Scholars Avenue was born out of one such dream. A dream to give IIT Kgp its own newspaper that would act as litmus for the mood around campus and also provide a medium to everyone to voice their views. We began as an eager bunch of 10 in March 2005, unsure of exactly what to do and how to do it but absolutely sure that something needed to be done. It took a month of deliberations and planning for us to come out with our first issue and what an issue it was! The paper quality was poor, the grammatical mistakes glaring and the editing suspicious. But back then, it was the crowning glory of our efforts. We had taken off and there wasn't time to look back. Such was the enthusiasm that the next edition was released bang in the middle of the end semester exams in April! Come the new academic year and Scholars' Avenue began recruiting for fresh positions.

At the end of it, the team comprised students from 5th year to 2nd year and designations from editor-in-chief to reporter! We also started a blog to post our editions online. It was time we did serious talk and it began with us raising the issue of the banning of bikes on campus. The image of a bike on the front page with a red cross across its face wasn't one to be forgotten in a hurry. Three issues old and growing, we finally made our breakthrough with the Foundation Day issue on 18th August, 2005. It stood out for three things in particular: thick and bright paper, color pictures and innovative content. Life continued smoothly for another couple of issues before we realised the troubles of dealing with the fourth estate.