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Artwork by Prof. Arun Inamdar
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]When did the ‘start-up’ culture start in IITB?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I don’t exactly know, but let me tell you about some start-ups that occurred in the late nineteen sixties.
About five years ago, during a ’71 batch chemical alumni meet in Pune, there was a suggestion that an N. R. Kamath Chair Professorship be set up through our donations. Though it sounded good, nothing much came of it. As a matter of fact, we did not even get started on raising funds.
But then, during the birth centenary celebrations of Prof. N. R. Kamath, Alum Himmatsinhka proposed this cause to a much wider audience. His determination, diligence and persistent effort resulted in the chair professorship becoming a reality.