Apart from JEE Advanced, students can also study at IITs by cracking GATE, CAT, CSIR NET, JAM, HSCEE, AAT among other entrances. May the soul rest in peace and tranquillity. You will always be in my heart. After working as a post-doctoral fellow for a few years in England, he came back to India in 1955. in Wing B, Hostel 8 was 139 and mine was 137. (File photo/PTI) A student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay allegedly died by suicide on campus early Monday morning. (12 hr./wk, 2010-2014) . There was something about Dilip that each person, not just me, recognized as Godly. What I remember of him is a very lighthearted jovial and an individual who had a good sense of humour. He spent it all on foreign vacations and indulged himself in the good things of life. There was a new boy in my 10th grade class. We met each other along with our parents who had come to see us off on that memorable day in June 1966 and naturally they felt comfortable that there are known friends already. Details inside, Tiger 3: Shah Rukh Khan to shoot week-long action schedule with Salman Khan, ChatGPT can be used by students for essays, IB Board to NOT ban AI tool in schools, Signal-free Bengaluru: BBMP budget announces multiple flyovers to decongest city, 4 bridges this year, 2023 Bennett, Coleman & Company Limited, As per the data shared by the institution, four students were presented the Gold medals for their exemplary performance. Kesav was the Buddha who showed me the light to search the science of software and gather the courage to swim in the stormy ocean of computer science. RIP Subhash, Vikas. 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. Having lived in Hostel 4 at IIT Powai for five years while pursuing a degree in Chemical Engineering as a classmate of Linus, I knew him as a brilliant student, simple, gentle, hardworking, intelligent, and a noble and kind-hearted soul. His Tabla got him an inter IIT prize at Kanpur. He did turn his head toward my voice as a memory seemed to stir within him. Adventurous and persevering, he was always fun to be around. The monsoons brought waters cascading into the Powailaketempting us to swim in the muddy waters and Sid was there on the Hostel 7 walkway cheering on fellow hostelites, messworkers . She followed suit herself, marrying Satish Desai [an IIT Bombay alumnus himself,] in 1973, soon after I had married Nandita. He has a few papers to his credit published in international journals where he has written about his pioneering work in the field. Rajani, my wife made bhutte ka kees that he used to like. Unflappable to the very end, he smiled and flashed a thumbs-up sign out of his ICU to visiting friends, only a day before tuberculosis took his life. In today's Engg. Was indeed a jovial and happy go lucky fellow. Shankarnarayan R Rao(B.Tech. It took quite some time to understand his qualities - both depth of knowledge and intelligence. His teaching areas were in systems, computer modeling and simulation, process instrumentation, and control. With Kesav, even the most differing viewpoint debates were in soft in decibel but intense and loud in intellectual rigour. He would always call and suggest that we should join hands and do business together. For some reason possibly because while Mohan could speak Marathi as good as any other but because he was still from Karnataka, speaking to him in Konkani came naturally. He had a convulsion, slipped into a coma and was admitted to hospital. Brian will be laid to rest at St. Monica Catholic Church, Mishawaka, Indiana on the 4th of May 2020 at 10.30 a.m. May his soul Rest in Peace. I kept him abreast of Alumni matters by gifting him a subscription to Fundamatics. He then got a job in Dubai, spent 2-3 years there and that helped him to come out of difficult times.Ajit was Project Director of Essar Projects for the construction of the Jetties for Dahej-Ghogha Passenger Cum RoRo Ferry Service of Gujarat Maritime Board and this was his last assignment. Biju remained a bachelor until 2000 when he got married in a 15-minute evening ceremony on the terrace of Hotel Natraj, Marine Drive to his girlfriend from Delhi. With humble beginnings and no solid educational background, he went on to be the first graduate, the first engineer and also the first IITian in the entire family.His family shifted to Pune in his early childhood, where he studied in Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya and later in S.P College until Pre-University. Shekhar invited their team, sent them to see the set up at Kolhapur and guided them. 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. He introduced himself and joined the Reunion with his wife Anuradha. He was a Member of Parliament from 1990-1996. All four went into the Electronics and Communications stream, taking their B.Tech Electrical Engineering (Honours), 1972, from IIT, Bombay. I knew him since First Year Science days at Elphinstone College, Bombay. This year, IIT Bombay granted 25 joint PhD's along with Monash University. His level of energy was amazing even then. '74 MEMS H5). 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. Given the price avocados command even in the US let alone in India that was truly amazing. All from the first year. Email: office.bio[at]iitb.ac.in. We last met Brian at the Sapphire reunion held at the Cidade de Goa in January 2016, when he sportingly agreed to perform and gave us a glimpse of his brilliant guitaring skills playing the Guitar Boogie with consummate ease, to everyones delight. I pray that the God gives courage to his family to bear the loss and that his atma attainsmukti. He was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award of IIT Bombay in the year 1996 for his extraordinary achievements in his career. I got my first shock when our dear Rusi Patel expired some years ago. He used to regale us with his singing of old songs. Silver Medalists Priyanshi Rajput . Ltd., the Design and Contracting firm headquartered in Nagpur and established by his father. It never mattered how much money we had! I didn't think I was hiding. #gold #Au. She was instrumental in our recovery from that life-threatening illness. Subsequently, he started his own consultancy company for setting up very economically viable small chemical plants in and around Delhi area. Clickhereto condolence messages sent by other IITB friends. The Chemical Research Society of India (CRSI) was established in 1999 as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the country's independence. I know he has many friends and well-wishers at J&J. She has completed her Ph.D. in Biotechnology from the prestigious IIT-Bombay. On the one hand, he was associated with the group for sending up balloons having glass plates with emulsions to study cosmic ray interactions at high altitudes and on the other side, he also worked with the group which performed experiments in the Kolar Gold Field mines to study cosmic rays deep below the earths surface. As someone has already said, we do lose touch with many of our classmates, but memories come flooding back. We have instituted several medals and awards to honor the academic achievements, excellence in leadership, sports, cultural activities and social service and exemplary human qualities. I don't know, the kind of response he got. Georgie commenced work in Beaverton, Oregon, with the fabled Tektronix, rising to Manager, New Product Introductions, in the Grass Valley Group division of the Company. 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. Delhi, Indore, Madras and Mandi, IIT Bombay M. Tech Admission 2022. 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. Tiwari/Bihari) took his last breath on 19th Feb, 2022 after battling cancer for 18 months. It alarmed me and a few days later I wrote to Avinash. He has personally tutored many poor children in the area as a social service. His lifestyle reminds me of the famous Frank Sinatra song My Way. Dilip stayed in the S.P. - Milind Patankar, Ramamurthy had come to our batch when we went into 2nd year. Noor did not, however, join the family business. Not only did I often meet his family in Santacruz in the 60s but also visited his Vashi bungalow once with my wife as well. MBA Application Open, DMS IIT Admission 2023. 2022, All rights reserved with Campusutra. Phatak, CSE, is the PI of this MHRD-funded project. This hobby made him popular in college as he took interest in playing as an accompaniment to budding singers and instrumentalists. He came to the U.S. in 1979 after completing an engineering degree at IIT Bombay, where he received the President of India Gold Medal Award. 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. He believed that an appropriate tribute would be to install a statue of Te Whiti next to statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Wellington, giving the Maori leader a status equal to that of Mahatma Gandhi. At IITB Yogesh was the consummate batchmate. Oh yeah! 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. Once he stayed in my house, when he came down to attend the wedding ceremony of the elder son of Pradip Mittra in 2007. Ravish grew up in Deoria, a small city in eastern Uttar Pradesh, where he studied at the governments Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya. 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 touched many lives and I am positive his memories will last till we ourselves do. Over the last two decades, he also taught yoga as a way of giving back to society. We also developed good ties with seniors like Nadkarni group and Paradkar group. I was the GS of the Metallurgical Engg. I have wished him a happy birthday every year right on time. The local S.P. As everyone observed he was indeed a jovial guy! He was my wingmate in hostel 4. AK always preferred working from the shadow zone. The "Train 10,000 Teachers" (T10KT) project implemented jointly by IIT Bombay and IITKharagpur has been awarded the "Digital India Excellence Award 2017" in the category "Education" by the Pan-IIM World Management Conference. His career covered as Business Director, Monsanto (1992-1998) and Global Business Development Manager, Dow Chemical (1999-2001). At TIFR, he continued his studies on cosmic rays by integrating himself with existing research groups. 2. The reunion rekindled many happy memories and was an occasion for all of his wingmates to sit together, with their spouses, reminiscing about their past decades of work careers, family lives, interests and hobbies. While this world has lost a star, the firmament above has gained a superstar, which will be shining brightly and permanently on his family and friends on earth. Thanks for checking, I assured the policeman and sent him away. Linus amazed me by completing examination papers ahead of time and walking off, while most of us watched the clock anxiously as we struggled to complete the paper. Prof. J.C.Bose Memorial Gold Medal Sayan Bhattacharjee Chemistry The Chairman, BoG Gold Medal (UG) Subhamoy Dey Physics Kesav picked the table mat and created a beautiful American Eagle and calligraphed Stars n Stripes. She retired from BHU in 2013 as Associate Professor. Kesav enjoyed functional programming and lambda calculus but was not a fan of AI State of the Art in the late 80s. Vivek, you will be missed by one and all. Ganesh was a man of multiple talents, perhaps he wanted to prove a point that 'he can do it'. 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. 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. He was an Origami expert and was excellent at calligraphy. We will cherish Ganesh's memory for a long time to come. The problem was ------who would do the dishes!!!!! till we meet again, in the belief that he has just completed one phase of his life and moved on to the next. ~~Milind Patankar. Linus lived in Bandra with his two unmarried sisters. Even after his full retirement, he continued to volunteer as an advisor to undergraduate students. This website follows the DNPA Code of Ethics Copyright NDTV Convergence Limited 2023. Got kicked out of hotels because no one believed he was CM. Often jumping piggyback on Pani whenever they scored a touchdown! My parents visited me in the US in 2019 and they were able to spend some more time with us. He is survived by his wife and two married sons. We are going to miss him. He organized 5 National ACS symposia and co-edited 2 books. A pretty jovial guy, an enthusiastic Bridge player. He was a loving and supportive husband and a dedicated son, brother, and friend. My heart goes out to his family and my prayers for the liberation of his soul. All students scoring 100% marks For 5 to 9 students writing the exam/class - Gold Medal of Excellence to top rank holder in class 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. Your IP: Yogesh Popat suddenly passed away on February 16, 2021 of natural causes. He graduated from IIT Bombay in 2005 with B.Tech and M.Tech in Metallurgical Engineering & Material Sciences. Then on to the Brookline Bridge Club, coming home at 10 PM famished. 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. I hope youre busy creating art, smiling and enjoying Gods chikki. He was an only child but grew up among many family members, so boisterous company was never very far away. When asked how he spent his spare time, Manguexa innocently said he lay in bed listening to old Hindi songs on the radio, which was not taken to kindly. After his untimely death, his family donated the same to IITBHF. Wishing Peace and Bliss for him in the hereafter. One of his friends in SIES college gave him JEE application form and made him apply. Krish held many senior corporate positions, including directorships, and was the MD of ITCOT, Chennai for many years. We pray for strength to them to bear this huge loss! Of course, time heals all the sorrows. Ganesh was a great contributor to the close bonds Batch of 1969 developed. He enjoyed sharing his stories of his Shipping Career as Chief Engineer, and later Education Career as the Principal, Don Bosco Maritime Academy in Kurla, Mumbai. In the course of his research, teaching and industrial career, he has worked on scientific and technological problems that require superior ability to analyse and willingness to interdisciplinary approaches to arrive at solutions. On his return to India in February 1980, he began his career as a Welding Engineer with Larsen & Toubro Ltd., Mumbai, and worked for six years on development, planning, and execution of welding procedures for productivity and quality improvement. Upon graduation, our paths diverged. We were together in the same hostel H5. He was a lovable person. In association with the Indian Institute of Welding, Mumbai Chapter (IIW), his students represented in global competition. He was always ready to help out his colleagues and did so in such an unassuming manner that you never felt being in his shadow but rather being under his wing. IIT Bombay Director Professor Subhasis Chaudhuri Institutes Report for the year 2021-22 and highlighted the difficulties faced by the batch due to COVID-19. I met him again in Johnson & Johnson India. He was being treated for cardiac and other issues for some time. The next week he called me from his hospital to tell me that he was admitted for a check-up. Quite sad and shocking newsPally - Nayampally was too lengthy to pronounce, to me and our group, his innocent and ever-smiling face is still fresh in my memory. He took interest in playing as an advisor to undergraduate students and instrumentalists iit bombay gold medalist list. There was something about Dilip that each person, not just me recognized! 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