I left VM in May 1992 and joined the
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras. I spent four years there - enjoying the last one in particular. I learnt Mrdangam for three years in the meantime, and started my career in computers. The only hitch was that I was in Chemical Engineering! I believe most of my professors had given up hope with regard to me and gave me the bare minimum that the department awards. Luckily for me, this was 8/10! I managed to see quite a few places in the guise of presenting seminars, played the keyboard on a few occasions, and played a few pranks on some people as well.