BIT Sindri Alumni Association Of north America (BITSAANA)

Newsletter Sept. 15 2018 Volume 1, Number 1

In This Issue • Newsletter For Alumni

• From the Desk Of Director BIT Sindri

• BITSAANA

• Treasurer’s Report

• Secretary’s Report

• BITSAANA Scholarship

• BITSAA International

• BITSAA Report

• BITSAANA Events

• Sept 8th event Feedback

• BIT Theme Song

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Newsletter for Alumni In order to keep alumni informed of all the updates about BIT Sindri and the activities of various chapters, the board of BITSAANA recommended to come up with the digital mechanism to achieve this goal by publishing a quarterly newsletter. This newsletter will have column for each of the Alumni Chapters in India and all over the globe.

This newsletter will report key achievements and progress at the campus, activities of various alumni in the philanthropic area, success stories of alumni rising high in the corporate ladder, Success of Children and grandchildren of alumni. It will also give the calendar of events at campus and various alumni chapters.

The newsletter encourages and invites all the alumni, staff at campus, and President’s of all alumni chapters to write their column for the newsletter.

From The Desk of Director BIT SIndri Dr. D K Singh

It gives an immense pleasure to me that BITSAA North America is starting its quarterly newsletter .This newsletter will rejuvenate the old strong emotional and nostalgic bondage with each other and our parent institute Our alumni are our brand ambassador on the global level and we feel proud of their great achievements. The emotional bondage with our parent institute may grow stronger through the knowledge exchange, professional linkage and technical interaction. Some of the key areas where our alumni can contribute significantly are:

• Infrastructural support • Imparting technical and industrial training to students • Student mentoring and guidance • Academic support through the guest lectures and

talks • Sponsoring the research projects and consultancy • Encouraging and helping students financially in the

form of donation, scholarships and fellowships • Industrial collaboration and tie-ups • Collaborations with the leading foreign universities • Administrative support in strategic planning, future

vision and goal-setting • Support in institutional social responsibility programs • Uplifting B.I.T. Sindri as a leading research and

innovation centre

Being an alumnus of this great prestigious institute, we all have great affection and dedication towards our B.I.T. Sindri alma mater. Our institute is presently in the transformation stage and it is our commitment that we not only bring the old glory back, but also bring it to the new heights.

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BITSAANA Ramesh Yadava

I am humbled and grateful to all the alumni of North America to give me an opportunity to be the president of BIT Sindri Alumni Association of North America. The association will be celebrating its 40th year in 2019. Here is the introduction to BISAATA What is History of Alumni Association? Founded in 1979, by dedicated alumni - Dr Uday Sinha Dr Yogi Chaddah, Dr Rajesh Mishra, Dr Jagadish Prasad , Dr Tribhuvan Prasad , Mr Ranjit Sinha and many others with the mission to help fellow and future alumni and with a vision of "Second to None" Dr Yogi Chadda donated Mechanical Engineering books for the department library. Dr Uday Sinha’s generosity established “Uday Computing Center” in Metallurgy building. Mr Ranjit Sinha drafted the bylaws of organization. These pioneers also laid foundation stone for “Alumni Guest House” which stands as “Alumni Unity display”. Dr Nilendu Shrivastava kept the flame going. Following that the remarkable efforts of Dr Neil Pundit, Dr Anil Singh and entire BITSAANA Board with help of many other alumni established process and procedures to set the organization on growth path. The desire and urge to bring the glory of our beloved institute back to its old glory, and be the preferred choice of the technical institution for advance learning is very strong and is very evident in each of the NA alumni today. How It was done: Working with fellow alumni in India, The visits to the campus, coordinating with the Director, staff and students, and meeting with the decision and policy makers in Jharkhand Government in partnership with fellow alumni in Ranchi have increased awareness, and jointly with all alumni globally have set a path of progress. Where are the chapters? Our Alumni association (BISAANA) has presence in Canada and USA in cities of Toronto, Montreal, New York/ New Jersey, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco/Silicon Valley, Chicago, Michigan, Houston and Florida. We were able to make contact with few alumni in Mexico and it is our goal to locate more alumni to have a chapter there too. What is Vision of Association The vision of BITSAA of NA is to promote transparency, be inclusive and open for all ideas and input. We believe in promoting an environment which makes our alumni association stronger and that will lead to a better institution, more opportunity for our future alumni and more funding for better and equipped labs at BIT Sindri. Younger alumni are the future and should lead the organization with their power packed energy and newer ideas. What are the various projects of Association: We are proud to say that BITSAA of NA was in forefront of scholarships, established in 1981 by generosity and vision of Dr. Uday K. Sinha, Chandrika Prasad, Amar Nath Mishra, Bal Trivedi, Bharat Sahay, Ravi Sahay, Chaddah brothers and many others contributed to this scholarship fund. Disbursements of the scholarships are handled by Sindri chapter of the alumni association. We have listened to the voice of our alumni in North America and board has approved to establish three scholarships per year for high school students who are children/grand-children of alumni in North America.

• Alumni Children/Grand Children scholarship fund in USA , $4,500/year • BIT Student research project which are presented in conference and competition, $2,000/year • One Hostel Maintenance, $5,000/year only for session 2018-19 • BIT Sindri Alumni Association Endowment set up at FFE • Dr D K Singh has sent an invitation to all alumni to be on the advisory panel for all individual/department branches. The

panel will consist of Director BIT, HOD, Professors and Alumni It was so heartwarming that jointly we are looking toward to the following:

• Our Beloved Institute to be second to none, • Support our future alumni with scholarships, research grant. • Support Director by providing support in the identified area e.g. maintenance • Promote the efforts of fellow alumni working on/ off campus

o Health "Project Eye Care" o Hygiene area "Toilet Projects"

• More such events to have for continued bonding with fellow alumni.

Thousands of miles away from the homeland, you can see, the eagerness of meeting, with the fellow Alumni in each and every alumni’s eyes to strengthen the alumni bond.

Treasurer’s Report Anil Singh It is believed there are over one thousand BIT Sindri (BITS) alumni in North America. We have contact information of ~ 600 of them. Out of that, only 10% are due paying members of the Association. The tax deductible membership fees are, US$50/year, and US$500 for life members. Senior graduates through 1959, enjoy a 50% discount. The membership fees are only source of the Association income. Sometimes we also receive donations from members.

The members of Association various chapters meet on regular basis in addition to two annual meetings held at the East Coast and West Coast. Such meetings are revenue neutral, usually not requiring any financial support from the Association. The 2018 West Coast Annual Meet was held in the Bay Area on September 8, 2018. The East Coast Annual Meeting will be held in the 4th quarter.

In 2018, the Association has announced the following program/projects.

• 3 scholarships of $1,500 each for children/grandchildren of the alumni who will start the college in 2019. • One time donation of $5,000 for the maintenance of a girls’ hostel at BITS campus • One time donation of $2,000 for final year students projects

Board of Directors officials do attend out of town meetings at their cost. The Association does not reimburse any cost associated with such travel.

All the events should be self funded. 10% of the collection should be earmarked for BITSAANA at each alumni event held in North America.

We must put an aggressive campaign to increase memberships and raise funds for three projects listed above. We will be reaching out to all the alumni to join the annual membership drive.

Please visit www.bitsindri.org to lean more and contribute towards your favorite projects.

Secretary’s Report Divyanshu Raj BOD/Members, BITSAANA are engaged in various activities, like renovation of hostels in Sindri, advocating for girls security, advocating for sports equipment availability to the girls in the Sindri campus, books donations to library, scholarship program and many more projects. Members also participate in various BITSAA activities across US and Canada, as well as Sindri and various parts of India. Some of the very active NA sub-chapters are:

1. East Coast – Members join from New York, New Jersey, Canada, Delaware, Connecticut, Boston, Virginia and few far states. Last annual meeting was held in Edison, NJ on October 8th ‘17

2. West Coast – Members join from Bay area, Los Angeles, San Francisco and from some neighbor states. Last annual meeting was held in the Bay Area on September 8th 2018

3. Canada – Canada sub-chapter holds their annual meeting towards the end of Q3. Upcoming meeting is planned in Toronto on September 30th ‘18

4. Houston – Not very frequent, however very enthusiastic Houston chapter member’s last meeting was held in 2016 and the next meeting is planned for Oct 27th 2018.

5. Boston – At a small scale, Boston alumni members meet at least 3-4 times a year. Last meeting was held in June ‘18 6. Washington DC – In April Very melodious group of Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and Washington DC area members from

NJ joined the meet and plan for some local meet as well.

BITSAANA Scholarships Ramesh Yadava

2017-18 BITSAANA Scholarship Total: Five scholarships were awarded

o Four Scholarships From BITSAANA Funds at Campus o One Scholarship from BIT Sindri Endowment at FFE

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Recipients of Four Scholarships From BITSAANA Funds at Campus

Date Of Award

First Name

Last Name Year ID #

Amount Of Scholarship In INR

11/19/2017 Neeraj Kumar 4th year 1406066 20000 11/19/2017 Kumar Gaurav 3rd year 1509017 20000 11/19/2017 Nitesh Kumar 2nd Year 1600066 20000 11/19/2017 Swati Jha 1st year 1709034 20000

Recipient of One Scholarship from BIT Sindri Endowment Fund at FFE

Fund Contributors: Mr R K Dubey, Dr Vijay Kapoor, Mr Shree Sharma, Mr Ramesh Yadava

Name: EKTA KUMARI Gender: Female Date of Birth: 1999-06-21 Student Id: FFEUID018070 Amount Of Scholarship: INR 40,000 Course/College Details College Name: BIT Sindri College City: Dhanbad Course: BE/B.Tech Course Year: 1st Year College State: Jharkhand Branch/Stream: Electrical Engineering

BITSAA International Dr Neil Pundit Planning for the 2018 International Meet in Goa, Nov 9-10 is in full swing. Technology highlights are: 5th Generation Telecom and Artificial Intelligence. Family issues highlighted are: "Me Too" Movement and Youth Empowerment. City tour and Tea with the Governor are planned. We urge early registration as the Hall capacity is limited. For the Host country India: Registration is only INR 3K for alum, and INR 1K for each family member. Elsewhere US$50 for alum, and US$25 for each family member. Stay tuned for updates: http://www.bitsindriinternational.org/content/2018-bitsa-international-meet-goa-nov-9-10 Program Chair is VP Chandrika Prasad in Delhi, cprasad2009@gmail.com, +91 981 055 8899. For Travel and lodging (beyond a few rooms at the conference center) contact Saima Khalid (2014 EC) in Delhi, saima.khalid@LetsGoOnaTour.com, +91 888 221 0891. We look forward to an invigorating International Meet, and enriching alumni bond for professional and social growth. Come to soak in rejuvenation at BITS, high morale, impressive placements, and Deshpande slogan "Second to None" embodied.

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BITSAA’s Report Shashank Garuryar We are pleased to put on record that with the support of fraternity spread across the globe BITSAA has reached to far off places. Regular meetings has fostered fellowship among BITians and their presence is felt on whatsapp too .. around 38 local chapters in India and around 8 international chapters .. As has been decided by BITSAA executive body in the past and in recent meetings too, nomination of one representative from elected bodies of respective chapter is invited. These nominated representative of chapters shall be part of BITSAA Executive Committee. He/She may not necessarily be part of executive board of chapter, however he/she must be actively involved and be able to devote time to BITSAA activities. The names may please be sent on swetak90@gmail.com latest by 5th Aug 2018. Campus and Board of Governors meeting Update: 1. 14 new labs operated by Siemens are active. And 1500+ students have taken advantage of these facilities. 2. The renovation of 12 hostels will be completed by November 2018 3. A proposal was discussed to make JEE as the method of entrance and allow 15% of students from Bihar and outside Jharkhand state students. 4. Engaging an external coaching company for Gate exam Success under NPIU program. 5. Time bound progress towards making the institute an Autonomous body. 6. Our next BoG meeting will be at College itself tentatively on 17th Nov 2018. BITSAA Lucknow Chapter Meet August 5th BITSAA Kolkatta Chapter Meet: August 12t

BITSAANA Events

Toronto Area Annual Meeting 2017

BITSAA NA Toronto Area members and their family gathered at Khazana (a restaurant by Celebrity Chef Sanjeev Kapoor), Milton, Ontario, Canada

2018 Los Angeles Get-Together near Toyota Grand Prix - Long Beach, CA, 2017 BIT Sindri Alumni Association

of North America (BITSAANA) annual meeting in Long Beach, CA on Saturday, 2nd Sept 2017.

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BITSAANA Washington DC BISAANA New Jersey

BITSAANA East Coast BITSAANA Chicago

BITSAA International Meet Dubai Nov. 2017

Glimpse of BITSAANA Silicon Valley Meet Sept 8th 2018

BISAANA Silicon Valley

Sept 8th West Coast Meet

Comments from attendees

• Amit, Rajan, Sanjay, Ujjwal and Shyam were instrumental in putting it all together • Seema, Arun entertained the alumni with their melodious singing • Working with above team Radha arranged for wonderful food • Riya with her charm kept all the younger children engaged through out including wonderful water

balloon games. • Shyam made sure that we are comfortable in shade and tent. • The BIT Theme songs, sung by the alumni set the mood of the meet.

Shree Sharma: Hats off to you all specially YOUNG GENERATION OF BIT brilliance. I will send my love to them all. But in the mean time please convey MY ASHIRBAD to them all. Our leaders were all there to share their unique personal observations that were priceless. Hope to reconnect with all to help BIT reach the best. It is our time to pay forward to BIT. We are second to none and yes we can and we will. Anil Singh: Congratulations for a extremely successful Meet yesterday. Got chance to meet colleagues, seniors and juniors and their spouses. Ramesh, Seema ji and Arun singing was the highlight of the event. Food was great, thanks to hard work by Radha ji. Especially pleased to see so many younger generation BITians taking such an leading/active role. That really bodes well for the longevity of our organization. Best of all ,we all had fun. Note: there seems to be such a big pool of singing/dance talents among the Bay Area BITians, I propose that we have a musical evening sometime in the next few months Arun Kumar: One of the most enjoyable event and thank you for making us part it. It was so good to sing inspirational BIT song Vijay Kapoor: It was so heartwarming to hear about the progress at BIT Sindri and to see fellow alumni from each decade. Bijoy Chaterjee: (59 Graduate) All of you have made me very young and I feel so good after hearing about progress made in last two years Prem Gupta: If feels so good to be part of this BIT family Shyam Chowdhary:

The youngsters have indeed put in their heart and opportunity to share the work and achievements of fellow alumni Bipin Bubna: I am so glad that I am able to participate and share my experience with my fellow alumni Seema Verma: I am pleased to be part of it and with my spouse will take on the responsibility of A/V and entertainment for any upcoming BITSAANA event. Abhishek First of thank you all for another motivating and great get together. Congrats. I am fine with your suggestion to compensate for short. Also Please send me details to contribute $500 for permanent membership. Rahul Biswari Many thanks for your efforts and for a fabulous event. I came in late and alone because of a relative’s visit and a few others things that were going on this weekend. However, I truly enjoyed and got inspired by meeting my seniors and energetic young friends who are the backbone of this. Happy to contribute for the shortfall as it should not hit any one individual. Just need to know how and to whom? Regarding my 2 cents in terms of sharing thoughts: I would just echo what the little girls sang with Ramesh Sir. “Karmanye Wadhikaaraste maa faleshu kadaachanah”. I think we should just continue to do the best we can for BIT and never give up the spirit of doing some good irrespective of any other aspect. Wishing the very best to all of you. Take care and Good luck! Amit Ranjan: Dear BITians , Thanks for taking time off from your busy schedule and making the day memorable. Some of us came from different states just to attend the Alumni meet. This says about our bonding. So inspirational to be part of this and hearing word of wisdom and for sharing about the great works which some of our seniors are doing towards improving health care in under privileged villages in Bihar. I am sharing the page if anyone want to inquire more about Project Eye Care. http://www.biharfoundationusa.org/page2.html#next I would like to thank Ramesh Sir for being pillar of the organizing team and guiding us all to make this happen. We will try to make this group more active and be connected. Please feel free to message me for any information about this group. amranjan44@gmail.com Link of pictures. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Tr7Aeat2SJxyroL8V7ES-jqTDUVXaaa7 If for some reason you could not attend this year. Please do connect with the group and make it more lively.

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Arun Verma It was such a great pleasure to attend, share feelings and singing. The younger kids were kept so occupied by Riya. Ramesh Yadav

It was such an honor to be working with young, energetic, dedicated fellow alumni and seeing their commitment towards BITSAANA. It was indeed heartwarming to hear the great work of "Project Eye Care" and "Toilet Projects" led by our fellow alumni Shyam Choudhary and Dr Neil Pundit. It is a privilege and honor to be working with these uprising stars of BIT Sindri.

BIT Theme Song

भारत को बढ़ाने के �लए, �वद्या फैलाने के �लए, ४९ म� जन्मा बी आइ ट�, �ान फैलाने के �लए II

भारत को बढ़ाने के �लए, �वद्या फैलाने के �लए II हर प्रांत से आत ेह�, सब युवा ये �नश्चय �लए,

बी आइ ट� म� सीख� कमर् , भारत को बढ़ाने के �लए II चार� ओर कर� कमर् हम, होगा बी आइ ट� का नाम,

देश को द� चलने का ढंग, हर ओर फैलाएँ �ान का रंग II आकाश पाताल समुद्र क�, र�सचर् है इसम�,

तकनीक� �ान को बढ़ाना, एक ल�य है सबमे II भारत को बढ़ाने के �लए, �वद्या फैलाने के �लए, ४९ म� जन्मा बी आइ ट�, �ान फैलाने के �लए II

भारत को बढ़ाने के �लए, भारत को बढ़ाने के �लए II

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Newsletter for AlumniFrom The Desk of Director BIT SIndri Dr. D K Singh

BITSAANA Ramesh YadavaTreasurer’s Report Anil SinghSecretary’s Report Divyanshu RajBITSAANA Scholarships Ramesh YadavaBITSAA International Dr Neil PunditBITSAA’s Report Shashank Garuryar