1982: A WOW Story

You may have seen Summer of ‘42 But more classy is this Garudmachi do The era was of black and white T-squares were a common sight Let’s hear it for the Class of ‘82

This is a foreword Not a four letter word We tried to rhyme We tried to mime And look! We got this. My word!

It started with the idea of card paper Each with a limerick as a souvenir But turning a cheenti into a haathi Is the kamaal of our saathi The rest, as you read, you will discover Light banter to build camaraderie For re-acquainting after saalon ki doori We started making clues On friends of all hues Oh WhatsApp group ki herapheri!

The prolific clue makers made a pact They coined for this outfit the name ACT The awesome cluesome Went from twosome to threesome And on to thensome, keeping the name intact A limerick as a clue we thought would be nifty This idea led us to well over fifty For GM intros And who is who’s Using every means we could, even crafty During lunch and every meal At traffic lights, behind the wheel Frenzied clue making Tweaking, revising Finally ‘locking’ it with the ACT seal

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We plodded away with dope on every guy Limerick fever had gripped us, oh my!

Late into the night When schedules were tight For intros at GM but alas, drat, sigh!

What we planned was not to be, you see The evening was taken over by karaoke All danced and made merry Had cocktails with cherry There was very little time to get limerickey On each and every batchmate we sought dope With so much info, you’d think we couldn’t cope But oh it was fun The work we didn’t shun Reviving old friendships was our hope Clues should be easy, surely not tough Rhyme is essential, but not enough Meter must be right To fit a pattern tight Enter the crooner, to smoothen edges rough We had the crooner, but who would strum?

Who would pull strings? Who would drum?

Enter dear Charlie Wailer like Bob Marley Isn’t he the most lovable chum?

We wrote mostly in English at first Then more tongues into the lines burst We had to admit English had its limit To rhyme some names it was the worst No mai ka lal can rhyme Dhargalkar Find not one but two words ending in ar_alkar So we quickly brought in Hindi And even Marathi And lo and behold! We could rhyme haath mal kar 2

As if these constraints wouldn’t suffice We got a decree: You must add some spice We almost blew our valves But added the better halves (You see, the plural of spouse is what’s meant by spice) But wait! At every turn there was a new challenge The list of attendees would constantly change With each drop-out A limerick was out With each new entry, more rhymes to arrange The last minute entrants almost had us beat Frantically rhyming in the bus’ back seat Asking unsuspecting alums For dope on their chums So in the end, the day’s deadline we could meet Sadly though some favourite lines Were on those who from the RU had to abstain With quirky rhymes Of their youthful times Not included here but in memory they remain For some, we penned more than one limerick Of those only one we had to pick From many that were hilarious With rhymes audacious But we hope you’ll be happy with our pick!

At the end, when on this book we colluded The IIT-only guys we thought should be included So back to the writing pad To carry on with this fad For those who made it, deserve to be applauded

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Presenting IIT-B Class of ‘82

We know jaisi karni waisi bharni

But from ChemE to computer he changed his journey This H8 ka keeda

Known as Bevdee, not Bevda The answer my friend is

Abhay Kulkarni 5

This economist is Birla’s man Friday

Find him chatting with VIPs any day He rocks on KBC

He speaks on BBC

The answer my friend is

Ajit Ranade 6

She has always been a lightweight, that’s halka She worked for Praj, but that’s kalka She is on the go

Built up ENPRO

The answer my friend is

Alka 7

Mountains for him are shallow Strict regimen he does follow Chief organiser

Master mobiliser

The answer my friend is

Carvalho 8

Behind this high flier

Was one who made him soar higher She was, oh! C’mon ya!

Knowledge yani Vidhya

The answer my friend is

Ananth Iyer 9

He’s an angry young sonny

Spends a pound for a penny Fighting the courts And all other sorts

The answer my friend is

Anil Gidwani 10

From H7 to Cupertino he made his way To give to IIT he is ready, dil kholay To Madhumati

He’s a dear pati

The answer my friend is

Anil Godbole 11

This guy had a very unusual kismat

He was skinny because he was told “kha mat�

Crooned and strummed Hawed and hummed

The answer my friend is

Charlie Kamath 12

This H5 civvy claims he played in Chinnaswamy Lady love Janaki says ‘he came and saw me’ Loved to play cricket

To bat and keep wicket

The answer my friend is

Anjaneya Swamy 13

He’s no ordinary warrior eating parathe Fit and trim, must be practising karate His name tells one

He’s comparable to none The answer my friend is

Atul Marathe 14

Kya khoob sunata baataan fizul Patharon se karta paise wasool Ino bulateich haathi aata katte

Daru dikhateich saathi aate katte Answer kya hai boleto

Bakul 15

He sold it by the barrel, through Diwali This oil, it’s disappearing slowly India in his name H5 is his fame

The answer my friend is

Bharat Koli 16

This ChemE did a course with Prof. Dwivedi

We know he’s seedha saada, not a chatur vedi In IIT was bearded

To Nabanita he’s wedded The answer my friend is

Bhaskar Medhi 17

In Pune, he runs a successful biz

Was good at cracking many a quiz Was GSSA and G Sec

Department was Mech

The answer my friend is

Chris Fernandes 18

This ChemE from H5 must love mujra and qawwali Savour tangdi kabab and roti rumali Runs a successful business Can anyone guess

The answer my friend is

Mawali 19

During our reunion after pachees saal

This guy pulled us out of our yearbook jaal Tall and lanky

Not at all cranky

The answer my friend is

Ganeriwal 20

Chem engineering started her story

In the IT world she earned some glory In Ashi Paakhre Yeti

She was Velchya ki beti

The answer my friend is

Gauri 21

From H8, he made Florida his destination A very accomplished Prof is this person Was at RU with his saathi Named Kalai Mathee

The answer my friend is

Giri Narsimhan 22

His buddies called him pickles, yeah

From hostel 8, but name has four-ya This photographer you see Captures sunsets classy

The answer my friend is

Harish Acharya 23

This lady of the laker was no maggu To Guru Athavale he does pai lagoo His oars did splish splash King of SJRU bash

The answer my friend is

Jaggu 24

This ChemE returned to IIT, he’s one of its dulare Received so many awards for his work, Wah re As a student, in H3

As a Prof, stays at Worli The answer my friend is

Jayesh Bellare 25

This EE topper his jaadu did apply

To reduce mess bills by saving pai pai Thought in Gujju, wrote in Marathi A script for H8 daal and baati The answer my friend is

Jayesh Desai 26

No she’s not high on marijuana

Coz she’s high on fun games, na?

Got too many clues

To confound and confuse The answer my friend is

Jyotsna 27

H7 Mehta married to sister of H5 Mehta

And would you believe it? Department is meta!

SJRU organiser

Motorsports club convenor The answer my friend is

Ketan Mehta 28

This EE made Portland his Jannat

Started CafÊ Give to shape others’ kismat From H5, went a long way Attended the RU with Kay The answer my friend is

Ketan Sampat 29

She was Kale till she said ‘I do’

In the hostel she cooked, but not kaddu Civil engineer

Slender Punekar

The answer my friend is

Madhu 30

For photography he has a sharp eye

As for his memory, on par with Desai Hob nobs with the Sultan In sandy Oman

The answer my friend is

Manjunath Pai 31

Like most H8 EEs is he a crank?

In volunteering he is first in rank All his life he’s coded

To Murli he’s devoted

The answer my friend is

Mayank 32

Pune ke principal ka sun lo vidhaan Blood ke khat se kar lo sandhaan H8 ka mess secretary IIT ka Ph. D.

The answer my friend is

Milind Pradhan 33

While cycling in Spain, he’s very steady

To travel the world with Deepa, he’s ever ready H5 ChemE from Singapore

Writes travelogues and lore The answer my friend is

Yeddi 34

No mauj no masti kaisa nalayak

Sirf shayar, na dramebaz na gayak India born

Lives in Melbourne

The answer my friend is

Mukund Naik 35

In Hawaii he has a lot of majaa But he can bajao your baajaa He knows whodunit

This Gobar Dhan Pundit

The answer my friend is

N. S. Raja 36

He came with chem engineering ke iraade With Ujwala, he took kasme vaade AC contractor

Much sought after

The answer my friend is

Nemade 37

If you want good tea, ask for Taj If you want good bajjis, add piaj But for Capuccino Go to Cupertino And ask for

Natraj 38

Tejas Aarti ka daddy

For a living, makes a gaadi Lives in Detroit Is very adroit

The answer my friends is

Dadhi 39

In class he listened with attention rapt, eh?

Learning all about butane and naphtae His hair a golden lawn Now all gone

The answer my friend is

Nitin Apte 40

He was amazing with his weightliftin’ Married his high school darlin’ Mech engineer

Active mountaineer

The answer my friend is

Nitin 41

This H4 MechE built like a pehelwan

Nicknamed Tarzan, still looks jawaan Sports secretary

Sure made merry

The answer my friend is

Pradeep Chavan 42

He builds with granite in Abu Dhabi Where for taxes he gets a freebie H5 inmate

Civil magnate

The answer my friend is

PB 43

Serve him dhokla he’ll ask for extra Works for Shell in Monaca This hexalite

Mostly out of sight

The answer my friend is

Ganatra 44

This RU spirit he will maintain

Though he will not touch a drop of wine Truly civil consultant Phuket resident

When Tarzan came to H5 he said ‘Me Tarzan you’

Jain 45

This guy pulls out dates from hawa

Can factorize, multiply, derive. Wah wah!

Has fun with the calendar In the land down under

The answer my friend is

Raj Srivastava 46

Kudchadkar ke lectures sun sun kar Reliance join kiya yeh Vashikar Singleminded ChemE

Na khelkood na rummy

The answer my friend is

Rajeev Chemburkar 47

He writes like John Lennon

In cricket, scores hundred and seven Lives in oily Kuwait

On Lalitha, he does wait The answer my friend is

Ramu Menon 48

Sabne usko Chhota bol bol kar

Chhota hi rakha samay ko hold kar Hostel paanch

Clear as kaanch

The answer my friend is

Ravi Dabholkar 49

If he could, he’d act in a play a day

During endsems he screamed Mayday!

Read books that were red

By authors living and dead The answer my friend is

Ravi Shevade 50

From beach land, he does sing Is a deshbhakt with a zing Hostel Councillor

Reunion organiser

The answer my friend is

Sabhajit Singh 51

He’s quite stout, not a bit baarik

With our RU’s, he kept his taarikh He’s in the gas field Is quite well heeled

The answer my friend is

Sachiv Parikh 52

For this guy, let’s ring a bell

Sankalp is a nice story to tell This bay area amir

Has Kshipra as zameer

The answer my friend is

Samir Patel 53

To all the H4 bechaare

This flamboyant civvy said ‘Hat jaa re’ Did not stagnate

Became a magnate

The answer my friend is

Sandeep Vichare 54

This lad never followed Marley’s rastafaria In chem lab, he was trained to make urea Spinning yarns at Indorama

Is now part of his panorama The answer my friend is

Parasrampuria 55

Jazz, rap, rock, he does hunt With ladies, he’s gallant Along with his twin

Many hearts he did win

The answer my friend is

Sanjiv Samant 56

Structural design he does practise Hint cannot get easier than this Married a Kale

Acquired two saale

The answer my friend is

Santosh Sabnis 57

His complexion is much lighter than wheatish For volleyball, this ChemE had quite a fetish Now lives in Dallas

No whiskey in his glass

The answer my friend is

Satish 58

Into TS Eliot, he often sank

On the OD group, he’s brutally frank After setting a lab on fire He earned his prof’s ire

The answer my friend is

Shashank 59

In santra & mosambi there’s a lot of synergy When you’ve mastered bevdalogy Where else will you see?

But in RLC?

The answer my friends is

Soumitra Banerjee 60

Mountains he climbs with a knack Loves a Vaidya, not a quack Is an engineering pro Throne is in enpro

The answer my friend is

Krack 61

Water is going to be scarce, jaag le Prayas NGO mein bhaag le Studies policy

For a better world, you see The answer my friend is

Subodh Wagle 62

Door karenge kaanon ke gham saare

Phir sunoge tum gaa maa paa saa re Yeh H5 ka banda

Karta Pune mein dhanda The answer my friend is

Sudheer Belsare 63

Like any other EE, is he cuckoo?

Knows induction motors, not sudoku Learnt early tricks In hostel six

The answer my friend is

Suku 64

Where from is this kagan major?

Or is he a mech engineer?

Eyes are gray

What do you say?

The answer my friend is

Majgaokar 65

Moved from aero to telecom for goodness’ sake!

First in Ghatkopar, now in Juhu he does wake Aka Sunil Mehta

Snack ko snake kehta

The answer my friend is

Jake 66

If you want to hear the kahani Of how the puri met the pani Or Goldilocks met the bear Go to Delaware And talk to

Suresh Advani 67

His Costmyze has solutions for your trouble The work that he does is truly laudable This Goregaon ka gora Is a H5 ka chhora

The answer my friend is

Susheel Choubal 68

She is the civil engineer of her era

Known for Teamworx in Surabaya Knows the art of living Is gentle and giving

The answer my friend is

Tara 69

If someone says, Jaa structural kar,

You can’t say aaj nahin, sir, kal kar!

Give a high five

For this guy from H5

The answer my friend is

Umesh Dhargalkar 70

Not a hair on his head does linger Akila his wife, he loves her Commodities tycoon Singapore typhoon

The answer my friend is

Vijay Iyengar 71

Everyone told him EE mein top kar Nahin toh mundane job kar Moved to Denver Then seen never

The answer my friend is

Vijay Topkar 72

Troika mein iski position hai bhaari

EP ka yeh kumbhkarna soya raatein saari Yeh H5 ka banda

Learned ChemE ka funda The answer my friend is

Vivek Bhandari 73

His countenance is grim and grave

On yahoo groups he’s bold and brave Bay area investor

Hindutva crusader

The answer my friend is

Vivek Sagdeo 74

This is an acknowledgement In kind, if not in payment We say a big ‘thanks!!’ To all the cranks Whose contributions filled us with amazement Once the caricatures in words were done We needed them in pictures for added fun Each with a funny look To put in a book A souvenir unlike any other under the sun For this special book, we wanted something damdaar Sketches that were wacky, but done with a lot of pyaar We soon got our inaam With a man who really knows his kaam The answer my friend is Inamdar This brilliant caricaturist his craft could ply Only because we had pics with resolution high They were superbly clicked And painstakingly picked By our very own batchmate Manjunath Pai There was one last hurdle we had to cross That small (!) matter of production costs This batch of generous souls Helped us meet our goals And so this rolling stone gathered some moss!

Because so many worked with dedication This book was brought to completion Shalaka Pai did the layout IITBAA, through Sharba, went all out To make a gem of this silly collection

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Bakul and Jovi started these limericks with gusto Into the ACT came Ally and Jayesh, so they could be the best Oh! Banerjee and Ramu Dadhi and Manju Gave invaluable inputs and we have this book, presto!

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