Buddy, I will run the project consulting part and you do your strategy consulting. Mr J. N. Godbole passed away on January 4, 2022. Also vivid in memory from 1964 is the escape to the city from Powai to see "My Fair Lady" and "Becket" on the same day, back to backboth fantastic movies and the pleasure heightened by the analysis and running critical commentary from Sid. H4). Pretty impressive for a prediction. Noorjehan leaves behind her gentle husband Satish; their son, Sachin; daughter-in-law Ankita [ne Ritwik]; grand-daughter Saya Noor; her brothers Naushad, Shiraj and Mohammed; and her sisters Farida, Naaz, Yasmin and Sultana. This man wore crumpled half sleeved loose shirts, sported unkempt hair, wore chappals and overdressed with sandals. Kandy is survived by his wife Maya, his daughter Gayatri and his son Utpal. Ashok met his wife Phyllis Birnbaum at the International House, and after that he threw himself into life in the United States, receiving his Ph.D. from Berkeleys Mechanical Engineering Department in 1973. He was brought up under the care of his grandmother. The guitar playing. Highest Salary 3.7 Cr, SJMSOM IIT Bombay Admission 2023. I think, our last talk was before Ganpati festival. I remember travelling from Goa to Mumbai in 1974 to attend the final round of interviews for a position in a multi-national. January 25, 2018, marked the passing on of RajaramSiddharth, known to us as Sid. Kesav, I hope you like it, as you settle down in heaven. respectively, but all three of us were given rooms in Hostel 5. Deepak had a unique ability to forge deep long-lasting friendships wherever he went. Those who loved him knew of his huge heart, his willingness to help and inspire confidence in others. Hisseva (service) to the community with his teaching via Balavihar and guiding families with their adoptions "RajiKrishna" hold many accolades. He did turn his head toward my voice as a memory seemed to stir within him. He introduced himself and joined the Reunion with his wife Anuradha. 4. Ankur fondly remembers you yelling at him in the corridors of H9: spend some time studying for exams! That was your way. As per Biju, Anil Biswas, sitting next to him sounded desperate for some reason. Ramamurthy had a quick wit and was fast on the banter. Spirituality permeated his life. We built a meta meta data modelling engine called Adex. 3) As he told me about his modest financial background, my respect for him grew; and so did his for me. The International Collegiate Programming Contest is an algorithmic programming contest for college students. In time, the residential refurbishing of the Lower Parel textile mills came to pass, just as Biju had proposed. Having believed and lived that way, he had opened his house to many aspiring young Marathi authors to mentor them through the process of discussions and debates. But alas, Fate decided otherwise.Oh, how I miss dear Linus. From ArunTolaniMy memories of Raj are mainly from Hostel 2 and our EE class. She was my only "Didi". He used to share everything liberally. His wife had expired about 18 months back and Harshad was living a lonely life thereafter. 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!!). I am very much saddened to understand from your email message that Linus expired today a few minutes back. But not now. He was a really an outgoing guy. The cocktails were quite refreshing at the end of a hard days work. A lanky man, sometimes described as having a jelly-wobble gait, he sported coke-bottle glasses from a young age. Om Shanti. In the second innings, we always saw and met him with his wife Anuradha. In every class that I attended right from Montessori, all of High School at Robert Money Technical High School, all the way to first-year science and eventually Indian Institute of Technology Bombay IIT, he was my classmate till 1971 when we both graduated.He used to live in the building just behind mine in Mumbai where I lived near Chowpatty growing up. After Noor passed, he moved to the Washington, DC area to help take care of his grandchildren for two-plus years. RIP in heaven Mohan Patil, my unique childhood friend. Previous Themes; Technical Sessions; eYIC 2022-23; Register. Krishnan and I shared a room in the IIT Guest House. . This soft-spoken and sincere IIT student joined Blue Star Limited after graduating. Dulal Panda, cell biologist and chair professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. His phone call on the 17th of February came as a rude shock, for we had no inkling of what he was going through. MBA Application Open, DMS IIT Admission 2023. Archana and out daughter Neeti do not speak Konkani and my Konkani speaking opportunities (after my mother passed away) have been very limited. Jovial, compassionate, and fun-loving, Kamlesh loved creating connections, especially with fellow Indians, to network and support each other. ~ P V Balasubramaniam(B.Tech. CONDOLENCE MESSAGES from OTHER BATCHMATES, We lost our live-wire friend Kedar Diwan. We also tussled often on quiz teams. When a person is par excellence, in every way and in everything, but doesn't fit into standard grooves of achievement, success, working prowess, how does one describe him? He had a successful corporate career in sales before he quit to join politics. But I always remember all of you. President's Gold Medal Mr. Deepanshu Jindal, B.Tech. He visited me once in Melbourne many years ago. Life sometimes is short. No doubt Krish has left all of us, but he is leaving a rich legacy of human decency, nobility in thoughts words and deeds, and a highly accomplished family. So fascinated with the place was he, that he put down roots in South Bend, Indiana after falling in love with America and the Notre Dame Football scene. Even though he was in a different department, I got to interact with him personally often, in the hostel. When the month of December arrives this year, I will surely and sorely miss him. Deepak Ghodke, batch of 1994, Mechanical Engineering from H6, passed away from cardiac arrest on January 25, 2020, in the San Francisco Bay area. I have first-hand experience of how dear social service was to his heart. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. 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. We saw their front yard cum garden (so rare these days anywhere). A veritable Bhandar of virtues - humble, generous, and down to earth, who believed in forgiving mistakes. Eventually Pani took to running away from the TV at the possibility of a touchdown to save his back! Your guitar playing and songs for PAF were extraordinary. Ganesh had two enterprises going, but both out of his love for enterprise, not necessarily for making money. 3 time Gold Medalist at the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) [2006-09] 3 . He was ambitious. President of India Gold Medal : It is given to the student of BS/B.Tech (with Honours) or B.Tech+M.Tech Dual Degree with the highest CPI. He was the main person who organised the Vilas Karnik Fund (later called 'Needy Student Fund') as financial help to poor students in IITB. He ensured that the Academy belonging to Ustad Abdul Halim Jafar Khan celebrated the Annual function every year , in fact in one year he managed to get GaanSaraswatiGangubaiHangal and her daughter Krishna Hangal to sing for the Academy. The grub discussions. (A.R.E.) We have instituted several medals and awards to honor the academic achievements, excellence in leadership, sports, cultural activities and social service and exemplary human qualities. Apart from her political activities, Prof. Dutta took out time to teach underprivileged children in the Sundar Bagiya area of Varanasi. During the last five months, I tried contacting him many times but of no avail. His enthusiasm that someone in sales trusted his research ideas even before they were fully baked was good enough. Adventurous and persevering, he was always fun to be around. Typical of him, he chose a beautiful Knowledge Tree for this and got it executed. His spiritual pursuits took him places far and wide including Kailash Mansarovar, in the last decade. With Rebecca by his side he fought the disorder for a record 32 years! Writing about Manguexa is no easy task as one does not know whether to start with his intellectual brilliance or his sterling qualities of humility, kindness and concern for others. The lovely Helena went on to take her Ph.D.In the late eighties, Helena secured a post-doctoral position in San Diego. What do you call such a person, if not a Genius at anything he touched, with a suspected IQ upwards of 150. While Sharad came from Jalagaon, Pancha and Santosh came from Walchandnagar. Krishnan will be remembered fondly and his friendly presence will be missed by many people.Krishnan earned his BTech and MTech degrees from the Indian Institute of Technology, and his M.S. At the time of his death, he was a respected intellectual in Indian investment circles, famed for his clarity of thought, his careful analysis of the earnings call, and his sometimes baffling investment decisions, later proved right. We have lost our friend, but looking at the bright side, he went away without suffering. Through all this, she made time to pursue her interests in music, movies, dancing, and charity work. Some of you will recall Sid and Rebecca travelling from Bangalore to Mumbai for the 45th reunion of the IIT class of 1968. I was his room partner at the IIT hostel and there was a constant flow of classmates to visit him for notes and guidance. I used to attend the Annual Music festival at Bandra. We lost a very rare gem and my heart sinks with gloom and my eyes filled with tears while writing this piece. Prof. Chaudhuri will assume charge as Director, IIT Bombay on April 15, 2019. He had a rough idea of my commuting schedule and had resourcefully soloed his way to my house an hour earlier. I turned to see Kedar standing there. Vrajlal Hiralal Vyas took his last breath at the age of 73, on his way to the Amarnath yatra on 13th July, 2022. He left for the US in 1971 and just as I was thinking everything was hunky dory with him, his life fell apart. There is an interesting quirk of fate that landed Brian into the Class of 1970, and it is related to his birth date 15th of October 1948. Phatak, CSE, is the PI of this MHRD-funded project. When Anand Deshpande visited TRDDC and gave a talk on nested relational databases, lots of conversations started on the history of databases, Coads relational algebra, what RDBMS were doing to application areas, normalization and de-normalizations, complex data objects, object databases that were beginning to show up, structures compilers deal with, etc. 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. 2) He was often seen with M M Ghodkhindi, and gradually became more confident; sufficient enough to help me understand some things from Mathematics and Physics that I did not. His knowledge of the Bible was phenomenal. George Varghese, Indian-American computer scientist. MBA Application Open, IIT Bombay Placements 2023: 25 students get CTC over 1 Cr, ISB Hyderabad Admission 2023. He and I were roommates from the second year onwards. His dedication and involvement with Kvaerner Powergas was exceptional. CNN-IBN Indian of the year 2012. I don't know, the kind of response he got. He passed away on May 8, 2020. What do you suggest? His classmates at Elphinstone as well as IIT may care to remember this. Verma worked for over a decade initially in two chemical companies, first in a sugar mill in Kopargaon in Maharashtra about five years and later in another sugar company in Uttar Pradesh. Flashing her wicked, lopsided grin, she never ceased to rib me mercilessly as I pursued my lady love, resident in that hostel. He joined i2 technologies in 1996 and was with Hyperion/Oracle for a few years. I have known Krish or Kicha, as we called him and his family for over 50 years. May the soul rest in peace and tranquillity. He used to call me every month for the last 30 years. He was truly a multifaceted man. I met him again in Johnson & Johnson India. 1000 + Students Benefited. Currently, CRSI represents more than 3000 lifetime members, who participate in the study, practice, teaching and promotion of Chemistry. AK at once made me feel comfortable and at no point in time during our first interaction did he allow his seniority or his professional accomplishments overshadow my shine, my time. His work included visiting companies in Mumbai which employed IITB engineers and enrolling them as members of the Association. I quickly associated "baram bare chavve chalase" with Dilip's birthday. He went to Oxford University in 2005-06 as one of the six Rhodes Scholars that year; his field was social justice in education. IITR Convocation 2019 | Medals Medals, Awards and Prizes Home - List UG 1 President Gold Medal 2 Director Gold Medal 3 The President of India Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal 4 Dr. Jai Krishna Gold Medal 5 Institute Silver Medal 6 Institute Bronze Medal 7 Department Gold Medals 8 Best Project Awards 9 Excellence in Doctoral Research Awards IIT Delhi's 51st Convocation- List of Medal Awardees: Medal Awardee's Name 1. At that time, he was also in touch with other classmates such as Subhash Tawde, Leja and others. Manuexa, father to two daughters, came from a middle-class family from Panjim, Goa where his father owned a small retail business. Kindly convey my condolences to his sister and other family members. I knew him as a Classmate in Chemical Engineering. Thats how the great scheme of combined study evolved. Whenever we felt we needed a break from the intensity, we would take a walk to the nearby petrol pump on Bund Garden road for some chikki. He was who we went to for advice, stories and guidance. IIT Bombay Director Professor Subhasis Chaudhuri Institutes Report for the year 2021-22 and highlighted the difficulties faced by the batch due to COVID-19. He belonged to the IIT, Chemical Engineering, 1971 batch fraternity, and his accomplishments include the Acharya PC Ray award that he received for his B.Tech project in addition to the Institute's Silver Medal for topping in the category of Chemical Engineering. Login. 4 time Chief Minister of Goa and 6 times MLA from Panjim constituency. Press Esc to cancel. You bid Seven NT, Rebecca fulfilled the contract scoring a grand slam. I came to know more about him when we joined IIT together, in the same hostel, and shared the same floor in Hostel 5. I went to the U.S.A. to pursue higher education in August 1971 and he came on his scooter to send me off that night. After a successful career as an investment banker, he started his own business and founded Apps4Rent LLC, with offices in India and the US. In 1965, which of these motivations brought Sushil Bijawargi (Biju to his select friends), the middle child of a disciplinarian (by his telling), well-to-do Dalal Street securities broker, to IIT Bombay has remained a mystery to me. The only person to whom I could talk freely about it was Dilip and he was an amazingly good listener. Few Indians could get into those slim snazzy suits like Sid could. Krish or Kichha as we used to call him variously, was a school friend, he was a year senior to me. This year, three students were presented the Gold medals for their exemplary performance. We were all seated on the terrace floor with our backs to the wall. The spirit of service was always prevalent in all aspects of his life. Ravish Kumar Tiwari (a.k.a. One of his friends in SIES college gave him JEE application form and made him apply. 3 t J yvWi, Wue.f . Noor spared no effort in calling us in Melbourne every week for long hours, holding our hand long-distance, with inspirational words of encouragement, hope, motivation and prayer. 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. This model is being tested for studying skin irritation and toxicity. They have treated me as one amongst them and I am feeling embarrassed that I am not with them in these trying times. Ltd. (Engg. With Kesav, Philosophy was the fifth dimension. Whilst working in a sugar mill in Maharashtra, he met Prof. Kamath on many occasions to seek his advice on various engineering issues. He has left behind a lot of memories to cherish, honour and emulate. The President of India Medal was bestowed on BTech student. He was a good friend of mine from school days. The only sad part was, with all my efforts, he never came to attend any of our get-togethers. Vrajlal Hiralal Vyas got married in 1973 and is survived by his wife, son, married daughter and two grandchildren, all living in Vadodara. We used to pull each other's legs but would never get angry. He was very interested in puzzles, from the cryptic crosswords in the daily TOI to Sudoku and KenKen. Shivkumar Sharma and Pt. There may be more but among those, I was in touch with among IITB69ers (H3 and EE) there were four (SRane, Albert M, Sudhakar S and Mohan who were Konkani speaking. Just to name a few, he was the Chairman of the Electronics Commission. His last rites were performed by his father in the presence of his family, friends and colleagues at a crematorium in Gurgaon. Raigad) to manage the plant there for Amal Rasayan Pvt. This is a list of notable faculty and alumni of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. In fact, I could write here many things about Linus. Once he stayed in my house, when he came down to attend the wedding ceremony of the elder son of Pradip Mittra in 2007. I had tried to visit his house a few times during my official visits to Bengaluru. We all became as thick as thieves in the process. Very sorry to hear about the sad demise of Linus D'Souza. He joined Bristlecone in 2019. He then spent 5 years at the IIT Bombay campus earning the degree of Chemical Engineering in 1971. He then moved to Mehta Pharmaceuticals in Amritsar working there from 1977 1982. The doors were never locked and the password was to name any IIT classmate, batchmate or acquaintance. The world is an open place. 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