Author: iitbian

I am writing a lot about my IIT experience from the viewpoint of a 16 year old. Very few enter IIT when they are 16. 16 + 2 years at Kota = 18 years seem to be the minimum standard. B.Sc. means 19 years, after IAS, PhD just add years. And so on. Nowadays, the… Continue reading Only when you are 16

IIT experience was a total massacre. Away from IIT, at SIC-Carbondale, had no fears and was able to study at the pace that was suitable for me – among the best in the world. After one semester University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, offered me admission to their PhD program. A scholarship awaited me. Urbana Champaign… Continue reading Effect of IIT on Illinois PhD decision

Adelaide was my colleague at Apollo, Univ of Phoenix parent. She was not rich and studied computer science at UOP. I was impressed with her programming knowledge and skills. UOP coes not have great reputation. UOP graduates don’t have much skills Most learn by night, and are stuck at low level jobs. I told her… Continue reading Adelaide Golden, Facebook vs Sumer Johal, MIT

I went to SIC-Carbondale. Did my MBA and then MSCS. wondered how to get jobs. Wrote to companies I wanted to work for, but rejections. Consulted a resume expert. After a few revisions, he agreed on one. To overcome the disadvantage of not attending a top tier school like the MIT, put my GRE and… Continue reading My biggest mistakes in America and Japan

Mitsubishi didn’t hire any physically handicapped employees. It was not uniquely evil in this regard. Pretty much all Japanese companies didn’t hire physically handicapped employees. We had stairs to climb and it didn’t create any problem for us. We were all physically capable of climbing strairs. One day some construction work started in our building.… Continue reading Mitsubishi – No physically handicapped

My bucho (division head) Sawai, realized that I was not going to marry my ex girlfriend. So problem. I had a woman colleague – Ms. Inouye. At lunch an attractive woman, around 28-30, used to come and have lunch with her. My bucho ordered Inouye to introduce her to me. Inouye was petrified. She told… Continue reading Company’s Order for matchmaking

I am old enough to understand Indian minds. You have come to this site not to read my racial discrimination tale, I told my hostel mates in 2013 in Hostel Seven, this story in brief, and they listened to my brief tale, and were not interested. I gave my books to the chanceller or director,… Continue reading Gourab Majumdar, IIT D, your lead at Mitsubishi

wokwokwok 85 days ago | parent | favorite | on: Linux Foundation starts AgStack, an open-source ag…> “Just like an operating system, we feel there will be a whole universe of applications that can be built and consumed using AgStack,” Johal added. “From pest prediction and crop nutrition to harvest management and improved supply-chain collaboration, the possibilities are endless.”…said AgStack executive director… Continue reading Just like an operating system

At my age (64) don’t have patience. This morning wrote to MIT Alumni asking them about Sumer (Singh) Johal. It will be now either I apologize to Sumer Johal publicly on my blog or either wait for MIT’s response that may be for ever. The verbatim copy of email sent to MIT this morning: To:… Continue reading email to MIT: re Sumer Johal

Was in Manhattan. Decided to visit celebrated chef Madhur Jeffrey’s restaurant which was nearby. Checked the net, think it was called Dawat Haute Indian Cuisine, and according to Google it is permanently closed now. I am a vegetarian, but there were good food – albeit at higher prices, and uniqueness of cuisine was questionable. There… Continue reading Madhur Jeffrey’s Manhattan restaurant