sam - the bonds that bind
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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!