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by Narasimhan Santhanam | Feb 25, 2025 | 1994, 1995, B.Tech, Civil Engg, Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay
IIT Bombay alumni Jitendra Mohan and Swapna Samant have pledged $11 million (₹95 crore) to their alma mater. The donation will fund SemiX Research in semiconductor technology, establish the Vidya Sharma Chair Professorship to support women in STEM, and redevelop...IIT Power: Founders from IITs Represent a Third of India’s Top Startups
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About one-third of the 388 founders of India’s top 200 companies (founded since 2000) are IITians, with IIT Delhi leading with 36 alumni founders, followed by IIT Bombay (20) and IIT Kharagpur (19). These IIT-founded startups have a combined valuation of...Chennai Roots: Usha Vance’s Dad, an IIT-Madras Alumnus
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Usha Vance, wife of US Vice President-designate J D Vance, carries a Chennai connection through IIT-Madras. Her father, Radhakrishan, was an M.Tech student and her grandfather, Rama Sastri, the first Head of the IIT-Madras Physics Department. The family later migrated...Indian-Origin Engineer Sanjeev Sharma Fuels SpaceX’s Reusable Rocket Triumph
by Narasimhan Santhanam | Feb 25, 2025 | Achievements, B.Tech, IIT Roorkee, Mechanical Engg
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