#gold #Au. I urge you to think of PPM not as Parts Per Million but as Purpose, People and Machines. My recollection is that he had gone abroad for higher studies. Gold medal was awarded to : Other Medals Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal Hindi Vidya Bhavan Gold Medal Miss Jayati Deshmukh Memorial Gold Medal Rajit Bhagwati Memorial Gold Medal Gold Medal After graduating from IIT-Bombay with a B.Tech. Although the current trend is for English medium education, he admitted his son in a Marathi Medium school near his house. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay conducted 60th Convocation ceremony at its campus today, August 20. 6. Sad to lose a friend with whom we spend years together. 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. He was always smiling and very mixing and helpful also. Tech. All three of us happened to be in the same class, because we had chosen the Science branch and German language as one of two elective courses. Obituaries customarily include the following: (1) date and place of death; (2) a brief summary of career; (3) interests, passions, hobbies, publications, honours and other distinctions the alum would have liked to see mentioned; (4) the names of surviving family members. His superb skill on the tabla will be etched in our memories. He was in his element when he was playing with Sharva. Average salary 16.51 LPA, IIM A inaugurates JSW School of Public Policy new building at campus, Registration for JEE Advanced Drops 61% registered in 2022, 4 IITs, get new Directors. For Krishnan, teaching was a lifelong passion and helping students to achieve more than their own expectations was a lifelong mission. It alarmed me and a few days later I wrote to Avinash. After IIT, besides being engaged in his profession, I noticed he advised his nephews who were running a factory manufacturing ball chain in Goregaon. A fitness enthusiast and an avid runner, swimmer, trekker since his IIT days, Deepak was running the last leg of a half marathon at the time of his sudden and unexpected demise.After IIT, Deepak completed his Masters from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and had a stellar career in software sales spanning over two decades. 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 enjoyed it because he was never judgmental. We were friends on FB but he was not as active on FB so our interaction was occasional. He was always there lending a helping hand very gently under trying circumstances. Neeraj Chopra: Finally, India's national record holder in Javelin Throw, Neeraj Chopra secured a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. I remember his smiling face and the good times we had together. Thats how the great scheme of combined study evolved. That he played cricket seriously and that too partnered Sunnybhai was news to us. Adventurous and persevering, he was always fun to be around. I knew him since First Year Science days at Elphinstone College, Bombay. We often shared the bicycle my Dad had gifted me for mobility. 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. His career took him across the world to help support the companys global operations and made him many lifelong friends in the U.S. and around the globe. He proudly adhered to the values he believed in until his last days. He found great joy in approaching complex technical challenges with creativity and ingenuity.He also had two children, Anura and Ojus. Kesav enjoyed functional programming and lambda calculus but was not a fan of AI State of the Art in the late 80s. A part of our great dies every time we hear such news. Have faint memories of him. As can be seen, he was a multi-talented, kind-hearted compassionate human being. He liked to play chess, especially the lightning variety. 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. He and Rebecca even travelled to the US and Italy to visit family and friends, cocking a nook at his disorder. I suspect the nature of the game teamwork without communicating with the team member intrigued him. - Prakash Koppar ( Gary ), Met 71 H5 / 7. 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. 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. He was highly respected as a Welding Professional in the country, and was admired for his humility. He developed ideas around the complier compiler tool during his stay at Carnegie Mellon University. Energy radiated out of you. I have observed him at IIT as a very disciplined and self respecting student. He maintained all accounts and ensured we did not run into loss. Engg. Tech., ME. Services, IBI Chematur, SNC Lavalin and Shiva Engg. At IIT he encouraged me to join him in running the Hostel 4 Canteen Stall, in the Mess Hall. batch of 1974, and also a Gold medallist, but you never could guess this from his simple, humble demeanour. I am penning my thoughts for K. Mohan Shenoy, mainly from the first year, when we were together in the same wing. After getting his BE in Electrical engineering from IIT Bombay, Harsha Dabholkar completed his PhD in Computer Science from Northwestern University. 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. Still remember one of the best jugalbandis we heard between him and Pradeep Buch who was on the flute. For a short while, he had a sense of persecution mania of 'Black Cats', trying to catch him. ~~Milind Patankar. His body was taken to Srinagar and then flown to Vadodara via New Delhi. In the second innings, we always saw and met him with his wife Anuradha. His classmates at Elphinstone as well as IIT may care to remember this. Dear Linus, RIP. Kesav combined these such that each prospered on his canvass. I am not sure if any other batchmate knew those things either. Though I came to the US after graduation and lost touch with him, I often remembered him and so looked him up online and read that he had become the CM of Goa and Defense Minister of India, while remaining truly down to earth, like a common man. In 1997, to my great surprise, he paid a visit to the industrial display stall of my company at the Goregaon Convention Centre, Bombay. 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. His handsome face still comes clear in front of me, always well-attired and smiling. My interaction with him started in 1970 when he requested my help in assisting with his B.Tech project. Well, I never came across Nayampally after 71. Mornings at 54 he would be the first to awake, run get the newspaper, light up a Winston, get a cup of community coffee and have finished reading the paper before anyone arose. Rather than bragging or boasting or simply announcing, he kept some things to himself. His passing away for me is a personal loss of a friend, philosopher and guide.Pray God grants the departed soul eternal peace and liberation. 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. So, he must be brilliant; thats obvious. On top of all this, Brian went into the dreaded examination halls and came out with flying colours. As an equally brilliant lad and a rising musician, Yash carries his beacon further; and, we all as his IIT uncles and aunts wish Yash and Sangeeta the best in life. He used to actually bring a book to read during lectures that were of little interest to him. Two of us went to the airport and came back too in that scooter! When he came back to India his life was in shambles. She is living here in Houston and still remembers Mohan and his parents. 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. But he was a jolly good fellow with a vast network of contacts in the industry and amongst fellow alumni. When a person is par excellence, in every way and in everything, but doesn't fit into standard grooves of achievement, success, working prowess, how does one describe him? One can compare it to a giant tree where one could climb get hold of any limb and traverse the tree. During his Konkan Railway days, he used to visit VJTI for doing/supervising tests in the Lab. May her soul rest in peace. May MNRs soul rest in peace. Gold Medal Aditya Vikram Singh . He later received a PhD from the University of California Irvine. He was a very jovial friendly guy,very energetic with a baby face. When I spoke to him this August at the Senior Citizens Home in Vasai, the only thing I could make out from his garbled speech was to wish me in advance for my birthday in early September. He appeared without any serious preparation and cleared the JEE. I sang his favourite pop and jazz songs to Georgie, holding his hand while his eyes remained shut. Dilip's profile in the Class of 1967 alumni book tells all about his post-IIT career, so I will not repeat it. 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. However, most recent memories are of 15 Feb 2020, when a few of us lucky ones came together and had a gala time with a dinner party when Soman was also present. 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. 2022, All rights reserved with Campusutra. He is survived by his wife Anu, son Vishaak, parents, and brother. He published technical results in peer reviewed journals, in scientific and technical conferences, regular internal seminars, and several client reports. The two of them were accompanied by young Anuroopa who became the centre of attraction for the remaining 12 elder persons in the group. 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. Noor did not, however, join the family business. IITB Internship. As worthy of mention, if not more so, Satish paired his career success with a dedication to both his immediate and extended family and his friends. It took quite some time to understand his qualities - both depth of knowledge and intelligence. He is mourned by a large number of welding professional he was associated with over his career span, friends and relatives. Suresh Bhagwat left for his heavenly abode on 22nd February 2018. Director's Gold Medal Ms. Aashi Agarwal, B.Tech. Seeing her proved to us that soulmates are not born for each other, they are made here on this earth. I remember an incident when we were in Bangalore for a CDAC partner conference. You had this ridiculous bounce in your step as if you were going to leap a foot into the air every time. 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