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 →
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 Hostel Memories – Rathin Banerjee
After my schooling and college at Don Bosco and Ruia College in Matunga, I was lucky to get into IIT Bombay with a decent enough rank to get admission into Chemical Engineering, which usually was the first discipline to get filled up. It was an awesome experience sharing the same class room with some brilliant... Continue Reading →
My Journey Since IIT – Narendra Goliya
After completing B. Tech.EE degree in 1974, I completed a master’s degree in electrical engineering from Stanford University. After IIT, Stanford was a cakewalk, and I completed it in five quarters against the regular eight. While at Stanford, I had the good fortune to meet many leaders like David Packard (of Hewlett Packard fame) and... Continue Reading →
IIT Bombay 1974 Reunion 