Dr. Krishnamoorthy Subramanian arrived in Boston on Sept 6, 1972 after landing in New York and taking a Greyhound bus to Boston. He had received admission to MIT for his graduate work and came carrying the address of MIT in his pocket. “When the taxi driver dropped me on that fall evening after sunset at the main building of MIT (77 Mass Ave) with my luggage in hand I had no idea where to go next” says Subbu (as he is known to his friends). Another Indian student who saw him, asked “What are you doing?” to which he answered “I have come to study at MIT”. ”Yes” said the stranger, “but what are you doing here?” He repeated the answer that he had come to study at MIT.  The stranger, realizing that this newcomer may not have a place to stay, took him to his apartment where he stayed for a couple of days before finding an apartment of his own. Now after forty five years, he laughs at that answer he gave on his first day. Continue reading “Subbu remembers early days with Sangam” →