We used to call him Mani Menon. He was a very confident and strong-willed person in the department, with a remarkable ability to influence many of us. Brilliant and no-nonsense, he made a significant impact, but he also knew how to bring fun to the class. Post IIT days, I had a chance to meet... Continue Reading →

He was so humorous and cheerful all the time. His jokes were always remembered. During one of the sessions, Ramesh asked the deputy director about a particularly tough subject and how the grading system worked. The director responded with a question: “Have you been exposed to this subject?” Without missing a beat, Ramesh replied, “Only... Continue Reading →

I knew Suresh Modgi throughout all five years at IIT. He was always biking alongside our group of H6 guys. Even if we were walking, he would slow down on his bike to stay with us, keeping us company and chatting. Modgi stayed in the third hostel, and he had two routes to get there:... Continue Reading →

This guy was truly admirable, with his convent accent and mature attitude. He didn’t sound like a typical Bombay boy; instead, he had the distinct tone of a Goan. We were in the same branch, metallurgy, and spent a lot of time hanging out together. One day, I overheard him speaking on a public phone,... Continue Reading →

I got to know Balachandran Bhaskar (November 3, 1951 - March 3, 2014) as my wing mate in our freshman year. We were in an all-fresher wing, and all of us got to know him as a playful, even zany individual, but one always ready to help his friends out, whatever the occasion. He was... Continue Reading →

Sunil Hattangdi was a keen photographer and an aeromodeller. He used to fly his model airplanes on the Gymkhana ground. He used to handle his Pentax K1000 very creatively. One of his photographs had made it to the cover of a British photographic magazine. He followed his BTech (Aero) with MTech (Mech-Prod), and then joined... Continue Reading →