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Profiling BITSIANS who are making a difference for India and Indians with their tireless, selfless work.  Mere Bharatiye Mahaan

A conversation with Padma Shri awardee, Dr. Balasubramian & Director of LV Prasad Eye Institute

By Pushkala Venkatraman

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Meet Padma Shri Dr. Balasubramanian - A 65 year old energetic, zestful, ambitious and a highly successful individual who loves and lives life to its fullest. Anyone who has a conversation with him is sure to feel energized, totally positive and raring to go. I did! A molecular biologist by profession, Dr Balasubramanian specializes in finding cures for blindness of the eye. He is working hard on various programs that seek to eradicate common causes of blindness amongst the poor in India. Apart from this, he has immense interest for various forms of music including Carnatic classical, Hindustani classical and Western classical. He plays billiards, tennis and bridge with avid enthusiasm. His pet activity is to teach students and share their budding love for the subject. The number of accolades and awards that have been showered upon him from various corners of the world is no mean achievement and through all this his wife Shakti has been with him quietly encouraging him to achieve all that he set out to do.  More...

A conversation with Lt. General Rajgopal, AVSM

By Pushkala Venkatraman

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Lt Gen L.M.Rajgopal’s story is one of a wide eyed South Indian boy who etched a place for himself in India by following his heart. Of course, he worked tirelessly to placate its incessant demands.

At 17, when the General had to make the regular academic decisions it was a different time. In South India in 1947 general anarchy pervaded the atmosphere. There weren’t half as many engineering colleges back then. The General always had his heart set on joining the army and at the same time wanted to study Engineering. But with a lack of credible choices at the time, he enrolled at Presidency College , Madras for a Science Degree.  His uncle was on deputation to the Government of Rajasthan, however had different plans. He had heard about a new Engineering college at Pilani, built by the Birla group and asked his teenage nephew to apply there. More...

Houston Calling: A conversation with Krishna Vavilala

By Pushkala Venkatraman

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Mr. Krishna Vavilala ('56), is an easy going yet a committed person, who has worked diligently towards spreading the Indian culture in the United States. He holds leadership positions at many organizations including the Federation of Indian Associations, American Society of Indian Engineers, Telugu Cultural Association, and the India Culture Center.

In addition to being involved in community service, Mr. Vavilala has also been active on the political front. In 1996 he introduced a motion in the Texas State Democratic Party Convention urging for US support to India over China. He founded 3rd Eye, an independent think tank group. Mr. Vavilala has also published numerous letters in the national mainstream press such as the Houston Chronicle on a wide variety of subjects ranging from Indo-American relations to Taliban’s tagging of Hindus in Afghanistan. More...

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