Mech71

Harbinder Gill and Ashok Malhotra, 1999 The photo on top shows Harbinder Gill and Ashok Malhotra/mal planning the Launch of Mech71 reunions in 1999. Since then mech71 reunions have been held regularly, mostly in New Delhi India and New York, USA. The photos below show some of the early arrivals at the start of the mech71 reunion 2013 in New York Standing - Nirmal Singh, Rajat Gupta, Deepak Sukh, Ravindra Thakur

Dr. Sudheer Pimputkar Recently a prominent Mech71er was in Delhi. Every one wondered why he arrived in the worst, hottest and dustiest month of the year. Nevertheless, because he is perceived as the most successful mech71er, successful not because he attained the most fame or wealth but because he braved the most serious of personal tragedies in his personal life, yet bounced back to great happiness that is now enshrined in his face. After all, the purpose of all those other things  in life is for happiness (except perhaps for those into stuff like spiritual bliss or  Nirvana). Therefore, a quick get together was arranged as described by Sudheer himself:- Mini Get-Together May 19, 2013: Delhi --------------------------------------------------- "From my vantage point – an idiosyncratic view of the evening… First, well-deserved thanks are due to Co-Host Marwaha (VKM) for organizing the show and to Co-Host Gulla for arranging the venue.  ...

Pearls of Wisdom by five wise men of Mech71 Usually we find Humanists and Spiritualists talking of the methods to achieve peace and happiness in life. However, recently the discussion was thrown open to a group of 50 eminent senior technocrats and bureaucrats (all of them graduates of the Indian Institute of Technology) in a 24 hour email group discussion. The following was the consolidated conclusion that emerged: Be at peace with yourself and try and make others feel the same. Enjoy the feeling of doing the right thing. Avoid being in a state of anger. Shun greed. Unfortunate exceptions aside, it is not the environment that makes one happy or unhappy, but it is how one chooses to respond to it that makes one happy or unhappy. Develop contentment with the situation as it is or as can be achieved with reasonable and pleasant effort and attain happiness. Instead of running and struggling, slow down and reflect. Avoid criticism of others or hoping for them to ...

Hello IIT students and Alumni, Mech71 is perhaps the most socially vibrant class (The 1971 Mechanical Engineering Graduates of IIT Delhi) from amongst all the classes of all the Indian Institutes of Technology as will be apparent from the various posts of this blog. If any other class from any of the IITs wishes to follow the example, these are some of the steps that we followed and can be followed by others: One person has to volunteer to become the founder and undertake the following steps 2.       Choose a name for the association on the same pattern as us such as Elect71, Mech07, Chem14. Chem14 will be an existing class of Chemical engineering that is expected to graduate in 2014. Such groups may be created at any time while at IIT or after passing out. 3.       Persons from IITD may or may not add the suffix D but other may, such as Mech71M the M indicating IIT Mumbai The founder shoul...

The Friday Evening gathering at Rajive Johri's place in CT with Chander Merani in the fore As requested by several Mech-71er's I will put together a few words about the reunion, but please give me a couple of days.  For now let me just say that Indrani Johri and Anita Gupta put on a fabulous show.  All meals were out of this world, but more than that, the friendship and love throughout the entire week-end were simply amazing.  Every hug, and there were hundreds, was heartfelt, not just a mechanical gesture. Hats off to Rajat Gupta and Anita.  With so much weighing on their minds, they were still the most gracious of hosts for two full days. Gill PS  Before I get my head handed to me, let me mention that as we watched the Wimbledon men's final this morning at Rajat's, Chef Sandhaya Sood commandeered the Gupta kitchen and prepared omelets and aloo paranthas for every one.  Absolutely the best I have had, and a fitting end to the fantasti...

THE EL GILL SHOW! March 2012 Get together in Delhi Mech 71 turned out in copious quantities for this meet - from lands near and far, from beneath rocks and from within hollows of dead trees. As Gadbad wryly put it “itni attendance to G D Narang ke TM lecture mein nahin hoti thi. . . . “ So how does one thank Gill and NK for giving us one huge event and a heckuva great time? I guess by simply asking – “Doston, mazaa aa gayaa – so when’s the next do?” 7:30 pm – Monday March 12: Convener NK and cohorts await host and Chief Guest El Gill’s arrival at the ornate entrance of the Air Force Club. The guys on the right – R K Saxena and Guvrus Sarma – were attending a Mech 71 do after quite a while – Guvrus had specially flown in for the event – way to go, champ! 8 pm Surprise Package! Nirmal Singh – pride of New Jersey –– lands up quite out of the blue . . . bravo, boyo – yeh hui na baat! Followed shortly thereafter by the dapper Gill and there was Subhash Kataria, last seen at the 1995 Silver ...

Digital depiction of a Royal Tsunami by Ashok Malhotra R ajat Gupta graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of technology or the IIT as popularly known along with this author in 1971. At the time, unlike today , there were only five IITs spread across India and their intake was limited. Students were admitted through a rigorous countrywide examination. Many aspired to enter these well-funded and foreign monitored institutes but only a few of the brightest made it. Disciplines such as Mechanical Engineering, because of their general appeal, were the most sought after. Therefore, those who joined that discipline were the cherries that sit on top of the cream. Rajat Gupta was one of them and so was this author with the grace of the Almighty. During their studies, students were obliged to live together for five years on a closely-knit campus. Therefore classmates became more than friends- akin to members of a family. They got to know each other as well as bro...