For everyone who enjoyed Prof. Ashok's Talk - Checkout more of his inspiring talks in this playlist - czcams.com/play/PL9t3p8l_hPW9G7W_E65fUThLjH2tWnk_y.html&si=1cULXBZqY2qOLB7b
Great man. I grew up living inside the iit madras campus and going to the same school as Ashok uncle’s children. My dad taught in iit madras and retired in 2013. Ashok uncle and his family has been our family friend for more than 25 to 30 years, a wonderful human being who has always contributed to the growth of India. He introduced free fiber optic internet in the iit campus for all the faculty and staff quarters in 1999!!! Eventually, all the hostels in iit m got that free fiber optic internet as well by around 2001. IIT has changed a lot now when I last visited in 2017 I was both dismayed by the amount of new buildings and the deforestation that had happened since I left the campus in 2008. But our nation needs the iits capacity to be increased and this change is inevitable. I went to watch a movie at OAT (open air theater) and it brought back memories of my childhood I spent in the campus, especially the 90s.. I watched Forrest Gump, Jurassic Park, Muthu (Tamil), Baazigar, DDLJ, and so many great movies in OAT.. beautiful beautiful days !!! those days the Saturday night movie was a big thing for us. Everybody from the campus would come and watch movies. My father and Ashok sir would sometimes sit together and watch the movie in the chairs below. I would run away to the gallery section to sit with my friends and watch the movies. Beautiful days. I wish ashok uncle a happy retirement. My dad passed away in 2019. I’m pretty sure this only the end of Dr. Jhunjhunwala’s teaching tenure, but I know that he will continue to be involved in various academics and research both in iit m and elsewhere. Thank you sir !!!
Watching this video brought back a flood of emotions for me. Dr. Jhunjhunwala is not only a brilliant mind but also has a huge heart. I was fortunate to work with him in the telematics lab at IIT Madras in the late 1980s. When I received an opportunity to pursue higher studies in the US, I could barely afford the flight ticket and considered abandoning my dreams. Sensing my dilemma, Dr. Jhunjhunwala called me into his office and wrote a letter, sealing it and addressing it to a contact in the US. He instructed me to mail the letter if I ever needed financial assistance. Fortunately, I never had to mail that letter, but it gave me the confidence to move forward. To this day, I am grateful for how Dr. Jhunjhunwala supported me and countless others. Whenever I have the chance to see him, whether in India or the US, I always make a point to meet him and thank him for the immense impact he had on my life. -Mahesh
Less known Gems of India. Their works and contributions are immeasurable. A Prof with no ambitions puts him on top of the shining crown of Mother India
Excellent and superb speech Jhun Sir. Fresh from polytechnic, I was the 5th batch CEC, IIT M Trainee. I had the opportunity to work in his lab in the afternoon session for 2 years. He taught me all basics of intensity modulation laser communication and optical transmitter and receiver in 1986 & 1987. Later I joined in ISRO. His guidance, teaching and explaining technical things very simple to understand, till today I remember and follow his advice . Thank you very much Sir. With Thanks and Regards, Maheswari S.
I know this person very well, my wife worked for him in a project. I used to live just outside IITM. Met him couple times. He grew up in West Bengal like me. Most of our conversation was in Bangla.
Sir in 1981 I lived in New Delhi. The experience you shared of the true' copy culture, scooter, gas cylinder, telephone etc etc was the experience of all of us. Even in 1986 industrialists were camping in Udyog Bhavan begging for permission or licence for their expansion proposals against heavy demands , which was never given or given against heavy suit cases only. Anyways, thank you.
Pranams Guruji! I happened to work within IITM campus as a banker. It took me time to understand that here are lots of people whose brains are wired by God differently from the majority. One of the few square exceptions was Prof Ashok. I fought rate wars with SBI and won a few also.. My humble pranams to all these unsung heroes of our country, who dedicate their whole lives to answer our common problems. God bless you sir with excellent health for four more decades at least to serve Bharath further!! Jai Hind!!
I had the good fortune of a brief interaction with Prof Jhunjunwala and Prof Bhasker at IIT M. It’s really these passionate souls who work tirelessly behind the screens without the attention or seeking fame and steer the country towards prosperity that’s is built on intellectual capital. Wish we can have more such eminence woven into our social fabric.
Tall man. Taller contribution. Mentor exemplar . Jhun to his fan club . RTBI is his brain child .All praise to this visionary educator Genius behind rural telecom, machine language man who. operatioalized abundant thinking in INDIA that was always Bharat .. EVery techie's Padma nominee .
I would like to thank youtube for getting me an opportunity to see this video. I am from 9th batch of CEC trainee. We used to compete to get opportunity to work in his projects. I did not get. Probably that must be the reason to have some sort of negative image about him.This talk showed me what a great soul he is. Later on, my career went into power plant instrumenation. I often wonder why I am not seeing an Indian telecommunications product in PLCC. I knew that Dr Ashok was doing some path breaking projects in communication field. After seeing this video only I understood that business decides everything. When our Honourable Prime Minister coined 'Make in India' and it was made compulsory to have make in india component in goverment purchases,I was thinking that this would block getting us high technology products. Unless we make our policies strict, we will not put efforts to make our own products.We have to bite the bullet to have our own technology products. Thank you Dr. Ashok, Dr Kumaravel for creating good number of Technocrats who are contributing in various capacities in our nation building in a silent way.
Speechless with reverence ❤. When I was a Project Assistant in the KBCS Lab and there was a conference in Delhi in 1990 or 1991, I traveled with a couple of colleagues in the train and Prof. Jhunjhunwala was traveling with us. I hadn’t anticipated the biting cold and was clothed like I was in Madras. He saw me shivering and simply handed over his blanket. Even in this talk, everybody can see the Gandhian in him.
Very inspiring. I am surprised at the way Dy Registrar treated him, a faculty. At IISc, as students we never had to go to the admin. If at all we did, we were treated more respectfully. Our time was considered to be more important.
A Great Professor who instituted industry -academia collaboration in India successfull..Very inspiring journey...These kind of genuine teachers makes the difference in young minds ...hope we have more of his class in our Institutions, enhancing Industry Academia collaborations newer Googles and Facebook.
Sir,We salutes you the great teachers like you are real assets in our society..yours service speaks your works . I am a PG teacher in physics at Govt Hr sec School,Villupuram
Amazing person and I had the privilege to work with him in Analog devices, TeNet IIT for couple of years. Life learnings I had in these couple of years. Have a great retired life and i am sure you will have another dimension in the education and industry. Wishing you a healthy and happy life
Nation building characteristics & Amazing humility. When his non-selection as a Director is just a casual thing and his biggest regrets are about his students losing their lives, speaks volumes of the Personality! Salutations sir 🙏
Excellent motivational speech, by a self-less, contented, highly dedicated to his work. India is progressing only because of these honest and dedicated people like Prof. Junjhwala ji. Hats off to him..
I had a privilege to hear about him while I am pursuing my masters degree in IITM in 1995. There were about 100 project associates under him working on several industrial projects. So many thousands of people benefitted from the bestowed fruits from him. God bless him and he is a true inspiration. He should get Padmashree or more for his contribution to the academics and industry.
Very inspiring talk.....I had the fortune of briefly meeting Prof sb during my stint at NITI Aayog and he was the key professional from IIT Chennai was was driving the thinking behind e - mobility efforts during 2017-2019. His simplicity, and ease of dealing with bureaucracy ( to which I belong ) was impactful. Prof sb..... looking forward to learning from you
An inspirational life journey, creating life for many who were let down. I got a previlage to work under this great man for 7 years(1991-1997). I was a diploma holder, and was laying multi layer PCB. He confided on my sincerity. When I left the lab for a govt posting, he said it is not the right place for me. Probably I should have continued my career with this legend.
Greatest person. Amazing. He is so practical and pioneer to productize creative ideas. He has inspired so many students. He is so down to earth and ready to explain even to fresher way back. His tribe should grow. He is a nation builder. Wish more IIT Alumni would come back to India to contribute to the nation. He is one of the best role models.
Congrates sir you created lots up deep tech startups from IITM when name startup was not even prevalent . People of TamilNadu indebted to you.thank you
@juniper7905 thoushands of Tamil Professors are in TN colleges. which one created IITM Research park like in chennai. It is because of this man. He initiated companies like Midas on WLL from campus early 20s. Looks some people good at playing tamil chords where they do not perform.
In reality, the relationship between a student and a guru like the professor said is a rare one. Maybe most of the teachers May experience one or two like the above. 🙏🙏🙏
What an inspiring speech!! I have the good fortune to work with Dr Jhunjhunwala but I did not know many of the things that he was involved in. Let me say that I am totally overwhelmed. All the very best for the new role that he has chosen for himself : specially the projects with young students that he was kind enough to show me personally. Best regards TV Sinha
Many of us who graduated from iitm in the early 90s were shaped by Jhun and Bhaskar's vision for tech's transformation of India. Jhun remains a true hero who's vision transformed iitm and India (thru tenet, cdot and more). Wishes and prayers for his long life and continuing influence on generations to come.
What a career Sir . I salute . Even though I had heard so much of you over the years , I could get an opportunity to meet at research park only about 2 years ago and what stuck me was your simplicity , straight talk and passion to bring EV import substitution DC motors into India . I had subsequently met you at many of the ministry meetings and it was always a memorable meeting . You used to promptly write back a mail after each meeting and always kept in touch . Wish you many more years mentorship Sir and good health to you . Ashok Natarajan
Amazing journey Sir. Had lots of learnings from you, while working with TeNeT group. Thank you so much Sir. You are still my inspiration, keep watching your lectures on NPTEL, other platforms.
Genuine speech. Gracefully, how he explained some of his work is probably a loss for IITM but a major gain for the industry and the country. Very proud of your achievement. Thank you for your service
Reminds me of my IITM student days -a 1977 MTech passout from Mechanical Engg, student of Prof Natarajan. Very interesting talk conveys your urge to make a difference to the systems and country. Typical simplicity that thrills me.
What an inspirational speech that came from the heart of the professor. I never knew we have such super knowledgeable and kind hearted people in the faculty of our institutions. You opened my eyes Professor. Long live with good health, India surely need people like you.
Pranams to the unassuming professor..a real gem lesser known to general public..I have read about his work briefly in a book by Sandipan Deb..The IITians..Now to hear him directly was a pleasure..God bless this wonderful son of Bharat...
I very fondly remember Ashok Jhunjhunwala. I met him first time in 1975 at University of Maine when we both joined the graduate program over there. I was in mechanical and he was in electrical engineering. At that time I didn't know the ABC of computer programming so he helped me a lot. He was a remarkable and a brilliant student who was always getting A's without spending much time in his studies. To save money and to enjoy the Indian food, in the second year three of us (third person was Raj Singh a undergrad of IIT Kanpur)rented a three bedroom trailer and lived together for a year. We really enjoyed our time at University of Maine. Later Ashok moved to University of Washington to pursue PhD in electrical engineering and I moved on to pursue my career in mechanical engineering. I am also retired now. I wish Ashok all the best in his retirement life, a well earned retirement I would say. Sarvesh Agrawal USA 🤠
Excellent speech.. i wish i go back to those days where i was still a student working in Tenet projects. Fortunate to work with you in late 90s. Thank you sir
Excellent speech to be circulated especially to the benefit of youngsters about how life was in 80s ! They should know the benefits they are enjoying today, is result of those sufferings !
Very inpsiring. Thank you Sir, and your colleagues and students for your service and contributions. Not just for the technology you created by taking risks, but for teh human innfrastructure you helped create and build. Building technology is hard enough, but you have built a thriving institution. THANKS
A great person to emulate ! Also an innovator and entrepreneur to the core !! Had a pleasure to work with him in a few committees of HE. He will always deliberate on matters deeply, come to the crux of issues and would then proceed to take decisions.
A great opportunity to connect with our own village/country and especially while I was working away from this land 1956 to 2006. Our salutations to the Jhunjhunwalas for making things happen despite so much of obstacles combined with our notorious bureaucracy.
Pranams to respectable Professor Sir. I am grateful to him for ever. I am fortunate to have in the journey of work in telematics lab from 1989 to 1992. I used to see his scooter Bajaj Chetak TCZ 4565 standing in front of ESB Block entrance in the morning those days. I remember the interactions and help on technical support made by late Deepak Khanchandani and Rene Abraham as per instructions. I am thankful to Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala and Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi for many things and learnt a lot. Long live Professor Sir. With regards & respects, S. Padmanaban
Prof Jhunjhunwala is a great person . I am lucky to meet him in 2003 for CorDECT and recently in Paradox in IITM in 2023. He is full of energy and very dynamic as usual. Long live Dr Jhunjhunwala my regards to him
Typical iit madras administrative snobbishness - faculty also become like that after a few years - no friendly welcoming encouraging attitude. I hope things have changed over years. Great talk by the professor, encouraging industry and leadership - that is why IIT madras is progressing well.
I was working in Chennai from 1991-94 as a freshly minted E&C Engineer working for a company which sold IC chips, multibus products, Data acquisition systems, etc. I was interested in the application of technology in solving practical problems in rural areas and a friend of mine Sangameshwar who studied in IIT introduced me to Prof. Jhunjhunwala. I remember attending a meeting he had organised where a Mr. Rao from Andhra Pradesh shared the wonderful work he was doing in rural Andhra. I unfortunately had to leave Chennai in 1994 and shifted to Mumbai and lost contact. He was always approachable and ready to take upon problems. I was too happy to see this video and have old memories rushing back. He may not remember me but he has played an important role in shaping my interest to work in rural areas trying to make lives better there.
Very emotional speech. Amazing personality who has worked betterment for the society. It is my fortune to have interacted with you many times during Polaris days. One thing I admire most your instant response to emails and messages. You were always approachable. Thank you very much Sir.
Grand salute to you sir. Wish you a very happy retired life. Lucky are those students who got trained by you. Thanks for teaching so much by your retirement speech.❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I am very much moved by his speech. My humble request to him is not to retire from teaching and guiding young minds. Join some good technical institute to pass the ocean of knowledge to young budding engineers. Thank you🙏
What an inspirational journey ❤!! I am proud to be a graduate from him Alma mater i.e. IIT Kanpur. One thing that stuck with me is his statement " But, what can I do?" . This should never be a statement from young generation like us. If we can't solve the problem then who will ??
Jhunjhunwala should have been made director of iitm. India lost a golden opportunity. The admin system in iits are highly dismotivating for committed individuals in development of India.
You have always been an Inspiration for many Startups and still the inspiration to innovate and succeed goes beyond horizons for many of your followers…. You Are Not Retired Your… You Will Keep Inspiring Generations - Khemchandra Birhade, Ex-VP, Neurosynaptics
This can happen, if we have real passion towards science and technology, leaving aside the urge to earn money, and being away from corrupt people. Hope I can get a change to meet Prof. Dr. Jhunjhunwala
For everyone who enjoyed Prof. Ashok's Talk - Checkout more of his inspiring talks in this playlist - czcams.com/play/PL9t3p8l_hPW9G7W_E65fUThLjH2tWnk_y.html&si=1cULXBZqY2qOLB7b
Great man. I grew up living inside the iit madras campus and going to the same school as Ashok uncle’s children. My dad taught in iit madras and retired in 2013. Ashok uncle and his family has been our family friend for more than 25 to 30 years, a wonderful human being who has always contributed to the growth of India. He introduced free fiber optic internet in the iit campus for all the faculty and staff quarters in 1999!!! Eventually, all the hostels in iit m got that free fiber optic internet as well by around 2001. IIT has changed a lot now when I last visited in 2017 I was both dismayed by the amount of new buildings and the deforestation that had happened since I left the campus in 2008. But our nation needs the iits capacity to be increased and this change is inevitable. I went to watch a movie at OAT (open air theater) and it brought back memories of my childhood I spent in the campus, especially the 90s.. I watched Forrest Gump, Jurassic Park, Muthu (Tamil), Baazigar, DDLJ, and so many great movies in OAT.. beautiful beautiful days !!! those days the Saturday night movie was a big thing for us. Everybody from the campus would come and watch movies. My father and Ashok sir would sometimes sit together and watch the movie in the chairs below. I would run away to the gallery section to sit with my friends and watch the movies. Beautiful days. I wish ashok uncle a happy retirement. My dad passed away in 2019. I’m pretty sure this only the end of Dr. Jhunjhunwala’s teaching tenure, but I know that he will continue to be involved in various academics and research both in iit m and elsewhere. Thank you sir !!!
Look at his humility
India is Proud of you
Watching this video brought back a flood of emotions for me. Dr. Jhunjhunwala is not only a brilliant mind but also has a huge heart. I was fortunate to work with him in the telematics lab at IIT Madras in the late 1980s. When I received an opportunity to pursue higher studies in the US, I could barely afford the flight ticket and considered abandoning my dreams. Sensing my dilemma, Dr. Jhunjhunwala called me into his office and wrote a letter, sealing it and addressing it to a contact in the US. He instructed me to mail the letter if I ever needed financial assistance. Fortunately, I never had to mail that letter, but it gave me the confidence to move forward. To this day, I am grateful for how Dr. Jhunjhunwala supported me and countless others. Whenever I have the chance to see him, whether in India or the US, I always make a point to meet him and thank him for the immense impact he had on my life. -Mahesh
Salute to Prof Jhujhunwala.. true nation builder in his own capacity.. needs more recognition..
Less known Gems of India. Their works and contributions are immeasurable. A Prof with no ambitions puts him on top of the shining crown of Mother India
Excellent and superb speech Jhun Sir. Fresh from polytechnic, I was the 5th batch CEC, IIT M Trainee. I had the opportunity to work in his lab in the afternoon session for 2 years. He taught me all basics of intensity modulation laser communication and optical transmitter and receiver in 1986 & 1987. Later I joined in ISRO. His guidance, teaching and explaining technical things very simple to understand, till today I remember and follow his advice . Thank you very much Sir.
With Thanks and Regards,
Maheswari S.
I know this person very well, my wife worked for him in a project. I used to live just outside IITM. Met him couple times. He grew up in West Bengal like me. Most of our conversation was in Bangla.
Sir in 1981 I lived in New Delhi. The experience you shared of the true' copy culture, scooter, gas cylinder, telephone etc etc was the experience of all of us. Even in 1986 industrialists were camping in Udyog Bhavan begging for permission or licence for their expansion proposals against heavy demands , which was never given or given against heavy suit cases only. Anyways, thank you.
Pranams Guruji!
I happened to work within IITM campus as a banker. It took me time to understand that here are lots of people whose brains are wired by God differently from the majority. One of the few square exceptions was Prof Ashok. I fought rate wars with SBI and won a few also..
My humble pranams to all these unsung heroes of our country, who dedicate their whole lives to answer our common problems.
God bless you sir with excellent health for four more decades at least to serve Bharath further!!
Jai Hind!!
Retirement talk from the heart. I cherish my interaction with you, when as colleagues.
Thank you sir and belated happy teacher's day. I am proud to have been a student of yours. May you live long and continue to inspire next generations.
I had the good fortune of a brief interaction with Prof Jhunjunwala and Prof Bhasker at IIT M. It’s really these passionate souls who work tirelessly behind the screens without the attention or seeking fame and steer the country towards prosperity that’s is built on intellectual capital. Wish we can have more such eminence woven into our social fabric.
Outstanding thoughts, honest to the core. Old time teachers were a breed apart. Thank you Sir for your service....
Tall man. Taller contribution. Mentor exemplar . Jhun to his fan club . RTBI is his brain child .All praise to this visionary educator Genius behind rural telecom, machine language man who. operatioalized abundant thinking in INDIA that was always Bharat ..
EVery techie's Padma nominee .
A great nation builder!India needs many more such professors.
I would like to thank youtube for getting me an opportunity to see this video. I am from 9th batch of CEC trainee. We used to compete to get opportunity to work in his projects. I did not get. Probably that must be the reason to have some sort of negative image about him.This talk showed me what a great soul he is.
Later on, my career went into power plant instrumenation. I often wonder why I am not seeing an Indian telecommunications product in PLCC. I knew that Dr Ashok was doing some path breaking projects in communication field. After seeing this video only I understood that business decides everything.
When our Honourable Prime Minister coined 'Make in India' and it was made compulsory to have make in india component in goverment purchases,I was thinking that this would block getting us high technology products. Unless we make our policies strict, we will not put efforts to make our own products.We have to bite the bullet to have our own technology products.
Thank you Dr. Ashok, Dr Kumaravel for creating good number of Technocrats who are contributing in various capacities in our nation building in a silent way.
Speechless with reverence ❤. When I was a Project Assistant in the KBCS Lab and there was a conference in Delhi in 1990 or 1991, I traveled with a couple of colleagues in the train and Prof. Jhunjhunwala was traveling with us. I hadn’t anticipated the biting cold and was clothed like I was in Madras. He saw me shivering and simply handed over his blanket. Even in this talk, everybody can see the Gandhian in him.
Very inspiring. I am surprised at the way Dy Registrar treated him, a faculty. At IISc, as students we never had to go to the admin. If at all we did, we were treated more respectfully. Our time was considered to be more important.
Good that you recorded how the system
A Great Professor who instituted industry -academia collaboration in India successfull..Very inspiring journey...These kind of genuine teachers makes the difference in young minds ...hope we have more of his class in our Institutions, enhancing Industry Academia collaborations newer Googles and Facebook.
Such simplicity, enjoyed listening to him, so honest …good person no doubt…
Sir,We salutes you the great teachers like you are real assets in our society..yours service speaks your works .
I am a PG teacher in physics at Govt Hr sec School,Villupuram
Amazing person and I had the privilege to work with him in Analog devices, TeNet IIT for couple of years. Life learnings I had in these couple of years. Have a great retired life and i am sure you will have another dimension in the education and industry. Wishing you a healthy and happy life
Nation building characteristics & Amazing humility. When his non-selection as a Director is just a casual thing and his biggest regrets are about his students losing their lives, speaks volumes of the Personality! Salutations sir 🙏
I am very much inspired with your speech and which encourages to entrepreneurs.
Thank you sir🙏
Excellent motivational speech, by a self-less, contented, highly dedicated to his work.
India is progressing only because of these honest and dedicated people like Prof. Junjhwala ji. Hats off to him..
I had a privilege to hear about him while I am pursuing my masters degree in IITM in 1995. There were about 100 project associates under him working on several industrial projects. So many thousands of people benefitted from the bestowed fruits from him. God bless him and he is a true inspiration. He should get Padmashree or more for his contribution to the academics and industry.
Very inspiring talk.....I had the fortune of briefly meeting Prof sb during my stint at NITI Aayog and he was the key professional from IIT Chennai was was driving the thinking behind e - mobility efforts during 2017-2019.
His simplicity, and ease of dealing with bureaucracy ( to which I belong ) was impactful.
Prof sb..... looking forward to learning from you
An inspirational life journey, creating life for many who were let down. I got a previlage to work under this great man for 7 years(1991-1997). I was a diploma holder, and was laying multi layer PCB. He confided on my sincerity. When I left the lab for a govt posting, he said it is not the right place for me. Probably I should have continued my career with this legend.
Greatest person. Amazing. He is so practical and pioneer to productize creative ideas. He has inspired so many students. He is so down to earth and ready to explain even to fresher way back. His tribe should grow. He is a nation builder. Wish more IIT Alumni would come back to India to contribute to the nation. He is one of the best role models.
Excellent speech by an Academic Head,I have ever heard.I pray my tribute to Mr.Jhunjhunwala
We need more people like Prof Jhunjhunwala
Pranams to great souls as you Sir who have made our country proud
Congrates sir you created lots up deep tech startups from IITM when name startup was not even prevalent . People of TamilNadu indebted to you.thank you
@juniper7905 thoushands of Tamil Professors are in TN colleges. which one created IITM Research park like in chennai. It is because of this man. He initiated companies like Midas on WLL from campus early 20s. Looks some people good at playing tamil chords where they do not perform.
@juniper7905 looks reply are personal target .can not help here.
Prof. Junjunwala is one of my favourite professors as I had several childhood questions in computer organisation.
In reality, the relationship between a student and a guru like the professor said is a rare one. Maybe most of the teachers May experience one or two like the above. 🙏🙏🙏
What an inspiring speech!!
I have the good fortune to work with Dr Jhunjhunwala but I did not know many of the things that he was involved in. Let me say that I am totally overwhelmed.
All the very best for the new role that he has chosen for himself : specially the projects with young students that he was kind enough to show me personally.
Best regards
TV Sinha
Many of us who graduated from iitm in the early 90s were shaped by Jhun and Bhaskar's vision for tech's transformation of India. Jhun remains a true hero who's vision transformed iitm and India (thru tenet, cdot and more). Wishes and prayers for his long life and continuing influence on generations to come.
What a career Sir . I salute . Even though I had heard so much of you over the years , I could get an opportunity to meet at research park only about 2 years ago and what stuck me was your simplicity , straight talk and passion to bring EV import substitution DC motors into India . I had subsequently met you at many of the ministry meetings and it was always a memorable meeting . You used to promptly write back a mail after each meeting and always kept in touch . Wish you many more years mentorship Sir and good health to you . Ashok Natarajan
Rare to come across such a HUMAN professor from IIT M.
Amazing journey Sir. Had lots of learnings from you, while working with TeNeT group. Thank you so much Sir. You are still my inspiration, keep watching your lectures on NPTEL, other platforms.
Genuine speech. Gracefully, how he explained some of his work is probably a loss for IITM but a major gain for the industry and the country. Very proud of your achievement. Thank you for your service
Reminds me of my IITM student days -a 1977 MTech passout from Mechanical Engg, student of Prof Natarajan. Very interesting talk conveys your urge to make a difference to the systems and country. Typical simplicity that thrills me.
Superb talk... Felt very sad after listening to Vivek's story
What an inspirational speech that came from the heart of the professor. I never knew we have such super knowledgeable and kind hearted people in the faculty of our institutions. You opened my eyes Professor. Long live with good health, India surely need people like you.
Pranams to the unassuming professor..a real gem lesser known to general public..I have read about his work briefly in a book by Sandipan Deb..The IITians..Now to hear him directly was a pleasure..God bless this wonderful son of Bharat...
I very fondly remember Ashok Jhunjhunwala. I met him first time in 1975 at University of Maine when we both joined the graduate program over there. I was in mechanical and he was in electrical engineering. At that time I didn't know the ABC of computer programming so he helped me a lot. He was a remarkable and a brilliant student who was always getting A's without spending much time in his studies. To save money and to enjoy the Indian food, in the second year three of us (third person was Raj Singh a undergrad of IIT Kanpur)rented a three bedroom trailer and lived together for a year. We really enjoyed our time at University of Maine. Later Ashok moved to University of Washington to pursue PhD in electrical engineering and I moved on to pursue my career in mechanical engineering. I am also retired now.
I wish Ashok all the best in his retirement life, a well earned retirement I would say.
Sarvesh Agrawal USA
🤠
Profound Reflections of Enlightening , Inspiring, Motivational Session.
Highly dedicated personality! God bless him. Professor’s contribution to technological advancement in India changed life of many.
Excellent speech.. i wish i go back to those days where i was still a student working in Tenet projects. Fortunate to work with you in late 90s. Thank you sir
Very highly inspiring last lecture 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Excellent speech to be circulated especially to the benefit of youngsters about how life was in 80s ! They should know the benefits they are enjoying today, is result of those sufferings !
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤aaaaaaaaxaaabaaaaaabaaaaaaaxaaaaaaxaaaaaaaa
Thank you Professor.
Very inpsiring. Thank you Sir, and your colleagues and students for your service and contributions. Not just for the technology you created by taking risks, but for teh human innfrastructure you helped create and build. Building technology is hard enough, but you have built a thriving institution. THANKS
A great person to emulate ! Also an innovator and entrepreneur to the core !! Had a pleasure to work with him in a few committees of HE. He will always deliberate on matters deeply, come to the crux of issues and would then proceed to take decisions.
A great opportunity to connect with our own village/country and especially while I was working away from this land 1956 to 2006. Our salutations to the Jhunjhunwalas for making things happen despite so much of obstacles combined with our notorious bureaucracy.
Superb presentation. He is the right person to be a mentor. Hats off to him. Thank God. We have few people in India like him.
Pranams to respectable Professor Sir. I am grateful to him for ever. I am fortunate to have in the journey of work in telematics lab from 1989 to 1992. I used to see his scooter Bajaj Chetak TCZ 4565 standing in front of ESB Block entrance in the morning those days. I remember the interactions and help on technical support made by late Deepak Khanchandani and Rene Abraham as per instructions.
I am thankful to Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala and Prof. Bhaskar Ramamurthi for many things and learnt a lot. Long live Professor Sir.
With regards & respects,
S. Padmanaban
Idealism meeting rugged practical problems. Shining a beacon to the next generation
Prof Jhunjhunwala is a great person . I am lucky to meet him in 2003 for CorDECT and recently in Paradox in IITM in 2023. He is full of energy and very dynamic as usual. Long live Dr Jhunjhunwala my regards to him
Typical iit madras administrative snobbishness - faculty also become like that after a few years - no friendly welcoming encouraging attitude. I hope things have changed over years.
Great talk by the professor, encouraging industry and leadership - that is why IIT madras is progressing well.
Enlightening to listen to his reminiscences. A brilliant but humble person. Wishing him continued happiness.
Sir you are a great contributor to this society and to this nation. We are proud of you. God bless.
Extraordinary, honest and candid. All students must download this speech and try to emulate hats off sir 🎉🙏
WONDERFUL...THANKS FOR LIFE TEACHING...
Amazing Pitch of the Speech !
I was working in Chennai from 1991-94 as a freshly minted E&C Engineer working for a company which sold IC chips, multibus products, Data acquisition systems, etc. I was interested in the application of technology in solving practical problems in rural areas and a friend of mine Sangameshwar who studied in IIT introduced me to Prof. Jhunjhunwala. I remember attending a meeting he had organised where a Mr. Rao from Andhra Pradesh shared the wonderful work he was doing in rural Andhra. I unfortunately had to leave Chennai in 1994 and shifted to Mumbai and lost contact. He was always approachable and ready to take upon problems. I was too happy to see this video and have old memories rushing back. He may not remember me but he has played an important role in shaping my interest to work in rural areas trying to make lives better there.
Very inspiring,a genuine teacher.
Very emotional speech. Amazing personality who has worked betterment for the society. It is my fortune to have interacted with you many times during Polaris days. One thing I admire most your instant response to emails and messages. You were always approachable. Thank you very much Sir.
Such a wonderful & inspiring talk by Prof Ashok. Know his works but able to listen only now. Best wishes to him to continue with his research park.
Grand salute to you sir. Wish you a very happy retired life. Lucky are those students who got trained by you. Thanks for teaching so much by your retirement speech.❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
God bless you sir. I m fortunate to have met u multiple times from the telecome company I used to work shaym group. Naman sat sat naman..
great inspiration to every body sir ..your restless journey is the order of the day for young generation sir ..
Very inspiring talk.
Thanks, Sir!
Dear Jhun, what a lovely talk! I admire you even more than before, if that's even possible! Thank you!
Always inspiring
Dear sir....your humbleness and open hearted acceptance is ❤
Great man with Great thought, great Work, Great Ambitions and still with Great Potential . My humble Salute. Sir,
I am very much moved by his speech. My humble request to him is not to retire from teaching and guiding young minds. Join some good technical institute to pass the ocean of knowledge to young budding engineers. Thank you🙏
Prof Ashok is continuing his position as President of the IIT Madras Research Park :)
@@IITMadrasResearchPark. 🙏
What an inspirational journey ❤!!
I am proud to be a graduate from him Alma mater i.e. IIT Kanpur. One thing that stuck with me is his statement " But, what can I do?" . This should never be a statement from young generation like us. If we can't solve the problem then who will ??
Sir, Will you give back life to semiconductor complex of India?
Sir, please write a book on your experiences.
It will make very inspiring and entertaining reading.
All entering iits should be shown this during intro
Mesmerising. How country is becoming self reliant, now I know. He is blessed.
😂wonderful. All the Best, hopefully you can continue inspiring young people for long time .
Very inspiring Academic and social outlook achievements
Jhunjhunwala should have been made director of iitm. India lost a golden opportunity.
The admin system in iits are highly dismotivating for committed individuals in development of India.
An academic and mentor par excellence. Salute to you.
Sir, certainly, you are an inspiration to all students in our country. Wish your good health 🙏
Very inspiring sir! 🙏🙏🙏
What a legend and heart to heart talk! and such humility...
Heartiest salute sir 🎉🎉 💜💜 Jay hind ❤❤ Jay bharat 🙌🙌 saath ek lakshya bhed 🎉🎉
Very inspiring speech, thank you sir
You have always been an Inspiration for many Startups and still the inspiration to innovate and succeed goes beyond horizons for many of your followers…. You Are Not Retired Your… You Will Keep Inspiring Generations - Khemchandra Birhade, Ex-VP, Neurosynaptics
Proud to have you succeed Prof. Raj Reddy as the chairman of IIIT Hyderabad!
We truly salute you.. Amazing
A very pleasant and soulful talk..
Congratulations sir for you great work 🙏
Very nice and interesting to hear the speech....
This can happen, if we have real passion towards science and technology, leaving aside the urge to earn money, and being away from corrupt people.
Hope I can get a change to meet Prof. Dr. Jhunjhunwala
Great enabler . Thanks Sir.
Amazing humans of 🇮🇳!