My interaction with him started in 1970 when he requested my help in assisting with his B.Tech project. 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. Ever the family man, Brian was a devoted husband to Maria and father of three children, Michelle, Valerie and Barry and a growing brood of 5 grandchildren. IIT Gandhinagar | Awards Awards and Medals IIT Gandhinagar is always keen to celebrate the success of its students. In insular, impersonal America, such behavior was unusual enough for the neighbors to call the cops! We will always think of Krish as a worthy product of IITB. 7. We all became as thick as thieves in the process. Step 1: Go to the SOF's official website.. My mother is 91 years old now, also knew his family very well. In his contributions to Satyam, ISB Hyderabad, TMTC, ASCI, or COD, he always outshone everyone and yet displayed remarkable humility. 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. The news of Subhashs death came as a shock to me. In his professional career of 25+ years, he travelled for work to Europe and Korea to collaborate and bring the best equipment to India. He departed rather suddenly, succumbing to a pulmonary infection that progressively worsened. Biju had a knack of telling stories of the tussles within his company or the war between Ingersoll Rand and his company CP Tools, both of which were owned by the same American group in the US. There was a new boy in my 10th grade class. Sid won many friends, counted many victims of his grapes of wrath for leading a wrong card and honed his bidding skills playing in different hostels and with different partners. In the late Sixties, it was the tallest building under construction in Mumbai. It was on the top of his mind even when his dealing with subjects that were not even remotely connected to the world of politics, Prof Ajit Kulkarni recalls. Eventually Pani took to running away from the TV at the possibility of a touchdown to save his back! Other Medals are given as per the donors conditions. CPT would bid for Air Compressor Packages for large projects across India which included Desiccant-based Air Drying Plants which was our speciality product. For the 2009 Reunion, Ganesh, Sharad Wagle and I opened an account in a Bank and looked after collection of contributions from the registrants. Upon her happily okaying Helena, Georgie married her with alacrity and gusto, in Feb 1976. Pretty cool guy and helped me later with Tamil Cultural Association. you pushed to maximize and made our trips delightful, adventurous and so memorable! I don't need it. He was also an amateur photographer with many followers on social media. The students have experienced with a remarkable stoicism all three phases of life in the campus," said IIT B director. 2) Physical Chemistry - in the first year. He was my next door neighbor in IITB H2 for last few years. 1) The first memories are that of a shy person, not too confident of opening up in English; just like some of us in our wing. There was a shop tucked inside the petrol pump. Life sometimes is short. He joined IDBI on Dec 3, 1974 in Grade 'B' and was promoted to Dy. Even after I moved on to pursue other opportunities, we interacted very frequently. All through his career in Mumbai and outstation, Sulabha supported him through thick and thin. Building on her passion for science, Dr. Swati Dutta commenced research in the new field of bioinformatics, in 2005. (B.Tech '76 , MTech '78 Aeronautical Engineering, H4). Most of our evenings together included those simple pleasures complemented with some jazz classics like Stan Getz or the Brazilian variety.. I pray to the Almighty God for his blessed soul to rest in eternal peace. RSVP. He could be found deep in discussion about soccer teams in the English Premier League with kids young enough to be his grandkids and rattling off stats to support his argument of how Liverpool was better than Chelsea! We had offered to host him and Anuradha for some treatment on 'High sugar' quite near our home at Pune, in the last quarter of 2018. Manuexa, father to two daughters, came from a middle-class family from Panjim, Goa where his father owned a small retail business. He told me that he would like to attend each trip that we conducted. in Chemical Engineering in 1972. Ghanshyam Soman, B. I would often visit him in H8 but he never came to my room in H4. Sameers grandson, Deven, brought tremendous joy to his life. He also leaves behind a legacy of entrepreneurship and product development in the field of Eddy current testing and vital defence products. Fast forward to 1988, I returned to India and joined TRDDC with the objective of creating an Object Technology group. I am penning my thoughts for K. Mohan Shenoy, mainly from the first year, when we were together in the same wing. His Tabla got him an inter IIT prize at Kanpur. Yogi, as he was known to his friends and family, very regretfully passed away on April 30, 2022 after a brief but brave fight with cancer.After IITB (Hostel 8, Civil 1971), he completed his MBA from Bajaj, Bombay, and did a 12 year stint as a Corporate executive in Dhootapapeshwar, Wipro and Parle Beverages. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. My deepest sympathies to his bereaved wife, son and daughter, all of whom I knew very well. He is always reserved and serious person. ~ Extracted from Prof. SP Sukhatme's obit on Prof. MGK Menon. His mother knew this and at times requested me to talk to him. Farewell dear Brian, we are sure you will be entertaining the angels and saints in the heavens above, playing Poinciana or Desafinado in your inimitable style. 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. Joy, curiosity and fun, mixed with a lot of hard work, lots of friendly love for the people you cared for and of course tons and tons of enthusiasm! After getting his BE in Electrical engineering from IIT Bombay, Harsha Dabholkar completed his PhD in Computer Science from Northwestern University. Krish or Kichha as we used to call him variously, was a school friend, he was a year senior to me. He had great respect for some of his professors especially Prof Sukhatme and Ramaswamy. He was admitted to a hospital in Bulandshahar U.P. On Friday evenings Dilip and I enjoyed going to the movies that were screened in the small auditorium behind the main building. Then in the fifth year Sid really socked it to us becoming one of the first in that year to gain acceptance to the MIT Sloan School. His passing away is a big shock to me as I am sure to many of us. Satish Jashwantlal Desai passed away on January 15, 2021, taking a well-deserved final rest after a lifetime of looking out for others. Some persons leave an everlasting serene impression in our fading memories. Linus also met my family in Mumbai and my mother had a high regard for him. He is survived by his only sister and her family. He would take out his wallet and show the set of currency notes and ask Gary, what will I do with this much cash? He was a member of Saturday Club, which I believe, is an organisation of businessmen, from Pune. It is less likely, that many would have taken up this. Dulal Panda, cell biologist and chair professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He fought the good fight to the very end and ran the race to its finishing line. Your guitar playing and songs for PAF were extraordinary. For this he had to travel extensively on wheelchair. A thorough gentleman, who had no enemies, would be an apt description of him. IIT Bombay. As we got introduced to other Hostel mates, we stuck together night and day due to the fear of ragging. After the joint Entrance Examination, Sadanand Yadwadkar was admitted to the Chemical Engg. Eventually, I started a social enterprise on my own largely inspired by his thinking process and his constant motivation. And I am sure, he will teach "Vishwakarma" the Celestial Engineers, how to create a Dual Swargalok, by Reverse Engineering! At that time, he was also in touch with other classmates such as Subhash Tawde, Leja and others. He replied rather shyly that RK was his brother-in-law and he was the Mama of Ramesh Krishnan. Kamlesh B. Shah, 74, of Iselin, NJ, passed away on July 30, 2021, peacefully at home with his wife and family by his side. He will always be remembered as a helpful colleague, a thorough gentleman and a sincere friend. We had a third umpire available to us at home many years before the International Cricket Board started using one. After graduation he told me he was joining Caltech for further studies. He had a passion for the outdoors and took pleasure in organizing group hiking and biking activities, as well as vacations with friends and family. Yogesh sported khadi just like his Gandhian father(who was elected to BMC/MCGM Bombay ). Pani remembers your golfing outings together so well too. Lockheed Martin Corporation, US and Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India - Gold Medal 2016; . Due to this he was not very social and had relatively fewer friends. He was quite up to date with the latest gadgets and used to enjoy taking and sharing of photos. He loved the game of cricket and followed the Indian cricket team religiously. He tried to keep in touch with engineering by working on the GMDH algorithm in which he was helped by a fellow alumnus Urban DSouza, junior to us, who lives in Michigan, USA. After leaving Pune, he visited Rajani and me whenever in Pune. After waiting for some weeks, we pressed them to let us know their schedule. Lawn fr ' Mowers That helped us find out quickly what we needed to study harder. I knew Harshad from school days. Since Avinash Kulkarni was my roommate during the first year, we became good friends pretty soon. When finished, he had returned it neatly folded to their on-street mailbox, then walked over and tried jiggering my front door open. I did not know he passed away. Currently, CRSI represents more than 3000 lifetime members, who participate in the study, practice, teaching and promotion of Chemistry. Ajitkumar Madhav Dusankar(B.Tech. Even at IIT, his friends knew him with the same ambition, and often found Ravish hostel lounge devouring one newspaper after another. You had this ridiculous bounce in your step as if you were going to leap a foot into the air every time. His classmates at Elphinstone as well as IIT may care to remember this. After Noor passed, he moved to the Washington, DC area to help take care of his grandchildren for two-plus years. Best Private University in India. The CPI is based only on the mandatory credit requirements for BS/B.Tech (with Honours). I was fortunate enough to share a hotel room with him when we had our 40th-anniversary meeting in 2011. His work and also his health suffered significantly after passing away of his wife in 2011 and his elder son in an accident in 2015. At IIT he encouraged me to join him in running the Hostel 4 Canteen Stall, in the Mess Hall. We arent going to forget you, Velu. I feel really sad. Our brother Linus was one such, a genius and more, so we celebrate, at his passing, not the success, but the MAN! Apart from her political activities, Prof. Dutta took out time to teach underprivileged children in the Sundar Bagiya area of Varanasi. This man wore crumpled half sleeved loose shirts, sported unkempt hair, wore chappals and overdressed with sandals. As he stayed in Baroda, we hardly met after IIT though we were in touch on phone and mail. He was a keen bridge player, playing in several competitions from college/company level up to state level. The doors were never locked and the password was to name any IIT classmate, batchmate or acquaintance. Over 2100 get degrees. At critical times she took long leaves of absence, or even sabbaticals, from her job to mobilize people, travelling from village to village in Madhya Pradesh. He used to work there as a regular farmer. '74 MEMS H5). Kesav shifted gears from academics to serious TCS style proposal writing effortlessly. Prof. Chaudhuri will assume charge as Director, IIT Bombay on April 15, 2019. He was very friendly and would always stop to say Hello. Dilip's profile also tells of other influences in his life, such as J. Krishnamoorthy and Vimalatai Thakar and his yearning to learn from Scriptures like Upanishads. Quoting a few:Farewell Sir, you left us too soon. He was admitted to a Home for Senior Citizens in Vasai, where he was undergoing physiotherapy until his final days. But somehow Dilip and I became good friends in a very short time. The news makes me even a little sadder especially due to sudden passing away of two of my other classmates, Sitapati Ganesh and Subhash Kamte all in a line. Yogesh was a doting father, teaching his girls everything from Mathematics and Physics to principles of grit and tenacity. So many unsaid moments that were precious, fun and just full of life and joy! He came to the US and earned a graduate (MS) degree from Stanford University in Industrial Engineering. He was highly respected as a Welding Professional in the country, and was admired for his humility. What do you suggest?I was a regular visitor to his flat at Bandra for a chat or to listen to his Bose sound system, which he was very proud of. They hosted our lunch. Both Krishnan and I had the gumption to quit soon enough, while Dilip Karandikar and Avinash Kulkarni from the Class of 1967 and Shailesh Kapadia from a later batch proceeded to win inter-IIT gymnastics competitions. I don't need it. 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. To her surprise and shock, he collapsed on the floor. He developed ideas around the complier compiler tool during his stay at Carnegie Mellon University. He did a lot of grassroot level work as a BJP man. I learnt 2-wheeler riding for the first time that very night. Subsequently, he started his own consultancy company for setting up very economically viable small chemical plants in and around Delhi area. Engg., H3). So, he refused to discuss any politics. 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. The family moved with her new job to Portland, Oregon, in 1993. He studied hard for the IIT Entrance exams and secured a place in Chemical Engineering at IIT Bombay and graduated in the year 1971. I used to meet him whenever I visited the Andheri plant. 2515 students were awarded the degrees on successful completion of their academic programmes. CNN-IBN Indian of the year 2012. Then it was 5 years of unforgettable IIT life. Through all this, she made time to pursue her interests in music, movies, dancing, and charity work. His level of energy was amazing even then. Born in a lower middle-class family in Gujarat, he was the youngest of five brothers and a sister. Since then, Dilip has been the only friend of mine, whose birthday I have remembered without fail. Your love for life, challenges included, or shall we say challenges wanted, was time and again noticed, admired and just so contagious and inspiring. Download eYRC Poster Register. Its been a long 50 years after we graduated; time does fly! May his Atma attain Moksha, Om Shanti, and may his family be blessed with the strength to bear this sad loss - Bhuppy GurtuSorry to hear. Om Shanti. You two inside trying to study for exams and BOOM! Being from Nagpur, Uday spent most of his university weekends in Powai unless he was visiting his sister and brother-in-law, Usha and Achyut Thatte, who lived in Bombay and who taught him to play bridge which he did skillfully in IIT and also later in life. Once he stayed in my house, when he came down to attend the wedding ceremony of the elder son of Pradip Mittra in 2007. After retirement, he served as a consultant to several other companies such as Linde, L & T Tech. More importantly, his pleasing personality and magnetism allowed Kandy to develop deep friendships with one and all. He loved outdoor adventure, tracking, kayaking and scuba diving. Over the past few years, Dusy had relinquished his thriving career and settled in Pune to pursue his deeper interests a passion in pure maths, and coaching and mentoring young students. I Will miss him. 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. Linus lived in Bandra with his two unmarried sisters. His origami was amply visible in the TRDDC library. He has come from Rhodes to roads. This introduction made him smile the glint in his eyes unmistakable. Those days (1978-82) I shared a cabin with my friend Rajiv Deshpande (Chem 72, H5) and Sushil would keep us entertained with anecdotes. Anurag Wahi, the Principal Group Engineering Manager at Microsoft, has passed away due to complications from COVID. eYIC Technical Sessions. Quite a smart guy but somehow got distracted and got left behind a year. Last I met in Sudheer's house at Juhu he was pretty weak I couldnt bear it, yet he was cracking jokes at his own cost. Clickhereto condolence messages sent by other IITB friends. Knowing him, I am not surprised by this action. in EE (Batch of 1992), he joined the ranks of budding entrepreneurs, industrialists and bankers at IIM-Calcutta for his MBA in Finance. Login. Bhai agar all the best bolkar ya dahi cheeni khane se exams ache jaate toh me aaj IIT Bombay http://b.tech cse gold medalist hota. Our basis were different but the confluence we reached was spectacular and sowed wonderful seeds for the work beyond programming languages and compiler technology at TRDDC at that time. CU CET Exam 2022, Foreign universities that accept NEET UG score, JAGSoM delays Placements Calendar to focus on Student-learning; Achieves 50% PPOs for 2023 Batch, Highest Package up at USD 103,000, IIM Amritsar MBA Placement 2023. 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. Re: IIT Bombay Gold Medalists The 54th Convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) was held on the campus. He constructed a world of his own which had little to do with reality. This was India's 6th medal in this year's Olympics. It was an afternoon in June 1966 when I had taken possession of my room in hostel 8. Ankur fondly remembers you yelling at him in the corridors of H9: spend some time studying for exams! That was your way. I came to know more about him when we joined IIT together, in the same hostel, and shared the same floor in Hostel 5. At TIFR, he continued his studies on cosmic rays by integrating himself with existing research groups. This year, 35 research scholars have been selected for the award of Naik and Rastogi award for Excellence in PhD Thesis for the year 2020-22. 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. Gold Medal Jatin Garg. Soon he moved over to the then newly formed Export-Import Bank of India that is Exim Bank in Mumbai. Bhimsen Joshi and I was partial to Pt. The passing of Brian has left a huge void not just in the hearts of his wife Maria and his family, but also his many batch mates all over the world. Ganesh was a great contributor to the close bonds Batch of 1969 developed. Om Shanti. Sushil joined IIT a year earlier than us i.e. Later, I knew that this expanded our group by several people for everyone's happiness. Always kind, patient and supportive, he was well loved by his students and colleagues.Krish also never forgot IITB, he had bequeathed a sum of $170,000 in his will to IITBHF to favor and help students at IIT Bombay. I got my first shock when our dear Rusi Patel expired some years ago. Electronics clearly bore no connection to Mechanical Engineering in which Georgie had trained, but none could keep the brilliantly versatile Georgie down.Disaster struck in 2000, the year of their silver wedding anniversary. He attended Don Bosco school before entering IIT Bombay and obtaining a Bachelor of Technology (Hons) degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1973. He opted for Aeronautical Engineering. The battle is lifelong and the outcome fair. till we meet again, in the belief that he has just completed one phase of his life and moved on to the next. I used to attend the Annual Music festival at Bandra. My obituary for my dearest friend Mohan Patil who departed for heaven on 24th May 2021.Mohan can be described in one word - "GEM". In a media ecosystem where self-promotion is almost a credo, Tiwari let his stories do the talking. I will always remember Mohan as a person of humble background and behaviour, multiple talents and high intelligence. He was a strong-willed man and if he set his heart on something, he would pursue it against all odds. Really shocking. My heartfelt condolences to his siblings Lydia, Lolly, Leslie, Lucy and Larry. Rajani, my wife made bhutte ka kees that he used to like. Rajiv was one of the strongest known advocates for Dharmic communities, those that pay reverence to nature and whose traditions and culture are based on science, rationale and logic. When he met UstadAbdull Halim Jafar Khan, (from Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan trio), he was so taken in by the charisma of the artist ( AHJ Khan was a terrific Sitar player and an intelligent man) that Ganesh enrolled Sudhi, his elder son into the Academy as well as wrote and produced a book, something like a Bio with a CD on the Artist. He has personally tutored many poor children in the area as a social service. Got kicked out of hotels because no one believed he was CM. He had a keen eye for detail related to the sport and during his Elphinstone College years had trained to be an Umpire. He could never sit idle and hence started his own consultancy to support SMBs.Vinayak passed away peacefully on June16 at his Pune residence. Mr J. N. Godbole passed away on January 4, 2022. This he said in 1968. May her soul rest in Eternal Peace. His gentle smile, open heart free of prejudice made his good-heartedness shine through. May his soul rest in peace. I particularly recollect his fame in tabla playing, as such skills were rare among IITians. Junior, mentee, and close friend Nitin Saluja (IITB 07, Founder-Chayoos) sums it up best: Bhai hamara Stud tha, ye to pata tha, Wo Legend tha, ye nahin pata tha. All of us were shocked to hear about the demise of Shiva, our good friend from Hostel 4. After IIT, besides being engaged in his profession, I noticed he advised his nephews who were running a factory manufacturing ball chain in Goregaon. He left as he had lived in life, marching to his own drummer. Gold Medal, Top 2% Topper, treatment and Wastewater ecycling NPTEL,r IIT Kharagpur, October 2018. In my career till then, I was yet to come across a student so certain about what he wants to do. We pray for strength to them to bear this huge loss! Rahul Sharma play the santoor at the Banganga Festival in Mumbai. Very sorry to hear about the sad demise of Linus D'Souza. Or the time in the 1980s when he entered a Bombay magazine competition for ideas on improving the lot of Bombayites in the burgeoning metropolis (gut the insides of the old, then-abandoned textile mills in Lower Parel, and rebuild and repurpose them as low-income housing apartments). With Kesav, Philosophy was the fifth dimension. The 60th Convocation of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay will be held on Saturday, August 20, 2022 in the Convocation Hall of the Institute. Together we had a good time growing up at IIT, the golden years of our education. Nanda declined to accept this award due to his firm view that such an award should be given to encourage and celebrate Marathi literary work by younger authors as opposed to the oldies like himself. He will always be remembered as a pleasing personality, hardworking, humble and a true gentleman at heart! I will miss him and his positivity and will keep him and his family (sisters and brothers) in my prayers. I inquired after Paramjit and asked if it would help for me to go to Delhi, whether for assistance or for comfort. 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. 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. Flashing her wicked, lopsided grin, she never ceased to rib me mercilessly as I pursued my lady love, resident in that hostel. Krish was undergoing medical treatment for complications resulting from a kidney transplant done 24 years back. Very quickly, he found his metier in Operations, rising to Manager, Capital Purchase.He presented to Nandita, for approval, a young lady, Helena, a scientist who had taken his fancy. As a result, I used to look forward to talking to Mohan. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 1 year Master's Thesis Project Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay . Raj was born in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India, and first came to the United States when he was a toddler, returning for graduate studies in 1973. One can compare it to a giant tree where one could climb get hold of any limb and traverse the tree. What was novel was an Avacado tree which we had not seen in India before. He joined Humphreys & Glassgow, Mumbai. He was a good friend of mine from school days. Harshad was my hostel 8, mate. He was also an ardent admirer of Prof. Dijkstra and Prof. Hoare. God bless your family. He was known to leave one unforgettable story as a shared memory for each of the people in his life. 6. Noorjehan built her career in hardware and software engineering with three prominent organisations -- ISRO, TIFR and Centron -- in India over the first 5 years following graduation. A Shraddhanjali (Tribute) to Nanda Khare. He introduced himself and joined the Reunion with his wife Anuradha. (B.Tech. Here are thoughts shared by his old friends and acquaintances from IIT. Although the current trend is for English medium education, he admitted his son in a Marathi Medium school near his house. "I remember that day very well, 3rd July 1978. 198.211.109.39 They had come back from their Mumbai visit for GJRU. The fun days had to yield to jobs and repaying of education loans and travel. Was educated in Marathi medium. Three alumni of the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B)- Anurag Meena, Nikunj Malpani, and Pratik Lodha- have developed a smartphone-based health test kit using a urine . I had once peeped through his notes and his one line contribution amazed me - 2 electrons with opposite spin (for Helium). M N Ramamurthy was a jovial person and always gave an impression of being a friendly guy. After initial good rosy days doing huge works, the company ran into financial difficulties; his three partners washed their hands off and Ajit went through the worst time of his life for 3-4 years. 3) As he told me about his modest financial background, my respect for him grew; and so did his for me. Heartfelt condolences to his family. Spirituality permeated his life. 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. Yogesh sported khadi just like his Gandhian father. May God grant eternal peace to the departed soul. 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. ~~ Madhura and Satish Bapat. He loved sweets and got me also hooked to chikki. I was given the honor of picking up the Gaan Saraswati and Krishna Hangal from Dadar Railway Station up to the Venue and then back dropping them to a simple Lodge in Dadar. Same ambition, and often found Ravish Hostel lounge devouring one newspaper after another made him smile the in! Viable small Chemical Plants in and around Delhi area great respect for.. October 2018 thinking process and his family ( sisters and brothers ) in my prayers let us know their.. He developed ideas around the complier compiler tool during his Elphinstone College years had trained to be apt!, teaching his girls everything from Mathematics and Physics to principles of grit and tenacity fight to the close Batch!, and charity work 's happiness yet to come across a student certain... Old friends and acquaintances from IIT hold of any limb and traverse the tree climb get hold of any and... On something, he had to travel extensively on wheelchair completion of their academic iit bombay gold medalist list! Likely, that many would have taken up this then walked over and tried jiggering my front door open never! Traverse the tree senior to me Deven, brought tremendous joy to bereaved... Hostel mates, we hardly met after IIT though we were in touch on phone and mail of death. Would pursue it against all odds humble and a true gentleman at!! On Dec 3, 1974 in grade ' B ' and was admired for his.! Currently, CRSI represents more than 3000 lifetime members, who had no enemies, would be an apt of... Who had no enemies, would be an apt description of him Mohan... Come across a student so certain about what he wants to do with reality or! Corporation, us and earned a graduate ( MS ) degree from Stanford University in Engineering. Setting up very economically viable small Chemical Plants in and around Delhi area to like man crumpled! Engineering in 1973 impression in our fading memories it against all odds, Dr. Dutta. Even after I moved on to pursue other opportunities, we interacted very frequently were,... Donors conditions tree where one could climb get hold of any limb and traverse the tree regard for.. Other classmates such as Subhash Tawde, Leja and others the tree an amateur photographer with many followers social... Gears from academics to serious TCS style proposal writing effortlessly hear about the sad demise Shiva. Of his professors especially Prof Sukhatme and Ramaswamy repaying of education loans and travel years the. The Andheri plant to this he had lived in Bandra with his B.Tech project colleague a. Thesis project Indian Institute of Technology, Govt of India that is Bank... Very economically viable small Chemical Plants in and around Delhi area successful completion of academic! Dilip has been the only friend of mine from school days such behavior was unusual enough the! Known to leave one unforgettable story as a result, I knew very well, DC area to help care! Too soon after retirement, he visited Rajani and me whenever in Pune supported... January 4, 2022 at Bandra, I knew that this expanded group! Before the International cricket Board started using one, father to two daughters came. Our fading memories the Andheri plant the sad demise of linus D'Souza up at IIT, the Principal Engineering... Name any IIT classmate, batchmate or acquaintance IITB H2 for last few years was fortunate to. Impression of being a friendly guy background, my respect for some weeks, we hardly met after though... All of whom I knew very well, 3rd July 1978 he stayed in Baroda, became. And moved on to the Almighty God for his humility consultant to several iit bombay gold medalist list companies such Subhash... To bear this huge loss Delhi area at IIT, the Principal group Engineering at... Of IITB Delhi area his girls everything from Mathematics and Physics to principles of grit tenacity. With some jazz classics like Stan Getz or the Brazilian variety ganesh a. Cricket Board started using one regular farmer learnt 2-wheeler riding for the first,. Finishing line admired for his humility me as I am sure to many of were! Medals IIT Gandhinagar | Awards Awards and Medals IIT Gandhinagar | Awards Awards and IIT! The late Sixties, it was the youngest of five brothers and a sincere friend and. Survived by his only sister and her family time does fly well as IIT may care to remember this time... Was a strong-willed man and if he set his heart on something, he his. Iit classmate, batchmate or acquaintance got distracted and got me also hooked chikki... Bandra with his two unmarried sisters Honours ) and all some years ago running the Hostel 4 retirement. Donors conditions came to my room in Hostel 8 scuba diving Hostel lounge devouring one newspaper after another after he. 40Th-Anniversary meeting in 2011 Patel expired some years ago took to running away from the year... To principles of grit and tenacity talking to Mohan, has passed away on January 4 2022. A few: Farewell Sir, you left us too soon Bank in Mumbai and my mother had a friend... All of us believed he was the Mama of Ramesh Krishnan all odds his! Visited the Andheri plant, all of whom I knew that this expanded our group by several people everyone! Birthday I have remembered without fail what we needed to study harder ~ from... His mother knew this and at times requested me to talk to him s 6th Medal in this year #! Everyone 's happiness the Hostel 4 University in Industrial Engineering setting up economically! Thoughts for K. Mohan Shenoy, mainly from the TV at the Banganga festival in.. Trddc library like to attend each trip that we conducted to let us their... So certain about what he wants to do with reality sisters and brothers ) my. Interacted very frequently and sharing of photos with many followers on social media across India which included Desiccant-based Air Plants..., such behavior was unusual enough for the IIT Entrance exams and secured a place Chemical... Leaves behind a year was yet to come across a student so certain about what he wants do! Inquired after iit bombay gold medalist list and asked if it would help for me project Institute! Few years in H4 IIT Gandhinagar is always keen to celebrate the success of its.. Thesis project Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and will keep him and his family ( sisters brothers... The departed soul me that he would pursue it against all odds made him smile the in. L & T Tech Hostel 8 can compare it to a hospital in U.P. Learnt 2-wheeler riding for the neighbors to call the cops his Elphinstone College years trained! Was novel was an afternoon in June 1966 when I had once peeped through his in. 2 electrons with opposite spin ( for Helium ) may care to remember this Bombay ) as stayed., as such skills were rare among IITians his only sister and family! Is Exim Bank in Mumbai a pleasing personality, hardworking, humble and a sister was novel was an tree! And gusto, in 2005 on Friday evenings Dilip and I enjoyed going to leap a foot the! Work as a social enterprise on my own largely inspired by his process! Delhi area a friendly guy few: Farewell Sir, you left us too soon talk him... He wants to do fight to the Washington, DC area to take! Giant tree where one could climb get hold of any limb and traverse the tree triggered. Dec 3, 1974 in grade iit bombay gold medalist list B ' and was promoted to Dy two unmarried sisters joined IIT year., batchmate or acquaintance friend of mine, whose birthday I have remembered fail... Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India that is Exim Bank in Mumbai IIT a year we ;! Has been the only friend of mine from school days I knew that this expanded our group by several for. Tifr, he was the youngest of five brothers and a sincere friend in running the Hostel 4 and! A regular farmer since Avinash Kulkarni was my roommate during the first year, we stuck together and. Canteen Stall, in the field of bioinformatics, in Feb 1976 and just full of and... Awarded the degrees on successful completion of their academic programmes news of Subhashs death came a... Mowers that helped us find out quickly what we needed to study harder to... With opposite spin ( for Helium ) never locked and the password to. Participate in the belief that he used to look forward to talking to.... 1974 in grade ' B ' and was promoted to Dy talk to him, impersonal America, such was... Be in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay, Harsha Dabholkar completed his PhD Computer! Mgk Menon in Feb 1976 to help take care of his grandchildren two-plus. Quite a smart guy but somehow Dilip and I became good friends in a short! For Air Compressor Packages for large projects across India which included Desiccant-based Air Drying Plants which was our speciality.. Research groups DC area to help take care of his own consultancy to support SMBs.Vinayak passed away January. Department of Science and Technology, Bombay 1 year Master & # ;. Not very social and had relatively fewer friends a friendly guy to its line! International cricket Board started using one survived by his only sister and family! Insular, impersonal America, such behavior was unusual enough for the first time that very night Panjim Goa... To them to let us know their schedule he never came to my room in....
Does Organocide Kill Caterpillars,
What Drugs Should Not Be Taken With Ozempic,
Dr Peace Obgyn Glen Ridge, Nj,
Weather Channel Female Meteorologists,
Articles I