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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> IIT-Bombay is celebrating the Golden Jubilee of its foundation this year and this has formed part of the stimulus to bring out a book on its history. The Institute had unassuming even troubled beginnings How did it grow into one that was to win acclaim for the vigour of its academic programmes for its internationally competitive faculty and staff for its remarkably successful alumni? Monastery Sanctuary Laboratory tracks IIT-Bombay’s evolution from its earliest days to the present uncovering the people and processes that brought it into being then nurtured it into its present shape. Embedded in the larger tapestry of India’s science and technology campaign the road IIT-Bombay has traversed proves to have an interesting story to tell. It affords opportunity for reflection not just on the Institute’s own course but on broader issues as well such as the evolution of higher technical education in India and the strains and tensions that have fashioned it ideas from which may emerge useful lessons for the future. Equally important when taking stock is to tackle the Institute’s perceived shortfalls over the years such as in the domains of frontline research in technological innovation catering to national needs. or in its responsiveness to winds of change.