Asish Kumar Mukhopadhyay

Child Memories To Becoming An IITian Asish Kumar Mukhopadhyay

The author wishes to dedicate his real-life adventure to the cause of the children. 'Child Memories To Becoming an IITian' is an autobiography of an IIT Kharagpur Alumnus. In his early childhood at the primary school level, destiny had him distanced from parents to a remote boarding house in rural surroundings where he had an accidental injury with a cricket bat. He was hospitalized with many stitches on his face. On recovery, he was brought back at his home. He was not sent to the boarding house again and, furthermore, was admitted to a school near his home where he grew up. The child excelled as a meritorious student and in due time, exposed to the esteemed institution. In the next five years' time, he saw himself with a Bachelor of Technology Degree with Honors in 1976 and then followed it up with Master of Technology Degree in 1978 from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.