He worked with JS Chemi Equipments, Swastik, Eurrestra and finally retired from Hindustan Ciba-Geigy. Through this scholarship, he was able to continue his schooling at Sanjeevan Vidyalaya, a renowned boarding school in Panchgani, Maharashtra. Thats how the great scheme of combined study evolved. While visiting his sister in India, he had a fall and suffered an injury to the spine. Teaching was his passion and he conducted a number of professional courses for practicing engineers,through the auspices of various professional associations such as IIW- India, PPMA, Indian Welding Society among others, for developing an in-depth understanding of welding metallurgy as well as International Codes governing welding. Sid was cremated in Bangalore and his ashes immersed in Chennai. Gold Medal Vishal Agarwal . I remember chatting with him after dinner on the Wing C balcony, he was always jovial and fun to be with. Quite sad and shocking newsPally - Nayampally was too lengthy to pronounce, to me and our group, his innocent and ever-smiling face is still fresh in my memory. He, along with three other IITian friends was the founder of Pune based Technofour Group, a company of high repute in India and abroad. 7. He visited us in the USA with his family, a few years ago. Institute silver medal, is awarded. The degrees include 206 PhD, 34 (MTech, MPhil+PhD), 24 dual degree (MSc+PhD), 3 MS (by research), 700 MTech, 53 MDes, 14 dual degree (BDes+MDes), 23 MPhil, 115 MBA, 1 EMBA, 17 MPP, 204 two-year MSc, 326 dual degree (BTech+MTech), 654 BTech degrees, 50 Interdisciplinary dual degrees (BTech, BS+MTech, MSc), 6 five-year Integrated MSc, 6 Dual Degrees (BS+MSc), 48 BS, 14 BDes and 24 PDGIIT. His classmates at Elphinstone as well as IIT may care to remember this. He tutored 10th and 12th standard students as a social service and mentored anyone who looked up to him, including many JEE and MBA aspirants.He was active in IITB Alumni Association affairs during its formative years in the late eighties until recently and actively participated in most of its functions. - S. ShivashankarVery sad. Alas, we will miss him on our future trips. Like the time once, returning from work in NYC, I got off a commuter bus, quite surprised to see a police car, lights flashing, in front of my suburban New Jersey home. (Computer Science and Engineering), Co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer of, Joined with B.Tech. Fast forward to 1988, I returned to India and joined TRDDC with the objective of creating an Object Technology group. When asked how he spent his spare time, Manguexa innocently said he lay in bed listening to old Hindi songs on the radio, which was not taken to kindly. Thanks! He was brought up under the care of his grandmother. 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. 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. H4). Gold Medal, Top 1% Topper, Plastic waste management, NPTEL,IIT Kharagpur, April 2019. Engg. Never cursed. As someone has already said, we do lose touch with many of our classmates, but memories come flooding back. Noorjehan was one of four distaff members of her class of nearly 80, joining Gita, Nandita and Sushama as trailblazers of that era -- very few ladies entered the profession in those days. During the Bhuj earthquake, Ganesh did all he could to help the quake victims, he also wrote a book published it at a low price just so that affected victims can rebuild quake-proof houses at a low cost. We were almost like neighbours, in the same wing, all through. Of course, our company never received any orders from CPT but thats another story. He was an expert in transportation engineering. He was also an amateur photographer with many followers on social media. At one point, he was a Professor at the Walchand Institute of Technology, Solapur. 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. Prof Menons work caught the attention of Dr Homi Bhabha, then the Director of TIFR and he invited Prof Menon to join TIFR, which he did. We from the Techfest team, came to know this gem of a person when he Managed Infrastructure in 2003. But that was Manohar!We also worked together when he was the General Secretary of the Hostel and I was the Mess Secretary, around that time. 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The Borivali college has then set up the E Cell which is running very well.Also, Shekhar was passionate about Reverse Engg of imported components. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 1 year Master's Thesis Project Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay . Secretary for nearly 2 years helping the fledgling body to develop. Born in 1946 Sid completed his schooling in St. Germains, Bangalore, before doing a short stint at Elphinstone College, Bombay. After waiting for some weeks, we pressed them to let us know their schedule. Knew him well at H8. Ltd., the Design and Contracting firm headquartered in Nagpur and established by his father. Yogesh is survived by his mother Gunvanti, sister Hansa, brother Uday, wife of 22 years, Rina, and three daughters Divya, Malini, and Sarita. Madhukar Ramchandra Deodhar earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay. He would take out his wallet and show the set of currency notes and ask Gary, what will I do with this much cash? Mr. Vasudeorao Karandikar, Dilip's father, was also a practitioner of 'Sarvodaya' philosophy and wore only Khadi (Khaddar) clothes. It never mattered how much money we had! I came to know more about him when we joined IIT together, in the same hostel, and shared the same floor in Hostel 5. This website follows the DNPA Code of Ethics Copyright NDTV Convergence Limited 2023. 2.2 lakhs . Only such persons get such a beautiful passage to heaven. I must record the great work done by Linus D'Souza in the formative years of IITBAA Mumbai Chapter in spite of his mental health issues. Yogesh was born in a family with Gandhian ways and ideology. Bhutte ka kees is a popular recipe from Indore made from grated Indian corn (not the American sweet corn). 1 If"' " 'r ' If yon want today's j r W p news totlny you can find I It only In THE STAIt. At a close family lunch earlier this year our conversation moved to cricket, the cricket of our times, especially recalling the performance of my brother that led our school team to reach the semi-finals of Harris Shield, beating teams with players such as Gattani, Kundaran, Solkar, Amroliwalla, Rege and of course Gavaskar, who all went on to play for State or India teams. Even though he was in a different department, I got to interact with him personally often, in the hostel. Rahul Sharma play the santoor at the Banganga Festival in Mumbai. Sardar Bhopinder Singh Nagi left for his heavenly abode on 11th December, 2019. May his soul Rest in Peace. 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. That was the last time I heard his voice. Your soul has surely found peace. But unfortunately, he couldnt concentrate and continue longer due to his physical and especially mental health issues. The artist in Kesav was as classy as the computer scientist. Even a couple of times I had invited him for lunch at my Thane home while he was working with me. All students scoring 100% marks For 5 to 9 students writing the exam/class - Gold Medal of Excellence to top rank holder in class Sometimes we used to go for a walk in the evenings and we would ask each other questions about topics related to our academic courses. Its his smile, his love to converse about matters simple or complex with a clear mind. All that's gold doesn't glitter. In New Zealand, we drove our own car: Mohan would be my navigator reading from the GPS and telling me about the road, Anuradha would be call out person warning me of speed limits on the road. Switched on and switched off lights and AC in his office. Heartfelt condolences to his family. Biju learnt that Anil Biswas was upset deeply as he was running short of cash because one of the Film Directors had refused to pay him. Part of a large business family he separated from them and started on his own, which unfortunately did not do well. Association where we had a lot of activities including a trip to Goa. Jasraj both greats in their own unique way. 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 was the chillest dude ever - calm, placid, serene in the face of any adversity, never losing that gentle smile. He taught us that we belonged at every seat and at every table. He had the knack of quickly winning hearts and bonding with young children and adults alike. For the preceding 10 months, she had been fighting a brave battle with multiple myeloma, a rare cancer of the plasma cells, and kidney failure related to the disease. He was Senior Scientist and Strategic Advisor and Founder of the International Energy Studies Group at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he worked from 1974 to 2014. Ghanshyam Soman, B. DR. JNAN CHANDRA GHOSH MEMORIAL GOLD MEDAL** This Gold medal is awarded to the out going student of Dual Degree and 5-year Integrated M. Sc. Sushil Bijawargi (Biju) visited us regularly when I was working with Lloyds Steel Ind. He either quickly found you uninteresting, or unyielding to his wisdom -- perhaps you were judgmental of his quirks -- and then snubbed and dropped you. Krishnan and I shared a room in the IIT Guest House. 4. On Friday evenings Dilip and I enjoyed going to the movies that were screened in the small auditorium behind the main building. AK has worked with marquee organizations in senior leadership roles and has contributed immensely to the executive education industry. (Computer Science & Engineering), Chair of the Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering at, Virendra Gupta, founder at VerSe Innovation, This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 04:32. licenses in Pennsylvania in the category of Environmental Engineering. He could not be tempted by anyone or anything to take a short cut of dishonesty. Seemed satisfactory enough in the middle of January. The monsoons brought waters cascading into the Powailaketempting us to swim in the muddy waters and Sid was there on the Hostel 7 walkway cheering on fellow hostelites, messworkers . Shekhar Kulkarni was a great person - I am stating some interactions with him in his last days. Sid was always a traveller, moving from hostel to hostel leaving his size 10 footprints all over the Powai campus. He had a special knack for the cryptic crosswords that amazed me well into my adult years. He will truly be missed. IITB Internship. May God grant eternal peace to the departed soul. 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. His second love was undoubtedly cricket and he could reel off statistics of cricket matches long gone and was a walking encyclopedia of all things cricket. He was a great family man, a loving husband, a caring father and grandfather.I knew both his parents, brothers and sister. Kesav was the Buddha who showed me the light to search the science of software and gather the courage to swim in the stormy ocean of computer science. (A.R.E.) Like the time he came over all the way from India, and dragged aero-engineers Mahesh Morjaria 74 and me, to the EAA rally in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, helping rekindle our passion for planes, and flying them. RIP, No words. In the 1990s, he started to call me on my landline, and I would update him on the happenings at IITB as well as on our classmates. Having someone with whom I could share my troubles was a great solace to me. Keep smiling Krish! He never married andwas aloneat the time of his death. As the eldest sibling, in many ways, Dusy was the beacon and a guidepost for the family. His wife had expired about 18 months back and Harshad was living a lonely life thereafter. Subhash Kamte passing away was sad news. He projected a quiet confidence during his discussions and debates with others. AK always preferred working from the shadow zone. He was appointed to a faculty position at San Francisco (SF) State University in 1970 and served the University for 42 years until his retirement in 2012. In that way he was a fount of information and ideas, from the profound to the seemingly mundane. While Sharad came from Jalagaon, Pancha and Santosh came from Walchandnagar. The immense respect he gained for his objective, irreverent journalism got reflected in the form of tributes and condolences. Krish was a wonderful person loved by all. We played Table-Tennis (Ping Pong) at the same club in Sion and were in touch for a few years. What do you suggest? I too remember the Jugalbandi. His career covered as Business Director, Monsanto (1992-1998) and Global Business Development Manager, Dow Chemical (1999-2001). With Kesav, even the most differing viewpoint debates were in soft in decibel but intense and loud in intellectual rigour. Gold Medal Susan Jose . Om Shanti - Ashok NagarkattiVery sad to learn about the sudden demise of Kedar Diwan. Obviously, he did not let his status and success get into his head. ~ Kalyan Sen (Batchmate ; B.Tech. It is said that when Satish spoke everyone listened, no matter who. He was in charge of IDBI till the new incumbent joined. who needs a golf cart! He developed global and country-specific models for the evaluation of costs and climate mitigation potential options in California, India, China, Brazil and other major developing countries. I became his confidant, and he would tell me about his childhood in Belgaum. It took quite some time to understand his qualities - both depth of knowledge and intelligence. For some reason possibly because while Mohan could speak Marathi as good as any other but because he was still from Karnataka, speaking to him in Konkani came naturally. ~~Written by Shubroto Bhattacharjee, IIT-Bombay EE 1971, in Melbourne, Australia. Squibb & Sons, which later became Bristol Myers Squibb, a global pharmaceutical company. In many ways, this example epitomizes Manguexas simplicity and truthfulness, his core value system which he never compromised. From his time in high school, he always believed in the ability of scientific reasoning to solve any problem, if that problem were posed correctly. I was the GS of the Metallurgical Engg. He had so many well-wishers, the list is almost endless. 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. He was a very positive person and encouraged me to ask questions in technical seminars. Ganesh enjoyed explaining the complicity of the Haldi crop. The proprietors, in the cut-throat business of training hyper-competitive school kids, saw value in his grasp of IIT-level material and knew right away that they were dealing with no mere volunteer. Images of his smiling face and his stylish walk keep on coming into our minds and cannot be erased easily. Ramamurthy had a quick wit and was fast on the banter. Just to name a few, he was the Chairman of the Electronics Commission. After a few years in the land of milk and honey and the addition of bouncing baby Vikram to the family, Sid and Rebecca decided to return to India. This meant that he returned to the IIT campus at Powai some 35 kms away, well after 1.00 a.m. What surprised everyone was that he turned up in class each morning at 8.00 a.m. showing his absolute commitment, discipline and respect for his academic responsibilities at IITB. However, a tragedy struck Krish when his younger daughter-in-law passed away in Ireland due to a stomach ailment. Reduced fuel prices by 20% yet increased revenue. In my career till then, I was yet to come across a student so certain about what he wants to do. Post IIT, did MBA from Bajaj specializing in Finance and had an excellent career with Great Eastern Shipping, L&T and a long inning as MD of ITCOT Consultancy, Chennai. He finally established his own firm, becoming the Principal of Siqueira LLC. We have priceless memories of that sojourn, though she was a little subdued rather than her usual effervescent self. 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)'. I remember travelling from Goa to Mumbai in 1974 to attend the final round of interviews for a position in a multi-national. Limaye 1965 Dr. C.P. I still remember his fine baritone crooning 18 Yellow Roses Came Today and Tahiti. He was a member of the Planning Commission. I participated in a few sessions of the interviews we used to conduct to decide the names of students to get the Vilas Karnik scholarship. He was well aware that end was near. Mohan used to be a non-fussy, easy to get along persons on all our trips. We had never discussed which college to go to at any time while in high school, and several of our classmates form the high school had chosen to go to Fergusson College, which was generally perceived as a more prestigious local college. Kamlesh had a passion for music, good food, personal finance, travel, and doted on his grandchildren. Never uttered a bad word. 2, This website follows the DNPA Code of Ethics. 1000 + Students Benefited. Kamath. We used to shuttle by IIT bus from Karad Engineering College Hostel to site about 20-30 miles every day for 3 weeks. ~~Milind Patankar. As per him, there is so much scope for Reverse Engg, he wanted many Engg students to pursue Entrepreneurship and showed willingness to help with product identification. Noor's truly compassionate nature was revealed in full when the bottom fell out of our life in 1996-97. I pray to the Almighty God for his blessed soul to rest in eternal peace. They have treated me as one amongst them and I am feeling embarrassed that I am not with them in these trying times. Nandita and I owe her an irreparable debt. Satyajit was in Mumbai for a holiday for 4 weeks to spend time with parents and family and had just returned to Dubai couple of days back; he flew back to Mumbai immediately on hearing of the blow which had struck them.I have read the flood of emails sent by Ajits classmates which describe his personality most appropriately without any exaggeration-simple, humble, unassuming, quiet, helpful and ever smiling. We selected the same hostel and the same wing and graduated in 1971. Harshad was my hostel 8, mate. Grateful thanks to Satish Desai for valuable aides-memoire. It was Monday, June 8, 1959, the first day of high school in 1959. We studied together at Robert Money Technical High School and later at IIT Bombay in Mechanical Engineering. Ravish grew up in Deoria, a small city in eastern Uttar Pradesh, where he studied at the governments Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya. Some persons leave an everlasting serene impression in our fading memories. Many of us will forever cherish very fond memories of Dusy and how he helped us through some of our academic, career, and other life challenges. Institute Gold Medal : It is given to the students of BS/B.Tech (with Honours) or B.Tech+M.Tech Dual Degree who stands second on criteria mentioned above for President of India Gold Medal. In January, I was fortunate to visit him at short notice and had a simple meal cooked by Anuradha. Prof. J.C.Bose Memorial Gold Medal Sayan Bhattacharjee Chemistry The Chairman, BoG Gold Medal (UG) Subhamoy Dey Physics In the second innings, we always saw and met him with his wife Anuradha. He was a very jovial friendly guy,very energetic with a baby face. (File photo/PTI) A student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay allegedly died by suicide on campus early Monday morning. She was my only "Didi". Shankar was also a great follower of sports events. His handsome face still comes clear in front of me, always well-attired and smiling. He was proud of his friends who had chosen to do it but he took no less pride in what he had chosen to become a pavement-thumping journalist. Pani remembers your golfing outings together so well too. 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. He did say that Linus was unwell but never imagined this. He was the Ex-Vice President of the Birla group, Mr. Joshi was an excellent administrator and delivery manager. One of those things was that every morning he read Jnaneshvari, a highly revered late 13th century commentary written by Saint Jnaneshvara in Marathi on the Sanskrit religious text Bhagawad Geeta. Dusy had a warm disposition, was rarely flustered, and approached life with casual anticipation and a very unique aloofness. Internal Links. He often talked about Bhagavad Gita (his favourite subject ). I had joined a new job at Tata Consulting Engineers what caught my attention was his disarming mischievous smile. He was a strong-willed man and if he set his heart on something, he would pursue it against all odds. His first job landed him at ICICI where he met and became good friends with several fresh graduates, many of who today have milestone accomplishments in the financial industry. The lyrics and melody of all the songs were tunelessly belted out full throat across the hostel wings later at night. 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. Mobility on campus was enhanced by hopping on to the nearest unlocked bicycle and abandoning it at the destination. - Satish JoglekarI am still trying to process the, untimely, passing of my dear friend and classmate, Kedar. He was always helpful. However, no matter where he was, over the last 44 years, he would always keep in touch with his classmates from such diverse places like the U.S., Asia and Europe. He was very interested in puzzles, from the cryptic crosswords in the daily TOI to Sudoku and KenKen. We pray for his soul and pray that God give his family and friends the courage to bear this loss. And I second Kalyan's comment on his looks. We used to have long conversations. He could be called a pioneer on the Bombay Rock scene and took his music seriously, playing regularly in a beat group at the downtown Taj Mahal Hotel up to midnight. He left as he had lived in life, marching to his own drummer. From Ashwin BondalMy memories of him are mainly from the first two years when we were wing mates.I am glad I could catch up with him last year when I was in NYC. The 'Institute Gold Medal (2020-21)' was awarded 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, and the 'Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal' was conferred on Shreya Pathak, a (BTech) Very sad. "The training that our students receive will definitely see them taking up leadership roles, as always, in the academic and corporate world, thus contributing to the needs of our country, he added. Dilip's profile in the Class of 1967 alumni book tells all about his post-IIT career, so I will not repeat it. CNN-IBN Indian of the year 2012. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. 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). Ravish Tiwari was a brilliant journalist, but still better as an individual, someone who found virtue in everyone and spoke ill about none. As happens quite a few times, we went our separate ways till 2015 get-together and formation of our e-group. Since Linus did not have email facility, he would post his worksheets to me which I would scan and email to Urban. CPT would bid for Air Compressor Packages for large projects across India which included Desiccant-based Air Drying Plants which was our speciality product. Through training and competition, teams challenge each other to raise the bar on the possible. Bhimsen Joshi and I was partial to Pt. I salute him for all his qualities. Also, he was specially felicitated by his community in 1981, when he was the first from among them to go abroad, when he was deputed for training at Inventa, Switzerland by GSFC. Kesav picked the table mat and created a beautiful American Eagle and calligraphed Stars n Stripes. As I ruminate over all the fond memories of Dilip Karandikar, I remember that his mother was a physician and his father was a lawyer. Together we had a good time growing up at IIT, the golden years of our education. After IITB, he received his M.S. 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!!). Raigad) to manage the plant there for Amal Rasayan Pvt. By all accounts, he was a curious sort. Anna came to Mumbai for further education, and joined SIES college at Sion. Shiralkar, D.R. Pally (along with Mohan) were great at Drafting - many of us admired their skills during the freshman year. Engg., H3). He was the recipient of the first-ever scholarship awarded by the Central Government of India to promote top boarding schools in each of the states. I remember he went on a shopping spree purchasing CDs for me so I could experience the wonder the way he did! 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