An Incident From Chemistry Lab In IIT Roorkee
A lot of enthusiasm propelled us to crack arguably the toughest engineering exam in the country. The enthusiasm was mellowed down by boring lectures often leaving us yawning. The routine of morning classes, afternoon tutorials and lab sessions did the…
Curls In The Sky At IIT Kanpur
It was the time of Antaragni in IIT Kanpur. The campus was unusually noisy and full of beauties when I happened to see one incident which seems to come straight from facebook funny videos. Two girls were walking down the…
Some Memories of My Life at IIT Bombay (1975-81)
Preface A week before I turned sixteen in July 1975, I landed up at Indian Institute of Technology, Powai, Bombay. Prior to that my history was brief – born in 1959 in Delhi; moved in 1967 to Jadugoda – a…
At IIT Kanpur: The 61 days which no adjective can describe!
Some late night in March, I was chatting with a friend. Suddenly a text from a classmate buzzed, which read “Tera IAS fellowship mein selection ho gaya. Congrats.” Exciting enough to vanish my residual sleep, if any! I replied in…
TalEx India: Leveraging Talents Empowering Youth
TalEx India provides the platform for the college students and youth of the country where they can showcase their creative skills and get rewarded by offering their services through it. The initiative has already made its mark by organizing events…
SELCO Solar Pvt. Ltd : Bringing Light to the Poor
The story of SELCO is one which imbues us with courage to pursue visions which we rarely believe could be practical reality. SELCO has busted many myths by bringing sustainable technology in the hands of poor who seemingly could not…
21st Century Health Management Solutions
My journey is a continuing quest to find my purpose in life. Life in a few words I realized I was wired differently, when in my 4th year at IIT Bombay, like most IITians, I got my forms for GRE…