Achyut Godbole

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Achyut Godbole
Born (1950-08-15) 15 August 1950 (age 73)
NationalityIndian
EducationChemical Engineering (IIT Bombay)
Occupation(s)Businessman
Writer
CEO, Patni Computer Systems.
SpouseShobhana Godbole

Achyut Godbole (born 15 August 1950) is an Indian businessman and writer from Mumbai, India. He was CEO of Patni Computer Systems (later acquired by IGate) and few more leading IT firms in 1980 and 1990s. He was at the position of CEO for almost 23 years in his career in management. He moved to writing. [1]

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Early life

Achyut Godbole was born in Solapur and completed his school education from Haribhai Deokaran High School, Solapur. He earned a degree in chemical engineering from IIT Bombay in 1972. [2]

Literary accomplishments

Godbole is well known for his writings in Marathi and English. He is a prolific writer in all genres and has produced numerous original works as well as adaptations of works from other languages into Marathi. His writing style is informative and yet very informal. This enables his readers to enjoy the process of assimilating knowledge on diverse subjects. [3]

Books in Marathi

Books in English

Columns in newspapers and magazines

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References

  1. ACHYUT GODBOLE | PART1 | great bhet , retrieved 2 September 2019
  2. "Mr. Achyut Godbole | Alumni and Corporate Relations". www.iitb.ac.in. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. "'असे का'च्या शोधातून घडली वाचनआवड!". Maharashtra Times. 2 May 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2019.