Old IIT Bombay Pictures

One day, it struck me that many of the places I've visited around the IIT Bombay campus today might have been documented decades ago. That thought led me on a journey — to search for some of the most iconic spots on campus and try to recreate their present-day versions using my old phone.

While much has changed, the soul of the campus still feels the same.

This webpage is intentionally designed with a vintage, minimalistic HTML look to match the nostalgic feel of old IIT Bombay photographs. The images have been identified or collected with help from my friend Ninad the Gujju (The Man of the CMINDS).

If you come across any old picture that can be recreated today, please let me know. You can try clicking on some of the images — and if you're lucky, you might see their present-day (2024) counterpart. The page is still under construction, and I'll continue updating it as I gather more recent photos. Some of the archived images found online are difficult to trace — the locations may have changed, some hostels have been demolished, and the campus continues to evolve.

P.S.: This page is still under construction, and I am too lazy to update the descriptions.

Images taken from IIT Bombay website.





Images taken from Quora. These images are of around 1983-85.





Images taken from here.





Images taken from here.





Images taken from Quora, a post by Ankit Rana.

"Rohit Manchanda in his book Monastery, Sanctuary, Laboratory: 50 Years of IIT-Bombay provides us a glimpse of life as it was then, the innovative and sometimes eccentric means of filling up great swathes of private time available to students."





I don't exactly remember the source of these images.