To believe in ourselves and the decisions we make. I was the GS of the Metallurgical Engg. In corporate life, Yogi was known for his problem-solving skills and creative solutions.He is survived by Rashmi, his wife, and two sons, Nishant and Siddharth. He used to call me once in a while. Divn). The 'President of India Medal' was bestowed on Siddharth Chandak, a (BTech) student from the . He was an expert in transportation engineering. I second Mittra's thoughts. Biju, knowing how great the man was, promptly took out his wallet and handed over whatever cash was inside. For the 2009 Reunion, Ganesh, Sharad Wagle and I opened an account in a Bank and looked after collection of contributions from the registrants. In fact, we attended many IIT Bombay seminars where he would stand up boldly to ask questions or clarifications. 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). Dusy's wife Sangeeta shared a heartfelt poem, which is reproduced below: You walked on this planet for 51 years,30 only with your parents and siblings21 with your partner in unison16 of which with your offspring in towYou enjoyed all the phases of life,A phase of learning and graspingA phase of experimenting and experiencingA phase of acknowledging and acceptingYou met a lot of souls,Some who taught through their behaviourSome who taught through their kindnessSome who taught through their knowledge You were shaped by all this and much more into,A caring son and brotherA loving husband, father and friendA kind and peaceful soulAs you set forward for your final journey, my dear,Wishing you calm and solace in life beyond, my dearTreasuring your precious memories and thoughts, my dearMay you rest in peace forever, my dear Yogesh Popat (B.Tech. May his soul rest in peace. He had no old age-related health problems when I LAST met him at his residence in Mar 2016.The news of his death came as a total shock to me now, a year and a half later. Brian completed his final exams at IITB on the 30th of April 1970 and with the masterful precision of a great Structural Engineer and the impeccable timing of a brilliant maestro he made his final bow on the 30th of April 2020, exactly 50 years to the day he left IITB. Mobility on campus was enhanced by hopping on to the nearest unlocked bicycle and abandoning it at the destination. This led to several discussions between us about who was better! He went on to be a research scientist at the Institute for Polymers and Organic Solids at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he discovered the first water-soluble conducting polymers and synthesized novel self-doped conducting polymers with Professors Fred Wudl and Alan Heeger (2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry). Every morning he would sit outside in the yard and give Sharva his breakfast. Their quick reply was, 'we are managing at home'. He was very friendly and would always stop to say Hello. So proud to participate in the launch of the National Diagnostics Catapult (InDx 2.0) in New Delhi last week in presence of Dr Parvinder Maini, Office of the 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. We are going to miss him. Soon he moved over to the then newly formed Export-Import Bank of India that is Exim Bank in Mumbai. I was arranging my belongings when I heard a soft knock on the door. Unfortunately, I did not get a chance to interact with him much all these years. Robotics. You're welcome. Apart from her political activities, Prof. Dutta took out time to teach underprivileged children in the Sundar Bagiya area of Varanasi. About Who Can Participate? He was passionate about education and relentless in his pursuit of academic excellence. AK was on our faculty panel and was introduced to me by my colleague. Not to marginalize his Engineering and Literary contributions, what was even more impressive to those who knew him well was his humility, a virtue that appears to be in short supply in the current world fret with chest thumping folks egged-on and/or created by marketing gurus. He was unable to overcome complications resulting from his spinal surgery. You can find me quite easily if you google my name or look for me on. The students have experienced with a remarkable stoicism all three phases of life in the campus," said IIT B director. By the end of the first hour at 9.30am, the challenge was to complete the Times of India daily crossword puzzlenever mind the periodic tables, spf levels, Fibonacci and other expletives scribbled on the classroom blackboard. Prof. Menon had been associated with IIT Bombay in a number of ways on many occasions. So sad to learn about Harshad. 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. Medals are gold /silver/ bronze coloured, as applicable AWARDS FOR LEVEL ONE PERFORMANCE AT SCHOOL LEVEL 1. 2, This website follows the DNPA Code of Ethics. By all accounts, he was a curious sort. - Reminiscences by IITB67 friends from Hostels 4 & 5. Medals are gold /silver/ bronze coloured, as applicable. "May God Grant Eternal Peace and Mukti to My Friend"! I am glad we drove back together from Talegaon to Mumbai that chilly evening in Jan 2006 after an enjoyable Hurda Party organized by the Pune Chapter at a farm belonging to an alumnus from Pune. Gold Medal, Top 2% Topper, treatment and Wastewater ecycling NPTEL,r IIT Kharagpur, October 2018. He passed away on 16th Sep 2020 at around 6.45 am at Vashi, Navi Mumbai. He was the one who told me about our classmate Percy Fernandes passing away in Mangalore. PROF. J. C. He developed new plans for Permacel division of J&J in Andheri. But he was much more influenced by his uncle who had retired from armed forces after getting injured. He is survived by his wife, Nutan, a professor at RN Ruia College in Mumbai and daughter Sameeksha. No wonder, Kandy held him in very high esteem. You brought a certain type of happiness to anything you did. 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 know I cannot kill Parkinson., Sid leaves behind tomes of memories for Rebecca, Vikram and Chittaranjan, his Mother, Sister, Brother, social and academic circles. Abhi loved attending talks and asking the hardest question in the room to push forward collective thinking. Here is mine! His lifestyle reminds me of the famous Frank Sinatra song My Way. His wife Sulabha was by his side. I also remember going to Bangalore with Ganesh to attend the marriage of Ram Athreyas daughter. He immediately left India for graduate studies at the University of California, Berkeley. He used to regale us with his singing of old songs. H3). 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. He was a good friend of mine from school days. It was he who introduced me to AA and went delirious when I got elected to the Board of Directors. Our brother Linus was one such, a genius and more, so we celebrate, at his passing, not the success, but the MAN! 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. Academics at IIT Kanpur: Orientation for New Faculty; Guide for Creating E-resources for Lecture Content; Lecture Series: Transitioning to Remote Teaching; Conduct of Courses (2020-21-1) Online Grade Submission; Moodle; extra-menu-dont-unpublish; . '71 MetE/MatSc; Ph.D '95 MetE/MatSc, H8/H1). Mohan used to be a non-fussy, easy to get along persons on all our trips. He used to sing in cultural programs. His father Trimbak was a civil engineer, and his mother Usha, a social worker. We arent going to forget you, Velu. There was a new boy in my 10th grade class. Ashok was an avid reader and in later years studied cosmology, trying to understand the secrets of the universe and human life. The hostel is just as it was. . He started his career working with Sandoz followed by Indian Lead, both in Thane. In fact, when he was conversing with someone, he would get fully engrossed and focused and reacted occasionally in such a way that the person knew that Kandy was listening. After graduating from IITB, Vinayak worked as a Project Manager to build multi-million dollar plants, fully automatic plants manufacturing detergents to pharmaceuticals. 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 He is survived by his wife Girshmi and his 16-year-old daughter Anura, and fondly remembered by a very large circle of friends and colleagues. We were friends on FB but he was not as active on FB so our interaction was occasional. He placed first in his Masters program at Pune University and received his Ph.D. in Organic/Polymer Chemistry from the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay. on Wednesday morning, there has been [] I recall he would tell us often regarding his problem with what he liked to call surplus cash, saying he did not know what to do with it. Kindly convey my condolences to his sister and other family members. The cocktails were quite refreshing at the end of a hard days work. Dr. Ayalasomayajula Kaaliprasad Rao (Ph.D. '99 Reliability Engg. A Matunga, Mumbai native, he loved to breakfast at Cafe Madras. That is why God has called him up to the skies. He was much loved by his batchmates for the warmth, friendliness and good cheer he spread all around him. He is survived by his wife and two sons. Ajitkumar Madhav Dusankar(B.Tech. Bhutte ka kees is a popular recipe from Indore made from grated Indian corn (not the American sweet corn). This year, three students were presented the Gold medals for their exemplary performance. Swati supported us warmly throughout our courtship, extending to us the hospitality of her wonderful elder brother Shanker Dutt in Colaba, South Bombay; Shanker "Dada" welcomed us into his family. I Will miss him. Silver Medalists Priyanshi Rajput . Dilip came back to Pune and I was delighted to find him once again in my class in the local S.P. Krish introduced me to crosswords, and we used to try and solve the Times of India - and I still try my hand at this. He is mourned by a large number of welding professional he was associated with over his career span, friends and relatives. Subsequent to that, he joined the Exim Bank promoted GPCL Consulting Services Limited with experience in Global Procurement. For a short time during the first year, G. Krishnan and I used to participate in gymnastics training under the tutelage of Mr. "PT" Singh. 'GENIUS' is a word doing justice, but still falls short!!! Yes, he indeed did it his way and I pray for eternal peace for his soul. Let's meet and enjoy the rest of the time to complete our innings here. Satish Jashwantlal Desai passed away on January 15, 2021, taking a well-deserved final rest after a lifetime of looking out for others. #gold #Au. Venkatraman Krishnan passed away in Bengaluru on 29th April 2021. Secretary for nearly 2 years helping the fledgling body to develop. He developed an exceptionally deep understanding of Compiler Compiler. To newcomers, he appeared to peer down upon them through the binocular telescopes resting on his nose. We pray that his soul rests in peace. He had a convulsion, slipped into a coma and was admitted to hospital. He was deeply influenced by Prof. Nicklaus Wirth (Father of Pascal programming language and 1984 Turing Award Winner). 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. Sanjay Shamkuwar, B.Tech (Civil) from IIT Bombay, 1990 batch, left for heavenly abode, on May 9, 2020. Ghanshyam Soman, B. Ajit Anant Tipnis (16.8.1946 - 9.5.2019) passed away suddenly at his home in Sion, Mumbai after a massive heart attack on the afternoon of Thursday 9th May 2019. I remember chatting with him after dinner on the Wing C balcony, he was always jovial and fun to be with. 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. Brian completed his Indian School Certificate (ISC) from St. Marys High School in 1964 (the same prestigious school attended by musical greats like Zubin Mehta, the world-famous conductor and Freddy Mercury of Queen fame, amongst other luminaries), but he was under the age limit for appearing at the IIT Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) in 1964. During weekends and vacations, when most students went home and the hostel was mostly empty, Manohar was around (since he was from out of town) so we ran into each other in the hostel and in the cafeteria (mess) often.Manohar was truly a down-to-earth man and he often had a nice friendly smile. Since there was no teacher for Physics and Chemistry in the school, he had to go to Rajapur for his SSC 11th standard then. Rajiv worked for Information Technology in India and U.S.A. for TCS (in U.S.A.), R&D excellence centre of Computervision Corporation, Bedford, USA, GAIL and Kinetic Technologies while studying and gaining practical experience of application of technology. He is invariably described by a very large circle of friends as empathetic, loyal, and self-reflective. Although a chemical engineer by qualification, he was a wizard at financial projection and analysis of projects we conceived for our clients.. Bhimsen Joshi and he was overjoyed! ~~Krishnakumar Purswani, Hostel 4, IIT-B, EE, 1981. That helped us find out quickly what we needed to study harder. Neelesh Wagle was born in Dadar, Mumbai on 7th Sep. 1970 to Vivekananda and Aparna Wagle, in a simple Maharashtrian middle-class family. 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. He was a loving and supportive husband and a dedicated son, brother, and friend. He was quite up to date with the latest gadgets and used to enjoy taking and sharing of photos. And his farm for his love for the Indian herb Haldi. This trait of not trying to boast was evident to me right through our association. He was from the Class of 1971, and I am from the Class of 1974, EE. He will always be remembered as a pleasing personality, hardworking, humble and a true gentleman at heart! The farmhouse he built is full of technology titbits. 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. AK always preferred working from the shadow zone. To his friends, he was the go-to man to steal away to the movies, to confide in or to discuss anything under the sun, to go to Goa for a spontaneous vacation, and, in at least one case, to quickly be taught a programming language under the shadow of a deadline. My win was his win. They had come back from their Mumbai visit for GJRU. He continued with his consultancy work until the end.Mr. 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. Brian truly belonged not just to his family or Hostel 7 or his Civil Engineering class or the Class of 1970, but to the entire community of IITB globally. Shrikant leaves behind his wife Mrunalini, daughter Shilpa and son Srinivas. My thoughts and memories of my dear friend Shivshankar Nayampally: He along with his other schoolmates who joined us in IIT were very close to me, DP Nadkarni, Mohan Patil, Kothari and others. The venture, which had some problems with welding. We love him and will miss him deeply. He and I were roommates from the second year onwards. 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