The Valley is still green for IITians

Times News Network
Friday, August 8, 2003

Mumbai - Minutes after receiving the President of India
Gold Medal at the 41st Convocation of the Indian
Institute of Technology, Mumbai, on Friday, Digvijay
Raorane proudly announced that he's headed to the
University of California for a master's degree in Nano
technology.

"If research conditions improve here, I might consider
heading back," said the 22-year-old mechanical engineer.

Raorane's statement seemed an echo of what IITian Rajiv
Gupta, chairperson of Rohm and Haas Company, USA, said a
little earlier.

"We left the country because of its lack of
infrastructure and efficiency," Gupta, who was the chief
guest for the function, said.

"But such drawbacks should not deter us from our
responsibility of uplifting the community to build a
stronger India," he added.

Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, Gupta urged the young graduates
to "be part of the change you want to see in the world".
Adding that great ideas were empty unless one can
transform them into something tangible, the 1967 IIT
graduate said, "One can imagine possibilities, but then
you have to innovate reality".

Chairman and chief mentor of Infosys Technologies Narayan
Murthy was awarded the Degree of Doctor of Science
(Honoris Causa) by chairman and managing director of Baja
Auto Rahul Bajaj.

Handing over the citation, Bajaj, who is also the
chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT, Mumbai, threw
in a crushing hug for Murthy, who he described as a
"leader, visionary and philanthropist".

Accepting the citation Murthy said, "Our aspirations are
our possibilities. So you young graduates must always aim
high."

Mrthy's wife Sudha and daughter Akshata aslo accompanied
him to the function. As many as 1,247 degrees were
awarded to successful candidates at various levels at the
function.

The Institute Gold Medal was awarded to Premal Shah and
the Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma Gold Medal for all-round
excellence went to Nitin Dewan. Both the bright sparks
have secured jobs with consultancy firms in Delhi.

Listing the achievements of the institute over the past
year, IIT director Ashok Misra said, "We have received Rs
23.7 crores through the sponsored research programmes.
This represents a 48 per cent increase over the previous
year".

To increase industry-academia partnerships the institute
is now setting up the Society for Innovation and
Entrepreneurship.

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