Press Releases from Pilani Chronicle (29 total)
Banasthali Prof BR Natarajan Mission with Passion Indian Railways Bharatiya Rail …
Trains have been the central theme of several all-time great books which include The Great Train Journey, Murder on the Orient Express, The Great Railway Bazar, The Railway Children, The Girl on the Train, Strangers on a Train, Around the World in 80 Trains, Mugby Junction, La Bete Humaine, Stories of the Railway and many many more. The first train journey for a boy or girl has been a truly…
Dekho Apna Desh Mission with Passion by Banasthali Prof BR Natarajan
From the iconic ramparts of Red Fort on August 15, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a clarion call to citizens in India to visit at least 15 domestic destinations beyond their home state within a year by 31 Dec 2022. At that time little did he know that the Covid pandemic will change the lives of crores and hit the tourism sector. However there are many Indians who love…
BITSAA Chennai Rocks BITSian Day Celebrations with Unforgettable Music Nite
Proud to be BITSians who are alumni of Institution of Eminence in India today BITS Pilani firmly believe that music can bond irrespective of who you are, what you are and where you are. It’s a source of entertainment as well as platform to put across past, present but also future messages. Music is undoubtedly a factor that binds the world together irrespective of the cultural diversities and is the…
Top Ranking BITS Pilani Optometry Alumnus Dr Rajeswari Mahadevan Contact Lens Sp …
Many people in India today who think that the institution of eminence Birla Institute of Technology and Science is a T School, S school, P School, B school and what not need to be reminded that it had been an Opto O school too for two decades. Rajeswari Mahadevan fondly called as Raji born 09 Sep 1976 holds not one or two but three degrees BS (opto),…
MYZ-UNO First & Biggest Micro-Brewery of AP Mission with Passion of BITS Pilani …
Driven by innovation, the Indian alcoholic beverage industry is witnessing bubbling times. One of the fastest growing, India is the third largest global spirits market by volume in the world, just behind China and Russia. In recent times, the demand for fresh brews, bottled craft or canned craft beer and craft spirits has indeed seen a steep increase. The Indian liquor industry includes the IMFL - Indian Made Foreign Liquor,…
Distinguished Alumnus of BITS Pilani Mathew Cherian CEO HelpAge India authors Bo …
It is known that HelpAge India is a leading charitable organization working with and for older people in India for the past 42 years. It runs healthcare, age care and livelihood programs throughout the country & advocates strongly for the cause of the elderly and fights for their rights. HelpAge also advises & facilitates the Government in formation of policy related to the elderly. In disaster situations, it looks not…
Proud to be BITSian Chandra Bhople Celebrating 35th Wedding Anniversary sketchin …
Chandra Bhople is an ace entrepreneur and global professional who has worked in 6 countries for technology companies - India, USA, Canada, Australia, Singapore, and Middle East. But, his heart was always in social contribution. As a result, between 2008 and 2013 he helped establish engineering and management schools in India. During 2019, he introduced a simple experience-based method to increase concentration among middle school children in India through Bucket-a-Ball…
BITS Alumni Worldwide Join Prof SSR Memorial Teaching Excellence Award 2019 Virt …
When the going gets tough, the tough indeed get going is no ordinary saying. A teacher affects eternity and one can never tell where the influence stops. Prof SS Ranganathan (1940 - 2015) popularly known as SSR taught both at Pilani campus and Chennai off campus for 15 years (1978 - 1987 & 1994 - 2000) at institution of excellence in India today Birla Institute of Technology and Science -…
COVID-19 vs Global Peace BITS Pilani Alumnus Proud to be BITSian Dr Kanak Madrec …
According to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres "while the COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a health crisis, its implications are more far-reaching and could threaten global peace and security potentially leading to an increase in social unrest and violence that would greatly undermine the very ability to fight the disease'. The economic impacts could create "major stressors" in fragile societies or less developed countries. The ensuing economic instability is…
BITS Pilani Alumnus Proud to be BITSian Padma Karri IFS Indian Diplomat - Second …
Alumni of Institution of Eminence in India today Birla Institute of Technology and Science - BITS Pilani are undoubtedly known to be dreamers, performers and achievers in various walks of life. Apart from Industry Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Social Engineering, Fiction writing, Politics etc may BITSians have entered civil services which include IAS, IFS, IRS and IPS. That brings the focus to Padma Karri, Indian Foreign Service Officer presently serving as…
Proud to be BITSian Dr Shiva Prasad Distinguished Professor UFCG Federal Univers …
With its beaches, carnivals, football, samba dance and music, Brazil has a way of capturing the imagination and Brazilians are super friendly with a unique passion for life. Brazil is a single language country, where everything is done in Portuguese. Therefore very few Indians go there, as teaching medium is Portuguese. Dr Shiva Prasad went there in 1978 and he has the highest number of original research publications in Federal…
COVID-19 Lockdown but still You Can Travelwisesr says BITS Pilani alumnus Subhas …
Every region of the world is distinct and thus has something both to offer and gain through travel. To remind the general population on importance of travel and tourism, not only as globe's major economic activity and source of employment, but also as a means to achieve cultural understanding and as a significant contributor towards the goals of alleviating poverty and improving livelihoods, 27th September every year is celebrated as…
Anji Swathi Mission with Passion Evibe.in is indeed one up on Virtual Parties de …
Due to the pandemic, the world is grappling with the fact that it's getting challenging to maintain relationships and spend special moments like birthdays together. Birthdays, as a celebration, are significant to children and even to adults as well. It is complicated to make kids understand the situation. They feel left out because they can't get in touch with their friends and cousins or have their birthdays celebrated. Sometimes they…
Friends Across Globe Celebrate Prof Natarajan Lockdown Birthday by Donating INR …
When one's birthday clashes with cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, staying at the crease is not easy but fact remains that one hits and runs while other pats and walks and that makes Prof Natarajan aka Dean Nattu entirely different. For the last 10 years, on 24 Apr every year Facebook traffic shoots up phenomenally because it happens to be Prof BR Natarajan birthday. But 2020 was different because the COVID-19…
BITS Pilani alumnus Deepak Krishnamurthy completing PhD at Stanford named 2020 S …
The challenges such as Coronavirus disease (COVID-19), anti-microbial resistance, climate change, food insecurity, bio diversity, an aging population and species extinction faced by the world at large are indeed broad, deep, and multi-faceted. Such challenges demand that the best scientists work on them with an interdisciplinary approach and possess a broad world-view informed by the intersections between science and society. Say, to gain a full appreciation of the intricacies of…
For COVID-19 Challenge BITS Pilani Alumni Ventures PARC - Clearpack Respond with …
Imagine just three days for three iterations of a new respirator design starting from scratch with a geographically dispersed team. Just add one more week to perform three iterations of working prototypes undergoing continuous testing for the past few days. All this happening under strict lockdown orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. How is this possible when it takes over 100 man-years to design full featured ICU ventilators? Here is the…
BITS Alumni Inititaive Pilani AtmaNirbhar Resource Centre PARC gives Rs 2 Lacs f …
The coronavirus has indeed struck a thunderbolt on the lives of hundreds of daily wage workers in and around Pilani Rajasthan and the sudden turn of events threw bleak days ahead for them. Someone had to step in to help them face the crisis so that they live with dignity as well as respect. That someone turned out to be none other than an alumni initiative of institute of eminence…
Break the Barrier with Apni Class is clarion call by BITS Pilani alumni Aniruddh …
With Coronavirus COVID-19 holding the world at large in lockdown has disrupted the educational system and put the academic calendar in topsy turvy. Today, the whole world is leading towards a digital and technologically developed future. A time where everything can be sourced through the internet, lightening the weight of heavy books off the student's shoulders. Some of the barriers like affordability, accessibility and the dearth of educational content…
Proud to be BITSian Vikrant Yadav Cofounder Doctor 24x7 gears up COVID-19 Fight
If you have fever, cough and breathing difficulties seek medical care early says World Health Organization - WHO. India has launched all out war on Corona Virus COVID-19 by declaring 21 day lockdown. In such testing times, everyone in the nation at large must join hands to fight the battle. Team Doctor 24x7 is doing their part in the fight against this pandemic by providing free of charge corona virus…
University of Minnesota Prof Ramesh Harjani Conferred BITS Pilani Distinguished …
Research interests of Prof Ramesh are in the area of analog and RF circuits for communication systems with particular emphasis on CMOS designs. His Current research efforts focus on the development of high-performance front-end component designs for broadband and multi-standard wireless systems and the development of next generation high-speed wired communication systems. His Other research areas of interest include biomedical devices, data converters and sensor interface circuits, analog circuit synthesis…
Proud to be BITSian Giridhar Thunders Ordinary People Extraordinary Teachers mak …
The author Giridhar "Giri" who is an alumnus of institution of eminence Birla Institute of Technology and Science BITS Pilani 1973 - 1978 MSc (Hons) Chemistry is presently Registrar and Chief Operating Officer at name to reckon with Azim Premji University, Bangalore. Giri firmly believes that to bring about Education for Social Change, what India today need is teachers who are awakeners. One is reminded of the quote from Indian…
With INR 10 Million Funds BITS Pilani alumni Celebrate Golden Jubilee Reunion GR …
Doyen of Indian Industry, Founder Chairman of BITS Pilani Padma Vibhushan Late Shri G D Birla in his vision of the institution had said "What do we propose to do here? We want to teach real science whether it is engineering, chemistry, humanities, physics or any other branch. We want to develop a scientific approach in Pilani, which means there would be no dogma. There will be a search for…
Passion Quotient Peaking BITS Pilani Alumni 70-75 Batch Celebrate Golden Jubilee …
To quote National Geographic Traveller India, erstwhile Silk Route hub, Mandawa is known today to the world at large thanks to the Bollywood superstars Salman Khan who shot for superhit Bajrangi Bhaijaan and Shah Rukh Khan who shot for Paheli in the low-key town of Mandawa in the Shekhawati region of northeast Rajasthan (3hr from Jaipur). However, well before the Khans were born onwards, Mandawa an hour journey from Pilani…
Unheard in India today 40 Pilani Faculty Honoured by Alumni Initiative INR 10 Mi …
The Passion Quotient PQ peaking Proud to be BITSians who are the alumni of BITS Pilani 70-75 batch take inspiration from Sanskrit shloka "Na Guror Adhikam Tatwam, Na Guror Adhikam Tapaha, Tatwa Gnyaanaat Param Naasti, Tasmai Sri Gurave Namaha which means there is no greater principle than the Guru; there is no greater penance than the Guru; there is no greater knowledge than meditation on such a Guru. I salute…
Bindaas BITSian Atul Mishra Enthrals BITS Pilani Alumni Association BITSAA Chapt …
Music has a profound impact on our mind and bodies as it is fun, relaxing, motivating and energizing It has always been said that music which is indeed the food of soul is also the language of feeling and of passion, as words are the language of reason.
The aim of the BITS Pilani Alumni Association, BITSAA Jaipur Chapter is to stay connected with all the BITSian Alumni from Jaipur &…
BITS Pilani 1980 Batch Grand Alumni Ruby Reunion at Goa
With Passion Quotient for alma mater peaking, for each one of them, Pilani is just not a destination where one arrives but rather the spirit with which one undertakes and continues the journey. From the 1980 batch52 batchmates and 26 spouses from different continents celebrated their Ruby Union at Longuinhos Beach , SPA and resorts , Colva , Goa during 15 - 17 Jan 2020 just before Goa BITSAA…
BITS Pilani Student Startup ELIXAR Systems Bags Honors at BITS SPARK BGM 2020 Go …
Elixar Systems, a BITSian Startup is revolutionizing the known Indian education system. Founded by 4 passionate undergraduate students, the team is working alongside India's largest educational body, NCERT. Utilizing the latest technology of Augmented Reality they have developed solutions which make Indian education experiential.
Their solutions empower a student to just point their smartphone at an illustration and view interactive 3-D simulations projected in real-time.
Their far-sighted endeavours are allowing students to…
Computer Shiksha Mission with Passion by Proud to be BITSian Rakesh Suri towards …
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India launched the Flagship National Digital India Literacy Mission in 2015 and has reached 110,000+ persons so far, Proud to be BITSian Rakesh Suri launched in 2012 itself his Mission with Passion Computer Shiksha whose current footprint has 90000+ students; 460+ Computer Shiksha enabled centers spread over 14 states viz., Assam, U.P., M.P., Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Punjab, Bihar, Maharashtra, Tamilnadu,…
Multi Million Pilani AtmaNirbhar Resource Centre PARC Milestone in BITS Global A …
One keeps hearing from various institutions across the globe that their Alumni did this that, that this etc but you do not hear what the Passion Packed 75-80 batch of Institution of Eminence BITS Pilani alumni did by establishing a state of the art PARC Pilani AtmaNirbhar Resource Centre with the sole objective to promote community development in and around Pilani, Rajasthan for bringing about a social transformation with emphasis…
