SUMMER / FALL 1999

Volume III Number 3 & 4

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

Dwarika Agarwal

Pradeep Anand

Abhishek Bhutra

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Letter from IIT Bombay
by Prof. S.L.N Murthy

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

Interview
Ram Kelkar interviews Sudhakar Shenoy (B Tech 70), President of Information Management Consultants, Inc

A Tryst with Excellence
Dr. Sukhatme's 1999 Roadshow Presentation ... "the Institute as a nucleus for a new Route 128 or a new Silicon Valley" ... "I dream of an IIT which never forgets that it has a tryst with excellence"

Reports from the roadshow -

• Boston - Dwarika Agarwal
• Chicago - Prof. Vinayak Dravid
• Dallas - Abhishek Bhutra
• Houston - Pradeep Anand
• New York and pictures from the event
• Southern California

The Chicago Distinguished Alumni Forum
Mahesh Krishnamurthy reports on the IIT Bombay Heritage Fund's meeting in Chicago

The US comes calling for IITians
George Mason University comes to Mumbai to attract IITians

An Appeal for IITB - Class of 1974
The Class of 1974 plans its Silver Jubilee

Excellence in Teaching Awards 1999
IIT Bombay Heritage Fund sponsored the 1999 Excellence in Teaching Awards

School of Management is inaugurated
Mukesh Ambani inaugurates the School of Management

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

News from IIT Bombay
Read in the October newsletter about Mukesh Ambani inaugurating the School of Management, and in the September newsletter about the 37th Convocation.