Success The Turning Point

Author(s): Rajendra Rakhecha
Publisher: Rajendra Rakhecha

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Computer researcher - Dr.Vijay Bhatkar,11 Oct 46, BE (Nagpur), ME (Baroda), Doctorate in Philosophy in Engg (IIT, Delhi)
Is an Architect of PARAM series of Supercomputers, was executive director at CDAC, founder of national research labs, C-DAC, ER&DC Trivandum, IIITM-K, TechnoPark, MKCL, IsquarelT, ETH Research Lab & Multiversity. Presently chairing Board of Governors-IIT-Delhi, ETH Research Lab, Founder Chancellor & Chief Mentor of Multiversity, Chancellor of D. Y. Patil Uni, National President of Vijnana Bharati, awarded with Padmashri by Govt of India Software Entrepreneur-Narayana Murthy (20 Aug'46) Net worth : 1.55 b$ Graduated with a degree in electrical engineering, & masters from IIT Kanpur in 1969.Murthy worked at IIM A'bad as systems programmer. Later founded Infosys in 1981 with Rs10k.Murthy served as the CEO of Infosys for 21 years, then Chairman of Board, Chief Mentor and now as Chairman Emeritus. He also serves as an directors on the corporate boards, co-chaired World Economic Forum in Davos
Medical profession - Dr.K. H. Sancheti (24 Jul 1936)
Dr. Kantilal H. Sancheti is an orthopaedic doctor, known for his extremely polite talk, the inventor of India's first indigenous knee implant and founder of Maharashtra's first orthopaedic dedicated specialty hospital. He has completed M.S. (Ortho), F.R.C.S (U.K.), Ph.D (Ortho), F.I.C.S., F.A.C.S. (U.S.A.), recipient of Padmashree & Padmabhushan awards, Professor & Chief Orthopaedic Surgeon, Sancheti Hospital, Pune, had operated Vajpayee, x-PM.
Banker - Vikram Pandit (14 Jan 1957)
Born in Dhantoli, Nagpur, He holds a B.S. & M.S. degree in Electrical Engg (in '77, just at 20) and MBA from Columbia Uni, & Ph.D in Finance from Columbia Business School. He taught economics at Columbia, then at Brock Uni, Canada. He joined Morgan Stanley as an associate in '83, first Indians to join company. Later joined as a CEO of Citigroup from '07 to '12, an compensation of $3,164,320 PA, part of JM Financial Group, awarded Padma Bhushan by Govt Political career - Prithviraj Chauhan (17 Mar 1946)
Prithviraj Chavan current Chief Minister of Maharashtra. He was previously a member of Parliament, and served as the MOS in PMO
Chavan graduated in mechanical engineering from the BITS,Pilani, and holds a MS Deg from University of California, Berkeley. He holds a post of Member of IIT council. He wrote articles on computer science; engineering design; and also contribution to research in computerization. He retained his image of "Mr. Clean" in politics.
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