Guides

Guides

When you undergo masters or research programme there will be a guide who coordinate and guide you in your work. The success of the work depends on this guide. you can either do wonderful work or you totally fail or dejected in your work.

When I did my M.Tech from IIT, Madras my guide was Dr. D.Prithviraj who was a source of inspiration and absolute support. He has just arrived after his P.hD from Liverpool University. Throughout the project he guided all the students. We used to come after dinner by 8 to the Lab and he also comes. We all remain till 12 doing design, fabrication or testing. My Project was to design, fabricate and test a radial Blower with different implellers and deduce the effect of blade angle on efficiency. I still wonder how I could do such a big work in 1969 with all the instrumentation. It is still there in the lab. It was possible due to continuous follow up by the great guide. I am still proud of the work done

But when I went to do my PhD in IIT, Bombay after discussion with the guide I fixed up a problem on Prediction of the flow characteristics of Cyclone Furnace. Then the guide said " The ball is in your hand, play it or throw it". I was stunned. Luckily for me I got a friend there who was extremely intelligent and willing to help, U.N.Gaitonde. It was still a surprise how I could finish the work in time. For the work I had to study Computer Programming, Russian language and Chemical Engg. My wife and family were with me. I did not move out of IIT for more than 2 years. My wife took the responsibility of house and children. I had to also go to Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in the last 6 months for computer work and had to work from 9 am to 12 pm.The then HOD  Dr. Sukatme gave me moral support. When I went for the defence in 1979 my guide has chicken pox and normally it has to postponed. I met HOD and convinced that I can do the defence without guide. He wanted to give a mock defence before all staff. As they all were satisfied the defence conducted in time and I was awarded PhD

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