What is ATOP?
ATOP stands for (A block top floor). ATOP was my wing in Lala Lajpat
Rai Hall of Residence, IIT Kharagpur, Class of 98. This page is dedicated
to these great ATOPians.
Who were a part of ATOP?
Here is a list of the great ATOPians, not necessarily in any order.
Suman
Kaushik (Mota): Though commanly known as delta but the guy is inverse
of delta, whether is a matter of size, .. or .Sharp mind or his sense of
humour. After brief stint at Infosys, he is now setting the IT companies
at Silicon Valley on Fire.
Saurabh
Mukherjee (Muthera): Saurabh Mukherjee (Muthera) How does the nick
name sound like? It truely reflects one aspect of his life. He is fullll
of calibre(extra). Non stable(physically) identity earlier but now an unknown
force is governing his movement in right direction. Gets avenue of
fun in any situation of life. To finish his MBA from prestigous IIM Calcutta
after which he should tie marital knot.
Archi
Bagchi (Archi): The complete man. More or less balanced in
academics, sports, social relations. An ace athlete and footballed .After
he hails from the land of East Bengal and Mohun Bagan. After completing
his MBA from IIM lucknow, has joined GE hyderabad.
Dipak
Kumar Singh (Deeps): A self-deprecating reticent guy with great
funda in Unix. Has served at HCL Technologies for years. Looking for some
change, and probably a girl too :-) Visit his home page at http://www.geocities.com/dipak123
Saket
Sarraf (Khar):Saket Saraf is aiming to become a great architect
following the footsteps of the Fountainhead's protagonist "Howard Roark".
He has a good sense of art and is a good photographer. And a wonderful
nature and childish look. Keen on pursuing MS in States.
Shantanu
Kundu (Kundu):
Very sharp guy with superb academic record and equally
good physique :-). The analytic prodigy is working in the high-profile
company SUN microsystems.
Prakash
C. Upreti (Navaab): Captain Upreti was captain of our hall
cricket team. Nawabi life style has made this . He could have been a great
politician but luck brought him to I.I.T. Nawad saahab is from city
of Nawabs...i.e. Lakhnaw. His whereabouts is difficult to trace.
Sumit
Kasera (Chachu): A multi dimentional personality. Cricker, footballer,
Table tennis....dramatist, director, writer,poet, etc. This guy is full
of enthusiasm which helped him to get Best Lajpatian award of the year
1998. After graduating, he joined Hughes, left it only to join Hughes again
as tech stocks melted and IT companies went bust. His recent claim to fame
is his first technical book "ATM Networks". For him, life is a MRIG TRISHNA.
Indrajit
Paul (IP): The eternal twin of Chachu, born on same day, 10th June,
1976. Being a true gemini, has interests in philosophy, dramatics, music,
booze, and gaanza. Still on the lookout of "eternal soulmate". Visit his
home page at https://members.tripod.com/IndrajitPaul/
Nishit
Kumar (Nish): The quiet guy, who rose to fame with a degree
from prestigious IIM Ahmedabad. Currently working in CRISIL.
Vivek
Singh (Hrithik!): With looks that makes Hrithik jealous, girls
fell for him like nine pins. But he fell for a bengali girl, married to
her and is now settled in bangalore. Obviously, they are living happily
ever after..... (see his marriage photo
here)
Suman Nandy (Nands): Self effacing personality, but a
genius at guitar, and an IIM alumuni too.
