Dewang Mehta Explained

Dewang Mehta (10 August 1962 – 12 April 2001) was the president of NASSCOM between 1991 and 2001.[1] [2] In addition to his role at NASSCOM, he was appointed in 1998 to an IT and Software Development task force, and was also involved in various advisory bodies.

Personal life

Mehta was born in Umreth, Gujarat and studied at Imperial College London[3] He died from a heart attack on 12 April 2001 while serving on an IT TaskForce delegation visit to Sydney.[4] [5] The Dewang Mehta Foundation (DMFT) was created in 2002.[6]

Recognitions

Mehta was named "Software Evangelist of the Year" by Computerworld for 3 consecutive years and "IT Man of the Year" in 2000. In the same year, the World Economic Forum chose Mehta as one of the 100 "Global leaders of Tomorrow".[7] [4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: How Nasscom made the software sector a superpower. D'Monte. Leslie. Shindi. Shivani. 10 February 2010. Business Standard. 24 November 2016.
  2. Web site: Dewang Mehta (1991-2001). 21 March 2016. Nasscom. https://web.archive.org/web/20131104191918/http://www.nasscom.in/dewang-mehta-19912001. 4 November 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: Nasscom chief Dewang Mehta found dead in Sídney. 21 March 2016. Rediff.com. 12 April 2001.
  4. News: Indian software lobbyist dead. 12 April 2001. BBC News. 24 November 2016.
  5. Web site: Dewang Mehta: A mission interrupted. Thiagarajan. Krishnan. 15 April 2001. Business Line. The Hindu. 24 November 2016.
  6. News: Dewang Mehta award for AITS. Reddy. R Ravikanth. 21 December 2015. The Hindu. 24 November 2016.
  7. Web site: Dewang Mehta, Omar Abdullah are 'Global Leaders of Tomorrow'. 21 March 2016. rediff.com. 3 November 2000.

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