I teach Embedded SystemsAm convenor of a lab: Embedded & Realtime Systems Lab.Run various projects including the MHRD sponsored e-Yantra - "Enhanced Teaching of Engineering Subjects using Educational Robotics."

e-Yantra arose out of the Distance Education Program of IIT-Bombay of which I was the Program Coordinator in 2001. e-Yantra was a response to the lack of hands on training in the Higher Education system in India. It started from an attempt to train students in Embedded Systems and Robotics remotely using Project Based Learning (PBL). e-Yantra trains through online competitions that are actually Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) training participants in skills using a combination of open source simulators and hardware. The popularity of the competition is evident in the exponential rise of registrations from 4500 in 2012 to over 34,500 in 2019. After a slight dip over COVID registrations have resumed their exponential growth. e-Yantra now trains thousands of students in complex engineering skills using PBL through competitions that last 6+ months. The outcome is top-notch placements, an appetite for PG degrees and spontaneous startups based on the technology stacks developed by e-Yantra. Since 2012 e-Yantra has trained over 200,000+ students and set up over 475 e-Yantra labs as the hubs of innovation ecosystems in colleges.

Mahindra & Mahindra is a multi-sectoral company predominantly known as a manufacturer of SUVs and trucks. It also has a sizable software company, Tech Mahindra Ltd. #1 in the telecom space in India. It has a real-estate division building cities and townships and developing residential buildings. It is #1 in the Tractor business in India and also has a large Financial Services and Auto Components business. Total value in end-2007 is $5B.My job was on sabbatical from IIT-Bombay as advisor to the Vice-Chairman and MD's (Mr. Anand Mahindra's) office to help define the role a Chief Technology Office should play in the organisation and to create and man this office.

Chetana (founded 1946) had its 60th Anniversaryon 21st Sept. 2006. It is a culture centre in Kala Ghoda, S.Bombay, comprisinga bookshop cafe specialising in Indology/ Philosophy, a Craft Centre and a publishing house. Chetana is known for its spiritual treatise on Vedanta ("I Am That") the teachings of Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj.See Amazon.com for the reviews of this book.

Research Staff, Animation Workstations Group