Jagdish Kumar Gehlawat
Prof. Jagdish Kumar Gehlawat is a Technocrats of repute, a Social Worker, Senior Editor and Retired Professor of Chemical Engineering - Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India. He was born on 11.09.1937 at Nizampur Majra, District Sonepat, Haryana in the family of Shri Ch Maya Chand & Smt Biran Devi.
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Brief Bio-data
- Former Professor of IIT Kanpur
- Address: 248, Ram Krishna Vihar, 29, I.P. Extension, New Delhi - 110092 (India),
- Mob: 9313002943
- E-mail gehlawat@hotmail.com
- Full Name: Jagdish Kumar Gehlawat
- Date of Birth: 9th September 1937
Education
- 1962 B.Chem. Engg., ICT (Bombay University)
- 1965 M.Tech. ICT (Bombay University)
- 1969 Ph. D. ICT (Bombay University)
Employment:
- April 1969 - Oct. 1969: R&D Dept. of Gharda Chemicals Ltd., Mumbai
- Nov. 1969 - Sept. 1971: Works Manager, Laxmi Starch Ltd., Hyderabad
- Oct. 1971 - Feb 1973: R&D Manager, Gharda Chemicals Ltd., Mumbai
- March 1973 - Jan 1975: Director, Universal Starch - Chem. Ltd., Mumbai
- Feb. 1975 - Aug. 1977: Asst. Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engg., IIT Kanpur
- Sept. 1977 - June 1998: Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engg., IIT Kanpur
Awards, Honours, Publications
- (a) NOCIL Award 1983 by Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IICHE) for excellence in design and construction of a process plant, that is, Best Chemical Engineer of the Year Award.
- (b) Chemical Engineering Award 1997 by Institution of Engineers India (IEI) for excellence in innovative process development.
- (c) ‘Bharat Jyoti Award - 2015’ by India International Friendship Society, New Delhi.
- (d) ‘Life Time Achivement Award - 2016’ by Indian Institute of Oriental Heritage, Kolkata
- (e) Over one hundred research papers, four books with specialisation in Agro-based Process Industries and Environmental matters.
Adviser, Member of Institutes, Associations
- (a) Adviser, ‘Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology’ - A Central University, 2009-10
- (b) Member, Expert Committee on Sugar Industry, Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council, 1988-90.
- (c) Member, Advisory Board, National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, 1991-1997.
- (d) Fellow and Chartered Engineer, Institution of Engineers India (IEI).
- (e) Life Member, IICHE, IPPTA, STAI, IMS and ACCTI.
- (f) Founder President, People Oriented Science and Technology Society, New Delhi.
International Recognition
- ‘2011 Man of the year India’ recognition by American Biographical Institute, USA.
- Listed in the MARQUIS Directory “Who’s Who in the World” for outstanding contribution in the field of “Education, Industrial and Rural Development”, 1998 onward.
- Listed in the Directory of “Outstanding People of the 20th Century” published by the “International Biographical Centre”, Cambridge, England (U.K.), 1999 onward.
- Listed in ABI’s “International Directory of Distinguished Leadership”, 2001 onward.
- Listed among the “Leading Engineers of the World” in the IBC’s Directory 2005 onward.
Current Assignments
- (a) Chairman, Delhi State Centre, Institution of Engineers India (IEI), ITO, New Delhi.
- (b) President, People Oriented Science and Technology Society, Delhi.
- (c) Editor, “Kisan Jyoti” & “Jat Jyoti” magazines.
Special Information
Uncle of Sameer Gehlawat, Chairman, India Bulls. Er. Raj Singh Gahlot also belongs to the extended family of Prof Jagdish Kumar Gehlawat. They were classmates upto 10th standard and studied at their village school. Rai Singh did B.Tech from IIT Kharagpur and joined M.E.S. He retired as Dy. Chief of M.E.S. Jagdish Did B. Tech, M. Tech and Ph.D. from Bombay University.
Famous Arya Samajist Chaudhari Ishwar Singh Gehlawat was originally from Kakrola. He spent most of time in educating people from Farmana. His grandson Kulbeer Singh Gahlot has a good business. Some of his family members live in Canada. Prof Jagdish Kumar Gehlawat of Jat Jyoti did his High School from Farmana and he gives credit to Chaudhari Ishwar Singh for his progress. [1]
External links
See also
- Jat Jyoti - The monthly magazine for Jats published from New Delhi, India.
References
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