Contribute - The Clock Tower, BITS Pilani

Want to help restore the clock tower to its former glory? It’s never been easier! .

Do you know any experts in Bell tuning or Tower Clocks? – Please do help us get in touch. Especially on the front of bell tuning, all leads will be appreciated.
(mailto: clocktowerbitspilani+expertcontacts@gmail.com)
Sponsor us – There is so much that can be done to the tower with the availability of funds:
– Replacing the glass on the faces and repainting the hands,
– Improving the safety of the access-way so that we can hold tours for BITSians and Alumni,
– A thorough clean up of decades of wear on the chambers and machinery,
– A new housing for the machinery
– Tuning the bells. This is a Herculean task and we are likely to require a little outside assistance for it.
– And of course, continuing with the restoration of our iconic clock and bell works.
(mailto: clocktowerbitspilani+sponsor@gmail.com)
Are you based in Calcutta and have some time to dig into history? – Get in touch with us. Ancient alumni have unearthed leads to the Tower’s origins which point to that city, 5 decades ago.
(mailto: clocktowerbitspilani+calcuttahistory@gmail.com)
Join the team!- We have a written recruitment test on the 05th March 2016, Saturday in 2206. Look for the BITS-Mail for further details or head over to our FAQs section.

For any other queries, drop us a mail at clocktowerbitspilani+query@gmail.com

Welcome!

The most iconic landmark in the quaint, little hamlet that is Pilani, the BITS Clock-tower brings with it more than half-a-century’s worth of history and tales aplenty. Occupying a central place in BITS folklore, over the years, attempting an ascent of this structure was something of a rite of passage for every BITSian who hopped onto the life-mobile and sauntered off into the sunset.

As clock-towers go, this specimen is about as unique as they come – its array of 10 bells, gives it an unparalleled musical range among its brethren nationally, and it certainly hits rarefied notes on a global scale. That it has had to suffer in silence for the last 30 years is a deafening tragedy, with reports from its heyday extolling how its chimes could be heard from miles away!

Over the last couple of years, there has been a dedicated student-run initiative to restore this tired behemoth to the pristine glory of its yesteryears. Mentored by a group of recent alumni, a team of able hands and minds have made great strides in this regard.

Wishing you well, ye old Methuselah. Long may you enthrall generations hence!