Neeta Murthy
Category: EntrepreneurName: Neeta MurthyBatch: 1996-2001, ArchitectureHall: SN / IGOther Education: M.B.A. from Harvard Business School in 2007-2009Family: Married, and have two children (9 yrs, 4 yrs)Work History: My first job right after graduating from KGP was with Schlumberger, a $120 Billion multinational company in the oil and gas space. I joined them as a Field Engineer and had five amazing years working on offshore rigs in Egypt, Canada and India.Following that, I had the opportunity to work with Schlumberger’s C-suite... Read More
Anshuman Agarwal
Category: EntrepreneurName: Anshuman AgarwalDate of Birth: 29-07-1977Batch: B Tech. (Hons.), Mechanical, 1997-2001Hall: Rajendra Prasad Hall of Residence (RP)Other Education: MBA (IIM Ahmedabad, 2006)Family: Spouse – zone head, Tata AIA, Daughter – Tanvi, 14 yrs, son- Aarav, 9 yrsWork History: 18 years of experience, ITC (3 years), Inductis (2 years), SDG( 2 years), BCG (4 years), Myntra (1 year), Freshmenu (1 year)What you are doing now: Cofounder IncreffAlma Matters (How do you plan to give back to IIT KGP): By God's... Read More
Taranjeet Singh Bhamra
Category: EntrepreneurName: Taranjeet Singh BhamraDate of Birth: 9th April 1979IIT Degree: B.Tech (Agricultural and Food Engineering)Year of Graduation: 2002Hostel: PatelOther Education: MBA (IIM Calcutta)Awards & Recognitions:Best Fresher Volunteer (Patel Hall)Best Allrounder (Patel Hall)Top 5 in Asia (Rabobank)Most Innovative Startup (FICCI)Family Details: Wife - Sparsh Kaur, and two kids - Agamveer Singh, aged 9 years and Anhadveer Singh, aged 6 years. We live in Chandigarh.Current Occupation: Founder and CEO, AgNext focusing on Quality Food for BillionsWork Experience: 17 years of experience... Read More
Krishnaraj Venkataraman
Category: EntrepreneurName: Krishnaraj VenkataramanDate of Birth: 25 July 1969Batch: B Tech. (Hons.), Elec. Engg.Year of Graduation: 1991Hall: Rajendra Prasad Hall of Residence (RP)Other Education: MBA (IIM Lucknow)Family: Married with two daughters, residing in BangaloreAwards & Recognitions:I have not received any official award or recognition, but I am proud that Dr Abdul Kalam wrote a foreword to a book praising entrepreneurs in which I was featured.Work History: Started my career as a Graduate Trainee in Tata Steel in 1991, and later... Read More
Charulatha Chandrasekar
Category: Non Traditional - WriterName: Charulatha ChandrasekarBatch: 2004, Electronics and Electrical CommunicationsHall: SN/IGFamily: Staying with husband Atul Mehta and 2 kids in Gurgaon. Atul is an alumni of IIT Kgp,1999- 2003 Department of Chemical Engineering.Other Education: Indian School of Business (ISB) 2009-2010Career: Worked in the EDA sector for 4 years, then worked in Business Development in different sectors.Currently, writer and creator of the Beaming Child Book SeriesAlma Matters: I would love to talk to and mentor students from Kharagpur, if... Read More
Arnob Roy
Category: EntrepreneurshipName: Arnob RoyIIT Degree: B.Tech from Electronics and Electrical Communication Engg (ECE), 1981 – 85.Year of Graduation: 1985Hostel: LLR HallOther Education: Masters in Computer Science from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USFamily Details: Married to Kolapi, who is a Director in IBM Global Business Services. I have a son and a daughter, who have both finished their graduation and are working in the US and India, respectively.Work History: Worked in the fields of Electronic Design Automation and VLSI design for... Read More
Aashish Prakash
Category: Faculty / CorporateName: AASHISH PRAKASHIIT Degree: B.TECH – ENERGY ENGINEERINGYear of Graduation: 2003Hostel: RK HALL OF RESIDENCEOther Education: MBA from IIM BangaloreAwards & Recognitions:Ranked amongst top 30 people in India and went to International Mathematics Olympiad Training Camp (1998)Ranked amongst top 12 people in West Bengal and received JBNSTS scholarship (2000)Received JNCASR scholarship and did internship at IISc, Bangalore in the field of Solar Energy (2001)Member of MENSA InternationalRecognized as Top 40 under 40 data scientists in India by... Read More
Kasturi Dutta
Category: EntrepreneurshipYour Name: Kasturi Dutta (KD on campus)Batch and Dept in KGP: Class of 2003, Civil Engineering DepartmentFamily: Parents and an elder brother, also KD, also from Kgp, class of 2000Education: Engineering, MBAAffiliations and Awards: No big ones yetCareer: Software, Consulting, Corporate Communications, Raising twins, all leading to the current role of a Business Owner.What you are doing now: Running and building a brand, Oleum Cottage. We are a small batch apothecary making skin and hair formulations out of cold... Read More
Sukumar Rangachari
Category: Entrepreneur / Social Enterprise / Non-traditionalName: Sukumar RangachariBatch: 1972, B. Tech (Hons) – E&ECHostel: NehruOther Education: PGDM – IIM, BangaloreAwards & Recognitions: Sir M Visveswarayya Award by Institute of Engineers.Date of Birth: 21-09-1950Family Details: Wife- Meenakshi, MA (English& French), Bombay University(Linguist), Son – Gautam Sukumar, B.E, MA(Linguistics), MS(Cog.Sc) (Canada), Son – Aditya Sukumar – M.Tech (EE) –L&T (Defence)Work History: First 7 years in B2B marketing in Corporates in Mumbai, Entrepreneur since 1982. Established an Electronic Component Unit in ‘82... Read More