I was born and brought up in Matunga Mumbai and currently reside just across the street from my old house. After completing my SSC in 1968 from Don Bosco High School, I went to Jai Hind College in Churchgate for my First Year Science. I joined IIT in 1969 in the Mechanical Department, staying in... Continue Reading →

My IIT experience started before I even set foot on campus with a crash course at the, then, well known Agarwal Classes. Having completed my Senior Cambridge exams, which in those days were in December, I thought I had six months of freedom before attending any college. Visions of lying in bed till noon were... Continue Reading →

I came from a very humble middle-class family and I was not even aware of IIT till a few months before the exam.  At the time, I had absolutely no knowledge of different branches of engineering. My family would have been thrilled if I had just done some graduation and taken up a bank job!... Continue Reading →

I worked at Tata Consulting Engineers in Bangalore, BHEL Energy Systems & New Products Division in Delhi, and Corporate R&D Division in Hyderabad, Forbes Marshall as Chief (R&D), Mahindra & Mahindra in Nashik as Head (Technology & Knowledge Management) and Thermax India in Pune as Vice President (Innovation and R&D). I have been a visiting... Continue Reading →

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 →

I graduated in 1974 somehow with a first class in Mech Engineering. I had got placed with Tata Motors (Telco that time), Pune and also with Batliboi Mumbai. Since Telco’s offer was effective August 2nd, 1974, I joined Batliboi in July and was sent to Udhna, Surat for training. It was fun and Mr. Davar,... Continue Reading →