Month: August 2021

Mr.D.C. Agrawal is the President of D.C.Agrawal Consulting, LLC – a railroad and urban transportation strategic advisory consulting firm.nnBesides a B.Tech. (Honours) degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Bombay, Mr Agrawal holds an M.S (1970) in Operations Research/ Economics from North Carolina State University. He has attended Northeastern University’s Urban Transportation programs in 1974 and University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School’s Executive Management in 1985.nnMr Agrawal has over 46-years experience in passenger railroad and urban transportation industry and is familiar with the key economic, operations and legal issues affecting high-speed rail operations in the US and elsewhere.nnPrior to establishing his firm, D.C.Agrawal Consulting in 2008, he served for over thirty years with New Jersey Transit Corporation – one of the largest transit agency in the USA. Mr Agrawal helped establish NJ Transit in 1979 and served as its Chief Financial Officer, Deputy General Manager and Assistant Executive Director. At NJ transit, he directed the acquisition of bus and rail carriers, including negotiating new labour agreements and helped it become one of the US’s leading and award-winning urban transportation and commuter railroad agency.nnIn 2006, Mr Agrawak received Transportation Leadership Award from Newark Regional Chamber of Commerce and the State of New Jersey Assembly and  Senate in 2008 recognized and passed a resolution commending Mr Agrawal for his services to the State of New Jersey.nnMr Agrawak remembers beautiful days spent at the beautiful campus id IIT Bombay amidst lush greenery, the two lakes and the beautiful campus of some great architecture, He cherishes beautiful memories of biking up the slope late nights to go the Y-Point Halwai for Gulab-Jamuns during the examination week and the mess servants strike in 1965 just before final examinations when students had to cook their own meals and eat that food. Group travel on the Delhi-Bombay trains was fun.nnMr Agrawal has supported IIT Bombay’s Centre for Policy Studies and CTARA’s internship and scholarship programs and IITB’s hostel renewal projects. He is also a Director of WHEELS, an NGO started by IIT graduates to bring technological innovation to support water, health, education, energy, livelihood and sustainability projects in India.nnTravelling, playing golf and reading historical books are his hobbies.nnMotivation towards contribution to IITBnnEnsuring the next generation of IIT Bombay students the same or better lifetime and enriching experiences that I had during my five years at IIT Bombay.

Mr. Ravishankar G. received his B.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay in 1990. He obtained his Post Graduate Diploma in Management from IIM Lucknow and pursued Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School. Currently, he volunteers in local communities. He worked with CRISIL Ltd., a credit rating firm for most of his career. During his tenure, he has handled a variety of roles including credit analyst, head of research, CEO of a research subsidiary, COO of a global equity research outsourcing business, and head of human resources and strategy. His hobbies include fitness and cooking. Mr. Ravishankar remembers his days at IIT Bombay as the best days of his life.nnIt is my attempt to give back to the Institute that made a very significant contribution in shaping my personal and professional lives.

Mr. Santosh C. Bhoosthali is Technology Specialist at Garrett – Advancing Motion in Bengaluru. He obtained his M.Tech. degree in Thermal and Fluids Engineering from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Bombay in 2007.nnMr. Bhoosthali, on his memories of IIT Bombay, said, “…starting with an interview by the panel for MTech admission to Sukhatme Sir’s special class on heat transfer, surprise quiz by Gaitonde Sir, the expectation of perfection by M.V. Rane Sir, Fortran coding for Date Sir and experiments at Heat Pump Lab. Also, surprise visit of leopard to Heat Pump Labs and heavy raining in 2005!”nnMr. Bhoosthali was part of the organizing committee (Bengaluru Chapter) for CareerLeap 2016 event, tech talks such as Data Security, Blockchain, Machine learning, Institute Diamond Jubilee event, Fresher’s night, etc.nnHis hobbies include playing chess and reading books.

Mr. Sanjiv Sood graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Bombay in 1983. He is currently serving as the Managing Director of Norquest Brands Private Limited in Gujarat. He recollects lots of memories connected to H4, wingmates and Mood Indigo.nnMr. Sood has been involved in organizing all chapter activities in Gujarat for a long time (approx. 10 years). He manages the chapter mail-group as well as Whatsapp group. He has also been a regular participant in Goa Chapter conclaves. He has played a significant role in HATS H4 activities during the crucial initial years of HATS campaign.nnHis hobbies include walking, yoga, and watching Big Bang Theory.