7/14/2023 0 Comments M.i.t notable alumniHe headed a contracting company that won large contracts for the construction of dams and water supply systems, but his life was tragically cut short by an automobile accident in 1951. He was a leading figure on the Sarkar Committee that laid the groundwork for the IITs, and he served as the first Indian head of Hindustan Aircraft. With the outbreak of World War II, and then the coming of Indian independence, Pandya’s great engineering expertise was a prized commodity in India, and he moved from one important position to another. Then in 1939, Pandya was appointed the first Indian principal of the Bengal Engineering College. Pandya eventually took a job in London working on advanced construction techniques. One firm offered him a job for the humiliatingly low salary of 150 rupees a month. British firms did not recognize the value of his MIT education. However, when he came back to India he had a hard time finding a job.
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