53rd Convocation Indian Institute of Technology Bombay 8th August 2015 Contents Programme Chief Guest Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) Board of Governors Heads of Departments Previous Convocations Medal Winners Prize Winners Recipients of Degrees Scholarships and other Prizes 2 Programme Institute Song The Convocation is declared open Report by the Director, Prof. Devang V. Khakhar Conferment of the Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) on Mr. Anand Mahindra Convocation Address by the Chief Guest, Mr. Kailash Satyarthi Distribution of Gold Medals Conferment of all degrees by announcement Distribution of Ph.D. Degree certificates Pledge by the degree recipients Chairman declares the Convocation closed National Anthem 3 Chief Guest Mr. Kailash Satyarthi Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Nobel Peace Prize winner Mr. Kailash Satyarthi has been at the forefront of the global movement to end child slavery and exploitative child labour since 1980. Child labor is a human rights issue that has staggering effects on poverty, illiteracy and humanity. Mr. Satyarthi and the grassroot movement founded by him, Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save the Childhood Movement), have liberated more than 83,000 children from exploitation and developed a successful model for their education and rehabilitation. As a worldwide campaigner, he has been the architect of the single largest civil society network for the most exploited children, the Global March Against Child Labor, which is a worldwide coalition of NGOs, Teachers’ Unions and Trade Unions active in 140 countries. Mr. Satyarthi’s efforts led to the adoption of ILO Convention 182 on worst forms of child labour in 1999. He is also the founding president of the Global Campaign for Education, an exemplar civil society movement working to end the global education crisis and GoodWeave International for raising consumer awareness and positive action in the carpet industry. Mr. Satyarthi is a member of several High Level Groups on Child Labour and Education. As one of the rare civil society leaders he has addressed the United Nations General Assembly, International Labour Conference, UN Human Rights Commission, UNESCO, etc. and has been invited to several Parliamentary Hearings and Committees in USA, Germany and UK in the recent past. He has also been conferred some of the most prestigious awards from countries like US, Spain, Netherlands, Germany and Italy, among others. In 2014, he was jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for “struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.” ____________ 4 Degree of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) Mr. Anand G. Mahindra Chairman and Managing Director Mahindra and Mahindra Limited Mr. Anand Mahindra graduated with Honours (Magna cum laude) from Harvard College, in 1977 and secured an MBA degree from the Harvard Business School in 1981. Mr. Mahindra started his career at Mahindra Group with Mahindra Ugine Steel Company Ltd. (MUSCO) as Executive Assistant to the Finance Director and in 1989, was appointed President and Deputy Managing Director of that company. During his stint at MUSCO, he initiated the Mahindra Group’s diversification into the new business areas of real estate development and hospitality management. During his tenure as the Deputy Managing Director of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., in 1991, he initiated a comprehensive change programme in Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. to make it an efficient and aggressive competitor in the new liberalized economic environment in India. In April 1997, he was appointed Managing Director of the Company and in January 2003 was given the additional responsibility of Vice Chairman. Today, the Mahindra Group is a US $ 16.7 billion organization and one of India’s top 10 industrial houses. The Group has evolved into a socially and environmentally responsible global federation of companies with a leading presence in each sector in which it is present. Under Mr. Mahindra’s leadership, the Mahindra group has grown beyond making steel and tractors. Today, the Group is present across the automotive spectrum – two-wheelers, three-wheelers, commercial vehicles, SUVs, MPVs to sedans, tractors, and even powerboats and aircrafts. All this showcased India’s engineering prowess on the global stage. In addition, the Group’s diversified nature of business spans many frontiers – automotive components, Finance, Insurance, IT, Retail, Real Estate, Hospitality, Logistics, and After-Market. It has also grown inorganically, seizing opportunities across the globe. Mr. Anand Mahindra is associated with various organizations in India and abroad. He is the co-founder of the Harvard Business School Association of India, and a co-promoter of Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd., which in 2003 was converted into a bank. As a leading industry figure, he has served as President of the Confederation of Indian Industry and has also been President of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI). He also served on the Boards of the National Stock Exchange of India and the National Council of Applied Economic Research, and as a member of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research. Mr. Mahindra currently serves as the Honorary Ambassador of 5 Foreign Investment Promotion for the Republic of Korea. He is a member of the International Advisory Council of Singapore’s Economic Development Board. Mr. Mahindra, is amongst the most prominent representative of the Indian industry’s modern and globally competitive face. Over the years, Mr. Anand Mahindra has received many honors and accolades. A few of which are: ‘Knight of the Order of Merit’ by the President of the French Republic, and is the First Indian recipient of the Harvard Medal 2014 by the Harvard Alumni Association. Fortune Magazine listed him amongst ‘World’s 50 Greatest Leaders’ in 2014, and had named him as one of the top 25 most powerful business people in Asia for the year 2011. Forbes (India) noted him as their ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ (2013). He has been knighted as ‘Grand Officer of the Order of the Star of Italy,’- a civilian award of State, conferred by the President of Italy for achieving extraordinary results in the promotion of bilateral relations between Italy and India. Mr. Mahindra is a firm believer in the power of education. He initiated the Nanhi Kali programme to provide free education to economically underprivileged girls in the country. There are over 70,000 Nanhi Kalis across the country today. He is a trustee of the K.C. Mahindra Education Trust, which provides scholarships to students. Mr. Mahindra is co-founder of Naandi Danone- largest safe drinking water provider to rural areas of the country. He is also a Life Trustee on the Board of Naandi Foundation, a leader in providing meals to 1.3 million children daily and academic support in over 1800 government schools. He is a strong votary of arts and culture and has launched the Mahindra Sanatkada Festival, which celebrates the art, culture, and history of Lucknow. He has also co-founded the Pro Kabaddi League in 2014 to popularize the ancient and popular Indian game of Kabaddi. ___________ 6 Board of Governors Members Devang V. Khakhar Director, IIT Bombay Nominees of the Council Prof. Anurag Kumar Director, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore – 560 012 Rohini Godbole Center for High Energy Physics Indian Institute of Science Bangalore – 560 012 Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath Chairperson, Centre for Neuroscience Old TIFR Bldg., Indian Institute of Science Bangalore – 560 012 K. Ananth Krishnan Vice-President & Chief Technology Officer Tata Consultancy Officer Tidal Park, Taramani, Chennai – 600 113 Nominees of the State Governments Secretary Higher & Technical Education, Govt. of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 400 032 Ashish Kundra, IAS Hon’ble Administrator, U.T. of Daman & Diu and Dadara & Nagar Haveli, Silvasa Ramachandra (Dinar) First Floor, Vaikunth Niwas, Balakrishna Bhatkar Near Youth Hostel, Miramar, Panji Goa – 403 001 Nominees of the Senate Susheel Durani Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Bombay 7 S.Biswas Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engg., IIT Bombay Member, Secretary R. Premkumar Registrar, IIT Bombay Organisation Devang V. Khakhar Director Subhasis Chaudhuri Dy. Director, Academic & Infrastructural Affairs H.S. Pandalai Dy. Director, Finance & External Affairs P.M. Mujumdar Dean, Research & Development Narayan Rangaraj Dean, Academic Programmes Ravi Sinha Dean, Alumni & Corporate Relations N. Venkataramani Dean, Infrastructure Planning & Support Soumyo Mukherji Dean, Students Affairs R.O. Dusane Dean, International Relations J.K. Verma Dean, Faculty Y.M. Desai Dean, Administrative Affairs Amitava De Convener, PG-APEC Madhu Vinjamur Convener, UG-APEC Heads of Departments Aerospace Engineering Ashok Joshi Biosciences and Bioengineering Rohit Manchanda Chemical Engineering K.V. Venkatesh Chemistry R. Murugavel Civil Engineering K.V. Krishna Rao Computer Science & Engg. S. Sudarshan Earth Science G. Mohan Electrical Engineering B.G. Fernandes Humanities & Social Sciences D. Parthasarathy Industrial Design Centre B.K. Chakravarthy Mathematics S.R. Ghorpade Mechanical Engineering S.S. Joshi Metallurgical Engineering & N. Prabhu Materials Science Physics C.V. Tomy Energy Science & Engineering Rangan Banerjee 8 Heads of Schools Shailesh J. Mehta S. Bhargava School of Management Heads of Centres Centre for Environmental Sanjeev Chaudhari Science & Engineering Centre for Research in Indradev Samajdar Nano Technology and Science Centre for