Y-Point Spring 1999 Issue

SPRING 1999

Volume III Number 2

Editor-in-Chief
Ram Kelkar
B. Tech. (EE) 80 / H2

Contributors

Sanghamitra

Abheek Gupta

Hemendra Godbole

Suranga Date

Aruna Thosar-Dixit

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In this issue ...

Letter from IIT Bombay
A message from Prof. S.L.N. Murthy, Dean of Resource Development

Editorial
From the desk of Ram Kelkar (B. Tech. 80) ...

Interview
Nandan Nilekani (B Tech 78), Managing Director of Infosys by Sanghamitra and Abheek Gupta

So why do Indians do so badly at sports ?
Networking works ...

Class Notes
Who, what, where ... updates about the whereabouts and new achievements of your classmates.

Bell Labs to Ventureland
The story of Hemant Kanakia and Torrent Technologies from the Speaker Series event in the Bay Area.

A Tryst with Excellence
A report on the Chicago Chapter's inaugural meeting.

News from IIT Bombay
Read in the June newsletter about Milind Kopikar winning the Shiv Chatrapati Award for swimming, in the May newsletter about Nandan Nilekani's Rs. 5.6 Crore donation, and in the April newsletter about the Board of Governors approving the naming of the Kanwal Rekhi School of Information Technology.

IIT Bombay in the News

Articles in the press and on the web about IIT Bombay and IITians.

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