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 →
Fond memories of IIT Days – Bakul Shah
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 →
Converting Pain into a Positive Force – Uday Mugatlal Mehta
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 →
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 →
Life Post IIT – Vijay Bhagatwala
PROFESSIONAL I had appeared in on campus and site interviews for many companies including L&T, Tata Motors (Then known as TELCO) in their Pune works, GKW, Siemens and so on. First confirmed reply came from Siemens for posting in their Kalwe factory. But based on impressions and some general knowledge, I had very high image... Continue Reading →
IIT Bombay 1974 Reunion 