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From Tech Giant to Research Titan: IIT-M Grad to Lead India’s Top Funding Body

by Narasimhan Santhanam | Feb 26, 2025 | 1993, Achievements, B.Tech, Computer Science, IIT Madras

Shivkumar Kalyanaraman, a senior Microsoft executive, has been appointed as the first CEO of the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), India’s top research funding body. Currently serving as CTO, Energy Industry, Asia at Microsoft, Kalyanaraman brings...

IIT Power: Founders from IITs Represent a Third of India’s Top Startups

by Narasimhan Santhanam | Feb 25, 2025 | Achievements, IIT

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...

Indian-Origin Engineer Sanjeev Sharma Fuels SpaceX’s Reusable Rocket Triumph

by Narasimhan Santhanam | Feb 25, 2025 | Achievements, B.Tech, IIT Roorkee, Mechanical Engg

Sanjeev Sharma, an Indian-origin engineer at SpaceX, has gained viral attention for his pivotal role in developing a fully reusable rocket system. Contributing to SpaceX’s recent historic achievement of successfully capturing its Starship rocket’s super...

From Stealth Resignation to Rs 1,000 Crore Success: The IIT Grad’s Journey

by Narasimhan Santhanam | Feb 25, 2025 | 1997, Achievements, B.Tech, Electrical Engineering, IIT Roorkee

Inspired by his father’s resilience and the competitive spirit at IIT, Rishi Das quit his corporate job without a concrete plan, embracing the uncertainty of entrepreneurship with strong family support. At 24, he co-founded CareerNet with his brother in 1999,...

Bharat Desai: IIT Alumnus, Syntel Co-Founder, and Billionaire

by Narasimhan Santhanam | Feb 25, 2025 | 1975, Achievements, B.Tech, Electrical Engineering, IIT Bombay

Bharat Desai transitioned from a Tata Consultancy Services employee to co-founding Syntel with his wife Neerja, paving the way for his self-made billionaire status. Desai’s academic credentials include an electrical engineering degree from IIT Bombay and an MBA from...

IIT Kharagpur Honors Its U’khand Alumnus, Yatindra Pal Singh Suri

by Narasimhan Santhanam | Feb 25, 2025 | 1975, Achievements, B.Tech, IIT Kharagpur, Mechanical Engg

IIT Kharagpur honored alumnus Yatindra Pal Singh Suri (B.Tech ’75) with the Distinguished Alumni Award for his significant contributions to the steel industry, corrosion management, alumni engagement, and social development.As Co-Chair of the CII Corrosion...