List of some IITians who aim to transform India

Here goes a list of some IITians who aim to transform India in their modest ambitions to make the world a better place.

1. Jairam Ramesh:

* graduated in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 1975.

* went for studying public management at Carnegie Mellon University during 1975-77.

* thereafter spent a year at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) studying technology policy, economics, engineering and management as part of the newly-established inter-disciplinary technology policy programme.

* is presently a Member of the Parliament of India representing Andhra Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament.

* has earlier been Advisor to the Finance Minister during 1996-98, Advisor to the Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission 1992-94 and Advisor to the Prime Minister 1991.

* is a prolific writer and writes a widely-read column on economics and public policy called Kautilya in The Times of India.

2. Manohar Parrikar:

* is a graduate from IIT Bombay, the first IIT graduate to become the Chief Minister of any Indian state ever.

* was the Chief Minister of Goa from 2000 to 2005.

* after graduating from IIT, returned to Goa to work for the BJP as a committed worker of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

3. Dunu Roy:

* Obtained a B.Tech in the year 1967 and an M.Tech. in the year 1969 from the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay.

* Devoted over four decades in the field of rural development.

* provided technical expertise to rural communities, carried out prolonged experiment in environmental planning

* now provides succor to those who became victims of Delhi’s hazardous life.

* Even while at IIT, Dunu and a group of fellow-students were engaged in trying to assess how their knowledge could help in solving problems of the poor.

4. R K Mishra:

* Began his journey 42 years ago in Sonari, a small, impoverished village in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh.

* had a time at IIT Kanpur, then at Tokyo University.

* followed were a series of start-ups, with a stint in the U.S.

* Now he is back in his village with a helping hand.

* outlined a plan to set up a cooperative dairy farm to transform life in the village where he was born.

* ……biggest problem in India is ineffective implementation. There is a lot of talk, but little action. That is why my motto is ‘work more, talk less’.” ……

5. Arvind Gupta:

* an electrical engineer from I.I.T, Kanpur

* went to work for Telco in Pune making Tata trucks.

* In 1978, he took a year’s study leave. He spent that year in Hoshangabad, devising science toys and experiments for the children.

* He then travelled to Kerala to work with Laurie Baker, the pioneering architect who worked with local material and traditional living-space concepts to provide cheap housing for the poor.

* has conducted workshops for students and teachers in more than 1,000 schools all over the country, and across the world.

* ‘Any fool can make a thing complicated, right!’ ‘It’s simplicity which is difficult to achieve.’

6. Madhu Pandit Dasa:

* A Civil engineer from IIT Mumbai

* a dynamic visionary, an able leader and a thought engineer.

* is held in high esteem for his contribution to the society, spiritual, cultural and humanitarian.

* President, ISKCON Temple, Trivandrum: (1981-1982)

* Eco-Agri Research Foundation: (1994-Present)

* The Akshaya Patra Foundation: (2000- Present)

A Harvard Business School case study, Akshaya Patra is one of India’s best conceived, technology-intensive social sector initiatives, strategically intervening the education of less privileged children by providing unlimited, free, nutritious school meals to them.

7. Shailesh Gandhi:

* Graduate from IIT Mumbai

* His visiting card carries an interesting tag: Mera Bharat Mahan. . . Nahin Hain / Par Yeh Dosh Mera Hain (My India is not great but I am to blame for it).

* The former chairman-cum-managing director of Clear Plastics Ltd

* former chairman of the IITB Alumni Association

* is now a full time Right to Information activist and convenor of the National Campaign for People’s Right to Information.

8. Arvind Kejriwal:

* graduated from IIT Kharagpur with a B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering (class of 1989)

* served as Joint Commissioner in the Indian Revenue Services

* resigned to devote his time fully to fight corruption in India.

* founded an Indian based citizens’ movement Parivartan (in 2000) that has been fighting for just, transparent and accountable governance.

* was awarded the 2006 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership for his contributions to the landmark Right To Information law in India.

* His work has empowered Indian citizens to fight corruption and resulted in community-led efforts that have uncovered massive laundering of funds and corruption in various Government projects.

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