List of Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda people explained

This is a list of alumni and faculty at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.

Alumni

Arts

!Name!ClassYear!Degree!Notability!References
Anita Dube1982MFAArtist[1]
Dadasaheb PhalkeFilm director, producer, and screenwriter. Father of Indian Cinema. [2]
Dhruva MistrySculptor
Elisha KriisBBAActress[3]
Gulam Mohammed Sheikhpainter and writer.[4]
Haku ShahIndian painter[5]
Jayant Parikh1959; 1961BA in Fine Art; MAIndian painter, printmaker and mural artist[6] [7]
Jyoti BhattIndian painter, photographer
Jyotsna Bhatt1958Indian ceramist and potter
Mitali Mukherjeesinger[8]
Mrinalini Mukherjeesculptor and textile artist
N. N. Rimzonartist[9]
Nilima Sheikhartist
Dr Ratan ParimooPainter and art historian
Surendran Nairartist
Tanvi Vyasactress and model[10]
Vivan Sundaramartist

Social Sciences and Law

NameClassYearDegreeNotabilityReferences
Bela TrivediJudge, Supreme Court of India
Akshay H. MehtaFormer Judge of the Gujarat High Court[11]
Chimanbhai PatelFormer Chief Minister of Gujarat and Member of Parliament[12]
Mohit Shantilal Shah1976LLBFormer Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court[13]
Ranjitsinh Pratapsinh GaekwadFormer Maharaja of Baroda and Member of Parliament.[14]
Arvind ShahSociologist[15]
Sujan R. ChinoyBA (Hons.) in English Literature and PsychologyFormer Ambassador of India to Japan and the Marshall Islands[16]

Science

NameClassYearDegree NotabilityReferences
Sandip Pakvasa1957BSc and MSc in PhysicsPhysicist. Awarded the 2016 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, as a member of the Kamioka Liquid Scintillator Antineutrino Detector Collaboration. American Physical Society Fellow, Humboldt Prize Fellow. [17] [18] [19]
Sam Pitroda1964BSc and Msc in Physics Telecom engineer, entrepreneur and politician. Father of Telecommunications revolution in India.

He served as advisor to Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India on Public Information Infrastructure and Innovation and as a Cabinet Minister under Rajiv Gandhi and as the Chairman of the National Knowledge Commission under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh from 2005 to 2009.

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Venkatraman Ramakrishnan1971BSc in Physics Biologist. Awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine for his research in ribosome. President of the Royal Society since November 2015 to November 2020[22] [23]
Arup Kumar Raychaudhuri1973BSc in PhysicsPhysicist. Awarded Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in 1994 for doing "pioneering experimental work in the field of low temperature quantum transport in oxides near metal-insulator transition elucidating the interplay of disorder and interaction." Humboldt Prize Fellow. [24]
Karan JaniPhysicist. He is a part of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration which detected GW14092015, first such observation of gravitational waves from binary black hole merger. For this pathbreaking discovery, the pioneers of the very collaboration were awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics. [25]
Kanury Venkata Subba RaoImmunologist. Awarded Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar in 1997 in the field of Biological Sciences for "outstanding contribution in the design of synthetic peptide vaccines based on the regeneration of conformational epitopes and self association of such peptides to give high immunogenicity in humans." [26] [27]
Chintan Shah2011BSc and MSc in PhysicsPhysicist. He currently works at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and is part of the X-ray instrumentation and calibration working groups for future X-ray space observatories such as XRISM, Athena, and LEM.

Technology

NameClassYearDegree NotabilityReferences
Ajay BhattComputer Architect. Co-invented Universal Serial Bus[28]
Paritosh PandyaComputer scientist. Former Dean, School of Technology and Computer Science at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. He is known for his research in Logics, Automata, Concurrency, Formal Methods, Embedded Systems and Software Engineering.[29]
Vijay P. BhatkarComputer Scientist. Chancellor of Nalanda University. He is primarily known as the Inventor of PARAM Super computer.[30]
Vishal SikkaFormer CEO of Infosys; CTO and Executive Board member of SAP AG[31]
Shankar Subbanarasayya ManthaIndian Academician and Administrator. Former Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and currently Adjunct Professor of National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. He is known for reforms in AICTE that brought transparency and accountability.[32] [33] [34]

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Notable faculty

!Name!Affiliation!Notability
Geoffrey WainwrightProfessor of environmental archaeology between 1961 and 1963archaeologist
Gunvant ShahLecturer between 1961 and 1972Writer
K. G. SubramanyanLecturer at the Faculty of Fine Arts between 1951 and 1956Artist
Nasreen MohamediLecturer at the Faculty of Fine Arts between 1972 and 1990artist [65]
Rajni KothariLecturer (joined the university in 1958)Political Scientist [66]
M. N. SrinivasLecturer (established the Department of Sociology)Sociologist [67]
Arvind ShahLecturer Sociologist [68]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anita Dube. naturemorte.com. 17 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Dada Saheb Phalke Award Overview. dff.nic.in. 16 October 2018.
  3. Web site: An interview with Elisha, founder of "Tigress Picturess". smartindianwomen.com. 16 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Gulam Mohammed Sheikh. artintaglio.in. 16 October 2018.
  5. News: Tribal art, Haku Shah's exhibition of photographs. The Hindu. 10 January 2007. 16 October 2018.
  6. Web site: Jayant's name and photo displayed as fine art student of MSU by Vandana Kalra in. The Indian Express. 6 November 2016. 6 November 2016.
  7. Web site: Jayant's name is listed 39th in 45 notable alumni of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.. 11 August 2021.
  8. Web site: Whenever I visit Bangladesh, I don't feel like leaving – Mitali Mukherjee. The Daily Star. 30 October 2015. 17 October 2018.
  9. Web site: The Modernist Sprawl . N. N. Rimzon. Ghoshal. Somak. 6 February 2016. Talwar Gallery. Live Mint. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181017123640/https://talwargallery.com/wp-content/themes/emptiness/rimzon-press/rimzon2016mint.pdf. 17 October 2018. 17 October 2018.
  10. Web site: Vadodara's Tanvi Vyas is Femina Miss India Earth. deshgujarat.com. 11 April 2008. 16 October 2018.
  11. Web site: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Akshay H. Mehta. archive.is. dead. https://archive.today/20140501145140/http://gujarathighcourt.nic.in/formerjudge.asp?formerjudgeid=102&x=4&y=9. 1 May 2014. 16 October 2018.
  12. Web site: Chimanbhai Patel The Gujarat Chief Minister who survived every political battle. thelallantop.com. 16 October 2018.
  13. Web site: Bombay High Court Chief Justice Mohit Shah retires. livelaw.in. 9 September 2015. 16 October 2018.
  14. Web site: Maharaja of Baroda Ranjitsinh Gaekwad dies at 74. daily.bhaskar.com. 16 October 2018.
  15. In memory of M.N. Srinivas. 10.1177/006996670003400104. 2000. Shah. A.M.. Contributions to Indian Sociology. 34. 93–104. 144667051.
  16. News: Sujan Chinoy is India's new envoy to Japan. The Economic Times. 16 October 2018.
  17. Web site: In Memory of Dr. Sandip Pakvasa.
  18. Web site: Sandip pakvasa.
  19. Web site: University of Hawaii at Manoa physics professor receives Humboldt Award | University of Hawaiʻi System News .
  20. Web site: Exclusive: The story of Sam Pitroda and Indian telecom revolution.
  21. Web site: Sam Pitroda: Architect of India's communications revolution. 24 August 2010.
  22. Web site: The Royal Society : Fellows Directory : Venki Ramakrishnan. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906214606/https://royalsociety.org/people/venki-ramakrishnan-12139/. 6 September 2015. 16 October 2018.
  23. Web site: Venki Ramakrishnan | Biography, Nobel Prize, & Facts.
  24. Web site: Awardee Details: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize.
  25. Web site: This alumnus of a Baroda govt school was part of a team that unlocked a space secret. 22 September 2018.
  26. Web site: SOME TOP INDIAN BIOLOGISTS - Indian Express.
  27. Web site: Awardee Details: Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize.
  28. Web site: The inventor of USB is an Indian and he didn't do it for money . indiatoday.in . 16 October 2018.
  29. Web site: Engineering Experts.Paritosh K. Pandya . Tata Institute of Fundamental Research . 17 October 2018.
  30. Web site: The Little Known Story of How India's First Indigenous Supercomputer Amazed the World in 1991 . thebetterindia.com . 13 January 2017 . 16 October 2018.
  31. Web site: Infosys CEO Sikka rakes in $11 million in total compensation . gadgetsnow.com . 16 October 2018.
  32. Web site: Former Chairman - All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi & Chairman - National Technical Committee, NCSSS. ncdrc.res.in.
  33. Web site: 2022-06-20 . Atish Dipankar University holds its 3rd convocation . 2022-10-02 . The Daily Star . en.
  34. Web site: Nanda . Prashant K. . 2013-11-12 . AICTE needs to be preserved, nurtured: S.S. Mantha . 2022-10-02 . mint . en.
  35. News: Asha Puthli, an Indian Singer Who Embraces Countless Cultures . The New York Times . 12 August 2006 . 16 October 2018. Pareles . Jon .
  36. Web site: Ankur Vikal Actor . IMDb . 17 October 2018.
  37. Web site: INSA :: Indian Fellow Detail – Professor AK Raychaudhuri. insaindia.res.in. 21 October 2017.
  38. Web site: Padma Awards 2007, Padma Shri – No : 53 . outlookindia.com . Outlook . 16 October 2018.
  39. News: Bharati Mukherjee, Writer of Immigrant Life, Dies at 76 . The New York Times . 2 February 2017 . 16 October 2018. Grimes . William .
  40. Web site: Chintan Upadhyay.Honours and Awards 2004–05 Charles Wallace Foundation Award for Residency in Bristol, UK . saffronart.com . 17 October 2018.
  41. Web site: SAH School of Arts & Humanities,Deepak Shimkhada . https://web.archive.org/web/20141220002307/http://www.cgu.edu/pages/11242.asp . dead . 20 December 2014 . 17 October 2018.
  42. Web site: Esther David, Ahmedabad in US calendar on Jewish women writers . The Times of India . 17 October 2018.
  43. Web site: Geetanjali shree: Geetanjali Shree Got Her PhD Degree from Msu | Vadodara News - Times of India . .
  44. Web site: Press Information Bureau, GoI, Padma Shri – No . 48 Shri Gunvant Shah . https://web.archive.org/web/20190630070619/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 . dead . 30 June 2019 . webcitation.org . 16 October 2018.
  45. Web site: Condolence message for Hasmukh C. Patel . cept.ac.in . 17 October 2018.
  46. Web site: Prof. Hemlata Talesra @ HereNow4U. 2020-10-12. HereNow4U: Portal on Jainism and next level consciousness. en.
  47. Web site: Kuvempu literary festival inaugurated,K. Chidananda Gowda, Vice-Chancellor of Kuvempu University . . 2004-08-23 . 16 October 2018.
  48. News: Lalithakala Akademi awards announced . The Hindu . 17 May 2007 . 17 October 2018.
  49. Web site: Press Information Bureau Government of India. No :45. Padma Shri . pib.nic.in . 17 October 2018.
  50. Web site: Material Queen, Medium is the message in renowned sculptor Latika Katt's works . The Indian Express . 17 October 2018.
  51. Web site: Mrunalini Devi Puar, Chancellor of M S University of Baroda, passes away . netindian.in . 16 October 2018.
  52. Web site: Pramod Kale gets Aryabhatta award . oneindia.com . 12 August 2009 . 16 October 2018.
  53. Web site: 'Sankat City' director Pankaj Advani passes away . Deccan Herald . 11 November 2010 . 16 October 2018.
  54. Web site: From a tea stall in Amreli to Hollywood, Nalin Pandya (43) who is making Hollywood . The Times of India . 16 October 2018.
  55. Web site: Third Gujarati to win Jnanpith – Rajendra Keshavlal Shah . https://web.archive.org/web/20030918132847/http://www.thehindu.com/2003/07/18/stories/2003071803681200.htm . dead . 18 September 2003 . . 2003-07-18 . 16 October 2018.
  56. Web site: Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Prof. Reetika Khera . iima.ac.in . 16 October 2018.
  57. Web site: Still on top of the charts, Bhyrappa may be criticised but not ignored. . . 2005-01-28 . 16 October 2018.
  58. Web site: Galerie F. Hessler, Shanti Dave . galeriefhessler.lu . 16 October 2018.
  59. Web site: Srilamanthula Chandramohan . serindiagallery.com .
  60. Web site: SCHNEIDER MUSEUM OF ART Sosa Joseph's Needlework Sosa Joseph Needlework Sosa Joseph's Blessed Fruit Sosa Joseph Blessed Fruit Sosa Joseph's Misfit Sosa Joseph's Misfit Intimate Revelations . https://web.archive.org/web/20110926212239/http://www.sou.edu/sma/exhibitions/intimate-rev6.html . dead . 26 September 2011 . 17 October 2018.
  61. Web site: Salma Arastu . https://web.archive.org/web/20140523230220/http://www.salmaarastu.com/bio.php . dead . 23 May 2014 . 17 October 2018.
  62. Web site: Indian Contemporary Art.Thota Vaikuntam . https://archive.today/20080926071858/http://www.legacyart.in/ArtistProfile.asp?hidArtistId=43 . dead . 26 September 2008 . archive.is . 17 October 2018.
  63. Web site: The King of Kindness Vinoba Bhave and His Nonviolent Revolution . markshep.com . 16 October 2018.
  64. Web site: Vivan Sundaram: A man of all mediums . livemint.com . 26 January 2018 . 17 October 2018.
  65. Web site: A life on the lines: Celebrating three decades of Nasreen Mohamedi's work. 22 November 2015. The Indian Express. 29 September 2019.
  66. Web site: CSDS.
  67. In memory of M.N. Srinivas. 10.1177/006996670003400104. 2000. Shah. A.M.. Contributions to Indian Sociology. 34. 93–104. 144667051.
  68. Web site: Remembering Professor Arvind M. Shah, a Genial Doyen of Sociology.

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