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Fundamatics is a magazine first and foremost by and for IIT Bombay alumni, faculty and students but one that strives to reach out to the society and the nation. Its objective is to show case the stature of IIT Bombay and its alumni as well as build support among various stakeholders, highlight shared opportunities, keep alumni informed and engaged with each other, the Association and the Institute.

Although not driven by subscriber numbers, our editorial approach is similar to that of a subscription-based commercial magazine. We do not assume that our magazine will be read and enjoyed simply because its recipients have an affiliation with IIT Bombay. We strive to deliver a publication that is stylish, engaging and relevant, with demanding standards for writing, editing and design.

Submission Guidelines
Most articles in the magazine have an IITB or IITB community (student, faculty alumni or staff) connection. These may be direct and obvious (as in a feature on a technology with IITB origins or articles by eminent alumni) or indirect and casual (any general topic of interest to IITB alumni). We do feature invited articles from eminent non-IITB authors, but do so based on its relevance to the chosen theme or the expertise/insight they can share with our community of readers.

We publish articles from a broad spectrum of genres that include an overarching thematic section called ‘Fundoo Fundaes’, serious in-depth features, perspectives or opinion pieces on a chosen theme, humorous pieces, satires, latest news from I.I.T. Bombay, art, fiction, poetry , columns from eminent columnists and many more. The memorabilia and anecdotal content is captured in sections like Hos-Tales, Prof Tales etc. You could consider writing on a thematic topic or any of the other regular sections.

We encourage writers to submit articles not bigger than 1200 words, along with a short 50-75 word author’s bio and a high resolution photograph (in excess of 1 MB). For blogs, the ideal word limit should be 750 words.

With rare exceptions, we publish only original material. We do not publish reprints or slightly modified versions of prior published articles.

The purpose of the blog space is to encourage members of the IITB community to connect with one another in their own voices. Any detail of the broad canvas of human experience is fair game as subject matter.

The articles we seek are not ‘Op-Eds’ or editorials which take overtly political stands or are for advocacy, although some pieces may have political ramifications.

We value respectful collaboration during both writing and editing with the understanding that revisions, additional research and some rewriting may be necessary. Writers will be consulted on revisions; they will not be consulted during copy fitting unless the changes are so significant that they require recasting entire sections.

Because of limited space and the constraints of readers’ interest, the magazine does not generally have room to publish personal recollections about an individual’s college experience, and does not seek remembrances about deceased individuals beyond those published in the obituary notices.

Submit your articles to fundamatics@iitbombay.org

11 comments

Marcus Chase August 17, 2017 - 3:26 pm

Hi,

I am Marcus Chase from Australia. I specialise in sharing blog posts and web content for Classified Ads niche. I have read your blogs on Google. I think you accept guest blogging as well. I would like to publish my Classified Ads article on your website. Kindly let me know if I can submit an article.

Thanks and Regards,

Marcus Chase

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sandy January 3, 2018 - 3:58 pm Reply
Vikas November 3, 2017 - 3:22 am

Too much to read on this page! Create a precis of this page and replace this verbosity, dudes/dudettes! Let me know if you need help doing that …

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Chandrika Rao December 20, 2018 - 3:30 pm

Is “showcase” printed as “show case” as a bait for potential proof-readers?

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Ibrahim October 13, 2019 - 1:29 am

Hi!
I’m Ibrahim
I’m student of this university now I’m a graduate
And I want to publish my compass life Story
how to publish my article on your website

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Fariatunnessa Muskan October 13, 2019 - 1:31 am

Hi!
I’m Fariatunnessa Muskan
I’m a student of this university now I’m graduate from CSE department
And I want to publish my compass life Story
how to publish my article on your website

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Shagun Mishra July 27, 2020 - 8:26 am

wow amazing story diptarko keep it up!

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K.K.Giri March 30, 2021 - 12:19 pm

Hi,

I am K.K. Giri, owner of Vigyas- IIT JEE Coaching from India. I have read your blogs on Google. I think you accept guest blogging as well. I would like to publish my article on your website.

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Punit Pasricha May 27, 2021 - 1:44 pm

Hare Krishna! Namaskar!

I have somehow found a very creative, appealing and accurate way of reaching out to the capricious public with the understanding of verified literary texts of basic Hindu rhymes, tales, anectodes, etc derived from Purans, Vedas, Upanishads etc..

Wanted to publish a really accurate and cool ( for the lack of better and relevant word) content. Not more than 500 words.

Wanted to have a conversation regarding the same.

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Rama adhikary September 16, 2021 - 5:43 pm

My name is Ramakanta Adhikary, 1966 (Civil) Graduate of IIT Bombay . I am really interested in the Book Club. How can I participate remotely. I live in the US – not a great reader but interested in how this great work is being done.
Appreciate a reply.
Thank you,

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Ravindra Kondekar July 3, 2023 - 8:46 am

Does it make any easier if you continue this as blogs only medium?

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