SAM - The bonds that bind

Unity in Diversity

SAMStudent Alumni Meet

The bonds that bind

The story begins when totally divergent and dissimilar entities - we’ll call them atoms who by a special screening process – JEE! entered the haloed portals of IIT Bombay (Indian Institute

of tension… Oops! Technology!)

These young hopeful atoms scared of ragging I’m sure, unconsciously began interacting with

each other.

There was safety in numbers they thought...

…Lets face the music together!

So the bonding began. Two or three of the atoms got together

and formed a molecule and then the molecules

got together and formed bigger

molecules.

…But The final product was still in a nascent baby phase.

Surprise quizzes, relative grading, SPI, CPI, Engineering drawing, wood & metal workshops,

labs – these atoms bumped into them all.

…Other bonding opportunities

Cultural…

photography

art

elocution

literarydramatics

music

Sporty encounters…

Javelin

Weight lifting

football

At meal times…

Aha… bird watching!Interesting bonding sighted

Who unplugged me?

Temperature rising!

Aha! I got the cat into the bag!

Back to realityMany doubts did arise…

Unsteadily upwards?

upwards? Downwards?

Sideways but straight?

Where are we going?

Philosophical questions still naggedAre we just cogs in the academic machine

churning out iit degrees?

Hurrah! I got the degree!

Then graduation

My bags are packedBut which way to go?

Home?

Abroad?

And so the students pursued the ir i nd i v i dual goals and soon became Alumn i of IITB……………BUT i n t ime , they returned onceAga i n to the ir Alma Mater… .

….And began to interact & share their experiences with the present students on

campus.A strange phenomenon began to unfold….due to

these interesting student-alumni interactions…..Planck by quantum planck (nothing constant about this!)……..cricks in inner, mental

walls began to appear…..

And the inner walls of Diversity came crashing down and Unity, the new cement that really binds people heart, mind and soul emerged

from this admixture of diverse debris.

Voila! The final product had quietly emerged

cryptically classified….

– the intangible yet concrete cement of Unity……. .

SAMstudent Alumni Meet

At SAM we celebrate OUR

Unity in Diversity

The bonds that bind

INTELLECTUAL EQUALITY

SAM started as a platform to facilitate student-alumni interactions and to help students avail of the numerous

benefits IITB's pool of experienced alumni can provide. various events such as Beyond the Horizons, Buddy Talks, Mentor-mentee lunch which are part of the Alumni Student Mentorship Program

- the first of its kind, and many more such events.

SAM has been expanded to encompass cultural and sports events to make it a complete festival for students and alumni

together.. We hope to create strong long lasting bonds between IITians,

both new and old..

Unity in Diversity

SAM

Student Alumni MeetThe bonds that bind

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS DAY

SPECIAL!