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news 2005
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The IITMAANA Student Travel Grant Program has benefited 12 scholars in the calendar year 2005, enabling them to attend technical conferences in 8 different countries. IITMAANA alumni contributed an amount of $10,000 to the program in the calendar year 2005. more » |
 
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IITM alumnus, Sudesh Kannan teamed up with Dr. Enas to write a reference book on heart diseases for Indians that can be understood by people without any medical background. According to one review, "The book should be high on the reading lists of Asian Indians and the health professionals who care for them."
Sudesh Kannan (1985 BTMT, 1988 MTMT)
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IIT Madras is setting up a Section 25 company called IIT Madras Technopark. IIT Madras Technopark will create and manage a state-of-art facility on the 6.59 acres of land transferred by Govt. of Tamil Nadu at Taramani to house commercial/start-up/venture companies which are engaged in R & D activities in close association with/in-line with the research interests of faculty, students and researchers of IIT Madras. Dr. Ashok Jhunjhunwala, Professor-in-charge, explains the objectives of the technopark. more » |
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IIT Madras is setting up a Hertiage Center in the Ad-Block of IIT Madras. The objective of the Centre is to collect, identify, preserve, and exhibit materials of heritage value pertaining to IIT Madras. For more information and details on how alumni can contribute material of heritage value to the Center, please see a report from the Professor in Charge of this Center. more » |
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The XLI Inter-IIT Sports Meet was held at IIT Roorkee from December 12-18, 2005. IIT Madras came third in the General Championship (GC) for Men and the GC for Women. IIT Kharagpur won the GC for Men and IIT Roorkee won the GC for Women. » Report |
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IITMAANA SF Bay Area Chapter organized a panel discussion titled "Capitalizing on the Rise of India" on December 04, 2005 at Cupertino, CA. This well-attended event was a big success. |
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IITM Alumnus, H.J Kamath (1979 BTEE), has been appointed as Director & CEO of Macmet Technologies. Kamath received a B.Tech in Electronics from IIT Madras (1979) and an MBA from IIM Kolkata. He began his career at CMC in 1979. He subsequently joined Computer Point and then started his own IT consultancy company in 1988. He joined Macmet India in 1994 and has been instrumental in giving direction to its Simulation Systems Division. |
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Prof. R Krishnakumar, IITM alumnus and facutly, has been nominated as the Professor-in-charge of the Engineering Design Program to co-ordinate the activities related to the implementation of the above program. For more news and changes in IITM faculty please see the following report: more » |
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IIT Bombay Alumnus, Victor Menezes (1970 BTEE), retired Sr. Vice Chairman of Citigroup, pledges USD 3 million to build Convention Center to be inaugurated during Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2007-2008. IIT Bombay and IIT Bombay Heritage Fund (IITBHF) announced a generous gift of USD 1.5 million, the first part of the pledge. Victor is also co-Chairman of IITBHF. IIT Bombay was established in 1958 (IIT Madras was established in 1959). |
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IITM Alumnus, P Raja Goundan (2003 PHEE), inaugurated the IEEE meet organized under the aegis of the IEEE India Council. The conference 'Emerging trends in Electrical and Electronic Engineering' will have 140 papers from Indian and foreign universities. |
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Laser Soft Infosystems receives a National Award and NCPEDP Shell Helen Keller Award for best employer of people with disabilities. IITM Alumnus, Suresh Kamath (1982 MTCS), CMD of the organization, received the awards from the President of India and the HRD Minister respectively. Suresh is also a 2001 DAA. |
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IITM Alumnus, Krishna (Kittu) Kolluri (1986 BTME), joins Nevis Networks' Board of Directors. Kittu is the Executive VP (Security Products) at Juniper Networks. Kittu is a Distinguished Alumnus Awardee (DAA 2005). He received an MS in Operations Research from SUNY Buffalo and a B.Tech in Mechanical Engg. (1986) from IIT Madras. |
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Elections to the Chapter Executive Committee of the IITMAANA Northern California Chapter (SF Bay Area) have been deferred by about 45 days. The election was scheduled for December 04. A new election notice will be posted shortly. |
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The IIT Madras Distinguished Alumnus Awards 2005 function was held on October 28 at IITM campus. The awards function was followed by a panel discussion with students. The awardees names were announced earlier on July 29. Nominations for DAA 2006 are due December 31. |
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IITMAANA election results are announced. The new Executive Board members for 2006 and 2007 are Ravi Sankar, Indira Subramanian, Govind Tatachari, and Sridhar Lavu. The new committee will take over office on January 1st 2006. |
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IIT Madras is hosting the 13th International Conference on Computational and Experimental Engg and Sciences (ICCES) from Dec 1 to 6. President Abdul Kalam will inaugurate the conference. About 250 Indian delegates and 540 foreign delegates from 20 countries will be attending the conference. |
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Prof. Achar, IITM alumnus and facutly, has been awarded the Dr. Daya Swarup Memorial Lecture Award for 2005 by the Indian Institute of Metals, Calcutta. For more awards won by IITM faculty and changes in IITM faculty please see the following report: more » |
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Nominations are invited for the Distinguished Alumnus Awards 2006 of IIT Madras. The deadline for receiving nominations is December 31, 2005. more » |
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Engineering, Science, Business, and Marketing are tools for decision-making for IITM Alumnus, Gautam Mahajan (1968 BTAE). An expert in international business and marketing, he elucidates his thoughts to R.R Pillai in an interview. |
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IITM Alumnus, Narayanaswami Ranganathan (1970 BTAE). gives an interview to a French newspaper. He is the head of 3 laboratories. He sings the ancient music from his country. He believes that the shortest way from one point to another is not necessarily a straight line. more » |
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IITM Alumnus, Tushar Mehta (1968 BTMT) passed away in Chennai on Sept. 27 following a cardiac arrest. He was 58 years old. Tushar was a trustee of Mehta Jewellery, the President of Gold Club of Chennai, and the Honorary Consul of Czech Republic in Chennai. He was also a prominent Rotarian and a well-known cricket commentator on AIR. He leaves behind his father Surendra Mehta, his younger brother Abhay Mehta, uncle Naresh Mehta, wife Vaidehi, and sons Tuhin and Rohan. more » |
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IITM Alumnus, Joseph (Joe) Asirvatham (1968 BTME) passed away in Chennai on Sept. 13 following a massive cardiac arrest. He was 59 years old. After an early career in drying technology in Mumbai and Chennai, Joe settled down in ITCOT where he was the Principal Consultant. He is survived by his wife, daughter, son-in-law, and son. more » |
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IITM Alumnus, Srini Chari (1981 BTME) is appointed President & CEO of TurboWorx. Srini Chari received a B.Tech in Mechanical Engg from IIT Madras (1981), an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York Univ, and a Ph.D in Computational Mechanics & Engg from the Univ. of Texas. Srini joined TurboWorx about 2 and a half years ago. Prior to that, Srini was with IBM. |
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IITM Alumnus, B.N Narasimha Murthy (1979 BTME) is elevated to Senior Vice-President, Business Transition and Domestic Markets, of Hinduja TMT (HTMT). Narasimha Murthy received a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engg from IIT Madras (1979) and a post-graduate from IIM Kolkata. He has been with HTMT for the last 9 years. |
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IITMAANA Northern California Chapter (SF Bay Area) had earlier announced elections to the Chapter Executive Committee (President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer). November 22 is the last day for receiving nominations, and December 04 is the election day. The new committee will be in office for 1 year, starting from January 1. |
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Pan-IIT 2006 will be held at Mumbai, December 22-25 of 2006. The mission is for IITians to be Inspired to Involve Totally (IIT). The planning phase of the event is gathering momentum and weekly meetings of the Action Group for the event are being held. One way you can begin IIT is by spending a few minutes and contributing your thought as input for the event content |
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A 3-member technical committee was formed earlier this month to review the status of the seven engineering colleges shortlisted (by the SK Joshi Committee) for the IIT status. This committee has now recommended to the HRD ministry that IT-BHU (one of the seven shortlisted) be upgraded to IIT status.
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The 43rd National Metallurgists Day (NMD) and the 59th Annual Technical Meeting (ATM) of the Indian Institute of Metals (IIM) was held on IITM campus. B Muthuraman (1966 BTMT), Managing Director of Tata Steel and Vice President of IIM, was one of the key dignitaries present at the inaugural session.
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IITM Alumnus, Narayanaswami Ranganathan (1970 BTAE) gives an interview to Rediff about the recent spate of riots in France. Prof. Ranganathan is the head of the Laboratory of Mechanics and Rheology at the University of Tours. |
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IITM Alumnus, Naras Eechambadi (1978 BTEE) has authored a book on marketing titled "High Performance Marketing." Naras is Advisory Board member of CRMguru.com and CEO of Quaero Corp. Naras received his B.Tech (Elec. Engg.) from IIT Madras (1978), MS (Management Science) from Northwestern Univ. and PhD (Marketing) from Univ. of Texas at Austin. |
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A 3 member technical committee has been appointed to review the status of the seven engineering colleges (shortlisted by the SK Joshi Committee) applying for the IIT status. This committee will now review the ground realities, feasibility for all-India admissions, and investment issues. |
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Pan-IIT alumni in the US, including IITMAANA, have been coordinating relief efforts for the hurricane Katrina affected. Here is a quick update of where this relief effort stands as of Oct 27, 2 weeks since the last update.
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IITM Distinguished Alumnus - Kris Gopalakrishnan (1977 MSCP, 1979 MTCS), Deputy Managing Director & COO, Infosys, and IITM Alumnus and Professor - V.G Idichandy (1979 MSAM, 1987 PHOE), Dean of Students, IIT Madras, visited the US East Coast from October 23-27 to meet with alumni. Kris and Idichandy visited the cities of Washington DC, Atlanta, and Boston on October 23, 24, and 25 respectively. Idichandy visited New York on October 27. The primary focus of these events was the IITM Growth Fund. |
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Boston Chapter of IITMAANA (Gajendra Circle of Friends) organized a summer/fall picnic on October 1st, 2005. The picnic was held at the scenic Walden Pond State Reservation in Concord, Massachusetts. Around 50 alumni attended the picnic. The new alumni were welcome into the organization and introduced to the various activities of the chapter. |
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IIT Madras won the overall Aquatic Championship for Men at the XLI Inter-IIT Aquatic Meet held from October 1 to 4 of 2005, at IIT Roorkee. The main Inter-IIT Sports Meet will be held in December, again at IIT Roorkee. |
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IIT Madras Director, Prof. M.S Ananth, is part of a six-member task force constituted by PM Manmohan Singh to examine various aspects of global trends in stategic affairs. The task force, chaired by K Subrahmanyam and serviced by the National Security Council Secretariat, is expected to submit its report in six months. |
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Dilbert releases yet another comic strip poking fun at graduates from the IITs. The comic strip features an IIT graduate - 'Asok'. |
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IITM Alumni, Badri Seshadri (1991 BTME) and K Satyanarayana (1990 MSCP) are the directors of Tamil publishing house - Kizhakku Pathippagam (New Horizon Media) - launched in February of 2004. The company was recently featured in Business Line. Badri received a B.Tech in Mechanical Engg. from IIT Madras (1991) and a Ph.D from Cornell University (1996). Satya received his an MSc in Physics from IIT Madras (1990) and went to Cornell University to pursue a PhD. Badri and Satya are also the co-founders of CricInfo - incorporated in 1996. |
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IITM Alumnus, Eswar Menon (1986 BTEE), is appointed the Principal and CIO of Denahi Global Investments - an Asian equity investment management company recently launched by New York based investment management firm MD Sass. Eswar obtained his B.Tech (1986) from IIT Madras and an MS from UCSB, both in Electrical Engg. He also received an MBA with High Honors from University of Chicago. |
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IITM Alumnus Dr. Arun Tangirala (1996 BTCH) is appointed as Assistant Professor in Dept. of Chemical Engg. Other changes on campus include IITM alumni and faculty: Drs. Kesevan Nair, D.V.S Murthy, Hema Murthy, T.A Gonsalves, R.P Viswanath, and IITM faculty: Drs. Deepak Khemani and S Narayanan. more » |
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IITM Alumnus, V Srinivas (1980 BTME), has recently joined as General Manager of IIT Madras Research Foundation (IITMRF). IIT Madras is in the process of setting up IITMRF. A formal announcement is expected soon. As the new manager, Srinivas will co-ordinate with IIT Madras alumni in connection with various activities of the IIT Madras Growth Fund (IITMGF). more » |
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Heavy rains lashed Chennai on Thursday leading to cancellation of classes and exams on campus. The water level reached waist height at Tharamni (tarams) gate! The campus roads were blocked (not flooded, thanks to the good drainage in IIT) as trees fell down - the roads to Saraswathi, Tapti, and Krishna hostels were blocked. Although, rains were predicted for the next 48 hours, it was a sunny Friday, and the Distignuished Alumnus Awards function went ahead as planned. |
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An IIT Madras team including the Director Ananth, Professors S Naryanan, S.V Raghavan, V Kalyanaraman, S Srinivasan, Jhunjhunwala, and R Nagarajan visited the US and Toronto, between May 14 and 31 as a part of the IIT 2005 events in Washington DC. This report gives a summary of their trip and includes reports from various chapter and pictures. |
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IITM Alumnus & Professor, R Krishnakumar (1978 BTME, 1990 PHME), and K.R Balakrishnan, a paediatric cardiologist, published a paper in the British Medical Journal. Their research has found that a mildly blocked coronary artery with small deposits of plaque could rupture it and result in sudden heart attacks leading to death. Krishnakumar received his B.Tech (1978) and PhD (1990) from IITM and is presently a professor in the Dept. of Mechanical Engg. |
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IITMAANA has announced the candidates for 2005 elections. Nominations closed earlier on October 16. The positions of President, Vice-President, and Treasurer have one candidate each. The position of Secretary will see a contest between two candidates. Candidates names, bio, and manifesto are available from the IITMAANA 2005 election page. |
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The Alumni Affairs In-Charge at the Institute level (nominated) and the Alumni Affairs Secretaries at the hostel level (elected) are some of the new student council positions introduced in 2002 & 2003. This article by Sreejith introduces the alumni to these new positions and the role they play in alumni affairs. |
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IITMAANA Washington DC Chapter has announced elections for the executive committee of the Chapter. Nominations close on October 29. Electronic voting will commence of Nov 5 followed by a physical vote on Nov 6. November 6 coincides with the first anniversary of the chapter. Come forward and participate. |
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The IITM Alumni Delhi Chapter had a get-together on the 15th of October in Delhi. About 60 alumni attended this get-together at an alumni residence. more » |
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Suri Raman (1988 BTCS) was one of the lead creater of Outlook and He is one of the only 20 Microsoft employees to be honored with the title "Distinguished Engineer." He has recently unveiled his work and company, Trimergent. Their products identify and aggregate information from multiple searchable sources, and share these results in a collaborative environment. |
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IITM Alumnus and Professor - V.G Idichandy (1979 MSAM, 1987 PHOE), Dean of Students, IIT Madras, and IITM Distinguished Alumnus - Kris Gopalakrishnan (1977 MSCP, 1979 MTCS), Deputy Managing Director & COO, Infosys, will be visiting the East Coast region (Washington DC, Atlanta, Boston, and New York) from October 23-27. IITMAANA is coordinating the trip events with local chapters. As these events get finalized, we will post the details in the Events section. |
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IITM students, A.V Varun (VII Sem DDAE) and Arun Manohar (V Sem BTAE), devised an algorithm to detect flex action of bowlers (in cricket). Christened Xiva, it was one of 8 entries in the GE sponsored 'industry defined problems' contest at Shaastra 2005, IITM's technical festival. The students won a cash prize of Rs.20,000 and internships with GE. They also plan to submit a proposal to BCCI. |
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Srikanth Sundararajan (1984 BTME) joined IDS Software Solutions (IDS India part of IDS Group) as executive VP of product development (globally) & managing director for India operations. Prior to this, he was CTO of Cognizant Technology Solutions. He has a B.Tech degree in Mechanical Engg. from IIT Madras (1984), and MS and PhD in Computer and Information Sciences from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). |
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The Distinguished Alumnus Awards (DAA) 2005 Function will be held on October 28 on IIT Madras campus. The names of the awardees were announced earlier at the Convocation in July. DAA 2006 will be held on Institute Day (April 2006). Nominations for DAA 2006 should be sent before December 31, 2005.
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Dr. Gangan Prathap (1974 BTAE) has written a Guest Editorial article in the Current Science magazine: "Where have our young ones gone?: The coolieization of India." Dr. Prathap is an IITM alumnus and a Distinguished Alumnus Awardee (DAA 1999). His webpage contains more columns and articles. » Article in PDF (19 KB) |
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The prestigious UK based Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) announced top 100 ranked universities for 2005. IITs were ranked 3rd among technology universities and 36th among science universities. more » |
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The recent reform in IIT-JEE has been a hot topic of discussion among our alumni. IITM Alumnus and Professor, V.G Idichandy (1987 PHOE), discusses the reasons behind the JEE reforms. Prof. Idichandy was the convenor of the Special Task Force for reviewing JEE. The interview was conducted by and is courtesy of Yogesh K Upadhyaya (IT-BHU 1977). more » |
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Prof. TT Narendran (1984 PHIE), IITM Faculty and Alumnus, has been inducted into the Board of Directors of Calsoft as an Independent Director. Prof. Narendran received his Masters and PhD degrees in Industrial Engg from IIT Madras. He joined IITM Faculty in 1976. He is currently Advisor, Training and Placement, and Professor in the Dept. of Management Studies. |
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YN Rammurthy (1967 BT CE), Executive Director, Engineering, Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), is interviewed on "laying down foundations of LIC's entry into real estate." Rammurthy has a Masters from IIT Delhi, and a B.Tech from IIT Madras (1967) - both in Civil Engg. After his post-graduation, he joined Fertiliser Corporation of India, then joined Military Engineering Services (MES), and finally joined LIC as Deputy Chief Engineer in 1993. » Interview in domain-B.com (online Business Mag) |
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IITM Faculty beat IITM Alumni in Cricket thriller! The match, organized through the efforts of IITMAA, was held on September 17 at Sangam grounds on IITM Campus. Batting first, the Alumni team - "Giant Titans" scored 70. The Faculty team - "Olympian Gods" made 72 for the loss of 5 wickets, with the winning runs coming off the last ball. |
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IITM Alumnus, Sampath 'Sam' Srinivas (1982 BTME), Juniper Networks' Chief Technologist and based in Bangalore, is featured in Business Standard's ICE People profiles. Sam founded Neoteris in 2000. Neoteris was bought by NetScreen which in turn was bought by Juniper Networks in 2004. Sam has a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford University (1995), MS in Mechanical Engg from Univ of California Berkeley, and a B.Tech in Mechanical Engg from IIT Madras (1982). |
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IITM Alumnus, Shirish Purhoit (1986 MTEE), CEO and Founder of Midas, gave a press conference on Sep 30 in Chennai. Midas is test marketing a new technology CITIUS, which uses a combination of broadband wireless and cable TV networks. Midas recently received the CSIR Technology Award. A number of IITM alumni and faculty are part of Midas and the TeNeT group - R&D partner. |
 
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The IITMAA Alumni Society Platform (ASP) has undertaken 3 projects for its first phase of operations. One of them is the Salur watershed project, where IITM alumni participate in building an Oorani. In a trip organized by the ASP on September 24th, two alumni, Y Chandrasekaran (1967 BTME) and B Gautham (1978 BTMT) visited the site. They give their first-hand assesment of the project in the following articles. Y Chandrasekaran (1967 BTME) & B Gautham (1978 BTMT) |
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The 2005 elections to the Executive Board of IIT Madras Alumni Association of North America (IITMAANA) has been announced. Alumni registered with IITMAANA and residing in North America are eligible to contest and vote. Nominations can be sent up to October 16. The new Executive Board will hold office for 2006 and 2007. » 2005 Elections: Notification |
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Over the past 23 years since I graduated from IIT Madras, I have been through varied experiences, first as a graduate student, then as a faculty member, multiple entrepreneurial stints as well as executive positions. This article illustrates one of the most valuable lessons I have learned from my experiences. Ganapathy Krishnan (1982 BTCH) |
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IIT Madras Alumni Association of North America (IITMAANA) announces elections for the Executive Board. Elections are held once every two years. The new Executive Board will hold office for the years 2006 and 2007. The election is open to all members registered with IITMAANA and resident in North America. Official notification from the Election Committee will follow soon. more » |
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Pan-IIT alumni in the US, including IITMAANA, have been coordinating relief efforts for the hurricane Katrina affected. IIT Madras alumni accounted for 50% of the alumni donations! Sanjeev Maddila (IIT Kanpur 1983), Chair of the Pan-IIT Relief Effort, gives a quick summary of where this relief effort stands as of Sept 28, 4 weeks since we began. more » |
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IITM Alumnus Sunil Kumar (1971 BTME), President and CEO of International Speciality Products (ISP) was named as 2005 Speciality Chemicals CEO of the Year by Frost & Sullivan, a distinguished international industry and market research firm. Sunil Kumar received a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engg. from IIT Madras in 1971 and an MBA from the University of Louisiana. more » |
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IITM Alumnus Shirish Purohit (1986 MTEE), CEO and Founding Director of Midas Communications Technologies, received the CSIR Diamond Jubilee Technology Award 2004 from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Midas developed these technologies in collaboration with the TeNeT group of IIT Madras. more » |
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Satyendra K Dubey (1973-2003), IIT Kanpur 1994 alumnus, was killed after he blew the whistle on corruption in NHAI's Golden Quadilateral project. IIT Kanpur has insituted an award in recognition of his honesty, integrity, dedicated service and upright behavior in public life. Nominations for the award are open up to October 15, 2005. more » |
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The first inagural meeting of IIT EU was held on August 27. The meeting was held at the residence of Sharad Tripathi off the banks of River Seine in Paris. Surprisingly, Paris got back to her sunny days after a sequence of cloudy and rainy weeks. Perhaps, a prelude to something auspicious! |
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Sharavati hostel (Sharav for short) is the newest hostel on IITM campus. The hostel, constructed with generous support of the Deshpandes, is now the girls hostel. This article, contributed by Sharav residents, gives alumni an insider's view of the hostel. |
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About 100 alumni, family, and friends attended the IIT London Chapter alumni summer picnic held on September 04 of 2005, at the Herons Bonsai Nursery in London. Guests from Pan-IIT and IIT-EU were also present at the picnic. A report of the event is available on the IITLC website. |
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Dr. Subra Suresh (1977 BTME) is the 2006 recipient of top Materials Science & Engg. award - the Acta Materialia Gold Medal. He is a Professor and the Head of the Dept. of Materials Science & Engg. at MIT. He received a B.Tech. in Mechanical Engg. from IIT Madras (1977), an MS from Iowa State Univ. (1979), and Sc.D from MIT (1981). He was awarded the IIT Madras DAA in 1997. » Report |
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Prof. K Narayana Bhat (1978 PHEE) inaugurated a 2 day national workshop on 'Thin Film Materials and Devices' at National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NIT) in Suratkal on Sept. 23. Prof. Bhat received his M.Tech. and PhD in Electrical Engg. from IIT Madras in 1969 and 1978 respectively. Prof. Bhat is Professor in the Dept. of Electrical Engg. |
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Inter-IIT Golf Tournament was held in Bangalore on September 10, 2005. IIT Madras Alumnus, Sharad Hegde, received the third prize. The Group of IIT Golfers (GIG) invites IIT alumni who are interested in golfing to participate in GIG events. » Report |
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Anand Kripalu (1980 BTEE) is appointed as MD of Cadbury India. Cadbury India has a 70-75% market share in the chocolate segment in India. Anand is presently the MD for Uniliver's East Africa region. He got a B.Tech. in Electrical Engg. from IITM in 1980 and a post-graduate degree from IIM Calcutta. He joined Unilever (then Ponds) in 1983 as a management trainee. At HLL he was a 'lister' - HLL jargon for a top official who has been identified early in his career as a potential top performer. |
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Prof. Ashok Jhunjuhnwala, IIT Madras, will be visiting the West Coast region (San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, and Seattle) from October 6-11. He is a Professor in the Electrical Engg. Dept. and leads the TeNeT group at IIT Madras. IITMAANA is coordinating the trip events with local chapters. As these events get finalized, we will post the details in the Events section. |
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Major changes to the IIT-JEE were approved by the Joint Advisory Board of the IITs on the 17th of September. The changes are intended to be implemented for JEE-2006 (April 9) and reviewed after that. The HRD Ministry has already given their consent to these reforms. Changes include a limit on the number of attempts, testing of comprehension and analytical abilities, and minimum performance requirements in XII Board examinations. more » |
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The XIII Scholarship Award Function of the Class of 1972 Scholarship program was held on August 24, 2005. Ten students were awarded Scholarship Grants, with each student receiving Rs. 10,000 for the academic year. As of September 15, 2005, eleven other students were awarded the Loan Scholarships including the first girl to be supported by either scheme. |
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Based on a press meeting with IITM including the Director and the Registrar, future plans for IITM campus are reported by the media. These include plans for a satellite campus to handle additional student intake, setting up an uplink facility to the EDUSAT satellite from campus, new programs in humanities area, and new programs with industrial collaboration. |
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Major changes to the IIT-JEE were approved by the HRD Ministry on the 12th of September. The changes are intended to be implemented for JEE-2006 and reviewed after that. Changes include a limit on the number of attempts, testing of comprehension and analytical abilities, and minimum performance requirements in XII Board examinations. more » |
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B Muthuraman (1966 BTMT), Managing Director of Tata Steel, discussed Tata Steel's expansion plans at a news conference at Jamshedpur. These plans include augmenting their steel making capacity to 33-34 million tonnes per annum by 2015 at an estimated investment of Rs. 1 trillion. Muthuraman joined TISCO in 1966 after graduating from IITM with a B.Tech. in Metallurgical Engg. While at Tata Steel, he received a PG Diploma in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur. He became the Managing Director in 2001. |
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Prof. V.G Idichandy (1987 PHOE) will continue as Dean for Student Affairs at IIT Madras for another one year starting from 25 July 2005. Prof. Idichandy took over as Dean for Student Affairs from Prof. SS Ghokale in 2003. He has been at IIT Madras in various positions since 1970. He is a Professor in Dept. of Ocean Engg. at IIT Madras. He obtained his MS in Applied Mechanics (1980) and his PhD in Ocean Engg. (1987), both from IITM. He has also been involved in developing web-enabled course materials. |
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Dr. Devendra Jalihal has been the warden of Godavari Hostel for the last one year. He prepared this 'questionnaire' for potential applicants for IIT hostel wardenship. The 'questionnaire' is based on some of his incredible experiences and takes a light-hearted look at the student life. |
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IIT Madras Alumni Association of North America (IITMAANA) and other IIT alumni organizations in the US have joined hands to launch a relief fund for those affected by the hurricane Katrina. IIT alumni who wish to help can do so via donations, hosting alumni & families, and volunteering. |
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Prof. T.A Gonsalves (1976 BTEE) and Prof. G.K Suraishkumar (1986 BTCH) are the new heads of department for Department of Computer Science & Engg and Department of Biotechnology respectively. Three other alumni are nominated to editorial boards of various journals. » Report |
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IIT Madras picks new hostel names for 4 boys hostels. Following tradition, these hostels will be named after Indian rivers. These hostels are expected to be completed sometime 2006-2007. The last hostel constructed on campus, the Sharavati hostel, was inaugurated in 2002. |
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Shaastra is IIT Madras's new-ish technical festival. It started off in 2000 and has grown rapidly to become a major technical festival in the country. This article is a behind the scenes look at some of events that led to the first Shaastra in 2000. |
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S.B Iyer (BT) is the ISRO contracts management and legal services director. He was recently interviewed by Indiantelevision.com about the numerous DTH (direct-to-home) service providers competing for resources in India and ISRO's plans to meet this demand. SB Iyer joined ISRO in 1974 after he obtained an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. |
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The first phase of the projects (Jul-Dec 2005) undertaken by the IITMAA Alumni Society Platform (ASP) consists of 3 projects: (1) Rural watershed project, (2) Village Internet connectivity, and (3) Rural health program. The following report gives a progress update and invites alumni to participate in these initiatives. |
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The IITMAA Alumni Society Platform (ASP) organized a trip to visit villages on 2005 July 27. The goal of the trip was to get an overview of a couple of projects for rural development: (1) village internet connectivity project and (2) rural watershed project. This article chronicles the trip made by the seven IITM alumni. |
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Srinivas Nageshwar (1964 BTEE), CEO of DyAnsys (USA), and head of DyAnsys India and DyAnsys Switzerland, develops gear to check nervous system. In a related article, Srinivas Nageshwar contributes to bringing computer literacy to a TN village.
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Harish Rangacharya (1989 MTCV) talks to Indian Express about his "Designer Dreams". Harish Rangacharya preferred to start his own Computer Aided Design (CAD) company to going abroad. He set up Cadsys in 1989. Today, the group has an annual turnover of Rs. 9 crores (90 million). Cadsys has an ISO 9002 certification and employs about 600 engineers. |
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Dr. V Sumantran (1981 BTAE) resigned as one of the two Executive Directors at Tata Motors. He joined Tata Motors in 2001, after 15 years at General Motors. He completed his Masters and PhD degrees in Aerospace Engg from Princeton University and Virginia Tech. respectively. In 2004, he inaugurated Shaastra, IITM's annual technical festival. |
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Laser Soft Infosystems gets Best Private Employer Award from Tamil Nadu Govt., for giving equal career opportunities for physically challenged people. Chief Minister Jayalalitha presented the award to CMD - Suresh Kamath (1982 MTCS) on August 15th. Suresh is also a 2001 DAA. |
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The Institute celebrated the 59th Independence Day on the 15th of August 2005 in front of the Administrative Building. The Director, Prof. M.S Ananth hoisted the National Flag and took the salute. |
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L-RAMP Innovators Awards Programme announced ten awards and six special recognition awards at a function at IIT Madras on July 15. Lemelson Recognition and Mentoring Programme (L-RAMP) is a joint initiative of IIT Madras and Rural Innovators Network (RIN), and supported by The Lemelson Foundation US. |
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Dr. Ganapathy Krishnan (1982 BTCH) is President & CEO of Zetta Systems. He founded the company in 2002, with John Guthrie. Zetta Systems involved in data protection and storage, has now been acquired by Overland Storage for a deal worth $9 million. Krishnan will continue with Overland. Krishnan was involved with Network Commerce and MusicNet. Krishnan has a PhD in Computer Science from State Univ. of New York, Buffalo. |
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Deepak Dheer (1973 BTME) is new CEO of Stamping Business - part of the Mahindra Systems and Automative Technologies (MSAT) Sector. MSAT is a newly created division of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Prior to this, Deepak was the MD of Tudor India Ltd. Deepak obtained his PG Diploma in Business Management from IIM Ahmedabad. |
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The Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) of IIT Madras Alumni Association (IITMAA) was held on 2005 July 30 on the IIT Madras campus. The agenda included elections for vacant positions, and an address by IITM Director, Prof. M.S Ananth. The meeting was followed by cultural programs and dinner. |
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Student Awards were announced at the XLII Convocation held on the 29 July 2005. Arvind Thiagarajan and Mahesh Krishnamurthi won the President's and Governor's Gold Medals respectively. |
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The Distinguished Alumnus Awards have been announced for six alumni by Director Prof. Ananth, at the XLII Convocation held on July 29. The awardees includes the second woman awardee from a total of 47 awardees since 1996. |
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The XLII (42nd) IIT Madras Convocation was held on the 29 of July 2005 with Mr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia was the chief guest of the convocation. 1134 degrees were awarded. Names of student prize winners and the Distinguished Alumnus Awards were announced. |
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Dr. Prabhakar Raghavan is appointed as Head of Yahoo! Research. Prabhakar received his B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Madras in 1981 and a PhD from Berkeley. He is a consulting professor of Computer Science at Stanford. Prior to joining Yahoo, he was with Verity and IBM Research. |
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The BASES-TCS-IIT Tsunami Challenge is a business plan competition for social ventures that address rehabilitation issues in Tsunami affected areas. This competition is open for students. Interested alumni can also participate in this competition as a judge, a team mentor, a team incubator, or in conducting workshops. more » |
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A Flier and a Sneak preview of the forthcoming IIT Madras Alumni Newsletter was released from the editor's desk of M.S Chandramouli. The first issue is expected shortly. more » |
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IIT Alumni of Greater Houston (IITAGH) organized a BBQ party on July 04, at the Raos' residence and a farewell party for Hon. Skand Tayal, Consul General of India and IIT Kanpur alumnus, and his wife Kusum Tayal. IITAGH also announced two new trustees and their new status as a 501 (c) (3) organization under the US Internal Revenue Code. |
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In Chennai, the IITM alumni had a successful golf meet at the Gymkhana at Guindy Golf Course, on Sunday July 03 followed by dinner and cocktails. Participants included alumni from IITM, IIMA, IIMC, and XLRI. This event will be followed by one in September, and larger one in December of 2005. more » |
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Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi, Elec. Engg. department, will be the new Dean (Planning) at IIT Madras. Bhaskar is an IITM 1980 graduate. Prof. Alagusundaramoorthy, Civil Engg. department, will take up the additional responsibility of part-time NCC-Officer. Alagusundaramoorthy is an IITM PhD graduate. more » |
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P Raja Goundan, a 2003 Electrical Engg. doctorate from IIT Madras, is the new General Manager of Integral Coach Factory (ICF) in Chennai (a production unit under Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India). |
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Dr. D Viswanathan is the new Vice-Chancellor for Anna University. Viswanathan receieved his PhD from IIT Madras after a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engg. from Anna University and a Master's degree in Production Engg. from College of Engg. Guindy. |
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Prof. V Kalyanaraman is the new Dean Alumni Affairs at IIT Madras. He is currently the Dean Industrial Consultancy and Sponsored Research (IC&SR) and has taken up this additional portfolio. more » |
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Dr. A.E Muthunayagam, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT Madras. He is the Executive Vice-President, Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), a former space scientist, a former Secretary in the Department of Ocean Development, and former Director of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Valliamala, under the ISRO. He took over from Dr. Kasturirangan who was appointed Chairman in 2000. He will hold office for three years. |
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The IIT 2005 Global Alumni Conference, to be held May 20-22, 2005, is the second IIT global conference in the USA after the IIT-50 conference in Jan 2003, in San Jose, California. The conference agenda is built around the theme of the conference "Technology without Borders". more » |
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IIT Madras Alumni eGroups membership for Classes 1964 to 2005, rose to 8115 by 2005 May 15. |
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IIT Madras Director, Prof. M.S Ananth was presented with a IITMAA Citibank Platinum card by the IITMAA and Citibank officials. |
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US Congress adopted house resolution HR 227 honoring the Indian American community and the graduates of the IITs. In a similar gesture, the States of Virginia and Maryland, and the District of Columbia, proclaimed May as "IIT Days". These gestures are in the context of the Global Pan-IIT Alumni Conference to be held at Washington DC from May 20-22 of 2005.
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IITM Director, Prof. Ananth, visited the US from April 08-17 of 2005 to attend a conference in Pittsburgh. IITMAANA arranged for alumni interactions at Washington DC, San Jose, and Houston. Please check the Events Section for more information. more » |
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Sudhir Krishna (1976 BTME), MBA from Harvard, went back to the campus earlier this year. He presented a lecture series in the Department of Management Studies for the current graduating class of MBA students. Sudhir Krishna, two years ago, instituted a scholarship in the name of his parents at IITM. Here is an interview with Sudhir Krishna by Ram Krishnan (1967 BTME). more » |
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Saarang is IIT Madras' annual student organized cultural festival (old name: Mardi Gras). Saarang 2005 starts on January 21 with the a classical music show with Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash. Saarang 2005 events include a Rock Show by Moksha and Orange Street (Jan 22), and a Light Music show by Krishan Kumar Menon - Kay Kay (Jan 25). The festival ends on the Republic Day, January 26, with Jazz & Fusion by Prassana, Jeff Coffin, Kai Eckhardt, and Derico Watson. Program details, tickets, and further information can be obtained from the Saarang website. |
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Ram Krishnan (1967 BTME) visited the campus and the hostel sector on January 2 2005 and reviewed the IITM Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) project. The technique of rainwater harvesting has now been extended to all the hostels by IITM. The residents of the hostels are now reaping the benefits. But, there is more work to be done. |