Despite certain idiosyncrasies, he was a happy-go-lucky type of guy, always smiling and with a happy expression on his face. He also worked on Delhi Metro and later Calcutta Metro. A perfect gentleman, a true friend, and mature beyond age from when I knew you more than 40 years ago! I remember an incident when we were in Bangalore for a CDAC partner conference. ~~ Madhura and Satish Bapat. He also co-supervised undergraduate students of the University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, for their final year research projects. All this, within a few years of his graduation. He joined Tata Consulting Engineers, was posted in Bombay and Bangalore. After working as a post-doctoral fellow for a few years in England, he came back to India in 1955. My only regret will be of not being able to convince him to join us on the occasion of completing 50 years at the great evening with fellow IITians in Jul 2016 at Hotel Marriott, Andheri and will so forever miss my dear friend. He was a quiet and gentle friend who always insisted on good practice and was an outstanding tabalchi. In the course of his career with Exim Bank he spent few years in Delhi and Washington.I would like to acknowledge all those who sent tributes on Shankar. Only such persons get such a beautiful passage to heaven. We knew right then that our friend Nanda was a lot bigger and more accomplished a man than we had ever realized. Kesav, I hope you like it, as you settle down in heaven. '74 MEMS H5). ~~Krishnakumar Purswani, Hostel 4, IIT-B, EE, 1981. My father used to appreciate him very much. I don't know, whether, he has documented the procedures he used to follow, but he was very open about how to enter and carry on with this business. The English language and Mathematics were his twin forts; both of us enjoyed P. G. Wodehouse, Shakespeare, and wordplay.Lean and wiry of build, Georgie flashed a wicked grin through his charmingly crooked teeth. (Electrical Engineering), Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the, B.Tech. I got my first shock when our dear Rusi Patel expired some years ago. I shall cherish the memory of that get-together forever; today I have only pictures to remind us. He was very friendly and would always stop to say Hello. Jasraj both greats in their own unique way. He had a very high competence of modelling and software development for technical problems, including problems in metabolic modelling. Accelerated infrastructure development in Goa. He spent it all on foreign vacations and indulged himself in the good things of life. Your love for life, challenges included, or shall we say challenges wanted, was time and again noticed, admired and just so contagious and inspiring. Material gk now current affairs page gk now current affairs one liner weekly current affairs 25th december to 31st december national current affairs india and By then alas, he was starting to gradually and progressively lose his grip on his (reportedly) bipolar mind. May God give strength to his family to bear this loss. I never asked him how he got started with music, he would tell me many stories of the IIT Bombay music festival where he listened to many famous artists. He also took us to the workshop of his elder brother Jana who was a Metallurgist with modern views. We met each other along with our parents who had come to see us off on that memorable day in June 1966 and naturally they felt comfortable that there are known friends already. The 'President of India Medal' was bestowed on Siddharth Chandak, a (BTech) student from the . I was glad to know he was slowly returning to normalcy. Spirituality permeated his life. After passing out from IIT, Linus got a scholarship to pursue higher studies at the prestigious Caltech, USA. However, he found the pace and pressure of life too challenging and suffered a breakdown, which resulted in his return to India after a year. So, he must be brilliant; thats obvious. He has a few papers to his credit published in international journals where he has written about his pioneering work in the field. Dusy came from a very loving and down-to-earth typical Mumbai middle-class family. During this check-up, he came to know about the dreaded disease affecting his organs. Although well accomplished in the Civil Engineering Construction business, his real love continued to be literature, exactly as it was apparent during his IIT days. May MNRs soul rest in peace. They poured in from people across ideological and political spectrums from President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and Aam Aadmi Partys Atishi, among many others. When we had the 40th Reunion, Ganesh wanted clarity about who all constituted the Class of 69: we all agreed and followed the norm that we evolved: those who joined IIT in 1964 and those who graduated in 1969. Buddy, I will run the project consulting part and you do your strategy consulting. IIT Bombay. Dusy, as we fondly called him, is survived by his wife Sangeeta, son Yash, mother Pramila, younger siblings Sunil and Leena and their spouses and children. Ajitkumar Madhav Dusankar(B.Tech. I still remember his fine baritone crooning 18 Yellow Roses Came Today and Tahiti. We were close not only at IIT but also later when he was at Caltech and I at UCLA. May the soul rest in peace and tranquillity. He was truly a multifaceted man. When we finished high school in 1961 and earned our Secondary School Certificate (SSC) after passing the state-wide examinations conducted by the state of Maharashtra, we had to attend a college for at least one year, since the last grade in most of the Marathi medium high schools in Maharashtra used to be the 11th grade in those days. As per the data shared by the institution, four students were presented the Gold medals for their exemplary performance. And they made a good couple. It was he who introduced me to AA and went delirious when I got elected to the Board of Directors. AK was very closely associated with IITBAA Hyderabad Chapter. Though I am a little inclined towards NLP, I am passionate . He showed the Marathi movie at the 40 years Ruby Reunion of our batch at Goa, and we all were surprised at him being a Film Producer.Regarding E-Cell, he had developed a similar cell at a Kolhapur Engg college. AT SCHOOL LEVEL 1. Secretary for nearly 2 years helping the fledgling body to develop. Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal : Most outstanding student in terms of general proficiency, excellence in academic performance, extra curricular activities and social services among all graduating students is awarded Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal. Those bicycles are still being used!!! I remember Ganesh and I planning a trip for many of us by road in which 3 car-full of couples and friends driving to Bijapur, Badami, Hospet, Hampi all historical places with full arrangements. He was complaining of acidity, lack of appetite etc and told me that he had visited a Doctor. He would quip, You are going to make me write part of some proposal, right. I came to know those much later. - Satish Sutaria. Dr. Swati Dutta, vice-president of Samajwadi Jan Parishad and long-time socialist and feminist activist, passed away in Varanasi on Saturday 2 May at the age of 72. It alarmed me and a few days later I wrote to Avinash. Silver Medalists Priyanshi Rajput . We studied together at Robert Money Technical High School and later at IIT Bombay in Mechanical Engineering. In August 1992 he moved to Roha (dist. (Metallurgical Engineering), Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of, Corporate Banker; Senior Vice Chairman of, B.Tech., M.Tech. Ashok Modak was born on April 11, 1946 in Pune, which was then a quiet country town, and eventually his family moved to Mumbai, where he spent much of his youth. Every year, the top 2.5 lakh rank holders of JEE Main results are eligible to apply for JEE Advanced. He was very interested in puzzles, from the cryptic crosswords in the daily TOI to Sudoku and KenKen. 14+ years of diverse experience across Corporate/Investment Banking, Investments, Strategy, Institutional Fundraising and technology roles in Singapore, Indonesia, India with fast-growing organizations.<br><br>MBA (finance and strategy) from FMS (Delhi University) and electronics engineer (IIT-gold medalist) by training.<br><br>Engineer at heart with a strong business acumen, I am passionate . He regularly followed several sports including cricket, soccer and tennis to name a few. Listening to Thiruda Thiruda songs on your music system - it felt like one was in the lap of luxury. Your enthusiasm, infectious positivity for all things you touched especially useful for the group travel some of us got to do with you. Thru the IITBAA Newsletter, I would like to convey my condolences to Nayampally's family and wish them the strength to overcome their grief. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay conducted 60th Convocation ceremony at its campus today, August 20. We often used to meet during our evening walks prior to lockdown days when he was charging on the road like a Vijaynta Tank with full bursts of energy and his target was to reach heavy perspiration! May his soul rest in peace - Sampath Purushothaman, Very very sad beginning to the year for Ramamurthys children Radheshyam, Shriram and the entire family! He was in charge of IDBI till the new incumbent joined. He was born in Bangalore in 1948 and was a1969 graduate in Mechanical engineering from IIT Bombay. Kandy was a good fellow. He worked for John Deere & Cummins over his career ~ 40 years as Director of Engineering before retiring in 2012. I am extremely sorry and pained to hear about the demise of our classmate Harshad Bhinde and I pray that his soul rests in peace. He later received a PhD from the University of California Irvine. He came to USA many times, since his son Amit lives in the mid-West. - Satish JoglekarI am still trying to process the, untimely, passing of my dear friend and classmate, Kedar. He used to actively participate in organising our get-togethers and was always connecting the batch with some friends, who nobody else was in touch with. We had a third umpire available to us at home many years before the International Cricket Board started using one. They believe he tried to break into your house, and maybe in your back yard now. Black Cats was a Special Commando Force developed during Indira Gandhis days.I would say he had a special charm for making quick friends and practically all big guns from IITB who migrated to the US knew him well.There are many stories of Biju, one where he acquired a Rolex watch (which he showed me) given to him by the great Music Director Anil Biswas during a flight to Kolkata. He was an active participant in Adex and another data engine as much as in any other compiler tool. But due to my busy schedule, I could not visit.Less than10 years from that get-together, I cannot believe he is no more! After he completed his MTech course, Caltech sent him back to India at their own cost. He is survived by his son, daughter in law and two grandchildren. who needs a golf cart! It is really sad that he left us at his young age. Mr. Vasudeorao Karandikar, Dilip's father, was also a practitioner of 'Sarvodaya' philosophy and wore only Khadi (Khaddar) clothes. Your room and music system were an exotic world. After graduating, he joined his father's company Troika that specialises in technology and equipment for the vegetable oil industry, and took it to new heights and a global presence. I was his room partner at the IIT hostel and there was a constant flow of classmates to visit him for notes and guidance. He held many responsibilities in his long and distinguished career starting with NOCIL soon after graduation, where later he got deputed to Shell in The Netherlands. It often happens that after leaving IIT-B in 1971, we are not able to meet all of our IIT friends for whatever reason. A wry sense of humour often broke up tense moments: In 2003, he managed to time a visit to New York City with a rare black-out; calmly climbing down forty floors in inky darkness, he joked about how that was no way to treat a guest. He worked for the company till he superannuated in 2013. ', Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group was the Chief Guest. Jayant Sathaye, IIT Bombay Distinguished Alumnus, passed away after a brief illness on Sep 11, 2020. While visiting my brother or me he could be found chatting for hours with some mate of his that he hadnt spoken to in 40+ years. 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