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 1983, he immigrated to the US with his family and settled in New Jersey. Sid even had a rare surgical implant to augment his sensory systems making him our own Bionic Man. Ravish grew up in Deoria, a small city in eastern Uttar Pradesh, where he studied at the governments Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya. This would be our residence for the time till we left IIT. In fact, I could write here many things about Linus. Uday was born on June 4, 1946 in Nagpur, India where he grew up as the youngest of five children in a well-educated Hindu family. Engg. 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. May she rest in peace. 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. He is always reserved and serious person. When he recovered and was discharged, he had difficulty in walking. When Anand Deshpande visited TRDDC and gave a talk on nested relational databases, lots of conversations started on the history of databases, Coads relational algebra, what RDBMS were doing to application areas, normalization and de-normalizations, complex data objects, object databases that were beginning to show up, structures compilers deal with, etc. Buddy, I will run the project consulting part and you do your strategy consulting. At a close family lunch earlier this year our conversation moved to cricket, the cricket of our times, especially recalling the performance of my brother that led our school team to reach the semi-finals of Harris Shield, beating teams with players such as Gattani, Kundaran, Solkar, Amroliwalla, Rege and of course Gavaskar, who all went on to play for State or India teams. He was passionate about education and relentless in his pursuit of academic excellence. You bid Seven NT, Rebecca fulfilled the contract scoring a grand slam. He came to the US and earned a graduate (MS) degree from Stanford University in Industrial Engineering. Vivek battled lung cancer for six years, finally succumbing to the dreaded disease on April 13, 2017. Due to this he was not very social and had relatively fewer friends. My memories of interactions with him during the hostel days will last forever !From Homi ByramjiI have nothing but the fondest memories of him and his wonderful crooked smile and the glint in his eye.From Joe GonsalvesA couple of years ago Cawas and Viju Parameshwar reminded us that Rajan got the No. in 1965 and graduated in 1973; hence knew alumni from several batches.He had a knack for entertaining his friends with anecdotes of his travels and tales of his college mates and people he came across in the course of his work. Dusy's wife Sangeeta shared a heartfelt poem, which is reproduced below: You walked on this planet for 51 years,30 only with your parents and siblings21 with your partner in unison16 of which with your offspring in towYou enjoyed all the phases of life,A phase of learning and graspingA phase of experimenting and experiencingA phase of acknowledging and acceptingYou met a lot of souls,Some who taught through their behaviourSome who taught through their kindnessSome who taught through their knowledge You were shaped by all this and much more into,A caring son and brotherA loving husband, father and friendA kind and peaceful soulAs you set forward for your final journey, my dear,Wishing you calm and solace in life beyond, my dearTreasuring your precious memories and thoughts, my dearMay you rest in peace forever, my dear Yogesh Popat (B.Tech. at his residence in Santacruz, Mumbai. He was unable to overcome complications resulting from his spinal surgery. Sameer Jayakar, 65, of Los Altos, passed away on March 12, 2021, peacefully at home with his wife by his side. ~As reported by Suhas ( Aba ) Khedkar (B.Tech Civil 1976 , MTech Structural 1978). 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. Oh yeah! ~ PC Govil. His teaching areas were in systems, computer modeling and simulation, process instrumentation, and control. He had a number of anecdotes to share too. Six months before he died, he went swimming in an Indian river with a band of water buffalo. '78 Elec. Knowing Mohan the shy classmate and a one-time wing mate, it was a pleasant surprise to find about 40 years later a Mohan who was quite talkative and social. We were witness to the huge works he was doing tirelessly and the respect he enjoyed at the site from people of all levels and the diversity of skills needed in executing the works under the most demanding and adverse conditions.I know Ajit enjoyed music, Bollywood as well as Hindustani classical,semi-classical. He and I would sing occasionally at Hostel 4 social gatherings. He and Phyllis moved to Boston, where Ashok worked for various research and technology companies. who needs a golf cart! Heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. He will always be remembered as a pleasing personality, hardworking, humble and a true gentleman at heart! He was a keen bridge player, playing in several competitions from college/company level up to state level. Deepest sympathies to the Diwan family. 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. List of Cyber Security, Computer Secuirty and Network Security Universities in Canada . ~ Edited by Arvind Keerthi from reminiscences provided by Neelesh's friends and family. All from the first year. It was during his work at Ganesh Benzoplast that he had significant exposure to energy conservation and performed a number of factory audits to improve energy efficiency. ~~Written by Shubroto Bhattacharjee, IIT-Bombay EE 1971, in Melbourne, Australia. He did his B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from IITB in 1967 and was awarded the Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2002. He had a keen eye for detail related to the sport and during his Elphinstone College years had trained to be an Umpire. You would have cried and laughed. I am extremely sorry and shocked to hear about the passing away of our classmate Harshad Bhinde. The doors were never locked and the password was to name any IIT classmate, batchmate or acquaintance. Grateful thanks to Satish Desai for valuable aides-memoire. Dulal Panda, cell biologist and chair professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. He is also survived by 11 nephews and nieces living in India, France, the UK, and the US; all his siblings having predeceased him. His downfall from his heart bypass on April 18 was almost continuous. We pray that his soul rests in peace. May his soul rest in peace and may the Almighty give his family the strength to bear this immense loss. 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. He is survived by his mother who herself is 91 years in age; wife, son, daughter in law and a grand child. Being from Nagpur, Uday spent most of his university weekends in Powai unless he was visiting his sister and brother-in-law, Usha and Achyut Thatte, who lived in Bombay and who taught him to play bridge which he did skillfully in IIT and also later in life. Ltd. and the family moved to the current home in Naupada, Thane. His mildly eccentric manners, Hinglish banter, a ready smile, and contagious guffaw endeared him to his friends. We also developed good ties with seniors like Nadkarni group and Paradkar group. While visiting my brother or me he could be found chatting for hours with some mate of his that he hadnt spoken to in 40+ years. I remember her, a sort of pioneer in many ways. After IIT, besides being engaged in his profession, I noticed he advised his nephews who were running a factory manufacturing ball chain in Goregaon. He had this contrarian style. 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. Shortly thereafter he established Madhuneel Enterprises, a sole proprietorship consultancy for performing energy audits. Years passed by and I met him again in person in November 2011 for the 40th reunion of our Mech 71 batch! James Bond was the flavour of the day and Sid would explain the famous deal from Moonraker where Bond with only 7 points makes a contract of 7 clubs against Drax who had 31 points. This not only became possible but was done very well because of Kesav. His modesty always showed through and through. He either quickly found you uninteresting, or unyielding to his wisdom -- perhaps you were judgmental of his quirks -- and then snubbed and dropped you. He visited me once in Melbourne many years ago. During this check-up, he came to know about the dreaded disease affecting his organs. Enjoyed photography and gardening, and blogged stories written with brilliant humour. So proud to participate in the launch of the National Diagnostics Catapult (InDx 2.0) in New Delhi last week in presence of Dr Parvinder Maini, Office of the He was one of the most energetic and happy go lucky batchmates. ~~Kiran Deshpande (M.Tech. Born on 21 April 1948 in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, to Satyendranath Dutta, a Civil Engineer, and Pushpalata Dutta, a well-educated woman, Dr. Dutta belonged to a Bengali family which originally hailed from the Faridpur district in East Bengal (now Bangladesh). MN Ramamurthy (Met '72, H6) passed away on January 1 ,2023. Vrajlal Hiralal Vyas got married in 1973 and is survived by his wife, son, married daughter and two grandchildren, all living in Vadodara. He served the Aditya Birla group, Sapoorji Pallonji Mistry group, National Chemical Bahrain, and Rhodia Chemicals, almost at all levels for 40+ years. After graduating in 1967, Nanda joined Khare & Tarkunde Infrastructure Pvt. His body was taken to Srinagar and then flown to Vadodara via New Delhi. Only on the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras campus.. Sign of peaceful coexistence or better still, gainful coexistence.. Video credit: @Vamsi Ltd. (Engg. 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. 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. Was educated in Marathi medium. Despite being a good friend of Dilip's for 3 years up to the point of joining IIT Powai, I didn't know some things about him. So much charm and confidence. Some of the key highlights from these current affairs are:-. . Through his excellent work, he brought about a well deserved respect from public officials for the Civil Engineering Contractors. It takes a little from all of us when one of us dies. He was who we went to for advice, stories and guidance. We have priceless memories of that sojourn, though she was a little subdued rather than her usual effervescent self. We all became as thick as thieves in the process. I came to know those much later. Or the time in the 1980s when he entered a Bombay magazine competition for ideas on improving the lot of Bombayites in the burgeoning metropolis (gut the insides of the old, then-abandoned textile mills in Lower Parel, and rebuild and repurpose them as low-income housing apartments). Unfortunately, Kandy passed away due to a sudden, massive cardiac arrest on 15th November early morning. Every year, the top 2.5 lakh rank holders of JEE Main results are eligible to apply for JEE Advanced. He was working at Citibank, Mumbai those days (the early 1980s). During this time and beyond, Mysore Coffee Shop on MG Road was the venue for discussions with strangers on life, politics and Indian customs whichhe often shared in his frequent contributions to the TOI middles. That was the last time I heard his voice. The International Collegiate Programming Contest is an algorithmic programming contest for college students. Those bicycles are still being used!!! He also took us to the workshop of his elder brother Jana who was a Metallurgist with modern views. We used to pull each other's legs but would never get angry. 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. Sid was always a traveller, moving from hostel to hostel leaving his size 10 footprints all over the Powai campus. It was a cherished privilege to have been Nandas IITB classmates and friends for many years. Never uttered a bad word. From ArunTolaniMy memories of Raj are mainly from Hostel 2 and our EE class. (B.Tech '76 , MTech '78 Aeronautical Engineering, H4). The apartment at 54 Western Ave near Central Square was legendary as a dharamshala for almost every Indian and definitely every IIT Bombayite, to live in, however briefly. When Gaurishankar called me as he got the news from Vinay, hours after the last surgical procedure it shocked me badly. Those days (1978-82) I shared a cabin with my friend Rajiv Deshpande (Chem 72, H5) and Sushil would keep us entertained with anecdotes. Still, after my return to India in May, he contacted me and again in two more occasions. I remember Shiva and Pradeep Buch in jugalbandi at Convo Hall. 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. He met me often at my workplace in Andheri East and I would help him by giving him contact data of alumni based in Mumbai. You had this ridiculous bounce in your step as if you were going to leap a foot into the air every time. Returning to India during the dynamic and vibrant political atmosphere of post-emergency, Swati came into touch with the ongoing socialist movement of the time, although she had already been introduced to socialist ideas during her time in the US. Amit texted some of us to write a few words about you for the IITB Newsletter under the Obit section. Venkatraman Krishnan passed away in Bengaluru on 29th April 2021. He left as he had lived in life, marching to his own drummer. He with Kothari, Nadkarni and MN Patil - we used to envy this Mumbai localities group as they used to head to their homes every Friday evening after the film show, while we were left to enjoy the mess food and great hostel 4four ambiance. DR. JNAN CHANDRA GHOSH MEMORIAL GOLD MEDAL** This Gold medal is awarded to the out going student of Dual Degree and 5-year Integrated M. Sc. Junior, mentee, and close friend Nitin Saluja (IITB 07, Founder-Chayoos) sums it up best: Bhai hamara Stud tha, ye to pata tha, Wo Legend tha, ye nahin pata tha. Ravish Kumar Tiwari (a.k.a. Raigad) to manage the plant there for Amal Rasayan Pvt. Linus would specify a particular day and time when Urban should call. IIT Bombay Conclude Phase 1 Placement. All through this period, he never talked much about his engineering achievements and never had any airs about himself. Step 3: Enter your roll number in the following format: School Code - Class Number - Roll No., for example, AN0005-07-005. Ltd. (Engg. Our brother Linus was one such, a genius and more, so we celebrate, at his passing, not the success, but the MAN! 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.". Services, IBI Chematur, SNC Lavalin and Shiva Engg. Ajits loss is a huge blow to them. He was the chillest dude ever - calm, placid, serene in the face of any adversity, never losing that gentle smile. He was an active volunteer with Mohan Foundation educating and lecturing on organ donation. Many of our friends have left lasting memories and Shiva is one among them. That is where the idea of becoming a journalist germinated in his mind. Divn). 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