Showing posts with label IISc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IISc. Show all posts

Friday, August 5, 2011

Visit IISc Bangalore






Visit IISc Bangalore
Friday, August 05, 2011

Today morning I woke up at 2:30AM and had coffee. By 4 am we left for Bangalore via SH 58 via Valajapet and Kanchipuram (1 hr). After Kanchipuram we joined NH 46 and went through Vellore (1:45 hrs). We paid tolls: 40, 90, 90, 75, etc in the Walajabet-Krishnagiri Tollways. Driver Kanniyappan and Jayakumar came with me.

We arrived at Electronic City Toll ways around 9:15 AM (after leaving Zuzuvadi, Tamil Nadu and entering Athibele, Karnataka (border cities)). We took the long route of Outer-Ring Road and went via HBR layout, toward Hebbal. Finally we reached Hebbal and took a left turn and arrived at Mekri Circle (the only place that was remotely familiar to me). From there we took a right turn and reached the second gate and entered at the Biochemistry department of IISc entrance.

I met Vasanthacharya and he took me to see BV Varma at MRC. We proceeded to SSCU and met KJRao, JG and all the office staff. I met Kannan, Jayaram, Thammaiah, Venkatesh, Kannan, and Saroja. Then Kannan, Vasant, two drivers, and I went to Faculty Club and had lunch. Then we went to Vasant’s residence and strolled around the campus. I met Arunan. We took pictures and left around 3 PM to SIL's place.

They were at GR Lavenya in L&T South City in Bannergatta Road in South West Bangalore. We located it and arrived there by 6 PM. The children came then so did BIL. We had dinner and slept. By next morning 3 AM we left for Chengalpattu.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Visit by Vasanth from Bangalore



Visit by Vasanth
Thu - Sun, Apr 21-24, 2011
Tallahassee, FL

My friend Vasanth from Bangalore visited our family for few days on his way to a conference in Florida. He arrived late on Thursday night from Charlotte. VTS was away at Houston at a conference. We discussed about his research work and updated him with my current research in Biophysics.

On Friday we had a very busy day visiting IMB, Biology, Chemistry. We also stopped by his collaborator's office twice to meet with him personally. Unfortunately his collaborator was not available during our both visits. We left our telephone number and went to the Mag Lab. Since my friends interest is in the magnetic and electrical properties materials.

On Saturday we went to TKD, Lake Ella and finally to Wakulla Springs State Park. We had a reasonably relaxing day on Saturday. Then early this moring he left for his conference via Greyhound Bus Service.