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IIT-RAANA Elections - Announced Call for Nominations
 Jun 28, 2021 UPDATE: Nomination Deadline Extended to Sunday, July 25th 2021. June 19, 2021. The IIT Roorkee Alumni Association of North America (“IIT-RAANA”) Board announced the elections for the voluntary position of President of the association. An election committee has been formed to review the applications and oversee the election process consisting of eminent distinguished alumni:
Election Committee announced call for applications from North America based alumni for the voluntary position of President-elect of the association, who will be President of the association beginning Jan 1st 2022 for a period of 2 years. The process for nominations, which can originate from individuals or by referral, is described below. In their message, the board and election committee thanked alumni in advance for your participation in this important process, which the board recognizes as an essential part of our identity and operations.
How to Apply: Each applicant must be an IIT-RAANA member. The application packet must include the following information:
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COVID Relief Initiative by IIT Roorkee Alumni
IIT Roorkee Covid Relief Fund Encore (Class of 1989 Alumni) has initiated a give back campaign for the benefit of IITR Students affected by Covid. We are working closely with IITR Foundation and IIT Roorkee Alumni Association of North America (IIT-RAANA) for collection and transfer of funds to IIT Roorkee. Donations are welcome from all alumni irrespective of their batch. Any and all contributions are welcome. Utilization of Funds : The IITR Covid Relief Fund can be used for the following purposes
All donations in North America are being made to IIT Roorkee foundation, Inc. and will subsequently be sent to IIT Roorkee. Donations are tax deductible. Where to donate : many options
Fund Recipients : IITR Students requiring aid, please write to stac-applications@iitr.ac.in |
Virtual Celebration of Foundation Day
On Nov 25th 2020, virtual celebration of IIT Roorkee's Foundation Day was held to commemorate the day when Thomason College of Engineering was established in 1847. The celebration included distinguished alumnus awards and prominent addresses. Click here to watch the video of the event. Prominent Addresses  He spoke about how on this day in 1847, Thomason College of Engineering was founded by James Thomason and on the same day in 1948, it was established as University of Roorkee. Each year on this day there are other celebrations also held like this year would have been the Golden Jubilee for the 1970 batch, which had to be postponed to be next year due to pandemic. He congratulated the Distinguished Alumni for 2020 (please see below) and acknowledged previous distinguished alumni. He talked about the importance of improving external perceptions of the institute and the efforts focused on it like external assistance to disseminate information about research of faculty and students as well as schemes for alumni to streamline alumni support and improving Alumni database. Since government efforts are not adequate to sustain excellence at institutes like IIT Roorkee, alumni initiatives are needed like some that he mentioned were Drone Research Institute by 1994 batch, IIT Roorkee Foundation setup in USA, and online alumni mentorship portal by Kiran Panesar in USA. He mentioned that there are many ways for alumni and supporters participate in these schemes, some that are used to memorialize with named awards or chairs as well. Shri R. S. Pawar (Chairman NIIT Limited) spoke about "Century of the mind". He spoke about how the industrial revolution transformed into the information with the invention of transistor in 1950s. This change from machine being the center of the system to "mind" becoming the center in information age was facilitated by the change from atoms to information stored in atoms (bits). He explained how this impacts the training, its measurement and the opportunities that can be leveraged by the faculty and students in this "Century of the mind". Shri B. V. R. Reddy, Chairman Board of Governors, spoke about how technology through digital transformation is changing education. Distinguished Alumni Awards  It was interesting how the experience of Roorkee was thought to be filled with trees of lychees and apples on road side. However, it was all about an exceptional place with a holistic experience to build the foundation to pursue the dreams. They shared how the experience outside the class with different clubs and other organizational opportunities in technical and cultural events helped them establish the foundation for entrepreneurship. It also gave them and their ventures a network of peers, alumni and mentors from Roorkee network. Please click here to see details of Distinguished Young Alumnus Awards of 2020 on IIT Roorkee's site. In his acceptance for Distinguished Alumnus Awards of 2020, Prof. S. C. Handa talked about the importance of associating with and supporting social programs like the Roorkee School of Deaf, now called Anushruti. Through the school founded by him, education to deaf boys and girls has improved their career and family life through better jobs, businesses and marriages. He talked about the many difficulties and how the support from institute, faculty and students helped address these. This program has expanded with spin-offs, and programs with MHRD. He expressed his thanks to Prof N.C.Mathur for agreeing to proposal for the Roorkee school for the Deaf, and many other friends, professors at Roorkee, esp his wife, Kiran for her support all through this project. Mr. Raja Ram Singh Yadav, Mr. Naveen Jain, Mr. Prakash Kumar Singh, Prof. Ajay K. Agrawal, Prof. Pankaj Agarwal, and Mr. R. Mukundan talked about their pursuit of excellence in their respective areas, the influence that the institute had on them and shared their perspective on how the faculty members or students could obtain more value from their experience at Roorkee.  The event concluded with the vote of thanks by Prof. Manoranjan Parida, Deputy Director, IIT Roorkee. |
First Global Musinar - Aug 15th 2020
NEW: Click here to watch the video of the fantastic performances in the event.
First Global Musinar (Virtual Music Event) was held under the aegis of Prof Harpreet Singh by IIT-RAANA. It was a music filled program honored by Director Ajit Chaturvedi, Mrs. Chaturvedi, Prof Prem Krishna, Mrs Lata Krishna, esteemed alumni and friends performing in a virtual setting. As always with our events, the event attracted alumni with over 50 years of graduation dates. Prof. Singh rejuvenated the audiences with his memories of Roorkee,
Director Ajit Chaturvedi wished everyone a happy Independence Day and shared pictures of the celebration at Roorkee maintaining the safeguards needed for COVID-19.
  
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It was exciting to to have esteemed Director Ajit Chaturvedi, Mrs Chaturvedi, Professor Prem Krishna, Mrs Lata Krishna and alumnus leading Artificial Intelligence participate in the musinar.
| Alumni in North America (US / Canada) There is a global initiative to establish a worldwide alumni directory. So, you can share your information with high confidence. |
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Prof S. K. Joshi's Memorial Held on June 6th by IITRAANA
Virtual Memorial View of some of the virtual memorial attendees The memorial event was held under the guidance of Mr Ray Mehra, Chairman IITRAANA Board, and Prof Atma Sahu, Past-President of IITRAANA and President of IIT Roorkee Foundation, with support from Mr Niraj Gupta and Mr Manish Saraf. Prof. Joshi's colleagues and students from his Roorkee days as faculty and administrator participated including Prof Harpreet Singh, Dr Anand Prakash, Dean of Resources and Alumni Affairs Prof Gurjar, Mr Ashutosh Malaviya, Mr Shivajee Samdarshi, Mr. Niraj Gupta and Mr Manish Saraf. Among too many to list personal and professional achievements of Prof Joshi, he was remembered for his world-class research, pursuit for scientific knowledge, commitment to teaching excellence, hard work and humility. His students and others during his time spoke about his positivity, brilliance, true nature to help others, how he cared for his students not just as a teacher but also helped them adjust to university life. Being with him made one feel in "presence of greatness". Vice Chancellor of Vice Chancellors Two Vice-chancellors and "Vice-chancellor of Vice-chancellors" at Prof Harpreet Singh's wedding reception on Jun 8th 1981) (Photo Courtesy: Prof Harpreet Singh) In Prof Chaturvedi’s words, Prof Joshi was "institution builder at the national level", "remarkable teacher, able leader and very accomplished researcher". People at Roorkee felt proud of multiple things that he achieved at Roorkee. At the institute level, Department of Physics felt deeply indebted to him. Prof Chaturvedi mentioned initiatives in works to recognize Prof Joshi's contributions need to be recognized to befit the memory of someone as high as the stature of Prof Joshi. More information will be shared with the alumni, when available. In a thoughtful and touching tribute, Mr Sanjay Joshi shared his father's journey from Aparna, a small village in Uttarakhand, to a national leader, an eminent physicist, teacher, advisor to Prime Minister, and recipient of national awards - Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. He shared many inspiring events from Prof Joshi's formative years and how his hard work and diligence earned him the respect of President APJ Kalam and well known luminaries like Dr Raja Ramanna, Dr A.S. Arya, Dr D.V. Singh and Dr V.K. Gaur. Prof Gurjar, Dean of Resources and Alumni Affairs, in his tribute mentioned establishing a chair in Prof Joshi's memory to carry on his values through education, science, technology and physics. Prof Sahu remembered him as a bridge builder between national labs and being at Roorkee. He mentioned Prof Joshi being instrumental in converting University to Roorkee to IIT and he was the first chairman of the board of governors of IIT Roorkee. Prof Sahu also mentioned IIT Roorkee Foundation Inc. for contributions to support these efforts from alumni. Mr Ray Mehra thanked all the dignitaries and closed the meeting noting the exemplary legacy of a great man, Prof. Joshi. Mr Mehra mentioned it as a tremendous loss at not having met Dr Joshi - "great teacher and elevated soul" for not just IIT Roorkee but to all whose life he touched for better, We all are blessed to have the honor of walking the same halls and lawns as Prof S. K. Joshi, and benefit from his knowledge. Let's all be inspired by Dr. S. K. Joshi's drive for perfection, punctuality and humility and make IIT Roorkee known for its Alumni's accomplishments globally. |
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Padma Shri and Padma Bhusha Prof S. K. Joshi (1935 - 2020), Eminent Physicist and Professor, IIT Roorkee (1967 - 1986)
Prof S. K. Joshi (1935 - 2020), Eminent Physicist and Professor, IIT Roorkee (1967 - 1986)
Eminent Physicist and Professor, IIT Roorkee (1967 - 1986), Prof Sri Krishna Joshi passed away on May 15th 2020 at his residence in Gurugram, India. An Indian physicist, Prof. Joshi was Professor of Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorke  e from 1967 to 1986. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Hema Joshi, his brother, Dr. Jagdish Chandra Joshi, son Sanjay, daughter-in-law, Mita and two grandchildren, Suchita and Parmarth. Prof. Joshi was born on 6th June 1935 in the village of Anpara in Kumaon, Uttarakhand, India. His early life was difficult. His father passed away when he was 11 years old. However, he continued excelling in academics while shouldering the responsibility of supporting his family. A well renowned Physicist, Prof. Joshi served the nation both as an academician and as an institution builder. He was Professor of Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee from 1967 to 1986. In this role, he supervised the Ph.D. theses of twenty scholars and published more than 190 research papers. Many of his students have served as Professors of Physics across major research universities in India. He served as the fifth Director of the National Physical Laboratory from 1986 to 1991. While directing NPL, he continued his research and guided PhD students. In 1991, he was appointed the Director General of the Indian Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. After retiring in 1995, he was awarded the Sarabhai Research Professorship in Physics and worked on condensed matter theory at the National Physical Laboratory in New Delhi. As a science administrator, he also played a crucial role in establishing new institutes of higher learning – IISER, NISER, new IITs as well as research institutions, such as, ARIES Observatory, Indigo (India’s LIGO).. He also served the nation by working on various committees, such as, the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Prime Minister of India and advising institutions, such as, DRDO, Department of Atomic Energy. Related to IIT Roorkee, he chaired the committee that recommended the conversion of University of Roorkee into an IIT. He also served as the first Chairman of the Board of Directors of IIT Roorkee. Prof Joshi’s work was bestowed with prestigious awards - Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, Watumull Memorial Prize, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Physical Sciences, CSIR  Three generations of Prof Joshi's Family (Right to Left) Dr. J. C. Joshi, Prof S. K. Joshi's younger brother, who retired from IIT Delhi and lives in Gurgaon; Parmarth, grandson (Sanjay's son); Mita, daughter-in-law (Sanjay's wife), formerly Assistant Professor at Lucknow University; Suchita - granddaughter (Sanjay's daughter), currently, undergraduate student at U. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (Computer Science & Statistics); Son (Sanjay), himself a Roorkee alumni and currently employed at Google, Inc.; Jeetendra, nephew (Dr. J.C. Joshi's son); Prof. S.K. Joshi; Mrs. Hema Joshi, Prof. Joshi's wife Courtesy: Mr. Sanjay Joshi Prof Joshi's son, Sanjay, who himself is a Thomasonian, graciously shared, "When I look back at his life, it involved a lot of struggle and setbacks (including loosing my brother twenty years ago). However, I never ever heard him complaining. He always looked for other positive role models around him and for opportunities to improve himself and those around him. His hard work, dedication and helpfulness sets a good example for all of us." He was awarded as D.Sc. honoris causa from Kumaon University in 1994, from Kanpur University in 1995, Banaras Hindu University in 1996, and the University of Burdwan in 2005. Shri Krishna Joshi served science and he truly helped build the nation for all of us and the number of generations to come. Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan Shri Krishna Joshi stood for, served in his whole life and he truly builds the nation for all of us and number of generations to come. Important Professional Memberships/Positions Fellow, Indian National Science Academy(1974 -) Secretary, Indian National Science Academy (1983 - 1986) Foreign Secretary, Indian National Science Academy (1989 - 1992) President, Indian National Science Academy (Elected in1993 President, Indian Physics Association (1989 - 1990) Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (1967 - 1986) Director, National Physical Laboratory (1986 - 1991) Director General, Indian Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (1991 - 1995) Sarabhai Research Professorship, National Physical Laboratory (1995 -) Awards / Honours Padma Shri (1991) Padma Bhushan (2003). Watumull Memorial Prize (1965) Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Physical Sciences (1972) CSIR Silver Jubilee Award in (1973) Meghnad Saha Award for Research in Theoretical Sciences (1974) Dr. K.S. Krishnan Memorial Lectureship of INSA (1987) FICCI Award in Physical Sciences (1990) Dr. Mahendra Lal Sircar Prize by IACS Calcutta for 1989 (in 1994) Goyal Prize in Physics by Goyal Foundation (1993) CV Raman Medal of INSA (1999) Additional Information https://nabl-india.org/prof-s-k-joshi/ https://spsti.org/prof-s-k-joshi-journey-from-a-small-village-to-director-general-csir-new-delhi/ https://www.aries.res.in/images/Prof_S_K_Joshi_1935_2020.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shri_Krishna_Joshi https://wiki2.org/en/Shri_Krishna_Joshi |
Prof Alvord (1919-2018) Visiting Prof to Univ Roorkee 1961-63
Dear fellow alumni: - Message from Mr Gurinder Singh, President IITRAANA, Detroit Other Links |
ALUMNI DAY FUNCTION at IIT Roorkee and 2016 Distinguished Alumnus Awards
 Mr. Mohinder Nayyar (1966 Batch Mechanical), Mr. Ashoke Kumar Mukherjee (1966 Batch Electronics), Air Marshal Pramod V. Athawale (1972 Batch Electrical), and Mr. Mangu Singh (1979 Batch Civil) were honored with the prestigious Distinguished Alumnus Award - 2016. 1. Mr. Mohinder Nayyar (1966 Batch Mechanical) - Based in the US, he is an internationally recognised specialist in the area of piping, valves, materials, the codes and standards developed by him and books and handbooks authored by him. 2. Mr. Ashoke Kumar Mukherjee (1966 Batch Electronics) - He started Sonodyne in 1970 which became a household name in high quality consumer audio. He continues to make a world wide presence of Sonodyne with updated technology. 3. Air Marshal Pramod V. Athawale (1972 Batch Electrical) - He made a career in Electronics stream of Aeronautical Engineering branch of Indian Air Force. In recognition of his distinguished service to the Nation, he was awarded Presidential awards of Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Param Vishisht Sewa Medal. 4. Mr. Mangu Singh (1979 Batch Civil) - As Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, he has made many technological innovations in construction of complex Metro Rail tunnels and has won world recognition for environmental sustainability in urban rail system. Full message from Prof S P Gupta is attached below: Esteemed member of IITR Alumni family
Today the Alumni Day was celebrated in the Main Building (now called James Thomasan Building) Lawns which coincided with the Diamond and Golden Jubilee Alumni Function.
Prof. Pradipta Banerji, who was till recently Director of IIT Roorkee, was the Chief Guest. Following Alumni were honoured with the prestigious Distinguished Alumnus Award - 2016:
1. Shri Mohinder Nayyar (1966 Batch Mechanical) - Based in the US, he is an internationally recognised specialist in the area of piping, valves, materials, the codes and standards developed by him and books and handbooks authored by him.
2. Sri Ashoke Kumar Mukherjee (1966 Batch Electronics) - He started Sonodyne in 1970 which became a household name in high quality consumer audio. He continues to make a world wide presence of Sonodyne with updated technology.
3. Air Marshal Pramod V. Athawale (1972 Batch Electrical) - He made a career in Electronics stream of Aeronautical Engineering branch of Indian Air Force. In recognition of his distinguished service to the Nation, he was awarded Presidential awards of Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Param Vishisht Sewa Medal.
4. Sri Mangu Singh (1979 Batch Civil) - As Managing Director of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation, he has made many technological innovations in construction of complex Metro Rail tunnels and has won world recognition for environmental sustainability in urban rail system.
I am sharing with you some pictures of the occasion. More details with more pictures will follow.
warm regards,
SP Gupta
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Dr. SP Gupta Emeritus Fellow Electrical Engineering Department, (former Deputy Director) Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee Roorkee 247 667 Phone: 01332-285597(Office), 01332-285038(Home), 09837074284(Mobile) email: spgfee@gmail.com, spgfee@iitr.ac.in LinkedIn Profile: https://in.linkedin.com/in/dr-satya-p-gupta-78b0b71a    |
Congratulations Kartik Chandran (B.S. '95), MacArthur Fellows 2015
 Dr. Kartik Chandran, an environmental engineer and associate professor at Columbia University’s Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, is among the 24 individuals named as 2015 MacArthur Fellows. Recognized as exceptionally creative individuals with a track record of achievement and the potential for significant contributions in the future, the Foundation Fellows will each receive a no-strings-attached stipend of $625,000, allowing recipients maximum freedom to follow their own creative visions. |
GLOBAL SINGING OF KULGEET IIT ROORKEE at Detroit AUG 1 2015. Video by Gursharan Mathur
On August 1, 2015, the first ever Global Kulgeet Teleconference was arranged. The event was highly successful. IIT Roorkee Alumni sang Kulgeet together all over the Globe. The singing was participated by Dr S. P Gupta, Rajendra Agrawal, A. K Pant, Purnima Gupta and a number of other participants from India, England and USA. A total of about 100 participants took part including about 50 from Detroit where IIT R Alumni were celebrating the annual picnic. Kulgeet singing was followed by Bhajan, songs and patriotic songs by a number of legendary singers. The planned program included singing by Mrs Prem Krishna from Bangalore, Dr Arun Srivastava from Varanasi, Mridula Srivastava from UK, Manju Aggarwal from Boston, Nitu Kohli from California, Krishan Kumar and Revati Natesan from Chicago, Anita Sharma , Abha Singh and Master Harbans Lal from Detroit. The program was hosted by Harpreet Singh. It can be watched by all IIT Alumni at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TFJXpm5JlA |
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