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 →

Like everyone else, I have too many fond memories of my IIT days. However, two of them stand out in my mind. The first memory is that of returning to the hostel from home one Monday morning. As I unlocked the door and entered, there was a sense of total confusion. I had to step... Continue Reading →

Rain is something I associate a lot with IIT Bombay. It was raining the day I arrived in 1969; it rained on many of the days I left for the holidays or returned from them; and if you lived in H-7, you learned to respect the weather gods, or you got very wet. I’m starting... Continue Reading →

We all have a wealth of fond memories from our IIT days. Our campus memories interweave common threads that create a unique shared bond. Mine was a somewhat different path after IIT - hardly by design but driven by a lifelong interest. Like some of you, my career after IIT was related to electronic hardware,... Continue Reading →

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 →

There are so many memories so where do I start? Every year there was some excitement! Well, my first year’s memory is arriving with a high degree of excitement after having gotten into IIT and meeting some other wing mates, particularly C and Rathin were my neighbors and, therefore, us and our parents already had... Continue Reading →