1. UAA
Annual Day Celebrations
UDCT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
ICT, Matunga, Mumbai-400 019
Saturday 24th December 2011
PROGRAMME
6.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. High Tea
6.30 p.m. - 6.35 p.m. Welcome by Dr. V. G. Habbu
Senior Vice President, UAA
6.35 p.m. - 6.45 p.m. Address by Prof. G.D. Yadav,
Vice Chancellor, ICT
6.45 p.m. - 6.55 p.m. Address by Dr. A.B. Pandit, President, UAA
6.55 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Celebrations by UDCTians of 1961, 1986
and 2001 batches
7.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. Entertainment
8.30 p.m. - 8.35 p.m. Vote of thanks by Dr. S. T. Mhaske
Hon. Secretary, UAA
8.35 p.m. Dinner
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2. President’s Message
Dear Alumni,
I am indeed very happy to pen down some random thoughts on the occasion of our Annual
Day being celebrated on the 24 December.
I missed out on the last one as I was away, but I am happy to be able to participate in this
one physically. We are coming out with this souvenir-cum-bulletin to celebrate and update
our alumni about the happenings of the last year.
UAA has enhanced its efforts with a very active participation of each and every member of the new BOG with a lot
of young enthusiastic faces inducted. I am really happy to see the interest shown by the young BOG members
willingly contributing to the needs of our alma mater and the Alumni Association. Sustained efforts of BOG and
other members with the able support from the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. G.D. Yadav, we have been able to have a
quantum jump in the membership.
Spectacular academic and cultural activities planned by the students namely EXERGY, MANZAR, YICC AND
YRCC and SPORTS SAGA were partly supported by the Alumni Association. The UAA also financially supported
needy students through interest-free loan – scholarship and continued to support factory visits and seminars. A
donation of Rs.5,11,000 by the batch of 2000 towards the scholarship and financial loan assistance to the needy
students is sincerely appreciated and I hope that all future batches take inspiration from this and contribute to the
cause of the ICT and UAA.
The assistance provided by the Alumni Association to the Training and Placement Cell of the ICT has been well
received from the student community. In line with their requirements, UAA have embarked upon a half-day seminar
for the students titled ‘Career Opportunities’ and it has been decided to plan this as a series of such seminars
through periodic engagements of the students. My thanks to all the alumni who participated and shared their
professional experience with the students.
UAA Chapters continue to be active with get-togethers conducted in U.S.A. and U.K. The Foundation Day function
with the Chief Guest, Dr. Vijay Kelkar was a stupendous success and the alumni and the distinguished alumnus
award winners’ participation with their families made the occasion indeed memorable.
I would like to put on record my sincere thanks to the entire BOG team for their sustained interest and active
participation in conducting the affairs of UAA.
Here’s wishing you a very Happy and Prosperous New Year 2012!
Warm regards,
Professor A. B. Pandit
Please forward your
email-id and mobile numbers
to UAA office for faster
communication.
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3. EDITORIAL
Reaching out to alumni
The prime objective of the UAA is to reach out to the alumni and build bridges
with their alma mater. In earlier times this implied getting together in the real
world, at social gatherings, conferences & workshops, events (such as
Foundation Day and Annual Day etc.), but more and more the reaching out is
happening in the digital space.
UAA has recognised this and has launched its website, www.udctalumni.org.in, thanks to the efforts
taken in particular by Dr. Uday Lajmi and his team of developers. The website has made a modest
beginning – the challenge going ahead will be to keep it relevant, contemporary and lively. Dr.
Lajmi has some very exciting ideas of how this will happen, so alumni are requested to watch this
space!
The UAA has also supported a nascent effort of enthusiastic students to launch an interactive
website – theChemicalWeb.com – to provide a platform for students from across the country. While
the initial focus is understandably on ICT, the idea is to provide students a window to other educational
institutes in India and abroad and also on the industry.
Staying relevant to students is vital – after all they are the alumni of the future – and the UAA has
redoubled efforts to address their needs. Employment opportunities top the list of concerns for
students – at least ones in the final year – and the UAA has only this month organised a workshop
highlighting career options in the chemical industry. The message that came across loud and clear
from this workshop is that opportunities abound: the chemical industry has still a long way to go in
terms of growth and this will entail significant investments that will need human capital in all forms
– research & development, project planning & execution, marketing & sales, technical support, etc.
The December workshop is only the first of a series that are planned and alumni are welcome to
contribute to this effort.
This bulletin has a feature on the Division of the Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology (DPST),
which is in a singular position to play an enhanced role in a booming business environment. The
DPST has extended its outreach efforts, both with alumni and with international agencies. This was
manifest in a recent get-together of its alumni to mark the occasion of the inauguration of a new
conference centre, and the hugely successful Indo-US Symposium on Nanomedicine. Dr. Padma
Devarajan, Head, DPST, believes that this symposium marks only a beginning of a long and fruitful
programme in this upcoming area.
Future issues of this bulletin will feature other departments.
Thank you for reading.
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6. UAA ACTIVITIES
Symposia on ‘Career Horizons for Chemical Engineers &
Technologists’
The Board of Governors of the UAA organized a symposium on ‘Career Horizons for Chemical Engineers
and Technologists’ at the ICT on 10 December 2011 for the benefit of students.
The objectives of the programme are to make students aware of various career options and also to gear
them up for the recruitment process they would be soon undergoing.
ICT has already opened a Placement Cell, which organizes campus recruitment programmes and also
guides students for the recruitment process.
The program consisted of a curtain-raiser speech by Mr. Dinesh Deshpande, Director, Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation Ltd. (HPCL) and a distinguished alumnus of ICT who has experience in various functions in
industry and was also associated with HR function during his career.
Bright growth prospects for industry
Mr. Deshpande urged those students who wished to pursue higher education to do so, as it adds value and
perspective to careers. He saw exciting times for the Indian chemical industry in general, with overall economic
growth, and drew parallels with the build-up of the refining industry. “India’s crude oil refining capacity has
grown from just 40-mtpa in 1977 to more than 200-mtpa now, and the chemical industry has grown just as
fast.”
Among the skills most sought after by the industry, he added, were process control engineers. “India is
emerging as a crucible of process engineers and all the leading EPC companies now operate from India
serving local and international projects,” he noted. Project jobs, Mr. Deshmukh added, enhance people and
leadership skills, and give opportunities to interact with diverse cultures.
He urged students coming for interviews to have a conceptual understanding of issues and subjects, and not
be worried about the details. “There seems to be a great deal of diffidence amongst students when they turn
up for interviews, and this is wholly unnecessary.”
Dr. Mayukh Warawdekar, Fine Organics, addressing students on Opportunities in Industrial R&D.
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7. View of the audience.
Following the curtain raiser there were presentations from experienced professionals highlighting career
opportunities:
Marketing: Dr. Ajit H. Joshi, Eastman;
Tech Services to Marketing: Dr. Shrikant Sakhalkar, Atul;
Production & Technical Services: Mr. Shirish K Dikshit, Reliance Industries;
Industrial R&D: Dr Mayukh Warawdekar, Fine Organics
Projects: Mr. Vijay Vader, Reliance Industries
Second symposium
A second symposium is planned for sometime in Q1 2012 and will cover career opportunities in areas such
as academics, public sector R&D, enterpreneurship, science journalism and public services (IAS, IFS etc.).
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
TheChemicalWeb.com launched
A group of senior under-graduate and post-graduate students of ICT have launched a new interactive website,
www.TheChemicalWeb.com, with the support of the UAA.
The website aims to be an online forum for students, industry magnates and academia to connect. “We hope
to set up a network, which will give a student of this field a sneak-peek into where the world is heading and
broaden his outlook so that he may make an informed career choice,” says Parth Shah, one of the founder
members of the initiative.
The Chemical Web aims to carry an array of articles, to educate, enlighten and stimulate. Articles have been
classified broadly based on following themes:
Leaders: Connects with stalwarts in the field of chemical engineering;
Ideas: Things you never knew about innovations – both old and new;
Further studies: Explore future opportunities and know about the broad spectrum of fields;
Industry: Catch up with latest developments in technology, standards and news related to chemical
industries;
Campus: Know about research and facilities in various chemical engineering institutions across the
country; and
Debate: Be a part of contentious issues in the chemical world.
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9. ICT ACTIVITIES
Indo-US Joint Symposium on ‘Nanomedicine: Prospects &
Challenges’
An Indo-US joint symposium on ‘Nanomedicine: Prospects & Challenges’ was held November 14-15, 2011,
at the ICT. The symposium was sponsored by the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF), which
was established in 2000 under an agreement between the governments of India and the USA.
Prof. Padma Devarajan, Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, ICT and Prof.
Vinod Labhasetwar, Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, Ohio), were the coordinators of the symposium, which
featured 17 plenary and invited talks by scientists from both India and USA, besides 74 abstracts for poster
presentation.
The presentations touched upon various aspects of nanotechnology including:
Synthesis of different nanomaterials; and
Delivery of different therapeutics for treatment of cancers, cardiovascular conditions, infectious diseases
etc.
This symposium created a platform for prominent international scientists and business experts, to discuss
the latest trends in research, development and commercialization of nanomedicine. In addition to the exchange
of ideas and knowledge, the symposium is expected to foster collaboration between the US and Indian
investigators in future to benefit young investigators and scientists.
Long history of development
Speaking at the event, at which Prof. M.M. Sharma, former Director, ICT, was the Chief Guest, pointed
Prof. M.M. Sharma inaugurating the Indo-US symposium on Nanomedicine.
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10. Dignitaries releasing souvenir at Indo-US Symposium on Nanomedicine.
out that India’s ancient Ayurvedic system of medicine includes a sub-division, Bhasma, dealing with
colloidal metal nanoparticles used in treatment of various ailments – possibly the earliest nanomedicine.
Prof. G.D. Yadav, Vice-Chancellor, ICT reviewed various nanotechnologies and their biomedical applications
and stressed the need for multidisciplinary interactions. He also elaborated on the immense potential of
nanomedical applications.
Dr. Rajiv Sharma, Executive Director, IUSSTF, announced that IUSSTF is accepting proposals to establish
collaborative centers between Indian and US institutions.
Prof. Labhasetwar stressed that nanomedicine is about:
Innovation – such as synthesis of new nanomaterials for imaging, drug delivery and diagnosis;
Translational research – moving laboratory discoveries to the bedside;
Better health outcomes – as it can directly affect human health, especially when nanoparticle-mediated
drug delivery proves more effective and less toxic than conventional therapy); and
Economics – as new technologies are being developed and commercialized.
Interactions with biological systems
Dr. Samir Mitragotri, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California (Santa Barbara)
described the technique of fabricating nano- and microparticles of different shapes and sizes and presented
data on how these structures interact with their biological environment.
Prof. P. Devarajan, ICT demonstrated how irregularly shaped nanoparticles are trapped in the spleen. This
tendency is significant as the spleen acts as a reservoir for many pathogens. Her data demonstrate that
these irregularly shaped nanoparticles can be effectively used to deliver drugs to treat infections of the
spleen.
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11. Dr. Amit Misra, Central Drug Research Institute, described an inhalable particle-based delivery system for
treatment of tuberculosis.
Dr. Manoj Kharkar, Dow Wolff Cellulosics (Horgen, Switzerland) spoke on nanomaterials and safety. This is
an important topic as the use of nanomaterials in commercial products is on the rise.
Dr. Purnima Parkhi, Agilent Technologies, described spectroscopic imaging techniques for biomedical
applications, particularly for identifying abnormal tissue composition in various disease conditions (e.g.,
discriminating between cancerous and normal cells).
‘Nanotechnology is at a cross-roads’
In his concluding comments, Prof. Labhasetwar reiterated that nanotechnology is at a cross-roads – in terms
of the investment in this technology, our expectations for it, and the array of potential outcomes, particularly
in the field of medicine.
“Have we met the expectations originally outlined since the nanotechnology initiative was launched about a
decade ago?” he asked. “We have a better understanding of nanomaterials and the challenges we face in
translating these for biomedical applications than a decade ago. It gives us confidence as we see the entry
of the first nanomaterial-based pharmaceuticals into the marketplace. It is an indication that the field of
nanomedicine has matured, and there is more to come.”
Prof. Devarajan announced that a special issue based on the theme of the symposium is planned for publication
in Drug Delivery and Translational Research, an official journal of the Controlled Release Society.
ICT also put up a Mime and Dance performance on the theme of the symposium, ‘A Nanochronicle,’ which
charted the development of nano from the Indian bhasma to the serious issue of nanotoxicity.
Dr. Sanyog Jain presents ‘Alkyl Amines – UICT Foundation
Day Lecture’
Dr. Sanyog Jain, Associate Professor, Centre for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Dept. of Pharmaceutics,
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali (Punjab), presented the ‘Alkyl
Amines – UICT Foundation Day Endowment Lecture’ on ‘Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of
Novel Multifunctional Carbon Nanotubes Based Smart Drug Delivery Platforms’ on October 1, 2011.
Prof. Padma V. Devarajan, Head, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology, ICT, presided
over the lecture.
The talk presented a glimpse of recent research activities dealing with the successful exploitation of carbon
nanotubes (CNTs) for concurrently targeted cancer therapy and multimodal imaging.
Starting with the basics of CNT functionalization, the talk gradually expanded its depth and breadth towards
the functionalizations density dependence of CNTs’ toxicity and bio-distribution in vivo. A major part of the
presentation focused on the design, synthesis, physicochemical and biological evaluations of multifunctional
CNTs, concurrently tethered with fluorophore, radiolabel, tumor targeting molecules and anticancer agents.
The presentation also divulged some of the exclusive cocktail-recipes, that have been explored by Dr. Jain’s
group to augment the anti-tumor efficacy of a variety of anticancer agents using novel, ligand-anchored
CNTs as the ferrying boat.
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13. FOCUS ON ICT
Division of the Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology
‘It is our dream to be among the top ten international
pharmacy schools’
Dr. Padma Devarajan – Head, DPST
The Division of the Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technology (DPST) was started in 1943 when the then
UDCT moved its premises from the Fort Campus at the (Royal) Institute of Science. The Pharmacy course
of three-year duration was introduced in 1959 with a capacity of 15 students from within the jurisdiction of the
University of Mumbai.
The Department now offers two distinct programs – Pharmaceutical Technology and Pharmacy – the former
dealing with manufacture of pharmaceuticals and drugs and the latter on development of expertise in the
chemistry of drugs, their formulations, their effects, dosage regimen, drug toxicity and interactions, with
knowledge of manufacturing and regulatory requirements.
The UGC has recognized the Department as Centre of Advanced Studies in Pharmaceutical Science and
Technology, under which 15 SAP fellowships are awarded per year. Many industrial projects, both Indian and
foreign, are currently in progress. The faculty is highly active and has filed patents in a variety of areas,
including formulation and drug delivery.
According to Dr. Padma Devarajan, Head, the DPST aims to develop into a ‘Centre of Excellence’ in focused
areas like infectious disease and nanomedicine, in synergy with national healthcare priorities. “We also plan
to increase our outreach through collaborative Continuing Education Programmes in currently important
areas, like regulatory affairs, clinical research, intellectual property rights (IPR) etc, where the scenario is
dynamic and ever changing. It is our dream to be among the top ten international pharmacy schools.”
The DPST currently well equipped to pursue research in drug discovery, development of process technology
for active pharmaceutical ingredients, new drug delivery systems (NDDS) including nano-DDS and plant
based medicinal natural products (herbal products) research.
The excellent research contribution of the DPST has attracted support from the University Grant Commission
(UGC) of the Government of India under its Special Assistance Programmes (UGC SAP Phase I and II) and
UGC-COSIST (Centre of Sophisticated Instruments in Science and Technology). Successful completion of
these Programmes has recently resulted in the DPST being recognized as a UGC-CAS (Centre of Advanced
Studies) with a grant of Rs.1.5 crores.
MISSION
“To achieve the best in pedagogy and research, through creation of a dedicated team of faculty and
start of the art research facility, to develop skilled manpower and innovative cost effective technology
to support national healthcare programmes”.
VISION
To be a globally recognized premier educational and research centre with world class facilities, adopting
international best practices, focused on the integration of science and technology in the areas of drug
discovery, drug delivery, organic process research and herbal healthcare products.
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14. KUNAL ENVIRO ENGINEERS
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ST
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WASTE WATER, EFFLUENT, SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS
1. BACKGROUND: The firm was established in 1982 and is run by Mr. Anil Tijoriwala (Managing Partner)
who is a Master degree holder in Chemical Engineering from Bombay University Department of Chemical
Technology (BUDCT). He is ex-Dorr Oliver. He has knowledge and experience of more than 30 years in
the field of Design, Manufacture execution of equipment/plants for Waste/Water/Sewage Treatment Plants.
He has worked on various projects treating wide variety of Effluents. He has traveled to U.K. & USA for
training on equipment and has visited a numbers of installations abroad. He had developed ETP Department
at Simon Carves India Limited (Licensee of World renowned Simon Hartley of UK).
2. EQUIPMENT OF “KUNAL”: Equipment are made to the designs of Simon Hartley Ltd. of the U.K., who
are pioneers in the field of Effluent Treatment Equipment since 1902. Their Aerators gained worldwide
popularity by its name “SIMCAR”. The equipment are based on designs of a U.K. Company & hence not
only are they Efficient & Rugged, but also cost-effective & maintenance free.
3. RANGE OF OUR PRODUCTS:
Low Speed Fixed Cone type Aerators (1 HP to 150 HP) Cage Rotors
Low Speed Floating Cone type Aerators (1 HP to 150 HP) Air Diffusers
High Speed Floating Aerators (1 HP to 150 HP) Screens (Manual and Auto)
Central Drive / Reactor Clarifiers (2 Mt. dia to 50 Mt. dia) Grit Plants
Peripheral Clarifiers (2 Mt. dia to 100 Mt. dia) Package Sewage Plants
Parallel Plate Separators Tube Settlers
Central Drive Clariflocculators (2 Mt. dia to 50 Mt. dia) Revamping Jobs
Peripheral Clariflocculators (2 Mt. dia to 100 Mt. dia) All types of Spares
Thickeners (2 Mt. dia to 50 Mt. dia) Digester Mixers
Oil Skimmers Traveling Trolley Type Oil Skimmers Disc type
Low And High Speed Agitators (0.5 HP to 50 HP) Catalytic Reactors
4. SALIENT FEATURES OF KUNAL’S EQUIPMENT:
A. LOW SPEED AERATOR: Kunal Aerator has solid Non-clog self-cleaning cone type Impeller. This imparts
higher aeration, splashing, mixing, turbulence & also induces pumping.
B. HIGH SPEED AERATOR: Elevated motor, Adequately sized Float filled with Polyurethane Foam, External
Bearing Housing, specially designed Impeller, Heavy duty cast iron Deflector.
C. CLARIFIER: Kunal Clarifiers have unique design of additional scrapper blades in the hopper. This prevents
any possible clogging and thus prevents costly shutdowns.
5. TYPES OF INDUSTRIES SERVED: We have equipped more than 1700 satisfied industries which include:
Drugs & Pharma, Sugar, Distilleries and Breweries, Dairy, Foods, Starch and Beverages, Foods, Textiles
and Dyes, Chemicals, Engineering, Pulp and Paper, Vegetable Oils, Sewage, Pesticides, Fertilizers, Iron
and Steel, Coal mines, Soaps and Detergents, Tanneries etc. and any other industry for which we are fully
geared up.
6. EXPORTS: We have exported such equipment under strict International quality controls to Bahrain, Bhutan,
Damam Saudi, Dar-E-Salaam, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Ghana, Kenya, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman,
Sharjah, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and a number of inquiries are under active consideration.
7. CETP: We are perhaps the only company who have executed maximum number of Common Effluent
Treatment Plants, including those aided by World Bank.
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15. RECOGNITION
Hall of Fame award for Suresh Shah
Dr. Suresh Shah, Senior Technical Fellow, Delphi Corp, and a 1979 B.Sc. (Tech.) (Plastics) alumni of the
ICT, received the highest honor from the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) (USA) – the ‘Hall of Fame
Award.’
Dr. Shah, who did his MS and Ph.D. at the University of Lowell (USA), has many
firsts to his credit in the use of plastics in automobiles and was Chairman, Automotive
Division, SPE.
He received this recognition for a product which he invented in 1995 and one which
is in more than 60-mn vehicles all over the world and still going strong. It replaced
40 metal pieces into one plastics module and reduces vehicle weight by almost 16-
lbs.
As per SPE guidelines to be considered for a ‘Hall of Fame’ award, “an automotive-
plastic component must have been in continuous service in some form for at least 15 years and preferably
have been widely adopted within the automotive or ground-transportation industries.”
Vivek Ranade nominated for Lokmat’s
“Maharashtrian of the Year”
Dr. Vivek V. Ranade, Scientist G, Chemical Engineering (CEPD) and Dy. Director,
National Chemical Laboratory (NCL), has been nominated for the Lokmat’s
‘Maharashtrian of the Year Award: 2011,’ under the Science and Technology category.
Dr. Ranade has made significant contributions to the field of Computational Flow
Modeling and to Chemical Engineering at large.
He is an ICT’ian belonging to the B.Chem Engg 1984 batch and subsequently
obtained his PhD. (Tech) in 1988.
The selection process to announce the winner involves voting.
M.M. Sharma appointed Chairman, Board of Governors,
IIT-Madras
ICT Former Director, Professor M.M. Sharma, FRS, FNA, has been appointed as
Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT-Madras, Chennai.
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18. ArtICT 2011
“Art nurtures creativity, creativity nourishes innovation”
Two enterprising students of ICT –
Divya Agrawal (T.Y.B.Tech Polymers)
and Sachin Gollhar (B.Tech Pharma)
organized ArtICT-2011, an art
exhibition of in-house talent at the ICT,
under the aegis of ART CLUB of ICT.
The event received overwhelming
response in the hunt for the M.F.
Hussain of ICT, with around 50 hardy
craftsman showcasing 200 of their
creations, including impeccable art
forms like pencil sketching, charcoal
painting, punch-craft, paper quilling,
ambigrams, clay art, acrylic and oil
based paintings, emboss painting,
glass painting, coffee painting etc.
Around 1500 visitors, including
faculties and research scholars, came
to see the show.
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19. FORTHCOMING EVENT
Coming soon to ICT: MANZAR – Mumbai ishtyle
2nd February 2012 will be the onset of a three-day cultural festival, which has now established itself in the
hearts of all Mumbaikars - MANZAR!
The festival is back, and how. Manzar 2012, with its theme being Mumbai, is sure to cater to the tastes of one
and all. With events ranging from Fine arts, which gets your creative juices flowing; to dance that is sure to
make you want to move those muscles; not to mention foot tapping music; befuddled minds exercised in the
Personality Contest; and verbal battles in literary events, we have something for everyone.
Simple life, a romantic environment, two colours, a feeling of nostalgia and the likes of K.L. Saigal, Bimal
Roy, V. Shantaram, and Guru Dutt revisited. Black and white is a collage of performances on screen and on
stage, including mega screen audio visuals, where performers on stage blend with the celluloid and music.
En route, we meet the stylish Dev Anand, tragedy king Dilip Kumar, showman Raj Kapoor, the beautiful
Madhubala, the classy Meena Kumari, and “Yahoo” Shammi Kapoor, to name a few. This performance
paints the environment black & white and disseminates a feeling of contentment through the melodies of the
golden era of Indian cinema from 1945 to 2001.
The Big Band theory, which is one of the biggest and indeed best rock band competitions in the city, is getting
bigger this time. With original compositions from bands like ‘Wired anxiety’, ‘Devoid’ etc. the audience was
pretty much left with sore throats last year, with all that shouting. Get your adrenaline rushing, ears ringing
and muscles aching (head banging isn’t something you’d be able to resist, we warn you) while you stand
amongst rock fans from all over the city, bound by one single thread – Music – and enjoy the experience of
a lifetime.
Our youth is of course talented, to say the very least. We, at Manzar, help nurture this talent and give it the
platform it would probably not be privileged enough to have otherwise. Competing with the best of the city,
these artists find not only invigorating competition, but also the best in their very own selves. Tapping the
best in everyone is after all the primary motto of any cultural festival, and we assure you, there’s no one
better than us in doing that.
So we urge you to come join us, not just to experience, but to live this cultural festival like never before –
Mumbai ishtyle.
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20. OFFICE BEARERS
Dr. A. B. Pandit President
Mr. V. D. Sanghavi Imm. Past President
Dr. V. G. Habbu Senior Vice President
Mr. Y. H. Jhaveri Vice President
Dr. S. T. Mhaske Hon. Secretary
Mr. V. Y. Sane Hon. Treasurer
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
Dr. U.S. Annaapaure Food Engg. and Technology, ICT
Dr. R.S. Basargekar APPL Industries
L.R. Chadha Goodwill Chemical Industries
Dr. S.P. Deshmukh Clariant India Ltd.
K.H. Deshpande National Peroxide Ltd.
Dr. Parag R. Gogate Chem. Engg. Division, ICT
Dr. S.B. Kale ICT-DBT Centre, ICT
Dr. U.R. Lajmi Reliance Infrastructure Ltd.
Dr. S.V. Mehendale Ion Exchange India Ltd.
Dr. M.G. Palekar Atul Ltd.
V.D. Patil S.A. Pharmachem P. Ltd.
Hemant Phatak Technorelief
Ravi Raghavan Chemical Weekly
Dr. Pariti Sivarama K. Dystar India P. Ltd.
Dr. P.V. Uppara Reliance Industries Ltd.
S.S. Vengsarkar Consultant
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Mr. K.V. Mariwala Dr. A.V. Rama Rao
Mr. Z.F. Lashkari Prof. J.B. Joshi
Mr. J.R. Shah Mr. Y.M. Kothari
Mr. R.M. Kedia Mr. L.R. Chadha
Mr. R.H. Mehra Prof. A.P. Kudchadkar
Mr. A.S. Dani Mr. S.M. Mokashi
Prof. M.M. Sharma Prof. G.D. Yadav
Dr. R.A. Mashelkar Mr. V.D. Sanghavi
UDCT ALUMNI CHAPTERS AND CHAIRPERSON
Chapters Chairman Chapters Chairman
UK Dr. K. Niranjan Bangalore Mr. S. K. Srinivas
USA Dr. A. V. Anathakrishnan Hyderabad Dr. A. V. Rama Rao
Houston Mr. Kalapi Seth New Delhi Prof. M. L. Gulrajani
Thailand Mr. R. M. Jain Pune Dr. R. R. Hirwani
Ahmedabad Mr. B. I. Bhatt Tarapur Mr. P. M. Patil
Ankleshwar Mr. P. P. Sheth Vapi Mr. B. V. Anjaria
Aurangabad Mr. R. S. Gulati
20 UAA Annual Day Celebrations 24th December, 2011