Hi Everyone, Hiring Marketing Head for leading Consumer Goods Location: Mumbai & Bangalore CTC: Upto 20 LPA Product: Consumer Goods Notice: MAX 30 Ravish Kumar Tiwari (a.k.a. You will always be in my heart. He would quip, You are going to make me write part of some proposal, right. He gradually progressed to the pinnacle of his engineering career and assumed the role of the Managing Director of the firm before retiring at the age of 55 years. (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). This sheer willpower is something he exemplified throughout his life's journey. 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. Our brother Linus was one such, a genius and more, so we celebrate, at his passing, not the success, but the MAN! A few days ago, Ranju had informed us about his moving from Bandra to a nursing home in Vasai. Whether with a dry joke, inspirational quote or smile, he supported and encouraged us. Your IP: And thank you, Velu, for all the trips! He was the main person who organised the Vilas Karnik Fund (later called 'Needy Student Fund') as financial help to poor students in IITB. But that was Manohar!We also worked together when he was the General Secretary of the Hostel and I was the Mess Secretary, around that time. Clicking on the link will take you to the NSO 2022-23 result page. Never uttered a bad word. Linus was the eldest of 6 siblings of a middle-class family living at Belgaum. He was always willing to pitch in with whatever help he could offer, as also with some Hindi Songs, mostly from the 1950s and 1960s. He joins our dear batch mates of 1971 who have left us behind. After graduating, he joined his father's company Troika that specialises in technology and equipment for the vegetable oil industry, and took it to new heights and a global presence. He was a thorough gentleman and very humble. I was happy to oblige him. Dear Linus, RIP. I like to console myself in thinking that dear Manguexa is alive and well in some parallel universe, doing what he loves the most which is busy solving some abstruse Chemical Engineering problem, or perhaps, simply just enjoying a game of cricket. Acquired a 2 bedroom flat 5 years ago, for which, instalments are still being paid. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. Later, I asked the HR Head why, and he said Manguexa faltered at the last interview with the Chairman. Engg., Civil Engg. He was the Chairman of a Committee appointed by MHRD around 1975 to consider the possibility of establishing major Centres of Research in each of the IITs. I hurriedly scribbled a few lines to the IITB67 group. 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!!). He passed away on May 8, 2020. After he completed his MTech course, Caltech sent him back to India at their own cost. While at IIT, both during the UG and the PG days, my relations with my own parents were very unhealthy and it was a source of constant mental pain and anguish to me. '72 Chem H4)[AKA Shankar, Shanky]. God rest her soul. I enjoyed playing flute with him on tabla. In fact, I could write here many things about Linus. It was magic. The conversations we had about sports, movies, about EE coursework, about random lab mishaps, about projects, about profs, about university applications. Manu (also known as Manohar Parrikar outside IITB) was born in a grocer's family. Gold Medal Jatin Garg. Student and Alumni ProfilesView the profiles below to learn more about some of our talented master's and doctoral students and alumni!Alexander HendricksMasters in Green TechnologiesMeet AlexAlexis OyetiboMasters in Chemical EngineeringMeet AlexisArnout DevosMasters in Computer Science Meet ArnoutAyten KahyaMasters in Green TechnologiesMeet AytenDaye NamMasters in Computer Science Meet . Bezos used this Framework to start Amazon and quit his job at DE Shaw, and we do know how it He was a strong supporter of Sanskrit language and coordinated spoken Sanskrit classes. I don't know, the kind of response he got. Gold Medal Susan Jose . Every morning he would sit outside in the yard and give Sharva his breakfast. 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. Anant (Nanda) Khare passed away on July 22, 2022 at the age of 76 after a lengthy battle with seriously compromised lung functions. IIT Bombay has awarded the Institute Gold Medal (2020-21)' to Koustav Jana, a (dual degree) student from the Department of Electrical Engineering, the Institute Gold Medal (2021-22)' was awarded to Aryaman Maithani, a (BS) student from the Department of Mathematics. He visited me once in Melbourne many years ago. He was one year senior to me in good counsel high school. My last meeting with Dilip and Veena was in 2017, when he asked me to stay at his house one evening. But many who came across him would go out of their way to help him. What I remember of him is a very lighthearted jovial and an individual who had a good sense of humour. Amit texted some of us to write a few words about you for the IITB Newsletter under the Obit section. & Mat. Vrajlal Hiralal Vyas got married in 1973 and is survived by his wife, son, married daughter and two grandchildren, all living in Vadodara. 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. But surely, we all will miss our buddy, a good friend with lots of zeal and a Happy-go-lucky friend, and a Giver to Society. We saw their front yard cum garden (so rare these days anywhere). God bless your family. S. Ganesh - my neighbour during the first year, and wing mate for all 5 years. Thats how the great scheme of combined study evolved. Ashok was kind and gentle, happiest when able to help others. I don't need it. I am penning my thoughts for K. Mohan Shenoy, mainly from the first year, when we were together in the same wing. An exceptional student, Swati always topped her class right from her school days. And then, he brought the full force of his double-edged personality to bear upon you; selling you Chicago Pneumatics (formerly CP Tools) air compressors (he was their top-selling Sales Engineer between 1978 and 1982, meeting his yearly quota by March-end each year), or browbeating you into sharpening your sales strategy CP Tools MDs Mirchandani and Katyal were among the very few who chose to capitalize on Bijus unique genius. We will cherish Ganesh's memory for a long time to come. - Hari BhargavaVery Sad News. (A.R.E.) Shrikant leaves behind his wife Mrunalini, daughter Shilpa and son Srinivas. Ever the family man, Brian was a devoted husband to Maria and father of three children, Michelle, Valerie and Barry and a growing brood of 5 grandchildren. May his soul attain satgathi. I had asked him an innocent question about the depth. In one of the e-mails he mentioned that he was undergoing chemotherapy. At the start of the 1971 school year, he started coming around to see my wing-mate and his Metallurgy Department electives-mate Naren Menon 74, at our first-wing lair in Hostel 5. Kesav combined these such that each prospered on his canvass. Om Shanti. But it was a tad bit early and premature. Kesav enjoyed functional programming and lambda calculus but was not a fan of AI State of the Art in the late 80s. My father Satish Bapat passed away on 16 November 2020 at the Jupiter Hospital in Thane after an almost 3-month long battle with the Coronavirus. In its 60th Convocation, IIT Bombay awarded 2,551 degrees to 2,324 students. Dr. Abhimanyu Patil, a renowned polymer scientist, beloved husband, and father, passed away on March 27th from a heart attack.During a 32 year career at ExxonMobil, Abhi built a legacy through both his scientific achievements and the people he touched. Step 1: Go to the SOF's official website.. Within budget (and yeah usually you were the one that managed the money!) Biju had been hospitalized few days earlier, was in the ICU, and had been drifting in and out of a coma. Never made fun of anyone. Apart from all his qualities listed above, he was a lover of Sanskrit language. Additionally, he performed energy efficiency audits at hundreds of chemical and industrial, office and manufacturing facilities all over India. Rather than bragging or boasting or simply announcing, he kept some things to himself. ~ PC Govil. I was fortunate enough to share a hotel room with him when we had our 40th-anniversary meeting in 2011. He was a good friend of mine from school days. As per him, there is so much scope for Reverse Engg, he wanted many Engg students to pursue Entrepreneurship and showed willingness to help with product identification. This led to several discussions between us about who was better! May God give strength to his family to bear this loss. I felt sad as he was definitely younger than me. I too remember the Jugalbandi. The first few years in Cambridge, MA, were typically tough getting acclimatised to the sub-zero temperatures, the culture, the jolt of hearing the proposition, kiss for a quarter at the entrance to the Central Square subway station and exciting new friends at BYO parties. Your enthusiasm, infectious positivity for all things you touched especially useful for the group travel some of us got to do with you. Winner of Institute Gold Medal 1962 Dr. S. Radhakrishnan R.B. Suresh Bhagwat left for his heavenly abode on 22nd February 2018. His optimism for the teams performance has sparked anger in my brother a number of times! That he played cricket seriously and that too partnered Sunnybhai was news to us. I remember Shiva Nayampally as a very quiet, an ever-smiling classmate. After working as a post-doctoral fellow for a few years in England, he came back to India in 1955. I knew him since First Year Science days at Elphinstone College, Bombay. I used to meet him whenever I visited the Andheri plant. In 1974, he received one of the first Professional Engineer (P.E.) Through this scholarship, he was able to continue his schooling at Sanjeevan Vidyalaya, a renowned boarding school in Panchgani, Maharashtra. Right from IIT days, I noticed he was keenly interested in tinkering with any day-to-day technical problem faced by his friends. He did turn his head toward my voice as a memory seemed to stir within him. However, it was Kandy who was instrumental in developing these ties. A brilliant mind and a wonderful person. Sid was cremated in Bangalore and his ashes immersed in Chennai. The two of them were accompanied by young Anuroopa who became the centre of attraction for the remaining 12 elder persons in the group. Very sorry to hear about the sad demise of Linus D'Souza. (Computer Science and Engineering), Co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer of, Joined with B.Tech. Dilip did very well academically and achieved very good marks in all the subjects. Ramesh Punjabi and I had planned to visit Linus at the Vasai Home (which permitted visitors only on weekends) in the last weekend of September. Meet Ravish Tiwari. Unfortunately, he had two strokes in recent days. He won himself two round-trip tickets on Air India at that, to anywhere they flew (he chose to travel to the US, of course, in two separate trips). In some matters, Dilip was a very private and an unassuming person. We had intense arguments, different viewpoints and interesting debates. From all at IITBombay our heartfelt condolences to the Popat and Patel families. Technical. 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