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WIPRO chairman honoured by IIT Kharagpur
- The Statesman
- 27 Jul 2014
biswabrata goswami
biswabrata@thestatesman.net
KHARAGPUR, 26 JULY: Wipro Chairman Azim Premji was today honoured with a doctorate degree by IIT Kharagpur.
The 69-year-old businessman and philanthropist who is guiding the company through four decades of diversification and growth to emerge as one of the Indian leaders in the software industry was given the honorary degree of Doctor of Science “for being one of the pioneers of entrepreneurship in modern India through the establishment of Wipro, an organisation deeply committed to values” at the 60th convocation of the institution.
Mr Premji received the D Sc (Honaris Causa) from ‘Bharat Ratna’ scientist Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao FRS, also known as C.N.R. Rao, who was the chief guest at the convocation.
Professor Rao, who has worked mainly in solid-state and structural chemistry, currently serves as the Head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India.
Besides Mr Premji, ISRO chairman K Radhakrishnan, Professor Rao, Mr Faqir Chand Kohli, often referred to as the father of the Indian software industry, Prof Roddam Narasimha and Mr Pradeep K Khosla also received the prestigious award.
While addressing the convocation, Professor Rao praised the talent of young IIT students and said some IIT undergraduates were even smarter than their professors.
“It is very challenging to teach in IIT. Some undergraduate students are smarter than the professors,” Professor Rao, who had earlier taught at the IIT, said.
He urged students to always think about what they can contribute to the country. “You also have to keep in mind that today’s technology will not be tomorrow’s technology. Science keeps changing and we must keep abreast of the changing scenario. The younger generation must get used to this,” Professor Rao said.
The Bharat Ratna recipient scientist also discouraged the comparison of the IIT director’s role with the act of a corporate company’s CEO. “For a company, CEO deals with the profit while IIT itself has a specific role.”
Describing IITs as a wonderful garden, he said all kinds of trees, fruits and flowers could be found in the multi-faceted atmosphere of the institute.
Referring to the service for the sake of Nation, Professor Rao said, “Unless we understand the spirit of science, we can never create an atmosphere of science in a country like India.
India’s future is closely tied up with science and if it has to do well in any sector, it has to do well in science. Unfortunately, we are not doing well at all.”
Professor Partha Pratim Chakraborty, Director of IIT, KGP said it has received Rs 100 crore from the Union government for setting up a National Digital Library.
biswabrata@thestatesman.net
KHARAGPUR, 26 JULY: Wipro Chairman Azim Premji was today honoured with a doctorate degree by IIT Kharagpur.
The 69-year-old businessman and philanthropist who is guiding the company through four decades of diversification and growth to emerge as one of the Indian leaders in the software industry was given the honorary degree of Doctor of Science “for being one of the pioneers of entrepreneurship in modern India through the establishment of Wipro, an organisation deeply committed to values” at the 60th convocation of the institution.
Mr Premji received the D Sc (Honaris Causa) from ‘Bharat Ratna’ scientist Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao FRS, also known as C.N.R. Rao, who was the chief guest at the convocation.
Professor Rao, who has worked mainly in solid-state and structural chemistry, currently serves as the Head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India.
Besides Mr Premji, ISRO chairman K Radhakrishnan, Professor Rao, Mr Faqir Chand Kohli, often referred to as the father of the Indian software industry, Prof Roddam Narasimha and Mr Pradeep K Khosla also received the prestigious award.
While addressing the convocation, Professor Rao praised the talent of young IIT students and said some IIT undergraduates were even smarter than their professors.
“It is very challenging to teach in IIT. Some undergraduate students are smarter than the professors,” Professor Rao, who had earlier taught at the IIT, said.
He urged students to always think about what they can contribute to the country. “You also have to keep in mind that today’s technology will not be tomorrow’s technology. Science keeps changing and we must keep abreast of the changing scenario. The younger generation must get used to this,” Professor Rao said.
The Bharat Ratna recipient scientist also discouraged the comparison of the IIT director’s role with the act of a corporate company’s CEO. “For a company, CEO deals with the profit while IIT itself has a specific role.”
Describing IITs as a wonderful garden, he said all kinds of trees, fruits and flowers could be found in the multi-faceted atmosphere of the institute.
Referring to the service for the sake of Nation, Professor Rao said, “Unless we understand the spirit of science, we can never create an atmosphere of science in a country like India.
India’s future is closely tied up with science and if it has to do well in any sector, it has to do well in science. Unfortunately, we are not doing well at all.”
Professor Partha Pratim Chakraborty, Director of IIT, KGP said it has received Rs 100 crore from the Union government for setting up a National Digital Library.
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