After retirement, he served as a consultant to several other companies such as Linde, L & T Tech. Colleges with their emphasis on IT and Comp. The subject line in his email would always start with from Ganesh: he would write short lines and brief paragraphs and would always appreciate the good work done by others. Vikas Pujari passed away at home on 18th February 2019. Enjoyed treasure hunts, crosswords, quizzes. He would take out his wallet and show the set of currency notes and ask Gary, what will I do with this much cash? Building on her passion for science, Dr. Swati Dutta commenced research in the new field of bioinformatics, in 2005. Since there was no teacher for Physics and Chemistry in the school, he had to go to Rajapur for his SSC 11th standard then. In due course, he was entrusted with higher responsibilities, in the companys heavy Engineering Division, and then in Oil & Gas division. We concluded that he had, not surprisingly, developed a photographic memory, because of the vast repertoire and library of musical scores, melodies and arrangements which he carried around in his head. Prior to that, I did my undergrad from IIT Bombay. But he was a jolly good fellow with a vast network of contacts in the industry and amongst fellow alumni. May his soul achieve sadgati. Ganesh enjoyed explaining the complicity of the Haldi crop. He was dignity personified. But for some reason, I did not and have not ever spoken with the first three in Konkani. 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. 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. Whilst working in a sugar mill in Maharashtra, he met Prof. Kamath on many occasions to seek his advice on various engineering issues. It is indeed sad to know of his death. May God grant eternal peace to the departed soul. A diligent student and a badminton and tennis champion, Ashok graduated from the IIT Bombay in 1968, specializing in Mechanical Engineering. He was extremely versatile being able to switch seamlessly from Classical to Jazz to Rock with great fluency, ease and style. IIT Bombay Convocation 2022: Indian Institute of Technology Bombay's (IIT B) 60th convocation was held on August 20, 2022. At that time, he was working for Chicago Pneumatics (CP Tools), Mulund along with Tony Fernandes (Mech 71, H4) and Pat Sengupta (Mech 72, H4). He loved the game of cricket and followed the Indian cricket team religiously. There was a social side to Brian. During our graduate studies at IIT from 1962 to 1967, Mr. Verma, Mr. Radheshyam Goswami and I, Gajraj Singh Sachan, lived in the same hostel no. And I am sure, he will teach "Vishwakarma" the Celestial Engineers, how to create a Dual Swargalok, by Reverse Engineering! Harshad and I first met when we were about 11 or 12. I knew Linus both as a student in IIT and literally my next-door neighbour in Bandra. Yogesh went on to do his Ph.D. under Dr. GS Tendulkar in powder metallurgy. batch of 1974, and also a Gold medallist, but you never could guess this from his simple, humble demeanour. 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. Since then, Dilip has been the only friend of mine, whose birthday I have remembered without fail. Sushil Bijawargi (B.Tech 73, MetE, H2 & H5). Probably, this is why neither a lung condition nor extreme weather in the north deterred him from the eternal journey he undertook. He was not a regular to our MMM or Alumni Annuals. Ashok Modak was born on April 11, 1946 in Pune, which was then a quiet country town, and eventually his family moved to Mumbai, where he spent much of his youth. Our batchmate Kamlesh Gandhi stood by him and his family in those tough days. Fees, Eligibility & Average Salary, FMS Delhi Final Placements MBA Batch of 2023, IIM Bodh Gaya hosted panel discussion on UNION BUDGET 2023 and its potential impacts, Thapar Institute Of Engineering & Technology Patiala Celebrated 36th Convocation, IIT Delhi holds 53rd convocation 2022. The students have experienced with a remarkable stoicism all three phases of life in the campus: pre-covid ambiance, extreme hardship due to pandemic and then the post-pandemic opportune moments that the campus provides.". You will always be in my heart. IIT Bombay Institute Prize for excellence in academics [2012] Awarded Gold Medal for Rank 6 at the Indian National Mathematics Olympiad [2008] Recipient of the KVPY Young Scientist Scholarship, Govt. And that is what was special about Manohar, I thinkthat, at heart, he remained a simple honest soul to the very end and he did not let the trappings of power or the business of politics corrupt him, as it often does. He then took up cultivation of turmeric(Haldi) and started to produce very high-quality organic turmeric powder. May God give them the Strength to bear this irreparable loss. Noorjehan Desai [ne Kheraj] breathed her last on Thursday 20 September 2018 in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA, from complications related to Alzheimer's disease. I can still imagine his smiling face. A great friend and a permanent recluse. He displayed an uninhibited exhibition of exuberance and energy in all his pursuits, maximising his participation in anything that was fun on campus. We pray for his soul and pray that God give his family and friends the courage to bear this loss. Shivkumar Sharma and Pt. News of Death always comes as a shock especially when it is your classmate. Sid was cremated in Bangalore and his ashes immersed in Chennai. With Foreign Universities setting up campuses in India, Is Liberalization of the education sector coming up? She took her Bachelor of Science with a gold medal, majoring in Physics, from the Kamla Raja Girls PG College, Gwalior, in 1967, going on to post-graduate study at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, where she took her Master of Science in Physics in 1969. To believe in ourselves and the decisions we make. He loved outdoor adventure, tracking, kayaking and scuba diving. AK always preferred working from the shadow zone. Biju got friendly with him. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) in Feb 2023 won Gold and Silver medal at the 2nd Annual Anthem Awards for its 'Don't Choose Extinction' campaign. But will never forget his smile, humor and simplicity in life. He has left behind a lot of memories to cherish, honour and emulate. IIT-B students' magazine, Insight, has pulled out old editions that covered two agitations. He never spoke ill of anyone. Oh, I have no doubt he aced the then-JEE to get in, but then he proceeded to tune out and alienate, not unknowingly, just about everyone whom he connected with, from teachers, to hostel-mates, to the institute registrar (I am told) for refusing in his 3rd year, to let Biju move forward with his classmates until his original batchmates had all graduated years ahead of him, by May 1971. College. 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. Gold Medal, Top 1% Topper, Plastic waste management, NPTEL,IIT Kharagpur, April 2019. - Anil AggarwalSad. He is mourned by a large number of welding professional he was associated with over his career span, friends and relatives. From June this year his health began to decline. Dr. (Prof.) Rangan Banerjee, Suicide drives IIT B to draw up lighter curriculum to cut stress, JEE Advanced 2023: Cut-offs Trends for CSE at IIT Bombay, IIT Hyderabad introduced B Tech in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. Hi Everyone, Hiring Marketing Head for leading Consumer Goods Location: Mumbai & Bangalore CTC: Upto 20 LPA Product: Consumer Goods Notice: MAX 30 He spent the winters in Florida and summers in Chicago.Harsha passed away on February 19th 2020 after a long and valiant fight with cancer. He was a man of integrity, always cared for his family and everyone around him, and worked for the society and above all, never forgot his rural roots. For him, journalism provided a window to that world.. His lab partner at IIT, Niranjan Pardasani, remembers him as, a model of absolute honesty, simplicity and straightforwardness! Krish introduced me to crosswords, and we used to try and solve the Times of India - and I still try my hand at this. Accelerated infrastructure development in Goa. His passion for questions that go to the heart of politics and society made him switch to social sciences. Sid joined the City of Boston to help the Mayor with the Big Dig in the North End during the time of Dukakis and Freddie Langone and of course the KennedysThose were the days when the Cabots spoke only to the Lodges and the Lodges spoke only to God!!!! He was born in India. He invited me and Uday (Telang) to Bharuch where he was posted for 2-3 years (and later at Bhavnagar for next 2-3 years) to look after the jetty and other infrastructure works at Dahej and Ghogha. I also remember going to Bangalore with Ganesh to attend the marriage of Ram Athreyas daughter. Nandita and I owe her an irreparable debt. I first met him when i was working on a catalytic converter environmental research project under the guidance of Prof TRR Mohan in 1988. On top of all this, Brian went into the dreaded examination halls and came out with flying colours. Only such persons get such a beautiful passage to heaven. Alas! Never once he mentioned about his sickness, and I also carried on as if everything is normal and I was unaware about the status of his health. I had met Percy in Mangalore around a year or so prior to his sudden demise. Deeply distressed to hear about the passing away of a dear friend and a noble soul. I suspect the nature of the game teamwork without communicating with the team member intrigued him. . 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. It took quite some time to understand his qualities - both depth of knowledge and intelligence. I believe he never recovered from this blow and decided to fade away. You brought a certain type of happiness to anything you did. Kandy is survived by his wife Maya, his daughter Gayatri and his son Utpal. You had this ridiculous bounce in your step as if you were going to leap a foot into the air every time. He was an Origami expert and was excellent at calligraphy. The CPI is based only on the mandatory credit requirements for BS/B.Tech (with Honours). He was a huge fan of Pt. Naik and Rastogi Excellence in Ph. His classmates at Elphinstone as well as IIT may care to remember this. The problem was ------who would do the dishes!!!!! - SreeramVery sad to learn about the sudden demise of dear Diwan. It is unfortunate that he will not get to experience the various joys of Sharva growing up, his first wheee on the slide or his first bike ride. 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. We built a meta meta data modelling engine called Adex. His superlative academic skills were quickly and widely recognized: when he ranked 6th in the HSC Maharashtra State Board Exams, his coaching class, the Multi-Purpose Academy crowed about it by publishing his photograph in a quarter-page newspaper ad. As his wing mates, we had the privilege and pleasure of enjoying his dry humour for an extended period through endless, late-night cack sessions as well as through our more infrequent get-togethers after IIT-B. Noor's truly compassionate nature was revealed in full when the bottom fell out of our life in 1996-97. Find every unique opportunity to reinforce humanness., IIT Bombay partners with JSW Group to establish Technology hub for steel manufacturing. (12 hr./wk, 2010-2014) . After graduating in 1967, Nanda joined Khare & Tarkunde Infrastructure Pvt. Students (or just graduated) that we all were. And his farm for his love for the Indian herb Haldi. Subsequently, he had a sterling globe-trotting career across India, UK, US, and Singapore comprising stints at AF Fergusson, KPMG, iFlex Solutions, Deutsche Bank, and the Royal Bank of Scotland. His spiritual pursuits took him places far and wide including Kailash Mansarovar, in the last decade. Present day IITBAA owes a lot to Linus DSouza. Yogesh went on to do his Ph.D. under Dr. GS Tendulkar in powder metallurgy. ', Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman, Aditya Birla Group was the Chief Guest. After passing out from IIT, Linus got a scholarship to pursue higher studies at the prestigious Caltech, USA. This Irani Hotel had a jukebox and a collection of about 400 old Hindi songs of the fifties like Kanandevi, Amirbai Karnataki, KL Saigal, CH Atma, Hemant Kumar, Suraiya, Talat Mehmood, etc. Almost every teacher asked him to introduce himself and our class learned that he came from Dahanu, a place I had not heard of until then. Knew him well at H8. Dilip and I used to go jogging every Sunday morning. - Prakash Koppar ( Gary ), Met 71 H5 / 7. Thanks, and best to all *** It is indeed sad news. I still remember a Six over the bowlers head he hit off a Pacer (from Elect Dept) in the interdepartmental match since he narrated the background behind that shot to me although I was watching him hit it!Those were the days after graduation when telephones were scarce. He studied hard for the IIT Entrance exams and secured a place in Chemical Engineering at IIT Bombay and graduated in the year 1971. He never missed any class and was always aware of the hardships and financial difficulties his parents were facing to educate their children in Mumbai. He constructed a world of his own which had little to do with reality. This bonding became a foundation of our relationship in times to come. I remember strongly because he was a jovial person; I had attended his wedding at Chembur along with Jagdish Bhatia and lost touch as I changed my base. Ghanshyam Soman, B. He is survived by his wife, Nutan, a professor at RN Ruia College in Mumbai and daughter Sameeksha. This hobby made him popular in college as he took interest in playing as an accompaniment to budding singers and instrumentalists. 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. Changed the Defence Procurement Policy for India, Implemented OROP, supervised surgical strikes in Myanmar and PoK, revamped an inert bureaucracy with transparency and accountability. An exceptional student, Swati always topped her class right from her school days. Robotics. He introduced himself and joined the Reunion with his wife Anuradha. An out-and-out family man, he was always there not just for immediate family, but also extended family and friends. On returning home from a business trip to San Francisco, Georgie suffered a massive coronary incident that interrupted blood flow to his brain long enough to render him comatose.And thus he remained, for nearly 20 years, nursed at home with unswerving devotion and tender care by Helena, true to their marriage vows, until death parted them at 2:30 pm that terrible Friday a week before Valentines Day.While Ravi holds his own, Sruthi (who herself took a Ph.D. and is an academic at the University of Portland) married Michael Rosenfluth; they have a beautiful daughter.Nandita and I spent half a day with Helena and the recumbent Georgie last July in their lovely home in Portland, in the presence of the whole family. May his soul remain in peace and tranquillity. I wondered how most of them knew Kandy and his popularity was undeniable. He was Kesav, Nori-saab, Prof. Nori, KVN to his friends, peers and mentees. He briefly held a number of jobs for prestigious companies but was under medication and could not handle the stress entailed. Subhash Kamte passing away was sad news. May Nandas soul find its way to the Moksha and Rest in Peace. But the business was only a small part of Neeleshs life. . He was much loved by his batchmates for the warmth, friendliness and good cheer he spread all around him. ~ PC Govil. He later received a PhD from the University of California Irvine. Well, I never came across Nayampally after 71. From July 1986 till December 1991, he worked as Technical Manager at the Welding Consumables Group at Advani-Oerlikon Ltd., providing technical support for business development by extending applications of current products and by defining, testing and launching new consumables for joining and surfacing. He was always ready and willing to give help to those in need and went out of his way to any person or organisation for social service or organising events. I am extremely sorry a warm-hearted good friend met his end. I had tried to visit his house a few times during my official visits to Bengaluru. "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. Click to reveal He was very friendly and would always stop to say Hello. He worked hard on creating a beautiful community focused on real-life skills and natural learning. 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. May his soul Rest in Peace. Phone: 022 2576 7771. At IITB Yogesh was the consummate batchmate. It was Monday, June 8, 1959, the first day of high school in 1959. He was also an ardent admirer of Prof. Dijkstra and Prof. Hoare. Prof. Menon had been associated with IIT Bombay in a number of ways on many occasions. As a result, I used to look forward to talking to Mohan. This not only became possible but was done very well because of Kesav. A Matunga, Mumbai native, he loved to breakfast at Cafe Madras. , [maut us kii hai kare jis kaa zamaana afsos, yuu.n to duniyaame.nsabhiiaa.ehai.nmarne me liye, vahii kaarvaa.n vahii raaste vahii zindagii vahii marhale, magarapneapnemaqaam par kabhii tum nahii.nkabhii ham nahii.n ]. This led to several discussions between us about who was better! RIP in heaven Mohan Patil, my unique childhood friend. In one photo provided by his family, Neelesh is seen sitting at the seat of a traditional vegetable cutter ( in Marathi; , Hindi), slicing potatoes. Grateful thanks to Satish Desai for valuable aides-memoire. Fast forward to his years in Farmhouse in Shahapur. Alcohol was served, not in glasses but in scooped out watermelons. Gold Medal Aditya Vikram Singh . 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. Unfortunately, I did not get a chance to interact with him much all these years. Paramjit, a lovely and kindly Delhiite whom Biju had met and befriended in the late 90s, and married in 2000, was the one person in my seeing, who was unquestioningly and non-judgmentally devoted to him. At one point, he was a Professor at the Walchand Institute of Technology, Solapur. Chhaya Dixit passed away in her hometown Bhopal due to complications from COVID. My parents visited me in the US in 2019 and they were able to spend some more time with us. Sid once invited us to Beacon Hill for a "thirty-minute meal from the Julia Child cookbook". The onset of the illness that finally claimed her was obvious. Biju would drop in regularly. Shreya Pathak, a (BTech) student from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering bagged the Dr. Download eYRC Poster Register. He was an active volunteer with Mohan Foundation educating and lecturing on organ donation. Those who loved him knew of his huge heart, his willingness to help and inspire confidence in others. He was suffering from terminal cancer for some time. I observed that Kandy was a very good listener. He developed a habit of writing to me on postcards. He is survived by his wife Jayanthi, Sons Radhesh and Sriram, and grandchildren Ojas, Idhaant and Siri. As part of Alumni activities, he mentored several IIT students with his vast Industry experience.His last assignment was with All India Reporter Pvt Ltd. as a Consultant, enabling the Company to transform its marketing techniques and bring them into a digital age.Suresh is survived by his wife Bharati and son Sandeep. His child-like quality is something rare we see these days. He will always be remembered as a helpful colleague, a thorough gentleman and a sincere friend. He was brilliant, humorous and very helpful. Biju had been hospitalized few days earlier, was in the ICU, and had been drifting in and out of a coma. Every morning he would sit outside in the yard and give Sharva his breakfast. He was a really an outgoing guy. Shiralkar, D.R. I don't know, whether, he has documented the procedures he used to follow, but he was very open about how to enter and carry on with this business. I am extremely sorry and shocked to hear about the passing away of our classmate Harshad Bhinde. His last rites were performed by his father in the presence of his family, friends and colleagues at a crematorium in Gurgaon. Srivastava had won the gold medal in IMO in 2019 and before that, he had won the silver medal in 2018. Born in a lower middle-class family in Gujarat, he was the youngest of five brothers and a sister. I am Shivam Patel, a second-year graduate student at Carnegie Mellon University pursuing the Master of Information Systems Management program. Whether with a dry joke, inspirational quote or smile, he supported and encouraged us. When Sudarshan used to come from Australia for his usual Annual visit, we always stayed at this farmhouse and enjoyed his hospitality. Gold Medal, Top 2% Topper, treatment and Wastewater ecycling NPTEL,r IIT Kharagpur, October 2018. Since 1990, he was a Coordinating Lead author of twelve publications of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and was among the recipients of the 2007 IPCC Nobel Peace Prize. As he stayed in Baroda, we hardly met after IIT though we were in touch on phone and mail. All from the first year. University GEO Gold Medalist Alumni Speaker (2021 Graduation Ceremony) Show more Show less EGADE Business School del Tecnolgico de Monterrey Professional . They showed interest to set up E cell. I would then printout Urbans reply and courier it to Linus. 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. Swati touched my life deeply, at a personal level. At times, he guessed that I wanted something different than R&D just from the way I walked to his desk. He pursued a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from IIT-Bombay. IIT Bombay | I learn every day 1 d Denunciar esta publicao Denunciar Denunciar . He is one of the founding members of Infosys, which was established in 1981 by which he is a non-executive chairman of a big organisation. Biju was a go-getter, extrovert and a bindaas guy. Born in 1946 Sid completed his schooling in St. Germains, Bangalore, before doing a short stint at Elphinstone College, Bombay. Divn). He was who we went to for advice, stories and guidance. Yogesh is survived by his mother Gunvanti, sister Hansa, brother Uday, wife of 22 years, Rina, and three daughters Divya, Malini, and Sarita. My interaction with him started in 1970 when he requested my help in assisting with his B.Tech project. Unfortunately, Kandy passed away due to a sudden, massive cardiac arrest on 15th November early morning. Mohan Shenoy died of a cardiac arrest on 26th February 2019 at a hospital at Bengaluru where he would have been treated for gall stones and pancreatic cancer. He worked with JS Chemi Equipments, Swastik, Eurrestra and finally retired from Hindustan Ciba-Geigy. I was deeply saddened to hear that Shivshankar Nayampally has passed away. 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. He was a welcome member in our family. That was the first instance of realizing what cooperative team effort can achieve. As late as just the day we met over dinner on 28th April 2019 at Hotel Central Peninsula at Sion, he remembered my mother.That is Ajit Tipnis.May God give his wife Sulabha, son Satyajit, daughter Sujata, son-in-law Mayuresh, grand-daughter Ariana and all members of his family the strength to overcome this irreparable loss and the courage to move on.May his soul find eternal peace. This man wore crumpled half sleeved loose shirts, sported unkempt hair, wore chappals and overdressed with sandals. He served the Aditya Birla group, Sapoorji Pallonji Mistry group, National Chemical Bahrain, and Rhodia Chemicals, almost at all levels for 40+ years. His teaching areas were in systems, computer modeling and simulation, process instrumentation, and control. The other was that he had found out Swami Chinmayananda's Ashram on the other side of Vihar Lake and went there at times. I have known Krish or Kicha, as we called him and his family for over 50 years. But somehow it was not happening. Rajiv was devoted to a number of social causes. The battle is lifelong and the outcome fair. Have you heard about Jeff Bezos "Regret Minimization" Framework? Kesavs deep knowledge of how to construct software, transform it, preserve its intermediate States, prove correctness, software reliability, formalism of programming languages, the concept of a machine behind an application was a vast canvas on which one could walk any path to anywhere starting from anywhere and learn. Its very saddening to know about Nayampally passing away. As distressed and heartbroken as we are, we readily agreed. It gave me the opportunity to catch up with a friend I was meeting after more than twenty years. His several students including girl welders won global awards for high-tech welding. His beloved wife, Judy, was with him. In the late Sixties, it was the tallest building under construction in Mumbai. His phone call on the 17th of February came as a rude shock, for we had no inkling of what he was going through. The lyrics and melody of all the songs were tunelessly belted out full throat across the hostel wings later at night. H2. Even after my two daughters got married and settled in USA, Linus used to enquire with me on his landline about them and their kids and husbands. Hats off to this amazing crusader of the poor and marginal sections of society!We have lost a true gem. A perfect gentleman, a true friend, and mature beyond age from when I knew you more than 40 years ago! He used to sing in cultural programs. I had joined a new job at Tata Consulting Engineers what caught my attention was his disarming mischievous smile. It is a unique situation that I do not think anyone has faced in life like mine in history! Bomb outside the door goes off. My earliest memory of Sushil was when he used to land up every day during the vacations at our adda at an Irani Hotel attached to the MGMO Swimming Pool in Shivaji Park, facing Dadar Chowpatty. Anything you pursued! Your hostel mates, your classmates, your housemate from Urbana came together to write this. VOL. We were told the doctors werent holding out much hope. Most academics and researchers would have resisted. I think, our last talk was before Ganpati festival. When the power of one's brain is as vast as the power of the universe, (and I'm sure all IITIANS will agree, that one DOES have that capacity, but only a percentage seek access to, hone and showcase it), can we contain describing such persons in words? All this, within a few years of his graduation. When the month of December arrives this year, I will surely and sorely miss him. 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. I just woke up (in Canada) to the sad news. Students from IIT Indore won AED 1 mn by winning gold medal at the World Government Summit in Dubai on 13 Feb'23. Looked after women and old people in Goa through imaginative schemes. For where you are is what matters most to us. He remembers your crazy boisterous laughter when someone (no mystery who ;-)) pulled a prank just outside your room. Two of us went to the airport and came back too in that scooter! AK was very closely associated with IITBAA Hyderabad Chapter. 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. Congratulating the graduands for their academic performance, Mr Birla said: "To thrive in this world, I believe you must operate at the intersection of purpose, people, and machines (PPM). We saw their front yard cum garden (so rare these days anywhere). 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. Typical of him, he chose a beautiful Knowledge Tree for this and got it executed. He never spent money unless absolutely needed and tried to manage within the scholarship that he used to receive. He is always reserved and serious person. Georgie and the children joined her in 1990. He was always there lending a helping hand very gently under trying circumstances. Helping hand very gently under trying circumstances know of his death in Mangalore around a or. In Bandra present day IITBAA owes a lot to Linus 2019 and before that, was! 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