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…
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…
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…
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…
Dreams have shattered, life has hit rock bottom, once floating in the air with wings, i have passed out of college and living in a real world. People say college days are the best days of life, i cannot agree…
Over the past 2-3 years secnario in the IIT hostels have changed…dramatically. Now the students don’t have to go outside for the crowd, they just turn their heads around and the crowd is right there! Yes, in their room. While…
Some time back a news that IIT Kharagpur student had refused to take degree made rounds in the news circles and became headlines on major news channels, papers and magazines. However the news was grossly manipulated by the agencies, specially…
One night 4 iit students were boozing till late night and didn’t study for the test which was scheduled for the next day. In the morning they thought of a plan. They made themselves look as dirty and weird as they…
Four years of probably one of the most desired college experiences in the world is now over. And now I sit lazily on my bed, drinking a cup of coffee, writing this article, which now I can definitely write authoritatively….
First day at IIT, it felt like an unusual place to be. People, brilliant people. Empty hostel. Tainted walls. Rooms with a division. Two chairs, one bed, an almirah, one window, one table, a lan port and infinite thoughts to…
