murali@cvl.UUCP (Muralidhara Subbarao) (07/18/85)
I am posting this letter at the request of some new comers
to this net. The following is a copy of a letter which I
received from iitm mailing list in June.
murali
Transcript follows.
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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 85 10:19:40 CDT
From: Sajai C. Krishnan <madmax@rice.ARPA>
Message-Id: <8506201519.AA00233@RICE-JANUS.ARPA>
To: iitmnet@ucbernie.ARPA
Status: RO
Dear IITNET member,
I am writing this letter on behalf of the IIT Madras Alumni Assn. of
North America. I graduated from IIT Madras in 1980.
We are planning on a reunion in Houston during the Thanksgiving
Weekend later this year. The details of this reunion are described in the
copy of the letter that we sent to 450 of our alumni. In addition, we are
asking about 850 Indian grocery and saree stores, Indian travel agencies and
Indian newspapers, magazines, radio stations and TV stations around the
continent to publicize our reunion.
Although we are concentrating only on IITM alumni at present, we have
plans of working with other IIT alumni as well in the near future.
We welcome your comments and suggestions. Please forward your replies
by US-MAIL to the address given below. You may also wish to contact volun-
teers by phone. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Kannan Moudgalya
IITM graduate, 1980
COPY OF A LETTER TO OUR ALUMNI:
INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MADRAS
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA
2111 Holly Hall #1649, Houston, TX 77054
Dear Alumnus/Alumna,
Twenty years ago, about 200 graduates left the serene campus of I.I.T.
Madras to embark on diverse careers and fulfill their personal dreams and
ambitions. Over twenty classes have graduated since then. At last count, over
700 of these individuals have settled in North America. This represents an
enormous resource. In our travels, we have had the opportunity to meet a few
and reminisce a lot.
In these meetings, it became evident that we all share a common past -
a love of our country; five or more years of staying together and coping with
the good and not so good; a will to succeed, compete and excel; and a desire
to help each other. We have the opportunity to use these strengths to build
a bridge between the experience and knowledge gained by us in the West with
our friends and colleagues in the East -- a bridge that can help translate
and transfer technology in the most cost-effective and optimum way, or help
the new graduates from I.I.T. settle into their careers, or help each other
broaden skills and share our experience. These are just a few ideas that
barely skim the range of possibilities.
In order that we may share these opportunities, we hope to have a
get-together, a reunion of all graduates who are currently here. When we
pooled our resources from various alumni around the continent, it became clear
that such a reunion was indeed feasible this year in Houston. We solicit your
company at this reunion scheduled for 29-30th of November 1985 (Thanksgiving
Weekend). Please see enclosed a list of planned activities and the alumni who
have volunteered to make this get-together a success.
The activities listed are but a few of the many possible events. We
hope to expand them with your helpful suggestions. It will also be helpful
if you pass on this information to your interested friends.
Regards.
Vinod K. Batra ('64/65) Ramesh Jayaraman('78)
Publicity Committee President.
Fund Raising Committee
TENTATIVE AGENDA
Technology Forum
Entertainment Evening
Silver Jubilee Issue of Campastimes (by its first editor)
Outdoor Picnic
Guided tour to Johnson Space Center
Donation of Twenty Personal Computers to I.I.T.M.
Committee Volunteer Yr State Home Phone Work Phone
Coordination Kannan Moudgalya 80 Texas (713)664 3411 527 8101x3496
Publicity Vinod Batra 64 Alaska (907)346 1746 561 1674
K. Nagesh 81 Texas (713)661 3937 987 4519
Sekhar Natarajan 66 Michigan(313)429 9105 994 7821
K. Rajagopalan 76 Maryland(310)964 3207 531 4017
Himanshu Choksi 81 Calif. (415)964 0841 (408)496 7294
T. Pattabiraman 82 British (604)421 0318
Columbia
Manohar Kulkarni 79 Missouri(314)875 0720 882 6087
V. Varadarajan 66 Texas (214)424 4396 596 4100
Dhinakar Kompala 69 Colorado(303)442 5120 492 6350/7471
Venki 77 Texas (713)649 4526
Fund-raising Bhamy Shenoy 65 Texas (713)721 2925 293 2715
Vissa V. Rammohan 75 Texas (713)568 8768 659 7444 x 347
Prasanna Samal 66 Ohio (216)473 0531 344 8447
Vinod K. Batra 64 Alaska (907)346 1746 561 1674
Anant Sankaran 72 Indiana (812)476 1450 428 5260
Jayaraman Rangaraj78 New York(914)528 7609 945 3773
Mallick Putcha 64 Texas (713)481 4190 280 7641
Activities Ramesh Jayaraman 78 Texas (713)785 5766 789 6200
Justin Thomas 79 Texas (713)797 1279 431 0379
N. Dharmarajan 82 Texas (713)664 3411 527 8101x2531
Bala G. Dharan 74 Texas (713)729 3124 527 8101x3765
Hospitality Mallick Putcha 64 Texas (713)481 4190 280 7641
Shanker Krishnan 84 Texas (713)529 0267
Souveniers Vikram Rao 65 Texas (713)664 2445 274 1159
K. Nagesh 81 Texas (713)661 3937 987 4519
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