Presenting the Institute's report for the year 2021-22, Professor Subhasis Chaudhuri said: Today's graduating batch is not only the batch to receive the degree at the Institute's diamond jubilee convocation, but the batch is possibly the most hardened' batch that IIT Bombay has ever produced! He was in charge of IDBI till the new incumbent joined. He used to actually bring a book to read during lectures that were of little interest to him. Prostrated himself before his IIT professors. After graduating in 1967, Nanda joined Khare & Tarkunde Infrastructure Pvt. He took up writing Marathi books and novels tackling many worldwide societal issues. Energy radiated out of you. His origami was amply visible in the TRDDC library. During this check-up, he came to know about the dreaded disease affecting his organs. You had this ridiculous bounce in your step as if you were going to leap a foot into the air every time. I am a final year undergraduate pursuing a major (with honors) in Computer Science and Engineering and a minor in Electrical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay . All through this period, he never talked much about his engineering achievements and never had any airs about himself. Adventurous and persevering, he was always fun to be around. Your soul has surely found peace. But he tried a lot. Dr Mrunalini was out of India for 3 days and called his number after returning. In fact, there was never a dull moment when he was around. From 1992, he worked as an independent consultant providing welding procedures and qualification of procedures for new and exotic materials used in construction and fabrication of pressure vessels with various engineering industries. During this time and beyond, Mysore Coffee Shop on MG Road was the venue for discussions with strangers on life, politics and Indian customs whichhe often shared in his frequent contributions to the TOI middles. This button displays the currently selected search type. As happens quite a few times, we went our separate ways till 2015 get-together and formation of our e-group. He attended Don Bosco school before entering IIT Bombay and obtaining a Bachelor of Technology (Hons) degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1973. I like to console myself in thinking that dear Manguexa is alive and well in some parallel universe, doing what he loves the most which is busy solving some abstruse Chemical Engineering problem, or perhaps, simply just enjoying a game of cricket. The world is an open place. Very soon friendship consolidated among us including Sunil Navare, Ajit Tipnis, Kedar Diwan, Telang, Joglekar, and myself. That was the last time I heard his voice. Our brother Linus was one such, a genius and more, so we celebrate, at his passing, not the success, but the MAN! Or he added you to his pantheon, alongside stalwarts like Romesh Wadhwani 69, Kas Kasturirangan 69, Anuvrata Dunu Roy 70, Victor Menezes 70, Mahesh Morjaria 74 and me! He worked with BARC until he decided to pursue Ph.D. and was extremely happy to have completed Ph.D. in his late 40s. He and Phyllis moved to Boston, where Ashok worked for various research and technology companies. He rose rapidly to become the Chairman and Managing Director in 1990. As part of Alumni activities, he mentored several IIT students with his vast Industry experience.His last assignment was with All India Reporter Pvt Ltd. as a Consultant, enabling the Company to transform its marketing techniques and bring them into a digital age.Suresh is survived by his wife Bharati and son Sandeep. ~~Malla Praveen Bhasa (Ph.D. '06 SJMSOM H1). Nanda was a 1967 Civil Engineering graduate from IIT Bombay. Humility and modesty were some of the virtues which made him a friend of several of his classmates and hostel mates.On his return to India, he did try to pursue a career in engineering with some leading Mumbai-based companies, but it did not work out for him. Those days (1978-82) I shared a cabin with my friend Rajiv Deshpande (Chem 72, H5) and Sushil would keep us entertained with anecdotes. Naik and Rastogi Excellence in Ph. Heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. Noor did not, however, join the family business. This was India's 6th medal in this year's Olympics. He never married and. In this period some of the 1972 batch guys were really involved like Shenoy, Ramamurthy and the late Sundareshan (1970 Met). On the way back over heartbreak hill, we would be filled with josh for how we would train to participate in the next years marathon if only for some portion of the 26 miles 485 yards. He would hum some songs softly, and I had no inkling of his immense talent which unfolded later on. He was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT Bombay in the year 1996 for his extraordinary achievements in his career. Bhimsen Joshi and I was partial to Pt. While IIT-Bombay professor Rangan Banerjee has been appointed as the next director of IIT-Delhi, IIT-Madras professor V Kamakoti has been appointed as the director of the institute, they said. We smoked our first cigarettes (Cool) while dipping our toes in Powai Lake.We were team-mates in the Campus Treasure Hunt of 1967, where I met Nandita Mazumdar who subsequently became my wife. We pray for his soul and pray that God give his family and friends the courage to bear this loss. They moved to the US where he worked with Professor David Curtin on solid-state organic chemistry as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. B. 3 time Gold Medalist at the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) [2006-09] 3 . . He came to the US and earned a graduate (MS) degree from Stanford University in Industrial Engineering. I was glad to do whatever little I could do for him. With your special love you showed us a way. Subhash Kamte passing away was sad news. His wife had expired about 18 months back and Harshad was living a lonely life thereafter. In his 2 acre farm, he built everything himself with the help of friends like us, Gaurishankar being one. Returning to India during the dynamic and vibrant political atmosphere of post-emergency, Swati came into touch with the ongoing socialist movement of the time, although she had already been introduced to socialist ideas during her time in the US. From more than 200 of his batch mates in the IITB Class of 1970 and his friends in the IITB Community (too many to list here individually). Reduced fuel prices by 20% yet increased revenue. He came from a modest middle class family living in a small village Adivare near Rajapur in Konkan, Maharashtra. An analytical mind, Kandy was superb at analyzing people. I promised to get back to him and before I could, he left us. He is mourned by a large number of welding professional he was associated with over his career span, friends and relatives. He had a good handwriting but would use almost every inch of available space. News of Death always comes as a shock especially when it is your classmate. This consulting work allowed him the flexibility to visit his sons in the US and Australia for many months at a time. In time, the residential refurbishing of the Lower Parel textile mills came to pass, just as Biju had proposed. Yogesh went on to do his Ph.D. under Dr. GS Tendulkar in powder metallurgy. He always silently did the heavy lifting and did that willingly. I recall meeting him at the 2011 reunion, and specifically because he remarked as I walked down the stairs, as to whether I had knee problems (I don't). Prior to GSFC he worked for Nirlon and Petrofils Plant in Vadodara. IIT Bombay August 1, 2018 Conferred by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi at the Institute Convocation; Awarded for being the most outstanding of all the convocating. Almost every teacher asked him to introduce himself and our class learned that he came from Dahanu, a place I had not heard of until then. Was it a surprise that he was on the state merit list at the SSC Board and high ranking at IIT JEE?Modesty had been a hallmark of his personality right through his career and life. Urban De Souza, 1987 Metallurgical, Hostel 6. Institute silver medal, is awarded. He joined IIT in the same year as he came after Interscience. You are the future of this great nation. He would always inquire about my mother. It is a unique situation that I do not think anyone has faced in life like mine in history! Deepak had a unique ability to forge deep long-lasting friendships wherever he went. At that time, he was working for Chicago Pneumatics (CP Tools), Mulund along with Tony Fernandes (Mech 71, H4) and Pat Sengupta (Mech 72, H4). IIT Bombay has awarded the Institute Gold Medal (2020-21)' to Koustav Jana, a (dual degree) student from the Department of Electrical Engineering, the Institute Gold Medal (2021-22)' was awarded to Aryaman Maithani, a (BS) student from the Department of Mathematics. May his soul Rest in Peace. He was an effortless achiever and had mastered the knack of commanding success with minimal effort. So he rightly belonged on campus in the early 1970s, in our motley gathering of social misfits -- there by dint of intellect, or by hard work; many by choice; some playing out their parents ambition scripts by proxy. We will miss you Manu. Rebecca was a doctoral candidate in Biochemistry at Boston University then and was part of a circle that included Ajit, Ashok, Phyllis, Nitin, Cyrus, Beverly,Rick, David, Abid,Uday, Chinoo, Khushroo, Supriya, Sudeep, Julian, Ashok, Petsa, Jim, Andy, Jane, Terry, Meg, Kathy, Swami, Harriet and Susan among many others. So sad to hear about Nayampally. Bhopinder was a thorough gentleman, always smiling, soft-spoken, humble, affable and a complete family man. He then spent 5 years at the IIT Bombay campus earning the degree of Chemical Engineering in 1971. We are deeply saddened to hear about the passing away of Prof. Dinesh Mohan, a faculty at IIT Delhi and a Distinguished Alumnus of IIT Bombay. Donning his signature, burgundy MIT-emblazoned sweatshirt (gifted to him from there, by an erstwhile batchmate), from personal letters, he regaled us with titillating tales of the co-ed campus lives of American university students and informative tidbits of higher-education possibilities across the US. The 59th convocation of IIT Bombay was held today online in Virtual Reality (VR) mode, keeping in view the safety measures during the ongoing pandemic. Velu passed away on 19th September 2022. Dr. Ayalasomayajula Kaaliprasad Rao (Ph.D. '99 Reliability Engg. Anna came to Mumbai for further education, and joined SIES college at Sion. He was born on 20.5.1948 and left us on 20.9.2022. And the farther away you lived, the longer he came to unabashedly stay. The stories especially heartwarming because all of them are so easy to imagine. The flat in Versova that she and Satish lived in after their marriage became a picnic spot for us, until they left for the US. After B Tech (1976), he also completed M Tech (1978) in Mechanical Engineering as jobs for Aeronautical engineers were not easy in those days. Projects/ Summer Training for External Students. He established the Process Control and Instrumentation Lab, the first SF State engineering laboratory funded entirely by industries. And that was a great time for camaraderie and jokes with him as we sailed for 24 hours just to reach Goa on the Steamship. He will be deeply missed and the void he has left can never be filled. We were told the doctors werent holding out much hope. He was an active participant in Adex and another data engine as much as in any other compiler tool. Hi, I saw yesterday's (3rd Jan 2023) Times of India and was deeply shocked to see his photo with a contact number in the Obits column. He taught us how to ride a bike and helped us with our science homework. Brian will be laid to rest at St. Monica Catholic Church, Mishawaka, Indiana on the 4th of May 2020 at 10.30 a.m. May his soul Rest in Peace. He turned out to be the first amongst his family to graduate in mechanical engineering from IIT, Bombay, 1971 batch. Pular para contedo principal LinkedIn. Ravish was a true star, and stars don't just shine, they burn. The students have experienced with a remarkable stoicism all three phases of life in the campus," said IIT B director. All students scoring 100% marks For 5 to 9 students writing the exam/class - Gold Medal of Excellence to top rank holder in class And the absolute confidence of walking up to someone clapping them on their shoulders and making that direct eye contact, all the time laughing with your eyes. In spite of such odds he passed SSC exam with excellent marks in 1969 and qualified for the National Merit Scholarship. He single-handedly raised funds to get 2 lakh units of face masks produced. Swati Dutta then moved to the United States, for research in Physics at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, earning a Doctor of Philosophy in Atomic Physics in 1975. I had met Percy in Mangalore around a year or so prior to his sudden demise. Prof. Menon was appointed as the Director of TIFR. , IIT Baombay 60th convocations Chief Guest Kumar Mangalam Birla Congratulated the graduating students and said, , IIT Bombay Convocation 2022: Over 2300 students received degrees. As he stayed in Baroda, we hardly met after IIT though we were in touch on phone and mail. May his soul rest in peace - Sampath Purushothaman, Very very sad beginning to the year for Ramamurthys children Radheshyam, Shriram and the entire family! Incidentally he accompanied us, namely Pradip, Kalyan and Ashim, on percussion in H4 Annual. Archana and out daughter Neeti do not speak Konkani and my Konkani speaking opportunities (after my mother passed away) have been very limited. Armed with her twin degrees, Noor went on to do sterling work in the US with Bell Labs, AT&T, Lucent and several other telecomm companies, over the next 25 years. But unfortunately, he couldnt concentrate and continue longer due to his physical and especially mental health issues. The span of someone's life, they say, is only the core of their actual existence. Terry Pratchett. I remember he went on a shopping spree purchasing CDs for me so I could experience the wonder the way he did! She was a fountain of wise counsel and emotional support during our initial years of struggle; her calm smile and gentle, soothing voice brought us continual succour in those early years. I don't know, the kind of response he got. The artist in Kesav was as classy as the computer scientist. May her soul rest in Eternal Peace. He came into our lives in his typical humble, very unassuming way, we learnt by his example and he left a lasting impact on all who were fortunate enough to know him. He published more than 220 articles, books and book chapters, and reports in major energy and environment journals. More importantly, his pleasing personality and magnetism allowed Kandy to develop deep friendships with one and all. AA Nashik: Sukanya Vijaysingh Patil from Jalgaon bagged two gold medals and a silver medal for her outstanding achievements in Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, at the convocation ceremony on Saturday. '71, ME; H4). It was magic. (12 hr./wk, 2010-2014) . 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. Over a three-day, self-invited stay, he charmed the ladies into treating him to their delectable khaman and dhokla; then proceeded to demand that Maheshs sister empty half her closet of used salwar-khameezes, so he could take them back to India, to donate to the needy. He was the lucky young man who was dating the beautiful, intelligent and vivacious Rebecca. I will miss you dear friend and your advice in critical situations! With Rebecca by his side he fought the disorder for a record 32 years! With her trademark warmth and candour, Rebeccas ingenuity in designing and adapting gadgets to normalise Sids life and mobility(from forks and spoons to beds to standees to shoes to exercisers et al just short of a blade runner) made one wonder if she was a Mechanical Engineer from IIT, Bombay, in addition to her position as HOD at St. Josephs College, Bangalore. The sad demise of Anna is a personal loss to me and all his friends from IIT. When the bull comes into the arena, it was him and us. 2015 Reunion, 2015 trip to Assam & Arunachal Pradesh, and 2016 trip to New Zealand brought us even closer. IIT Bombay. 2.2 lakhs . He took up learning violin in Detroit from concert-level artists. In May this year he told me that he is shifting temporarily to his sisters place in Naigaon (on the outskirts of), and I should not try to call him on his birthday since he would not be at his Bandra home. He started his career working with Sandoz followed by Indian Lead, both in Thane. Type above and press Enter to search. From Gautam PatwaHe was a wonderful friend and we would meet in NYC once a year. Just to name a few, he was the Chairman of the Electronics Commission. He has a few papers to his credit published in international journals where he has written about his pioneering work in the field. Kandy was very much influenced by his father. 3 t J yvWi, Wue.f . Indian Institute of Technology Bombay offer President of India Gold Medal to one of the candidate every year. Dr. Abhimanyu Patil, a renowned polymer scientist, beloved husband, and father, passed away on March 27th from a heart attack.During a 32 year career at ExxonMobil, Abhi built a legacy through both his scientific achievements and the people he touched. He made a name for himself for his brilliant grasp of politics and policies, a wide network of sources across sectors and, above all, his objectivity and fearlessness. Prof. Chaudhuri will assume charge as Director, IIT Bombay on April 15, 2019. This was a big deal at that time as he jumped into the fray, especially when both the government and private corporations were progressing at a snails pace in offering relief to the COVID impacted. I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Glycomics at Griffith University, Gold Coast. Apart from excelling at academics, he had a number of hobbies, one of which was singing popular songs of the time. His beloved wife, Judy, was with him. IIT Gandhinagar | Awards Awards and Medals IIT Gandhinagar is always keen to celebrate the success of its students. and Hostel 4. Carried files from his car to his office at 8 am, even on Sundays. His behaviour at times also exhibited an aggressive streak when he could not get what he wanted (like a techno-commercial offer for Compressed Air Dryers the next day!!). Even after his full retirement, he continued to volunteer as an advisor to undergraduate students. He just loved the art (and science) of politics and reported it irreverently. He was also a Bombay and National Talent Scholar, winning prestigious scholarships in highly competitive exams. - Jay Naidu, I remember MNR from my freshman year at IITB. On his return to India in February 1980, he began his career as a Welding Engineer with Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Mumbai, and worked for six years on development, planning, and execution of welding procedures for productivity and quality improvement. For the 2009 Reunion, Ganesh, Sharad Wagle and I opened an account in a Bank and looked after collection of contributions from the registrants. We will cherish Ganesh's memory for a long time to come. Eventually, I started a social enterprise on my own largely inspired by his thinking process and his constant motivation. I was devastated to learn of his kidney problem, but his family closed ranks and saved him, with his elder sister donating one of her kidneys. Thats when the IIT kaamchors adapted to the use of disposable plates and plasticsthose were the years of PLASTICS and Dustin Hoffman and The Graduate, sailing and rowing on the Charles, pub crawling around Harvard Square, picnics to the arboretum. From July 1986 till December 1991, he worked as Technical Manager at the Welding Consumables Group at Advani-Oerlikon Ltd., providing technical support for business development by extending applications of current products and by defining, testing and launching new consumables for joining and surfacing. #gold #Au. The all-night discussions that went nowhere. ~~Alexander Luke. I also remember going to Bangalore with Ganesh to attend the marriage of Ram Athreyas daughter. May his soul rest in peace! From Vilas GadkariI also have very fond memories of organizing bridge tournaments with him in IIT and then meeting him and Meena in NY.From Raj MelvilleStill remember our annual July get-togethers early on as we were all just setting out with new families and kids. And Sid entered the portals of Government discarding the blue jeans and tees for impeccable suits. He was a dutiful son, passing up the opportunity to settle in the United States just so he could be with his parents, over whom he constantly fretted. Anything you pursued! Abhi loved attending talks and asking the hardest question in the room to push forward collective thinking. This soft-spoken and sincere IIT student joined Blue Star Limited after graduating. May his soul attain satgathi. We were together in SIES College and also being from Sion (Shiv), a close friend. This year, IIT Bombay granted 25 joint PhD's along with Monash University. We had a third umpire available to us at home many years before the International Cricket Board started using one. He also was a bulwark for his extended family, helping all those who needed his support, time and time again. Two of us kept the Gorkha watchman diverted by taking him to the mess kitchen for some silly issue, while the other two including Subhash started the Lambretta scooter (belonging to one junior student ) parked in front of the entrance and went to the roadside. He came to USA many times, since his son Amit lives in the mid-West. Madan Rao, condensed matter and biophysicist at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore. His only son had settled in USA and they were frequently visiting him. His career covered as Business Director, Monsanto (1992-1998) and Global Business Development Manager, Dow Chemical (1999-2001). Director's Gold Medal Ms. Aashi Agarwal, B.Tech. After Dr Bhabhas demise in an air crash in 1966. Robotics. He spent it all on foreign vacations and indulged himself in the good things of life. In his final days, he was the Principal at Mandar Education Society's Engineering College, Chiplun. 1000 + Students Benefited. Email: office.bio[at]iitb.ac.in. Ashok died in Cambridge, Massachusetts on August 31, 2019. Sad that we have lost him so early. They lived in Andheri East.After migrating to Australia in 1990, we lost touch with the couple, who had been blessed with a son, Ravi, in 1978, and a daughter, Sruthi, in 1982. He moved to Clearwater, FL from Chicago after he retired, but still retained his Chicago home. I had fond memories of many chats and visits to his home at that time in Sion. I have first-hand experience of how dear social service was to his heart. He was our classmate who also gifted our IIT community with his tabla playing. He was an expert in transportation engineering. 2, This website follows the DNPA Code of Ethics. Brian was a hugely gifted musician and played the guitar and piano with consummate skill and artistry. The first few years in Cambridge, MA, were typically tough getting acclimatised to the sub-zero temperatures, the culture, the jolt of hearing the proposition, kiss for a quarter at the entrance to the Central Square subway station and exciting new friends at BYO parties. His science fiction book titled "Udya" (tomorrow) was deemed to be the best, and won the yearly Marathi Sahitya Academy Award. From his early days in Telco to his time in multi-national companies such as Acrow, Hardcastle and Waud, Kirby and Reliance, he loved to share his deep domain knowledge by actively participating and speaking in seminars, conferences, and advisory engagements. He took prescribed treatment religiously and was an ideal patient; but finally he breathed his last on 27th February at about 6 pm. Bhimsen Joshi and he was overjoyed! Neelesh Wagle was born in Dadar, Mumbai on 7th Sep. 1970 to Vivekananda and Aparna Wagle, in a simple Maharashtrian middle-class family. He joined IDBI on Dec 3, 1974 in Grade 'B' and was promoted to Dy. Switched on and switched off lights and AC in his office. Shiralkar, D.R. After graduating with honors from the elite Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay in the field of Mechanical Engineering, he immigrated to Canada in 1968, where he received his Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Windsor. He was very passionate about his work and with his hard work reached the position of GM Projects mentoring many people on his way. Saiteja Talluri. Your guitar playing and songs for PAF were extraordinary. (or Metallurg.Engg - never needed to know), of 1976 batch, left an indelible mark with his source of energy, logical and creative writing, and his way of narrating life events and his own experiences through two WhatsApp groups that I had formed for 1) our Batchmates 2) IITB alums thank you Whatsapp for keeping us all connected! Bull comes into the arena, it was him and us and us! 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