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The technical programme concluded by lunchtime of 12th. Some of us used the free afternoon to do some sight seeing. We wanted to visit Ganges and pay tribute to "Ganga ma". The place to go was "bramhaavarth ghaat" in bithoor. This was the capital of tatya tope (nana saheb), the place where the first sparks of the first independence movement were seen. According to Wikipedia, "In May 1857, when the political storm was gaining momentum, he won over the Indian troops of the East India Company, stationed at Kanpur (Cawnpore), established Nana Sahib's authority and became the Commander-in-Chief of his forces".
wissap 2009 Winter School on Speech and Audio Processing was held at IIT Kanpur during Jan 9-12, 2009.
