All about IITK Alumni Listening to the Heart: My Reverse Journey… All my friends are going to USA. I must join the rat race. But heart wantshappiness in India among family, friends and the people who are like me. Head wants money – without which there is little security. Will my journey to USA bring happiness? Will money be answer to my prayers? Will I finally realize that […] Written by Vox Populi July 28, 2014December 26, 2020
All about IITK Alumni Dreams or Dollars? I Chose Dreams… My father called me an idiot when I refused to apply for the Green Card. After M. Tech. from IITK, I went to USA for Ph.D. only to return to India to fulfill my dream of developing technologies for rural applications. In the process, I discovered myself — Happiness is not about money, it is […] Written by Vox Populi July 28, 2014December 26, 2020
All about IITK Alumni Top 10 at School, JEE Rank 101. Thought Conquering IITK was about Grades. But 30 Years Down the Line ……… I cracked IIT JEE with Rank 101, and went to IITK, considered academically the toughest and challenging of all IITs. IITK shocked this winner by awarding SPI of 6.7 out of 10 in the first semester. I proudly declared to my friends in Hall 2 Mess, “A mistake and fluke. I will score 10 in […] Written by Vox Populi March 29, 2014December 23, 2020
All about IITK Alumni I was told that I had “zero possibility” of getting into a top 100 PhD program Today I am working towards my Ph.D. with the #1 professor in my field. Don’t lose hope. If you really want to do something, you will find a way …. From as far back as I can remember I have always enjoyed teaching and that was my long term goal. After finishing my BTech from the Bengal […] Written by Vox Populi March 29, 2014December 23, 2020
