Being human, pain is inevitable due to our Past Karmas (Prarabdh); however, converting this pain into positive force is in our hands. Our Present Karmas (Purushartha). Let me share with you my own personal story on this long and at times very painful journey, where I am being guided by Shiv Shakti. Whatever I share... Continue Reading →
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Finding my Soulmate – Chandrashekhar Kaluskar
Last night, while watching the movie ‘Jindagi Na Milegi Dobara’, I was reminded of my vacation with my batchmates during my IIT days and how it impacted my life. During December ‘71, a bunch of us 3rd hostelites went for a short vacation to Bakul’s grandfather’s bungalow, a nice house in Pune. There were no... Continue Reading →
My Post IIT Journey – Ajay Tankhiwale
As a metallurgist, my home paper focused on aluminum alloys used in foundries. It was an interesting project as I was looking to introduce a small amount of graphite into aluminum. In those good old days, you had to go to the library and look up research papers in the journals. The papers I referred... Continue Reading →
Time 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,... Continue Reading →
Life is Destiny – PV Balasubramaniam
I came from a very humble middle-class family and I was not even aware of IIT till a few months before the exam. At the time, I had absolutely no knowledge of different branches of engineering. My family would have been thrilled if I had just done some graduation and taken up a bank job!... Continue Reading →
Cricket 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... Continue Reading →