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 →
My Post IIT Journey – Ajay Tankhiwale
As a metallurgist, my home paper focused on aluminum alloys used in foundries. It was an interesting project as I was looking to introduce a small amount of graphite into aluminum. In those good old days, you had to go to the library and look up research papers in the journals. The papers I referred... Continue Reading →
My Life Journey by Chris Farias
My first job after IIT was at L&T General Workshops, on the other side of Powai Lake! I found it to be a frustrating place to work in for a fresh graduate engineer trainee, because all they did was let you loose in the shops. I got great on-the-job shop floor training, but little mentorship.... Continue Reading →
CV Ravishankar -a winding path
I showed up at IIT on June 12, 1969, the date of the IIT entrance “interview”, thinking this was to be an actual interview, and that I’d be able to discuss matters, get information, and make an informed choice about my major. Instead, when I was called in, the person “interviewing” me (N.R. Kamath, I suspect... Continue Reading →
Vijay Rajadhyaksha – my journey since IIT
IIT ID Photo After I graduated, I accepted a job at Batliboi at Rs 750 per month instead of Telco, Bombay as I didn’t want to work there. I did very well at Batliboi where I was posted to Calcutta after training in Udhana, Gujarat. I travelled by plane to cities from Tinsukhia to Madras... Continue Reading →
IIT Bombay 1974 Reunion 