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 →

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... Continue Reading →

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... Continue Reading →

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,... Continue Reading →

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... Continue Reading →

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... Continue Reading →