Terence Alvares is from batch of 1983, BITS Pilani; a premier educational institution in India. After a sheltered school life in small town Ajmer, he was thrust into a residential college campus; interacting, living, studying and socializing for the first time with students from different corners of India. During his four years in Pilani, he held a number of leadership roles in sports, students mess and Oasis, the BITS Cul-Fest. His career path has taken him across several cities in India, and he is now based in Melbourne. As with most other BITSians, Terence believes his Pilani days were some of the best years of his life. He stays connected with his batchmates and values the friendships he developed at Pilani.