A compilation of stories, life experiences and other shared memories of our classmates.
Thanda Karke Sumit Karo
By Nandu Kulkarni, B.Tech. EE H3 The IIT Bombay B.Tech. course curriculum in the first year in our time (1969-70) had hands-on practice in the carpentry, forging and fitting workshops in the Mechanical Engineering department. As far as I can remember this used to be once a week, for students of all five branches, including Electrical and Chemical Engineering. I…
Keep readingAn Antarctic Adventure
by Raj Melville, Mech E, H2Antarctica, the Seventh Continent, that remote land at the end of the world has always held a fascinating attraction. As I prepared for retirement, it was on the top of my bucket list to visit. Together with my wife and another couple we began planning a trip about a year ago. Researching options, we found…
Keep readingIndia Shining – My involvement with the community and society
by Narendra Goliya, EE, H3 My involvement with the community and society started in 2003. When we constructed an R&D Center Building in Rishabh Instruments, Nashik, to research and develop our manufactured instruments, some dignitaries then inaugurated the factory. About 50 foreign visitors and more than 200 Indian visitors (Customers and suppliers) were present. We had a three-day celebration program where…
Keep readingCelebrating the Golden Jubilee of IIT Bombay engineers
An AI prompted poem in keeping with the times :-)Five decades of excellence and might,IIT Bombay engineers, shining bright.From Mechanical to Aeronautical flair,Electrical, Civil, Chem, and Metallurgy, with skill and care.In hostels, bonds were formed and strong,Laughter, memories, that last all lifelong.Fun and sports, a perfect blend,Music and masti, that never had to end.Practical experiments, a hands-on delight,Learning and growing,…
Keep readingTime Pass Moments – My Interviews
By Pradeep Mankame, Aero, H3 For personal reasons, I only wanted to live in Mumbai and so after graduation I started looking for a job there. I went through a series of interviews. Here are some memorable ones from that time. Mico Bangalore: Mico offered a first-class round trip train fare to their offices in Bangalore for the students selected…
Keep readingFree Cab Ride
by Bhaskar Ramchandran, B. Tech, Mech E, H2 When I was around 11 years old, my father enrolled me in a 3-month swimming course for beginners at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial pool at Shivaji Park. We had weekly one-hour lessons every Sunday. We lived in Matunga, and I commuted to Shivaji Park by bus. We were not used to getting…
Keep readingWhat a Mess!
by Nitish Thakor H3, EE, 1974 No, not the mess I made of my life, NO I didn’t. Life is good, and it has been good to me. I have lived well, and I’m happy. Not the mess I made at IIT. No, those were wonderful five years, incredible character-building, educational and friendship experiences. No, by “mess,” I mean my…
Keep readingMy Badminton Days
by Bhaskar Ramchandran, B. Tech, Mech E, H2 I started playing badminton at the age of 12 in our building compound in Matunga It was a hard cement surface where the net was tied across two buildings and the court was marked by paint on the ground. It usually was doubles as there were quite a few kids who wanted…
Keep readingTime pass moments in my life
Part 1 – Cars By Pradeep Mankame, Aero, H3 It was late 1977, past the monsoon season. Gargi and I were dressed to attend a wedding reception. We had just stepped out of the gate to hail a cab …… and lo, there was a heavy sudden unseasonal downpour completely drenching us! Needless to mention, we had to return home…
Keep readingCricket and Me
by Bhaskar Ramchandran, B. Tech, Mech E, H2 When I was a young boy (around 12), we used to play cricket in our building compound. The plot had one rectangular structure at the back and two squarish buildings in front. There was a passage between the two front buildings which served as our “pitch” We used to play with tennis…
Keep readingLimericks about our student life in IIT Bombay
Composed by Kamlesh Pande, 72-74 Batch, MTech, Mech, Hostel 1 1A Ph D from Waterloo became an HoDWas always in the lab measuring BoDUnleashed terror during our defenceSpotted errors with magnifying lensThank God! Finally went on a sabbatical to MOD(MoD= Ministry of Defence)2Back in the seventies in Bombay IITCard punching was an ordeal nastyMinsk didn’t make life easierDebugging @ TIFR…
Keep readingZodiacs, Icebergs, Gentoos and Humpbacks
By Nandu Kulkarni, B.Tech. EE H3 For most of us, the land mass called Antarctica is a name we vaguely remember from school Geography, but if asked to name all the continents in the world, most of us would forget to name Antarctica among the continents. That was certainly true in my case, until a friend asked me if I…
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IIT Bombay 1974 Reunion 