The bi-monthly magazine of the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, has won the Association of Commonwealth Universities’ PR, Marketing and Communications Award, 2010. Eighty-one publications from 43 universities across 15 countries competed for the award.

Launched in April 2009, the magazine—Raintree–Notes from the Campus—has been a common link for the IIT community, both present and past. From a note on the fauna in the lawns to a story on barbers who cut the hair of the likes of ex-Infosys head Nandan Nilekani, Raintree goes beyond complex computer programs and mathematical problems that are discussed in the classrooms.

While the institute brings out a host of technical and research magazines, Raintree captures the vibrant life on the 550-acre campus, says Damayanti Bhattacharya, CEO of IIT-B Alumni Association. Jaya Joshi, the institute’s PRO who collected the award in Australia, said, “The best moment was when the international audience that reviewed Raintree regarded it as a practice that should be adopted by other universities as well. The aim was to create a publication that would reflect the evolving stature of the institute.”