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 →
Pradeep Mankame – memories of IIT and my career
There are a few things I remember as we started our life at IIT. In the first week, there was supposed to be some mass-ragging program, which turned out to be quite mild according to me; I mean, we really didn't really suffer any ragging. But there was a program where the freshies were supposed... Continue Reading →
Suhas Sawant – in his own words
When I crawled over the line at IIT, I had 4 job offers – Siemens, Larsen & Toubro, GKW and Telco. I joined and quit Siemens and Larsen & Toubro. They would not guarantee me a posting in the Maintenance Department. GKW did. Two years of shop floor training, wearing a boiler suit, doing all... Continue Reading →
Life after IIT – Nandu Kulkarni
I grew up in Pune in Sadashiv Peth, the most conservative “Maharashtrian Brahmin” part of town then. Ordinarily I would have gone to a Marathi Medium school, but my dad, who was in a central government job and would get transferred all around the country every few years, put me in St. Vincent’s when we... Continue Reading →