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As we stated in our Chronicle October issue, the bank account of IBGAA (IT-BHU Global Alumni Association) has become operational in India.
http://www.itbhuglobal.org/chronicle/archives/2009/10/index-alumni-world.php#004628
We have opened a bank account at Kotak Mahindra Bank, Gadaulia branch, Varanasi. We have now been granted the exemptions under sections 12A and 80G.
12A: all income & contributions received by the association is tax exempted on the part of association
80G: all contributions/donations are tax exempted on the part of donors
After the Tax exempt status of our alumni association, we have started getting funds from alumni.
The current balance (as on Dec 11) in our alumni a/c is Rs. 4,17,360.
There were two major (over Rs. 1 lakh) deposits:
1) P. V. Mohan (Chemical 1983) Rs. 1,00,000
2) Manthani Sridhar Reddy (Electronics 1982) Rs. 1,01,000
We need more funding from alumni for our various ongoing projects and for organizational/maintenance expenses. You may also provide fund for your specific projects such as student scholarships, etc.
Those making contributions must provide their full name, complete address, Phone no., PAN, etc. A confirmatory mail may be sent to donate-india@itbhuglobal.org for reconciling the account.
Please fill out the donation form. To view donation form & the mode of deposit, click the relevant link:
For donation to General Fund Donation form-ITBHUGAAI-General Fund.doc
For donation to Specific Funds (Corpus Fund) Donation form-ITBHUGAAI-Corpus Fund.doc
Donation form-ITBHUGAAI-Nov09.doc
Nihal Ansari
Treasurer, IBGAA (India)
Email: ansarinihal@gmail.com
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The following is the report for fund-raising lunch event at Bangalore and meeting with our institute director on Nov 21, 2009.
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The Bangalore chapter of the IT-BHU Global Alumni Association (IBGAA) organized its Alumni Luncheon and IT-BHU fundraiser on Saturday, November 21, at the house of V. L. Narayanan (Electrical 1983, President, ITBGAA) in Jayanagar.
As luck would have it turned out to be a sunny day as the city was having one of its worst rainy weeks in years. Must be the blessings of the Kashi Vishwanath!
About 70 alumni showed up and they had a great time. The occasion was made special by the presence of Shri S. N. Upadhyay, Director of IT-BHU who flew in from Varanasi specially to meet alumni. He brought along with a box of Prasad from Sankat Mochan Mandir. Special guest was Prof V. V Challam, former head of Dept. of Electrical Engineering, who retired in 1988 and lives in Bangalore. The surprise participant was Shri Natarajan from the 1946 batch, who looked good for his age and reminisced fondly of Morvi and Rajputana hostels.
Food was excellent and by popular choice one of the local caterers (who happened to be from Banaras) made kachoris and jalebis on the lawns itself. Paan made the occasion memorable.
This being a fund-raiser occasion, we raised an all voluntary sum of Rs. 40,000 INR; checks were made out to the ITBGAA fund in Varanasi.
Quite a few of the alumni showed up from the 70’s and 80’s batch and they made it a point to schedule the next get together sometime in March.
The director made a short speech and gave us an update on the progress towards IIT-BHU. He added that if all goes well we expect the 2010 incoming batch of JEE entrants to be admitted to IIT-BHU.
Special Guests Included:
Prof. S. N. Upadhyay, Director, IT-BHU
Prof. V. V. Challam, former Head, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, IT-BHU
Pankaj Chandra, Mining 1983, Director, IIM-Bangalore
Vish Narayanan, Electrical 1983 President, ITBHU Global Alumni Association
Mr. Natarajan (1946 batch)
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Photos of Bangalore meet on Nov 21, 2009
From left: Prof. S. N. Upadhyay talking with Prof. V. V. Challam and Vish Laxmi Narayanan (in white T-shirt) looking over
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http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_13986487?nclick_check=1
O'Brien: The Influencers of Silicon Valley
By Chris O'Brien
Mercury News Columnist
Posted: 12/13/2009 01:00:00 AM PST
(Vish Mishra)
The untimely death earlier this year of Rajeev Motwani, the Stanford professor who had advised Google's co-founders, unleashed an astonishing wave of tributes to this classic Influencer.
Inspired by his example, I've been assembling my own list of The Influencers of Silicon Valley. I wasn't interested in touting, yet again, Steve Jobs, Mark Hurd and their high-profile counterparts. Instead, I wanted to identify others like Motwani — quiet, unheralded people who are shaping conversations and ideas across the valley and around the world through their research, their advising, their teaching, their networking or their investing.
Through conversations, e-mails and tweets with colleagues, friends and sources, I compiled an initial list of more than 100 candidates, including many I had never heard of. Then I whittled it down, in part by focusing on those who are having a real, quantifiable impact. In many cases, these people might be superstars in their realm yet barely known outside of it. My final 10 are not necessarily the most influential, but they are playing an essential role in shaping the valley's innovation economy.
Consider this list a celebration of what is best about Silicon Valley.
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THE CONNECTOR
Vish Mishra is go-to guy for Indian, valley entrepreneurs
After 30 years on the high-tech scene, Vish Mishra, 64, could be forgiven for throttling back a bit.
Instead, Mishra seems to be accelerating, a whirlwind of activity that has him traveling, speaking and advising startups and entrepreneurs.
Officially, he's a partner at Clearstone Venture Partners. But what keeps him on the go these days is his role as president of TiE Silicon Valley, the largest and original chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs. Mishra was one of the founding members of TiE, which was started in 1992 by a group of Indian professionals in Silicon Valley to create community and better networking opportunities. But its reach has expanded well beyond the Indian community to be a major resource for entrepreneurs across Silicon Valley.
"TiE is not just for the Indian community," Mishra said. "There's only one vision. It is purely about business entrepreneurship."
TiE helps startups through year-round training programs and networking events. Among the main events is the annual TiE conference. And if you've never attended one, then you've missed one of the truly awesome gatherings of entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley.
Mishra's term as president began this year and runs through 2012. In that position, he serves as one of the main hosts and organizers of the annual confab, which drew 3,600 people last May. Though the event draws people from beyond the Indian community, it's also an unmistakable reminder of the prominence of Indians in Silicon Valley.
Through his work at TiE, Mishra shares the wealth of lessons he's learned after being a CEO of four startups and a director on countless others.
"My passion is just to help others," Mishra said. "My knowledge, I'm not going to take it back with me. If I can lift up someone else's life, then that's great."
Contact Chris O'Brien at (415) 298-0207 or cobrien@mercurynews.com. Follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/sjcobrien and read his blog posts at www.siliconbeat.com.
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(Dr. S. N. Sarbadhikari)
For implementation of the proposed Health Information Network of the National Knowledge Commission:
http://www.knowledgecommission.gov.in/recommendations/hin.asp
the Government of India has formed a Working Group on Health Literacy. We are glad to inform that Prof. Supten Sarbadhikari is one of the nominated members of that working group.
Following are the coverage by Education Express of Nov 30, 2009. Please see PDF of page # 1 & 4 for the article, “Informatics, a road less traveled.”
To read PDF pages, click here.
Education Express 30-11-2009 Pg 4.pdf Education Express 30-11-2009 Pg1.pdf
Excerpts from Page 4:
There are a few other distant mode certificate / diploma courses from India that are based on printed text materials and for ethical reasons I shall not comment on them. In my online course I have been getting students from all over the world – e. g, USA, UK, Europe, Africa, Iran, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. The general feedback is very good since all my modules have a mandatory time-bound assignment that is akin to a real life problem,” says Dr Suptendra Nath Sarbadhikari, (MBBS, PhD) the Founding Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics at PSG IMS&R, Coimbatore and also the Editor-in-Chief of the Indian Journal of Medical Informatics (2007-2011).
Currently job openings are not many in India. However, participants successfully completing courses on health informatics are likely to be involved in the identification, planning, implementation and use of computer-based information systems in all areas of the healthcare industry, including hospitals and health directorates.
Right now not many hospitals in India are fully digital. However, within 5 - 10 years the laws of the land will most likely require mandatory digitization of the hospitals. The early movers are likely to benefit more in such a scenario.
“Those who take up training in such disciplines now (when there is clearly not much of a demand) will naturally gain a lot as and when health informatics in India becomes a routine requirement. My personal guess is that within the next 5-10 years all healthcare delivery will be somehow linked to ICT. Even the WHO aims to make all persons in the world have access to an informed healthcare provider by 2015. Anyone (either from healthcare or technology background) associated with and/or interested in healthcare delivery can pursue such courses,” Dr Sarbadhikari says.
About Dr. Suptendra Nath Sarbadhikari
Currently Professor, Dept. of Biomedical Informatics, PSG Institute, Coimbatore.
He received PhD, in Biomedical Engineering, on neural network aided analysis of electrophysiological signals in stress and exercise, from the Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, in 1995. Presently he is the Founding Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics at PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Coimbatore.
He was among the professionals who have extended their knowledge and expertise in developing the recommendations of the Subgroup on Telemedicine Standards, Recommendations on Guidelines, Standards and Practices for Telemedicine in India, National Taskforce for Telemedicine in India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, Version 01, July 2006.
He has received numerous National and International Awards Currently he is the Editor-in-Chief of the Indian Journal of Medical Informatics and a member of the International Editorial Board of the Elsevier journal Mental Health and Physical Activity. He is the Chair of the Editorial Council (of Citizendium.
Dr. S N Sarbadhikari, MBBS, PhD
Founding Chair of Biomedical Informatics
PSG Institute of Medical Sciences and Research
Peelamedu, Coimbatore 641 004
Tamil Nadu, INDIA
Official Website: http://psgimsr.in/biomedical%20informatics.html
Email: drsupten@yahoo.com, supten@gmail.com
Homepage: http://sites.google.com/site/supten/
Editor-in-Chief, Indian Journal of Medical Informatics [http://ijmi.org/index.php/ijmi/about/editorialTeam]
Editorial Board Member (MENPA):
[http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaleditorialboard.cws_home/714078/editorialboard#editorialboard]
Chair, Education Committee, HL7 India: http://www.hl7india.org/ourteam.html
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Additional link
1) Home Pages of Dr. Supten Sarbadhikari
http://sites.google.com/site/supten/
http://myprofile.cos.com/supten
http://psgimsr.in/biomedical%20informatics.html
2) Interview with Dr. S. N. Sarbadhikari in Chronicle August 2006 issue
http://www.itbhuglobal.org/chronicle/archives/2006/08/profiledr_sn_sarbadhikari_phd.php
3) National Knowledge Commission-Health Information Network
http://www.knowledgecommission.gov.in/recommendations/hin.asp
About national knowledge Commission
The National Knowledge Commission has formally been wound up (its tenure was for three years from Oct 02, 2005 to Oct 02, 2008). All its recommendations are available at the web site.
Now the next phase is of implementation and Dr. Sam Pitroda has been entrusted to carry forward the implementation of the NKC as the PM's Advisor on Public Information, Infrastructure and Innovation. For making feasible action plans in each domain, new Working Groups are being formed. These WGs will be submitting the Action Plans to the respective ministries of the Govt. of India. In the third phase, the respective ministries will decide how the plans will be put into action with adequate budget and resource allocation.
Currently what it is doing is not in public domain but once the ministry formally approves the plan, the document, along with the names of the members of the constituent committees will be public.
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US TV stations to broadcast Indian American animator's films
Tue, Nov 24 09:33 AM
Chicago, Nov 24 (IANS) Several PBS television stations in Colorado are set to broadcast animation films made by Indian American Manick Sorcar in time for the holiday season.
(Manick Sorkar)
All of Sorcar's animations are based on fables from the Panchatantra and other Indian classics.
The series will contain 'Deepa and Rupa: A Fairy Tale From India', winner of the Gold Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival and nominated for three Heartland Regional Emmy Awards; 'The Sage and the Mouse', winner of the Gold Medal at the International Film Festival of New York; 'Sniff', winner of the C.I.N.E. Golden Eagle; and 'The Woodcutter's Daughter', a finalist at the New York Festival.
'The Sage and the Mouse' and 'The Woodcutter's Daughter' are based on the Panchatantra, and 'Sniff' on Aabol Tabol ('Nonsense'), a popular book of poems by Sukumar Ray.
Acclaimed as the cultural bridge between East and West, Sorcar's animations are staples at elementary schools and have been telecast for the past 17 years on PBS channels during the holiday season.
Sorcar first came into the spotlight in the early 1990s, when his 'Deepa and Rupa: A Fairy Tale From India', recorded as India's first animation mixed with live action, received a host of prestigious awards including the Gold Plaque at the Chicago International Film Festival, and was nominated for three Heartland Regional Emmy Awards.
An electrical engineer by profession, Manick is the son of legendary magician P.C. Sorcar. His engineering firm did the lighting design for the Denver International Airport, sport centres in Japan and palaces for Saudi princes. He is also the author of three university texts on lighting.
Manick Sorcar can be contacted at: manick@manicksorcar.com
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Education of Manick Sorcar
* B. Tech. (Electrical Engineering) in 1968 from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
* MS (Electrical Engineering) in 1972 from University of Washington, Seattle, USA
* Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Colorado/other states
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Additional links
1) Home Pages of Manick Sorcar
http://www.manicksorcar.com (Art site)
http://www.laserlightmagic.com (Laser site)
http://www.sorcarengineering.com (Engineering site)
2) Interview with Manick Sorcar in IT-BHU Chronicle September 2009 issue
http://www.itbhuglobal.org/chronicle/archives/2009/09/index-interviews.php#004574
3) Manick Sorcar in Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manick_Sorcar
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http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/24/stories/2009112458410200.htm
Cab pool to the airport and save money
Abhijit Dev Kumar
Now share a cab to the airport by registering on ‘ www.rideinsync.com’ |
A ride from the airport to the city will cost Rs. 250, Rs. 300 respectively depending on the time
Keeping security in view, service launched only for those working in corporate houses
Innovative: Deepesh Agarwal, founder of the cab service Ride In Sync.
Hyderabad: How many times have you travelled to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in a cab and ended up paying just short of Rs. 1,000? May be you would save more if you just ‘Ride In Sync’. Christened as a ‘cab-pooling’ service, Ride In Sync helps to cut down travelling costs to the airport. The catch is one has to share their cab.
Ride In Sync’s concept revolves around sharing a cab with a trusted co-passenger of one’s choice. To avail the service, all one has to do is register themselves on ‘ www.rideinsync.com’ with their corporate email id, fill in details to find a co-passenger.
The service, which was conceptualised by Deepesh Agarwal, an alumnus of Indian School of Business, was launched for students of ISB during April this year. With its popularity among the students, Ride In Sync took off commercially on September 15 and today, the service is used by over 500 registered users.
But what made him take up such an initiative? “While travelling to the airport, I’ve seen that most of the cars had only single passengers. I started working on the project and formed Ride In Sync, a platform where you can find reliable people who are willing to share a cab to the airport,” says Mr. Agarwal.
Moreover, keeping security in view, the service was launched only for those working for corporate houses. “Only employees working in corporate companies can use the site by logging in with their official email address. This way, passengers will have a little background information about their co-passengers,” points out Mr. Agarwal.
A ride from the airport to the city in a shared cab will cost Rs. 250 from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Rs. 300 from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
“According to the tariffs, one can save almost about 50 per cent travel costs and if five per cent of the airport travellers start using the service, about 220 cars will be off the airport stretch,” says Mr. Agarwal.
For more information visit ‘ www.rideinsync.com’
Deepesh Agarwal can be reached at: deepesh_agarwal@yahoo.com
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Education of Deepesh Agarwal
* B. Tech. (Electrical Engineering) in 1998 from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
* MBA from Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
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(Dr. Mrityunjay Singh)
Dr. Mrityunjay Singh, Chief Scientist, Ohio Aerospace Institute, Cleveland, OH has received prestigious Honorary Professorship from Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), China. HIT is one of China’s most prestigious universities and has its main campus in the northern Chinese city of Harbin and two satellite campuses in Weihai, Shandong Province and Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. Dr. Singh was recognized for his seminal contributions to the science and technology of engineering ceramics and composites, ceramic integration technologies, environment conscious ceramics, and energy materials and technologies. The prestigious award also acknowledges Dr. Singh’s distinguished professional career and his long term vision and contributions to implementation of advanced ceramic technologies and for enhancing understanding and collaboration within the international ceramics community.
A member of the Board of Governors of Acta Materialia, Inc., he is an Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics, Italy and Fellow of American Ceramic Society, ASM International, and the Institute of Mining, Minerals and Materials (UK). He is the recipient of more than 40 national and international awards. In 2009, he received President Award from the American Ceramic Society, Lee Hsun Award from the Chinese Academy of Sciences-IMR, China, and elected Member of the International Institute of Science of Sintering, Belgrade, Serbia.
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Dr. M. Singh, FASM, FACerS, FIMMM (UK)
Academician, World Academy of Ceramics, Italy
Governor, Acta Materialia, Inc.
Chief Scientist, Ohio Aerospace Institute
NASA Glenn Research Center
MS 106-5, Cleveland, OH 44135 (USA)
E-mail: msingh@grc.nasa.gov (Office)
Home: m.singh@juno.com OR singhsahab@gmail.com
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Education of Dr, Mrityunjay Singh
* B. Sc. (1977): SGR College, Dobhi, Jaunpur (Gorakhpur University)
* M. Sc. (1980): Chemistry, Gorakhpur University
PhD (Metallurgical Engineering) in 1983 from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
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Additional Link:
* Dr. Mrityunjay Singh in IT-BHU Chronicle
http://www.itbhuglobal.org/chronicle/archives/2009/09/index-alumni-world.php#004580
http://www.itbhuglobal.org/chronicle/archives/2009/03/index-alumni-world.php#004185
http://www.itbhuglobal.org/chronicle/archives/2009/02/index-alumni-world.php#004086
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Dr. Rajesh Krishna graduated with his M. Pharm degree from the Department of Pharmaceutics in 1992 with Dr. J. K. Pandit. We are pleased to inform that he has been elected 2009 Fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists. He is the 3rd Fellow from Pharmaceutics, BHU to get this distinction in the history of AAPS. The other two were Dr. Raj Suryanarayanan of the University of Minnesota and Dr. Jagdish Singh of North Dakota State University, who received this honor in prior years. A press release issued by AAPS and located at its website is shown below.
(Dr. Rajesh Krishna)
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AAPS News Releases and Media Advisories
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 8, 2009
Contact:
Joseph Catapano
Communications Specialist - AAPS
Tel: 1-703-248-4740
E-mail: Joseph Catapano
AAPS Announces 2009 Fellows
21 Honored For Outstanding Contributions to the Pharmaceutical Sciences
Rajesh Krishna, Ph.D., FCP is Head of Quantitative Clinical Pharmacology at Merck. He is a leader in quantitative clinical pharmacology, specifically as it relates to model-based prediction of benefit and risk using decision analysis, dose optimization, and innovation in clinical trial designs. He has authored more than 115 original research articles, invited reviews, book chapters, and oral/poster presentations, and edited three books, in addition to serving as a reviewer for numerous journals in the field.
For full press-release, click here.
PressRelAAPSFell09.pdf_____________________________________________________
Rajesh Krishna, PhD, FCP, FAAPS
Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Merck Research Laboratories
Email: rajesh_krishna@merck.com
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Education of Dr. Rajesh Krishna
* B. Pharm from University of Kerala
*M. Pharm in 1992 from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
* M. Sc. from University of British Columbia, Canada
* PhD from University of British Columbia, Canada
* 2009 Fellow of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
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Additional Link
AAPS- American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
http://www.aapspharmaceutica.com/
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International Forum on Coal Conversion High Technology was held at Xian, China during Nov. 11-13, 2009. Over 150 delegates from various countries participated in the forum. Dr. Deepak Waikar, IT-BHU Alumnus and Hon. Vice President, International Energy Foundation (A Non-profit Group), Regional HQ - Asia-Pacific, was invited as one of the plenary speakers for this conference. Dr. Waikar gave presentation on "Global Coal Conversion Development". Currently 28% of world energy consumption is met by coal which is likely to grow in coming decades. America, China and India use coal to generate about 60% or more of their electricity needs which contributes to high level of pollutions and CO2 emissions. Coal Conversion technologies provide alternatives that could be less polluting. However, capital cost is very high and technology transfer is tightly controlled. Nevertheless, efforts must continue to find a balance for cleaner & greener environment.
Site visit to one of the petrochemical plants was also organised.
To learn more about International Forum on Coal Conversion High Technology, China, click here.
China Coal Conversion High Tech International Forum.pdf_________________________________________
(Deepak Waikar delivering speech at the Forum)
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(Deepak Waikar)
About Deepak Waikar
Dr. Deepak Waikar obtained B.E. (Electrical Engineering) from GEC, Aurangabad, M. Tech. (Electrical Engineering) from IT-BHU, MS (Electrical Engineering) from Uni. of Sask., Canada and Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering) from NUS, Singapore. He has professional experience of over 20 years in education, training, research and management in power and energy sector in various capacities, and has authored/co-authored several research and policy papers on power, energy and curriculum matters.
Dr. Waikar is Honorary Vice President of International Energy Foundation (IEF) (Non Profit Group of Scientists and Engineers) and in-charge of Asia-Pacific Regional Headquarter. He has been a Faculty member at SP as well as Visiting/Associate Faculty member at professional institutions & academies in Singapore. He has served on various committees in professional bodies such as Chairman of Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Inc., U.S.A., Power Engineering Chapter (Singapore Section), Vice Chairman of World Energy Council, Singapore. He is a recipient of IEEE Power Engineering Society Outstanding Power Engineers' Award 2003 for Singapore and SP Green Buddy Award 2004. He was Organizing Chair for International Energy Conference – Energex - organized by Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS) in Collaboration with IEF, Canada. He has given keynote, plenary and panel session presentations on power and energy related topics at the international conferences and symposia. His interests include cricket, chess, meditation, poetry and informal conversation on socioeconomic developments.
Deepak Waikar can be contacted at: dlwaikar@gmail.com
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Education of Deepak Waikar
* B. E. (Electrical Engineering) in 1980 from Government College of Engineering, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar University (formerly Marathwada University), Aurangabad, India
* M. Tech. (Electrical Engineering) in 1982 from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
* MS (Electronics Engineering) in 1988 from University of Saskatchewan, Canada
* Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering) in 1996 from National University of Singapore, Singapore
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http://www.siliconindia.com/financecity/showfinancecity.php/Sandeep_Sahai_appointed_as_CEO_of_Headstrong-nid-63093.html
(Sandeep Sahai)
By siliconindia news bureau
Thursday,19 November 2009, 23:22 hrs
New Delhi: Headstrong, a global consulting and IT services company with a specialized focus in financial services, has appointed Sandeep Sahai, the President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), as the CEO of the company, which will be effective on January 1, 2010. His appointment is designed to cement and accelerate Headstrong's emergence as Wall Street's dominant IT consulting company, in light of the transformation faced by the financial services industry in general, and the securities sector in particular.
Sahai will be based at the firm's corporate headquarters in Virginia, USA and takes over from current CEO and erstwhile Co-Founder of the HCL Group, Arjun Malhotra, who will continue as Chairman of the company. "Sandeep had spearheaded our entry into the financial services sector years ago, and I am confident that he will not only ensure absolute global leadership for us in this space, but also transition the company from a medium-sized niche firm to a large outsourcing corporation that will compete with the established global IT behemoths," said Malhotra.
Sahai was a Founder and Partner of the IT consulting firm TechSpan that merged with Headstrong in 2003. As President and COO of Headstrong, Sahai directed steady organic growth that doubled the company's revenues and quadrupled profits between 2003 and 2008. Prior to Headstrong and TechSpan, Sahai worked with the HCL Group and later at Skansoft, another firm that he founded. He is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India.
Sandeep Sahai can be contacted at: Sandeep.sahai@headstrong.com
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Education of Sandeep Sahai
* B. Tech. in Metallurgical Engineering in 1985 from Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
* MBA in 1987 from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
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Additional link
*Sandeep Sahai’s biography on Headstrong Corporation website
http://www.headstrong.com/biography.cfm?id=1-62
Sandeep Sahai
President & COO
Mr. Sahai is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Headstrong. He was a co-founder of TechSpan, which merged with Headstrong in October 2003. Prior to that, he was the CEO of Virginia-based SkanSoft, a company focused on the financial and telecom markets.
Mr. Sahai has over 19 years of distributed consulting experience. Having started and grown companies in the US, Europe and India, he is a frequent speaker at industry conferences on offshore outsourcing as a strategic tool for IT managers. Mr. Sahai also served a 10-year tenure with the HCL group, where he helped start and grow HCL James Martin, a joint venture between HCL and James Martin & Company, focused on higher-end consulting.
Mr. Sahai has an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and an engineering degree from the Institute of Technology, Varanasi. He completed his schooling from the Doon School, Dehradun.
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Following official Press Release from Headstrong was received by Chronicle:
Sandeep Sahai Appointed CEO of Headstrong
To lead company’s aggressive strategy to achieve triple digit growth
New Delhi, November 10, 2009. Headstrong, one of the world’s leading IT consulting firms in the financial services industry today announced the appointment of Sandeep Sahai, President and Chief Operating Officer, as CEO of the company effective January 1, 2010. Sandeep will be based at the firm’s corporate headquarters in Virginia, USA and takes over from current CEO and erstwhile co-founder of the HCL Group, Arjun Malhotra, who will continue as Chairman of the company.
Sandeep’s appointment is designed to cement and accelerate Headstrong’s emergence as Wall Street’s dominant IT consulting company, in light of the transformation faced by the financial services industry in general, and the securities sector in particular.
"Sandeep had spearheaded our entry into the financial services sector years ago, and I am confident he will not only ensure absolute global leadership for us in this space but also transition the company from a medium-sized niche firm to a large outsourcing corporation that will compete with the established global IT behemoths," said Arjun.
"While competitors are reducing their exposure to financial services, we continue to invest aggressively in chosen verticals, given the deluge of regulatory changes and the continual emergence of new financial products," said Sandeep.
Headstrong’s strategy continues to focus on helping clients transform their fixed-cost structures to variable ones. Headstrong recently acquired mortgage processing company Lydian Data Services, making it a leading provider of correspondent loan fulfillment services. The acquisition of boutique firm iXPartners additionally boosted capabilities in middle and back-office operations to asset management institutions. Globally, the company today has close to 3000 employees spread across 19 offices in 8 countries. Headstrong’s India operations include 1500 employees and development centers in Noida, Bangalore and Hyderabad.
Note to editors:
Headstrong specializes in “domain-led” consulting services, focusing on niche verticals in financial markets including asset management, derivatives, wealth management, prime brokerage, reference data, compliance and mortgages. Services range from strategy consulting to application development and maintenance to operations outsourcing in its stated areas of expertise.
Sandeep Sahai, 46, was a founder and partner of the IT consulting firm TechSpan that merged with Headstrong in 2003. He held a number of positions at Headstrong, including President of the Financial Services business. He was elevated to Chief Operating Officer in 2006. As President and COO, Sandeep directed steady organic growth that doubled Headstrong’s revenues and quadrupled Headstrong’s profits between 2003 and 2008. He also architected a multi-year strategy that saw Headstrong evolve from having an onsite-offshore delivery model to a globally distributed outsourcing approach and eventually to a platform-based managed services model.
Prior to Headstrong and TechSpan, Sandeep worked with the HCL group and later at Skansoft, another firm that he founded. Sandeep is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India. He lives in Fairfax, Virginia with his wife, Anu and two daughters, Rashi and Rhea.
About Headstrong
Headstrong (www.headstrong.com) is a global consulting and IT services company with a specialized focus in financial services. In particular, it is the world’s leading offshore outsourcing company for the capital markets and securities industry.
With a nearly 30 years track record of proven results and 2008 revenues of $180 million, Headstrong’s model of specialization in the financial industry has yielded sustained year-on-year growth in earnings, profitability and market recognition. Headstrong operates in 8 countries, with close to 3000 employees. Outsourcing services are provided from offshore centers at Noida, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Manila and ‘near-shore’ centers in Atlanta, Boca Raton and Long Island.
Headstrong is a registered trademark of Headstrong in India and in jurisdictions throughout the world. All other company and product names may be trade names or trademarks of their respective owners.
Contacts
Headstrong India
Bonnie Singh, +91-120-4074000
info@headstrong.com
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* Sandeep Sahai’s profile in LinkedIn
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/sandeep-sahai/1/89/188
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(The following is the preliminary report on brand-building project activities by IT-BHU global Alumni Association. In anticipation of getting IIT status for our institute, it was decided to create brand image for the institute and our IT-BHU community. For brand-building, a special interest group led by Vish Laxmi Narayanan (Electrical 1983), President of IBGAA and Varun Grover (Civil 2003) was formed. Contact details are as follows:
Vish Laxmi Narayanan: Email: vish.narayanan@gmail.com
Varun Grover: Email: varun.grover26@gmail.com
Sig group for brand-building: Email: sig.brandbuilding [AT] itbhuglobal.org)
The Idea: In 2007, a YouTube video of a female singer performing in some Indian college became a rage online. The reason being – it was titled 'Hot IIT girl singing'. That is the power of a brand; it can sell anything, anywhere.
In the course of many discussions among the alumni group (called 'Brand Building Team') as we approached the long-pending IIT announcement, it was constantly re-echoed that we at IT-BHU have many USPs, many brand-worthy novelties, and a legacy like no else in Indian education world. Then why not milk it? Why not expose it to the world? Why not take it to its logical conclusion – doing something about it!
The Plan: We all pitched in with our ideas; our own 'personal favourite' USPs of IT-BHU. The most notable were the location (the grand old city of Varanasi), the campus (Malaviyaji's BHU), the student life experience (with all the extra -curricular clubs, high quality hostels and mess etc.), and future perfect (one of the best placements and a shining alumni base).
It was planned to make some tangible products using these brand attributes – products which one could keep (posters), gift (table calendar), show (a music video), play (a song) or display with pride. A series of initial products were finalized (song, video, posters and table calendar) and a volunteer team decided upon to go to Banaras and start working on it.
The idea was to make products which are as good as any memorabilia available in the high-end market, as well as make products which have long term utility (like calendars). The three main target segments for the products are: 1) Students and Alumni (pride and memories factor) 2) Corporate and Industry, the visiting companies or companies where our alumni are heading or working (know-our-legacy factor) 3) New students (still undecided JEE qualifiers who want a quick tour of our ethos and philosophy)
Execution 1.0: Amitanshu Nath (Electrical 2003) volunteered to compose the song, written by Varun Grover (Civil 2003). The song called 'Toh Bana' is an ingenuine mix of sounds, words, imagery, and philosophy that make-up the unique experience IT-BHU is.
The song and a first-cut video were officially played at the Bangalore Alumni Meet in November.
Execution 2.0: Varun Grover and his wife Raj Kumari, a professional product designer and photographer, landed in Varanasi in November 1st week to click pictures and get some detailed research done on the history of IT-BHU. Oddly, there was very little, if any, documentation available regarding its history.
Prof. B. B. Bansal (Mechanical Engineering) was the only support system available and if not for his absolute support, the simple task of clicking pictures in BHU and reading up some material in Central Library would have been impossible.
Execution 3.0: The posters are being made, calendar design is being finalized, and IIT announcement is very much awaited. The first few steps towards a holistic branding have been achieved but more important steps of getting the products to reach its targets is still pending. That needs some funds, and more importantly, people willing to take responsibility. People, who know how to market or how to distribute, will be an asset in this last but crucial stage of first project by Brand Building Team of IT-BHU Global Alumni Association.
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Photos:
Class of First Year Students in progress
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Class of Engineering Drawing in progress
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IT Guest-House
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Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University
Varanasi 221005, UP