head
  • Vibhanshu MishraEvent Management Team
  • Pallavi RaniCabinet Member
  • Mithileshwari BhadeCabinet Member
  • Rashmi Rekha BorahCabinet Member
  • Aniket RamtekeEvent Management Team
  • Sanskar BharthiEvent Management Team
  • Ashita GuptaEvent Management Team
  • Eshant VermaSenior Member
Batch of 2014
  • Vishwajit AnandCore Team
Batch of 2013
  • Vishal IngleSecretary
Batch of 2012
  • Dheeraj ThavraniPresident
  • Tejas RajviharSecretary
  • Anuj KesharwaniHead
Batch of 2011
  • Hifzur RehmanSecretary
Members from the Club's Earlier Years
Archive
Rupal Saxena
Rupal Saxena
Secretary of the club

B.Tech, Chemical Engineering and Technology · 3rd year

Dhansiri hostel

Soeb Hussain
Soeb Hussain
Senior Mentor

B.Tech, Chemical Engineering and Technology · 3rd year

Manas hostel

Abhishek Mathur
Abhishek Mathur
Project Manager

B.Tech, Electronics and Communication Engineering · 2nd year

Brahmaputra hostel

Ashwin M Devanga
Ashwin M Devanga
Cabinet Head and Webmaster

B.Tech, Biotechnology · 2nd year

Manas hostel

Akash Raj
Akash Raj
Design Head

B.Tech, Electronics and Communication Engineering · 2nd year

Brahmaputra hostel

Vibhanshu Mishra
Vibhanshu Mishra
Event Management Team

B.Tech, Civil Engineering · 2nd year

Brahmaputra hostel

Vishwas Mishra
Vishwas Mishra
PR Head

B.Tech, Biotechnology · 2nd year

Lohit hostel

Pallavi Rani
Pallavi Rani
Cabinet Member

B.Tech, Electrical Engineering · 2nd year

Dhansiri hostel

Mithileshwari Bhade
Mithileshwari Bhade
Cabinet Member

B.Tech, Chemical Engineering and Technology · 2nd year

Dhansiri hostel

Rashmi Rekha Borah
Rashmi Rekha Borah
Cabinet Member

B.Tech, Chemical Engineering and Technology · 2nd year

Dhansiri hostel

Aniket Ramteke
Aniket Ramteke
Senior Member

B.Tech, Biotechnology · 2nd year

Barak hostel

Sanskar Bharthi
Sanskar Bharthi
Event Management Team

B.Tech, Electronics and Communication Engineering · 2nd year

Brahmaputra hostel

Ashita Gupta
Ashita Gupta
Event Management Team

B.Tech, Chemical Engineering · 2nd year

Dhansiri hostel

Eshant Verma
Eshant Verma
Senior Member

B.Tech, Electronics and Communication Engineering · 2nd year

Brahmaputra hostel

Recovered from the club's archived members page, which had been left online but was no longer linked from anywhere. These are past members, not the current council — the 2026–27 team is listed above. Photos are those published on the club's own archived members page.

… and many more dedicated members who contributed to Prakriti's journey.

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Location

Technical Board, Student Gymkhana
IIT Guwahati, Assam — 781039

In Loving Memory

K. Sai Chethana Reddy

"To the dreamer who believed technology could protect life —
this work is dedicated to you."

Prakriti — the Techno-Environment Club of IIT Guwahati — dedicates the Sai Chethana Memorial Threat Alert System to K. Sai Chethana Reddy. Every sensor we deploy, every alert we sound, and every call we place is a promise to protect the community you cared for.

Launch the Memorial Safety App

Forever in our hearts · · Never forgotten