Vishwas Thakurdas, 1974 Civil, H3 – 1950-2008 Written by Narayan Kulkarni, Chem H4 Vishwas Thakurdas was a beloved friend whom we lost in 2008. Here is a brief sketch of how I saw Thakur (as we used to call him). Thakur was from Solapur. Our other friends – Dilip Shete (Mech Engg, H4) and Uday... Continue Reading →
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Life Since IIT – Ashwin Bondal
I was born and brought up in Matunga Mumbai and currently reside just across the street from my old house. After completing my SSC in 1968 from Don Bosco High School, I went to Jai Hind College in Churchgate for my First Year Science. I joined IIT in 1969 in the Mechanical Department, staying in... Continue Reading →
A brief about me – Uday Ladsaongikar
I was born in Nagpur in 1953 and completed my B. Tech in Aero at IIT Bombay and followed up with a Masters in Mechanical specializing in Heat and Power in 1976. Some of my memories at IIT include funny incidents like when one of the professors caught a back bencher chatting with is neighbor... Continue Reading →
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... Continue Reading →
Journey of a Common Man – Narayan Kulkarni
की राजहंसाचे चालणे । जगी जालिया शहाणे॥ म्हणोनि काय कवणे। चालोचि नये॥ - पु.ल. देशपांडे (or may be some ancient verse quoted by पु.ल.) I showed up for my IIT interview in June 1969. It was my first trip to Mumbai – then Bombay – and my astonishment seemed to have no bounds. Wide roads,... Continue Reading →
How IIT taught me to live with the Unknown – Raj Melville
My IIT experience started before I even set foot on campus with a crash course at the, then, well known Agarwal Classes. Having completed my Senior Cambridge exams, which in those days were in December, I thought I had six months of freedom before attending any college. Visions of lying in bed till noon were... Continue Reading →
IIT Bombay 1974 Reunion 