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 →

Balaji Mane was from Kolhapur. A quiet person, but not shy. He had a thin physique, but very piercing eyes – and one of the sharpest brains I ever came across. We were classmates during B Tech and also during M Tech. After finishing his M Tech, he joined Larsen & Toubro Switchgear, while I... Continue Reading →

By Dilip Vaidya, Nandu Kulkarni and Ajit Pimpalkhare All three of us were very close to Arvind Tongaonkar (Tonya to his friends) during all the five years of IIT and later, until his unfortunate passing at the young age of 39. In this article, the three of us fondly remember Tonya’s brilliance, his ready wit,... Continue Reading →

My memory of Dattaram is that he always had my back. In the 1st and 2nd year, we were partners at workshop practicals and he would be the one to do the jobs and I was his willing assistant. He didn't feel bad that he was doing the job alone. Next memory is of table... Continue Reading →

Venkatraman Krishnan 1974 batch IIT B Mechanical, hostel 5, passed away in Bangalore on 29th April 2021. Krish was undergoing medical treatment for complications resulting from kidney transplant done 24 years back. Unfortunately, he had two strokes in recent days. He is survived by his wife and two married sons. Post IIT, he did an... Continue Reading →