Trilochan Sastry is the Chairman,Founder Member and Trustee of the Association for Democratic Reforms.[1] He was formerly the Dean at Indian Institute of Management,Bangalore,(from 2008 to 2011),and now,he is a faculty in faculty member in the Decision Sciences Area there.[2] He is also the Founder &Secretary of the Centre for Collective Development (CCD) and the Founder of Farmveda.[3]
He pursued BTech in Electrical Engineering from IIT,Delhi,an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM),Ahmedabad,and a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),USA.[4]
Academic Career
Prior to joining IIMB,he was a professor at Indian Institute of Management,Ahmedabad. Prof. Trilochan Sastry is conferred with Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award from IIT Kanpur (2011–12) for his contributions to bringing about transparency in public life.
Chairman,Founder Member and Trustee of Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR):ADR is a non-partisan NGO working on electoral and political reforms. It was founded in 1999 by Prof. Sastry and several professors from IIM –Ahmedabad.[6]
Founder &Secretary of Centre for Collective Development (CCD):It has been operational since 2004 and as of 2019 had organized over 25000 farmers with a focus on marketing and value addition.[7]
Founder of Farmveda:They source fresh produce from farmers and use it to create packaged foods,including Ready-to-Cook Mixes,Ready-to-Eat Products,Condiments,Chocolates,Edible Oils,and more. Farmveda shares all the profit among the farmers in the process transforming them as entrepreneurs.[8]
Trilochan Sastry has written a book called "The Essentials of Hinduism:An Introduction to All the Sacred Texts". The book has been published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited.[11] He has been interested in Hinduism since early adolescence and has lived in monasteries,studied the sacred texts,attended classes from various teachers and visited various pilgrimage sites.[12]
Awards
"Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award" from IIT Kanpur in 2013 for his contributions to bringing about transparency in public life[13]
"Distinguished Alumnus" Award from IIT Delhi in 2012[14]
"Outstanding Contribution to National Development" Award from IIT Delhi Alumni Association in 2005[15]
"Best Young Teacher" for the year 1999,Association of Indian Management Schools[16]
His work for civil society has been recognized and he has received various awards including the CNN-IBN,NDTV,TOI Indian of the Year.[17]
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