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IIT and beyond Sethumadhavan hailed from Himachal Pradesh, though he h a d Ta m i l i a n r o o t s. H e w a s o n e o f t h e m o s t h u m bl e , affectionate, lovable and friendly persons to all his IITM batchmates. After graduation in 1965, Sethu joined Hindustan Steel Ltd (HSL) (later kno wn as SAIL) as Graduate Trainee and was posted at Bhilai Steel Plant. After acquiring production experience at BSP for a few years, Sethu decided to apply his Steel Plant e xperience in Consultancy. He joined MECON, RANCHI, a leading Engineering Consultancy Firm to all steel plants in the countr y. In the 1990s, Sethu moved to Mumbai and joined REXROTH as a Marketing Executive; in 1994 he was promoted as D e p u t y G e n e ra l M a n a g e r, M a rk e t i n g S e r v i c e s. H e w o rk e d fo r REXROTH till his retirement. Sethu was a Chartered Engineer and GOI approved LOSS s u r v e yo r. H e w a s a l s o a n I n s t i t u t i o n m e m b e r o f A h m e d a b a d Management Association. Sethumadhavan passed away in 2013. He is survived by his wife Sandhya, sister of renowned Management Guru, late Prof CK Prahalad. Their two daughters live in Ahmedabad and UK. 242

SHANTH KUMAR SARMA (1944-1985) 1.093/60 METALLURGY 1960 1965 1973 243

IIT and beyond S h a n t h Ku m a r, p o p u l a r l y k n o w n a s S h a n t h i , e x c e l l e d academically all through. A student of St Joseph's Boys High School, Coonoor (along with TS Subramaniam and Pradeep Mallick) and Loyola College, Madras (along with Pradeep, S Chandrasekaran, V Ranganathan, Basu John, among others), he graduated from IITM among the top five in Metallurgy Branch. Shanti was quiet, unassuming, soft spoken and studious. His career spanning just 20 years was entirely with Hindustan Steel Ltd – later renamed STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA – first with Durgapur Steel Plant and later Bokaro Steel Plant. In between, he received training in USSR for 6 months under UNIDO. Shanti passed away in 1985. He is survived by his wife Ranjani, a daughter and a son. Ranjani has a granddaughter and a grandson. 244

VIKRAM RAO M 1.113/60 METALLURGY 1966 2014 2022 1974 245

IIT and beyond A t I I T, Vikram w a s a M e r i t s c h o l a r s h i p h o l d e r a n d w a s recognised for his Caricature column in Campastimes. Vikram migrated to the USA soon after graduation and joined Stanford University for his MS in 1967 and PhD in Materials Science and Engineering in 1971. He became Consultant to a startup Company for the next three years. He then spent 5 years in Research positions in the recycling of metals industr y. For the ne xt 30 years, Vikram was wedded to the energy industry in the US in various positions in technology; his last position before retirement in 2008 was Sr Vice President and Chief Te c h n o l o g y O f f i c e r o f H a l l i b u r t o n C o m p a n y. Vikram and his wife Susan Rao aka Henning, emeritus professor of medicine at UNC Chapel Hill, have three sons. Vikram is currently running an energy non-profit, advising RTI India and six startups, and assisting IITM Energ y Consortium. He has written 4 books and is currently working on his 5th and 6th. 246

VINAY VITTAL SHRIKANDE 1.114/60 METALLURGY 1965 2020 2022 1973 247

IIT and beyond A f t e r B Te c h , Vinay c o m p l e t e d M Te c h ( Fo u n d r y ) f r o m I I T Kharagpur in 1968. He joined Bharat Bijlee Foundry at Thane that year and stayed till 1970. Vinay then went to USA for an MS in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Kentucky in 1972. From 1972 to 1981, he worked in two different foundries in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and from 1981 to 1999, at two foundries in Connecticut. Along the way, Vinay became a Certified Quality Engineer and Lead Auditor of Quality Systems. At this stage, Vinay decided to start his own Consultancy in the areas of Metallur g y, Foundr y and Quality Systems of Automotive and Aerospace. Some of his professional accomplishments included elimination of Heat Treatment for Ductile Iron castings and finding a solution to a chronic problem of leaking cylinder head casting, used on tractors. He also won President’s award for best cost saving ideas. Now fully retired, Vinay and wife, Alka have settled in O l d L y m e , C T. H i s h o b b i e s i n c l u d e G o l f i n g , t r a v e l l i n g , following sports and current affairs. Vinay also helps his wife in managing MAINA Foundation started in 2008. They work with hospitals in India and the US to raise awareness of breast cancer and help with early detection. 248

METALLURGY CHANDER KANT GUPTA (1943–1984) 1.017/60 1960 After graduating in 1968, Chander Kant Gupta migrated to USA to join his Brother’s Restaurant business in Massachusetts. He got married in the early 1970s. He passed away in 1984. 249

NAGENDRA PRASAD RAMA (1943–XXXX) 1.054/60 METALLURGY 1960 250

METALLURGY NARAYANAN KUTTY MENON M 1.058/60 1960 Narayanan Kutty Menon stood first in his Branch. After working for a year in Binny Engineering Works in Madras, Kutty went to Univ ersity of Saskatchewan for his MS. He then joined Lockheed Martin's Defence Equipment Division in Phoenix Arizona and retired from there. Kutty and his wife have settled in Phoenix. He is now engaged in research on Sri Aurobindo's philosophy. T he y hav e a son. 251

RAMESH CHANDRA METALLURGY (1943–XXXX) 1.082/60 1960 After graduation, Ramesh Chandra moved to his home town Meerut for family reasons and started a business trading in consumable products. He was married. There has been no contact with him after 1980. Ramesh has since passed a way. 252

METALLURGY SRIHASAM RAMAIAH 1.093/59 1959 After graduation, Ramaiah joined Sakthi P i p e s L t d , M a d ra s a s G ra d u a t e E n g i n e e r. N o contact with him after 1970. 253

VARGHESE AK METALLURGY 1.105/60 1960 2005 Varghese AK completed his MS at Cor nell and MBA from Kellogg, USA. George Alukal, as he is known, worked with Larson Forgings, Chicago for 18 years, then for CMC. In over 30 years of manufacturing experience, George developed a passion for Process improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Quality and Customer service Innovation. George is a Fellow of American Society for Quality and Member of the Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. After retirement, Varghese is settled in San Die go. 254

METALLURGY VENKATESWARA RAO 1.109/60 1960 A f t e r g r a d u a t i o n , Venkates wara Rao j o i n e d a s S e n i o r Te c h n i c a l A s s i s t a n t , D e p a r t m e n t o f Metallur g y, at IIT Madras. Lost touch with him after a few years. 255

VINOD VENUGOPAL METALLURGY 1.116/60 1960 After g raduation, Venugopal mig rated to USA for higher studies and he completed his MS in the Marquette Univ ersity, Mil wauk ee Wis, USA. No information about him since 1970. 256

METALLURGY VIVEK WASUDEO BAPAT (1943–XXXX) 1.117/60 1960 2010 Bapat joined IIT Bombay in 1967 and com- p l e t e d h i s M Te c h i n 1 9 7 0 . A f t e r g a i n i n g p r a c - tical experience in Industry for a few years, Bapat started his own management consultancy firm Kumudini Consultants Private Limited in 1991. He ran his Fir m successfull y. Ba pat and his wife Kumudini were Directors in the Firm. Ba pat sadl y passed a way. 257

THOSE WHO SWITCHED TRACKS Anand Singh Bawa 259 Krishna C 261 Nazareth Walter 263 Fareed Jamshed Italia 265 Vijay Naraynen 266 Fazal Ali 268 Gupta SP 268 Mohan Raj 268 Mrinal Kumar Sarma 268 Rangha Bhashyam 268 Rao KVR 268 Subhash Chandra 268 Vishnuwardhan 268 Viswanathan 268 258

ANAND SINGH BAWA (1943-2023) 1.003/60 THOSE WHO SWITCHED TRACKS 1961 2018 2018 1967 259

IIT and beyond During his short stay at IITM, Anand was the first editor of CAMPASTIMES, a ver y popular in-house campus ma gazine r u n b y s t u d e n t s. H e a l s o t o o k a c t i v e p a r t i n Te n n i s, Ta bl e Te n n i s, S h o t p u t a n d R o w i n g a t t h e B o a t C l u b. H e t o o k a k e e n interest in stage management of our social events. S i n c e l e a v i n g I I T, A n a n d w a s i n v o l v e d i n p r i v a t e b u s i n e s s. For over twenty years, Anand organised non-ticketed concerts for Dutch artistes performing jazz, classical music and folk dances, in several cities across India. He also supported research in Indian art for ms to promote cross cultural appreciation and understanding between India and the Netherlands. Anand also committed himself to promote Indo-German relationship through setting up a scholarship programme for advanced studies and research in Ger many. In 2014, he was conferred the prestigious Bundesverdienstkreuz/Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Re public of Ger many. Anand passed away in Delhi on April 26, 2023. He is survived by his wife Achla, four children and four grandchildren. 260

C KRISHNA 1.032/60 THOSE WHO SWITCHED TRACKS 1960 2020 2020 1970 261

IIT and beyond Krishna Chidambi, or Chik, as he became known from the very start, had desired Law but got selected into IITM. Whilst there, he excelled in every sport and athletics, attended inter-IIT Meets, shone in elocution and theatre and w a s i n t h e I I T M t e a m a t t h e Yo u t h Fe s t i v a l i n D e l h i . H e edited Campastimes too. H i s h e a r t w a s n o t , h o w e v e r, i n t h e s u b j e c t s t a u g h t a n d C h i k opted to change track. He went on to Osmania University where he excelled, after which he entered IIMA where he was ranked amongst the top 20. Chik joined Madura Coats in 1970. He subsequently held various very senior positions in Garware Paints, Kissan Products, Escorts and lastly as CEO, JK Dairy and Foods. In 1996, he started his own Management Research and Consultancy Firm. Chik and his wife Aruna are settled in Bengaluru. Their daughter and son-in-law live in London with their two daughters. Their married son lives in Bengaluru. Chik is a voracious reader and an excellent scribe. 262

NAZARETH WALTER (1941-2022) 1.061/60 THOSE WHO SWITCHED TRACKS 1960 2019 2019 1971 263

IIT and beyond During his short stay at IITM, Walter came across as a quiet, soft-spoken, humble, contented, happy soul who befriended all. Since leaving IIT prematurel y, and changing tracks, Walter w o rk e d fo r 1 0 ye a rs w i t h S ch i n d l e r, a re n o w n e d C o m p a n y making Elevators. In 1975, Walter founded Monsher Fire Protection Systems. His Company grew steadily over the years and has led the way in Fire Safety in India. Walter’s vision saw to the ste p-wise growth in winning turnkey contracts for Fire Protection for prime office and residential hubs, Airports, Defence Establishments, prestigious high-rise residential buildings, Hotels, Coal based Po wer Plants. Starting in Bombay, the Company is present in 6 metro cities. Monsher set up an international presence through Offices and Plants overseas. They are also sole distributors for leading international branded products in India. Walter passed away in 2022. He is sur vived by his wife Mavis, daughter Monisha, son Sherwin and three grandchildren, all in Mumbai. T he Company name is for med from the children’s names. 264

THOSE WHO SWITCHED TRACKS FAREED JAMSHED ITALIA 1.022/60 1962 265

VI JAY NARAYNEN THOSE WHO SWITCHED TRACKS 1.112/60 1960 2022 266

THOSE WITH NO PHOTOS/BIOS Chemical Engineering Graduates: 1. DILIP KUMAR SHAW - ROLL No: 1.013/59 After graduation, Dilip Kumar Shaw migrated to USA for higher studies and completed his MS in Michigan Technical University and later joined them as a Research scholar. There is no contact with him since 1969. 2. MANOHAR S TIKLE – ROLL No: 1.082/59 No information available on him Civil Engineering Graduates: 3. MUTHURAJAN R – ROLL No: 1.043/59 No information available on him Electrical Engineering Graduates: 4. SHASHI BHUSHAN – ROLL No: 2.006/61 No information available on him 5. VIJAYARAGHAVAN S – ROLL No: 1.111/60 As of 1968, Vijayaraghavan was working as a Teacher in University of Roorkee, UP. No further information on him thereafter. 267

THOSE WITH NO PHOTOS/BIOS - Contd Those Who Did Not Graduate: 6. FAZAL ALI RAHMAN – ROLL No: 1.023/60 After leaving IITM within the first 2 years, Fazal found his calling in the medical field. He studied MBBS and became a famous Doctor, retiring from his service with Medical College Hospital, Alleppey, Kerala, where he continues to live with his family No information is available on the following: 7. GUPTA SP - ROLL No: 2.008/61 8. MOHAN RAJ - ROLL No: 1.048/60 9. MRINAL KUMAR SARMA - ROLL No: 1.049/60 10. RANGA BHASHYAM - ROLL No: 1.086/60 11. RAO KVR - ROLL No: 2.011/61 12. SUBHASH CHANDRA - ROLL No: 1.100/60 13. VISWANATHAN - ROLL No: 1.118/60 14. VISHNUWARDAN - ROLL No: 2.020/61 268

PEOPLE FINDER Amal Krishna Biswas 79 Krishnakumar PK 57 Amitav Patnaik 217 Krishnamurthi G 09' Anand Singh Bawa 259 Krishnamurthi KS 103 Ananthu TS Krishnamurthi M 225 Aravindakshan Nair CM 91 Krishna Rao MV 204 Arun Dhondu Chaudhary 93 Kumar S 59 Ashok Kumar Ghosh 203 Kuruvilla Thomas K 11 Basheer Ahmed 47 Lawrence Amalraj SB 137 Basu John Vetteth 95 Laxmikant D Mudholkar 84 Bhagwan Das 151 Lovv Kumar Sharma 42 Bhagiradha Rao ES 80 Mahadevan CS 105 Bhamy V Shenoy 219 Mahadevan K 138 Bhaskaranarayana A 153 Mahesh K 227 Bhass EK 97 Mahim Chandra Gangwar 139 Bhawalkar SM 49 Mallikarjuna Rao KC 107 Chandan Kumar Das 81 Mani RVS 13 Chander Kant Gupta 82 Mani Chandy K 109 Chandrasekaran K 249 Manmohan Gupta 205 Chandrasekaran S 03' Manohar S Tikle 267 Chandra Mohan Das 221 Manusmare Purushottam G 229 Chaunker Prempal Singh 131 Mathrubootham K 231 Dasanna Sridhar M 223 Misro Sarath Chandra 233 Dhian Singh Negi 99 Mohan Raj 268 Dhigambar Barde 132 Motiram Patil K 159 Dilip Kumar Shaw 05' Mrinal Kumar Sarma 268 Esmail A Olia 267 Munusamy Sundararaju 85 Fareed Jamshed Italia 155 Muthukrishnan CR 111 Fazal Ali 265 Muthukrishnan SM 15 Ganga Rao HVR 268 Muthurajan R 267 Garold Fairstone Syiemlieh 51 Na ga Venkata Rao Y 206 Gupta SP 133 Nagendra Prasad Rama 250 Harirao Baburao Fuke 268 Nandakumar R Dave 61 Indar Raj Bajaj 83 Narasimhiah Ramesh 113 Jagmohan Anand 53 Narayana Rao Valluri 161 Jain Prabhat Kumar 07' Narayanan K 17 Jang Bahadur Singh Katiyar 157 Narayanan Kutty Menon M 251 Kameswara Rao Pidugu 134 Naresh Sharma 115 Kannan N 41 Natarajan KV 63 Kedar Nath Nayak 135 Natarajan Sundaram 117 Kripanarayanan KM 136 Nazareth Walter 263 Krishna C 55 Neelakantan NR 19 Krishna Kumar Khare 261 Padmanabhan G 163 101 269

PEOPLE FINDER - Contd Pandya Jayanth S 65 Shanth Kumar Sarma 243 Paripurnanjaneya Sastry 67 Sharma Jumman D 211 Paul Rathnam N 207 Shashi Bhushan 267 Prabhakar O 235 Shaik Abdul Khadar 187 Prabhakaran R 165 Shrinarayan S Chandak Prabhatkumar Purkait 140 Siddhartha V 27 Prabhu Das Gurnani 167 Srihasam Ramaiah 189 Pradeep Mallick 119 Srinivasan R 253 Pramode Kumar Bhagat 141 Srinivasan T Prasanna Kumar Goswami 86 Sriramachandramurthi KS 87 Premnath Bhaskaran 169 Subhash Chandra 29 Pritamlal Kapur 17 Subhash C Malhotra 212 Pukhraj Jain 237 Subramanian AR 268 Radhakrishnan S 69 Subramaniam TS 31 Rajaman Iyer R 21 Sudarsanam G 213 Rajinder Parshad Kaushik 239 Sunandan Sen 33 Ramachandra Pai B 173 Suryanarayana Murthy P 35 Ramakrishnan TK 208 Syed Abdul Aleem 77 Ramanarayanan LR 121 Thanhnuna 144 Ramanathan K 123 Utpal Dass 127 Ramani J 43 Varghese AK 191 Ramaprakash Shetty M 175 Varadarajan MS 145 Ramesh A Vaswani 177 Veerara ghavan S 254 Ramesh Chander Madhok 125 Venkataraman Sekar 146 Ramesh Chander P Ahuja 142 Venkataramani Y 44 Ramesh Chandra 252 Venkatasur ya Rao V 193 Randhir Singh Sehgal 23 Venkatesan Bhuvana palli 147 Ranganathan V 179 Venkates wara Rao 37 Rangaswami KV 71 Vijayakumar Alluri 195 Ranga Bhashyam 268 Vijayanathan KR 255 Rao KVR 268 Vijayaraghavan S 197 Ratan Babu 209 Vijay Naraynen 39 Ravinder Kumar Ver ma 210 Vikram Rao M 267 Sadasivan K 25 Vinay Vittal Shrikande 266 Sahasranamam CV 181 Vinod Kumar Batra 245 Sakaria Eapen 73 Vinod Venugopal 247 Samirkumar Mukhopadhyay 75 Vivek Wasudeo Bapat 129 Satish Kumar Puri 185 Vishnuwardan 256 Sharma Devarkonda BV 183 Viswanathan 257 Sethumadhavan L 241 Vivekanandam J 268 Shankarlal K Saboo 143 Zachariah CT 268 199 201 270





FOND MEMORIES A l l o f u s s e e k o u r ro o t s a s w e g ro w o l d e r. T h i s P h o t o b o o k compiled by the 2nd Batch of IITM attempts to go down memory lane from 1960, when a motley group from across India moved into Hostels on a new Campus being developed in Guindy, amidst hundreds of acres of lush g reener y, where herds of deer often crossed their paths. The 2nd Batch had many “Firsts” to boast of: first to inhabit the Campus, first to start an in-house magazine titled “Campastimes”, first to start a Film Club, which screened movies on Sunday evenings in the Open-Air Theatre and now first at this Photobook. This will hopefully inspire other Batches to compile similar volumes. Browse the pages to remember forgotten faces, rekindle dormant friendships and revive fond memories.