That he played cricket seriously and that too partnered Sunnybhai was news to us. A popular inmate of Hostel V, who would be remembered as a quiet but imposing person who made his presence felt in everything he did. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 1 year Master's Thesis Project Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay . 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 along with three others left AFCONS and started a company to do work for Konkan Railway. In this dog-eat-dog world this is rare. For the 2009 Reunion, Ganesh, Sharad Wagle and I opened an account in a Bank and looked after collection of contributions from the registrants. He also joined us at least on two occasions in our gatherings in Mumbai, once to join our Lunch meeting with Muthu when the latter had come down for a visit to India in 2002. Nanda was a 1967 Civil Engineering graduate from IIT Bombay. I enjoyed playing flute with him on tabla. 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. Brian also visited the hockey field occasionally to join in the sports fun. He had a good handwriting but would use almost every inch of available space. After staying in Roha for a couple of years he moved to Hico Products Ltd. in Mahim, Mumbai and this move allowed him to be back with his family. We will miss him enormously. 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. The farmhouse he built is full of technology titbits. May her soul rest in eternal peace. Engg. She is living here in Houston and still remembers Mohan and his parents. Parasuram Chalekode (B.Tech. He was admitted and was to undergo the treatment for gall bladder when he expired in sleep of cardiac failure. Shrikant K Kudekar, Guru to his friends and colleagues, departed from this world on 13th of January 2017 aged 68. Buddy, I will run the project consulting part and you do your strategy consulting. Fifty years' gap has not dimmed my memories of Linus. Incidentally he accompanied us, namely Pradip, Kalyan and Ashim, on percussion in H4 Annual. Technical. His brilliance, positive outlook on life, and devotion to his family defined him. Later, I knew that this expanded our group by several people for everyone's happiness. 2015 Reunion, 2015 trip to Assam & Arunachal Pradesh, and 2016 trip to New Zealand brought us even closer. Dilip and other Civil Engg. His other passion was his Shirt Company. It often happens that after leaving IIT-B in 1971, we are not able to meet all of our IIT friends for whatever reason. He then moved to Mehta Pharmaceuticals in Amritsar working there from 1977 1982. He was a sweet man and I'm sorry he had to suffer an illness. Mohan had invested and taken possession of a flat in an Old Age Home but always used to say that they would move there when they were not able to live in their own house. 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. He worked with BARC until he decided to pursue Ph.D. and was extremely happy to have completed Ph.D. in his late 40s. I am currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Glycomics at Griffith University, Gold Coast. Jovial, compassionate, and fun-loving, Kamlesh loved creating connections, especially with fellow Indians, to network and support each other. I can understand it was not always possible for Urban to do this and tried to explain to Linus but his calls continued with the same request which I conveyed to Urban. So there was not much social interaction although we enjoyed it when we did interact. He is survived by his loving wife of 45 years, Mrs. Madhura Bapat, two sons, two daughters-in-law and two grandsons. Manu (also known as Manohar Parrikar outside IITB) was born in a grocer's family. Eventually, I started a social enterprise on my own largely inspired by his thinking process and his constant motivation. He used to actively participate in organising our get-togethers and was always connecting the batch with some friends, who nobody else was in touch with. He did his schooling at Nutan Marathi High School and New English High School, Pune. He was an Origami expert and was excellent at calligraphy. Chhaya Dixit passed away in her hometown Bhopal due to complications from COVID. . 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. 50 + Internships Offered. Rather than bragging or boasting or simply announcing, he kept some things to himself. 2. Internal Links. Ajits two elder brothers live in the same building Parijat, one of them next to him in age was away to the UK for a holiday, the other elder brother and neighbours rushed to her on her call but Ajit was no more. It gave me the opportunity to catch up with a friend I was meeting after more than twenty years. Sid even had a rare surgical implant to augment his sensory systems making him our own Bionic Man. He told me not to spread the bad news. ~~Ramesh Kumar Punjabi. His classmates at Elphinstone as well as IIT may care to remember this. He was a qualified IWE (International Welding Engineer) by the International Institute of Welding and later became a faculty for qualifying younger engineers as well. 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. He really enjoyed reconnecting with his wingmates at the '68 batch 50th year celebration in Williamsburg, Virginia in 2018. I have observed him at IIT as a very disciplined and self respecting student. Since Linus did not have email facility, he would post his worksheets to me which I would scan and email to Urban. This website follows the DNPA Code of Ethics Copyright NDTV Convergence Limited 2023. You would be missed dear friend Yograj! 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. If I remember right Yogesh (Goojoo) and Uday (Telang) also were in the wing around the same time with parents.We were together in the 1967-68 Summer Vacation for the Koyna Earthquake School Reconstruction initiative by then Director Prof.S.K.Bose for the villagers of Vihe along with 60 other IITians led by Shailesh Gandhi and guided by Prof. Deshpande and Prof.Gadgil. She had just turned 70 on 29 July. We got dinner on the house that evening! We had a third umpire available to us at home many years before the International Cricket Board started using one. His scintillating intellect did not characterize him. I would often visit him in H8 but he never came to my room in H4. Finally, it was by chance that when I called his number on " The Friendship Day" in August 19, I was told by his cousin that he is no more. There never was a wrong nerve in his whole body. His focus area was welding technology and he was instrumental in driving the initiative of developing highly-trained young welders. Three or four years ago I and Archana were in Bengaluru and we went over to Shenoy residence. And then a few years later, Sid was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease. Do you live here, sir? Yes. Your neighbors reported a prowler in the neighborhood. I had tried to visit his house a few times during my official visits to Bengaluru. We were all seated on the terrace floor with our backs to the wall. A colorful journey for Ganesh, in which he did a lot for his family and friends. From his early days in Telco to his time in multi-national companies such as Acrow, Hardcastle and Waud, Kirby and Reliance, he loved to share his deep domain knowledge by actively participating and speaking in seminars, conferences, and advisory engagements. 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. Mobility on campus was enhanced by hopping on to the nearest unlocked bicycle and abandoning it at the destination. But unfortunately, he couldnt concentrate and continue longer due to his physical and especially mental health issues. And I second Kalyan's comment on his looks. AK and I worked very closely during the early days of the COVID pandemic. 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 suspect the nature of the game teamwork without communicating with the team member intrigued him. You pushed and prodded: encouraged and guided, You wonder Where have my children gone?. Later I came to know that he had come back. His classmates remember Dusy as a brilliant student a crackoo whose notes benefitted many during exams. 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. 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. He attended St. Xaviers School in Vile Parle, Mumbai, a seedbed for higher-education talent that sent many of its sons to IIT. 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. (B.Tech. He did his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IITB in 1967 and was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2002. Convey my condolences to his bereaved family. He projected a quiet confidence during his discussions and debates with others. Although a chemical engineer by qualification, he was a wizard at financial projection and analysis of projects we conceived for our clients.. He has a few papers to his credit published in international journals where he has written about his pioneering work in the field. Kesav enjoyed functional programming and lambda calculus but was not a fan of AI State of the Art in the late 80s. I had developed a special bond with Shivshankar. In some matters, Dilip was a very private and an unassuming person. He was a member of the Planning Commission. 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. Too early for SN to depart. I remember travelling from Goa to Mumbai in 1974 to attend the final round of interviews for a position in a multi-national. That is when the famous song by Joni Mitchell titled Big Yellow Taxi came to roost in our minds. ., he was very calm and composed. Fun times :-D. In Massachusetts, the big Patriots fan that you were showing the same gusto for those games that you bring to all things you love. As batchmates, we had several get-togethers in the past, very often led by our batch-leader Dipak Sheth. We were friends on FB but he was not as active on FB so our interaction was occasional. Yogesh was born in a family with Gandhian ways and ideology. To newcomers, he appeared to peer down upon them through the binocular telescopes resting on his nose. We have priceless memories of that sojourn, though she was a little subdued rather than her usual effervescent self. The times together are forever etched in our minds. He retired on Mar 3, 2005. Medals to School/Class Toppers. 28 Feb 2023 09:30:04 In my mind, I imagined the couple being able to eat guacamole to their heart's content. He is survived by his only sister and her family. ~~Alexander Luke. The span of someone's life, they say, is only the core of their actual existence. Terry Pratchett. We got to be good friends since our first Gujarati lecture in June 1965. Yogesh received his B. I can still imagine his smiling face. Programme Institute Song Chairman declares the Convocation open Welcome and Institute Report by the Director As per the data shared by the institution, four students were presented the Gold medals for their exemplary performance. After retirement, he served as a consultant to several other companies such as Linde, L & T Tech. He was a great family man, a loving husband, a caring father and grandfather.I knew both his parents, brothers and sister. I am not going to bid him goodbye as goodbye implies death as a finality which I find difficult to accept. Your love for life, challenges included, or shall we say challenges wanted, was time and again noticed, admired and just so contagious and inspiring. I pray for his eternal peace. My win was his win. About Featured Snippets. He was the one who told me about our classmate Percy Fernandes passing away in Mangalore. Mohan told me and Arun too that he changed from being shy or silent (I wouldn't call it exactly an introvert) to open after our 2015 reunion and he gave all the credit for this change to Arun J. His mother knew this and at times requested me to talk to him. However, throughout the entire ordeal, Manohar remained calm and guided us through multiple difficult situations. During the last five months, I tried contacting him many times but of no avail. Shreya Pathak, a (BTech) student from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering bagged the Dr. Dulal Panda, cell biologist and chair professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. 3) He used to pull my legs innocently and mischievously enough for me to realize that one need not browbeat through actions, but can do so even better through pranks. One party he organized for IITians on the terrace of his building I can never forget. Lined up in queues with lunch coupons during IITB meets. 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. 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. We were a trio - PV Bala, also a classmate & schoolmate, and we were together on the same floor, and we had the best of our times in a world-class institution. They made brave appearances at social events where they gained the admiration of all while enabling Sid and Rebecca to celebrate life and mitigate the impact on their emotional health. Every year, the top 2.5 lakh rank holders of JEE Main results are eligible to apply for JEE Advanced. He also leaves behind a legacy of entrepreneurship and product development in the field of Eddy current testing and vital defence products. In insular, impersonal America, such behavior was unusual enough for the neighbors to call the cops! This would be our residence for the time till we left IIT. He taught us how to ride a bike and helped us with our science homework. He worked as a Scientist at AgResearch Ltd., Hamilton, New Zealand modelling problems that included but are not limited to Systems and Mathematical Biology and Environmental Economics. Its very saddening to know about Nayampally passing away. And I am sure, he will teach "Vishwakarma" the Celestial Engineers, how to create a Dual Swargalok, by Reverse Engineering! Celebrating his 49th birthday only weeks before, and their twentieth wedding anniversary only months before, we still cannot believe Neelesh, the family man, the giant gentleman, the erudite investor, is no more. Even a couple of times I had invited him for lunch at my Thane home while he was working with me. It was pioneering work and it was not surprising that he was honoured with the S S Bhatnagar Prize. MBA Application Open, IIT Bombay Placements 2023: 25 students get CTC over 1 Cr, ISB Hyderabad Admission 2023. A number of typical Ganesh interaction styles would be worth noting (and I started following some of them): he would give a call and would hang up. Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Powai, Mumbai 400076. Mr. Sadanand Yadwadkar, another IIT batchmate, came from Mumbai and joined us at the S.P. Prof. Menon had been associated with IIT Bombay in a number of ways on many occasions. As per Linus wish, I sent his worksheets of the algorithm to a few of our classmates named by Linus, most of whom replied that it was too technical for them to understand.For the last few decades, Linus was in touch with me, initially on my landline and later on my mobile. He always silently did the heavy lifting and did that willingly. His wife had expired about 18 months back and Harshad was living a lonely life thereafter. Some of you will recall Sid and Rebecca travelling from Bangalore to Mumbai for the 45th reunion of the IIT class of 1968. Ganesh was a close friend for many but for us few guys including Kalyankrishnan and Deepak Thakur, Dinesh Vadera of 69 batch and Mrudul Mody and NJ Sudarshan, Gaurishanker all from IITB he was a participant, promoter or an instigator of various activities that we did together since late seventies on continuous basis. 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. I had the chance to visit him when we drove thru Baroda, on our way to Rajasthan 8 years ago, but unfortunately, he had to leave suddenly and we could not meet. On the second day of the Reunion, we all were staying at the Resort Hotel in Madh Island, we got close to each other and since then for the last 4 years, we have remained close. '78 Elec. Ganesh enjoyed explaining the complicity of the Haldi crop. But due to my busy schedule, I could not visit.Less than10 years from that get-together, I cannot believe he is no more! He moved to Clearwater, FL from Chicago after he retired, but still retained his Chicago home. '87 Chem. But its a strange reality you see To currently be sad, quiet, somber, but when we remember you it's all about the laughs we shared. He passed away on May 8, 2020. There he joined E.R. Tech Admission 2022, Top Deemed University in India. Uday was a strong and proud member of the IIT fraternity and through the years he maintained close ties with his wingmates, batch mates and university chums. Got kicked out of hotels because no one believed he was CM. Sameer Jayakar, 65, of Los Altos, passed away on March 12, 2021, peacefully at home with his wife by his side. After completing his B.Tech., in 1977, topping the class, Vivek went to Canada to acquire a Masters Degree in Welding Engineering from McMaster University, Canada. My first memories of Noorjehan are of a stunningly beautiful, utterly vivacious denizen of the Ladies Hostel, ever full of bounce and vigour. This was India's 6th medal in this year's Olympics. IIT Delhi's 51st Convocation- List of Medal Awardees: Medal Awardee's Name 1. ~ Edited by Arvind Keerthi from reminiscences provided by Neelesh's friends and family. After he completed his MTech course, Caltech sent him back to India at their own cost. This year we missed meeting in May and I am extremely sad about it. So much charm and confidence. Tuition fees at IIT for the current academic year are Rs. Several of Dilip's IIT classmates have written very nice things about him and Avinash Kulkarni has done a great job of compiling all those messages. (When I told this to my children, they looked at me in utter disbelief and concluded that both my friend and I had to have been super Nerds). But his smiling handsome face is etched in my mind. RIP my friend. He was an expert in transportation engineering. He finally established his own firm, becoming the Principal of Siqueira LLC. Association where we had a lot of activities including a trip to Goa. It is less likely, that many would have taken up this. I am pleased to say I inherited some of his love for puzzles, but it will be a while before I achieve his level of proficiency in Sudoku! Gold Medal Arnab Kumar Dey . Apart from JEE Advanced, students can also study at IITs by cracking GATE, CAT, CSIR NET, JAM, HSCEE, AAT among other entrances. Her family actually owned an Electrical Engineering business, Kheraj Electricals, in Bombay; EE students at IIT Bombay recall doing training stints at Kheraj. Ltd. and the family moved to the current home in Naupada, Thane. Kesav picked the table mat and created a beautiful American Eagle and calligraphed Stars n Stripes. At the end of 5 years, I remember we shared the kali peeli taxi to bring all our belongings from a hostel room in Powai to homes in Sion, Matunga as I had moved to Matunga by then where I continue to live. Since childhood, Shiva had a passion for Indian Music. He was an only child but grew up among many family members, so boisterous company was never very far away. May his soul rest in peace. Sid once invited us to Beacon Hill for a "thirty-minute meal from the Julia Child cookbook". Email: office.bio[at]iitb.ac.in. Sad that we have lost him so early. No long hospitalizations, no prolonged pain. Was indeed a jovial and happy go lucky fellow. 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. and Hostel 4. and Met. He had a very high competence of modelling and software development for technical problems, including problems in metabolic modelling. 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!!). Mr. Nath Diwan, his father who was a Govt. They would steal time from their working life to meet at Indore, halfway for both, she from Delhi and he from Mumbai.Biju firmly believed no country should have borders nor should they have any army. 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. in Chemical Engineering in 1972. I will always remember Mohan as a person of humble background and behaviour, multiple talents and high intelligence. He was born in the town of Ratnagiri on 29th June 1950, the eldest son of Mr. Narayan & Mrs. Ratnaprabha Bapat. As we got introduced to other Hostel mates, we stuck together night and day due to the fear of ragging. This was his last and memorable contribution to our batch: truly representative of his thirst for knowledge and intellectual search. Along with another batch mate R.Jayaram, we all grew up at Sion in Bombay and have been very close all these years. - Abdul TaiyabSorry to hear of Kedar's untimely demise. While many patients struggle with the slur and the shuffle to hide their symptoms, Rebecca stood like a rock beside Sid and confronted the big P head on. The two of them were accompanied by young Anuroopa who became the centre of attraction for the remaining 12 elder persons in the group. 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