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 →

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 →

My life in IIT Bombay, Hostel 2 began and ended with memorable events. It was like the bookends on a shelf holding up memories of a lifetime at IITB. The night I moved into Hostel 2 was July 19th, 1969 and was also the night when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon and made the... Continue Reading →

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 →