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When a computer was carried on a bullock cart to IIT Kanpur: V. Rajaraman and the birth of computer science studies in India

When a computer was carried on a bullock cart to IIT Kanpur: V. Rajaraman and the birth of computer science studies in India

by Amrita Priya | Nov 12, 2025

(November 12, 2025) Vaidyeswaran Rajaraman, who passed away on November 8 at the age of 92, was the pioneer of computer science education in India and a mentor to future industry leaders like N.R. Narayana Murthy, the founder of global IT giant Infosys. Widely...
US’ National Medal winner Dr Ashok Gadgil merges engineering and empathy to transform communities

US’ National Medal winner Dr Ashok Gadgil merges engineering and empathy to transform communities

by Amrita Priya | Apr 13, 2024

(April 13, 2024) When Dr Ashok Gadgil went to the US in 1973 to do Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, he was struck by the stark differences between the United States and India. One striking contrast was the excessive use of fertilizers on American front lawns – a sharp...
Path to glory: Meet Dr. Deepak Dhar, the first Indian physicist to win a Boltzmann Medal

Path to glory: Meet Dr. Deepak Dhar, the first Indian physicist to win a Boltzmann Medal

by Namrata Srivastava | Apr 27, 2023

(April 27, 2023) “While I am the first Indian to receive the Boltzmann Medal, I am not the first Indian who has done good work in the area of statistical physics,” shares a very humble Dr. Deepak Dhar as he connects with me over a call, adding,...
Meet India’s unicorn wizard: Naveen Tewari the entrepreneur with the Midas touch

Meet India’s unicorn wizard: Naveen Tewari the entrepreneur with the Midas touch

by Global Indian | Oct 1, 2021

(October 1, 2021) The pandemic hit several enterprises hard. Jobs were lost and revenues took a hit. But India’s digital startups space managed to surge ahead on steady steam. Investments poured in and several of them went on to become unicorns and set new records....
Pankaj Agarwal: The Indian entrepreneur changing edtech for rural India

Pankaj Agarwal: The Indian entrepreneur changing edtech for rural India

by Global Indian | Aug 10, 2021

(August 10, 2021; 6.30 pm) That learning will increasingly go digital is a given. Especially, in light of the pandemic that has brought the world to its knees and shut schools and colleges across the globe. 2020, touted to be the year of edtech startups, saw several...
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