The library at the institute will be named in the honour of his father, Shreenivas Deshpande, a 1948 graduate of the College of Technology. The library naming ceremony will be held on June 24 on the campus.
IIT BHU receives $ 1 million from US-based Alumnus
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Banaras Hindu University (BHU) has announced has received a gift of USD 1 million from one of its alumni through IIT BHU Foundation, a US-based all volunteer, non-profit association of IIT (BHU) alumni. The donation was received from renowned Boston-based entrepreneur and philanthropist Dr. Desh Deshpande and his wife Jaishree Deshpande.
The library at the institute will be named in the honour of his father, Shreenivas Deshpande, a 1948 graduate of the College of Technology. The library naming ceremony will be held on June 24 on the campus.
According to the IIT-BHU spokesperson, after completing his BSc in first-class in Industrial Chemistry in 1948, Shreenivas Deshpande (born on March 2, 1925) spent the next 31 years working in the public sector and retired in 1980 as the joint commissioner of labor for the government of Karnataka. He then went on to serve as the president of Chinmaya Mission in Hubballi, Chairman of the Sharieff Trust.
IIT-BHU Foundation president Arun Tripathi said, “We are thankful to Desh and his wife Jaishree for this very thoughtful gift. They are well known philanthropists. However, this gift is very special to the Foundation as it is across generations, reflecting upon the Institute’s transformative impact.”
IIT (BHU) director, Prof. Pramod Kumar Jain thanked Desh Deshpande and his wife Jaishree saying, “It is the achievements of distinguished alumni that inspire the faculty and staff to train the technology leaders of the future. We are humbled to be naming the library in honour of Shreenivas Deshpande because he is a living embodiment of the power of knowledge to transform society."
Dean (resource and alumni affairs), Prof. Rajeev Srivastava also expressed his gratitude to Desh Deshpande for his generous contribution to the alma mater of his father. This contribution to the library will be helpful in strengthening the academic and research ecosystem of the Institute, he added.
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