Women of College of Engineering, Guindy
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This page is an extension of the work I started when writing a book on the early women students of CEG to give visibility to women engineers and to share useful information about engineering and technology..
06/07/2023
I am still wrapping my head around the news that one of my seniors, fellow College of Engineering, Guindy alumna, pioneering engineering woman (and much more), Dr. K.S. Babai, is no more.
For a limited time, I am making her "Roots and Wings" story available as a pdf for reading.
Shantha Mohan Ph.D. on LinkedIn: Babai Roots and Wings Story.pdf I am still wrapping my head around the news that one of my seniors, fellow College of Engineering, Guindy alumna, pioneering engineering woman (and much more),…
A short video tribute to Dr. K.S. Babai's life. RIP, Babai.
06/07/2023
One of the most accomplished women I wrote about in Roots and Wings, she will be sorely missed.
RIP Babai.
07/05/2023
I had the honor of contributing to this compendium from the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)
with five stories of the College of Engineering, Guindy alumnae, including the one about the first woman engineer of India, Lalitha, all of which appear in my book, "Roots and Wings."
06/05/2023
So, many of you might have watched the coronation of King Charles III.
It brought to mind a story in “Roots and Wings” of my batchmate Annapurna Prasad.
Anna graduated in 1971 with a mechanical engineering degree from the College of Engineering, Guindy. She got a master’s degree in Food and Agricultural Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a degree in Engineering Management at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Armed with her knowledge, she headed her family’s business - National Engineering Company Madras (NECM) Private Limited, which traded and manufactured agricultural implements.
NECM was the first Small Scale Industry (SSI) unit in the Ambattur Industrial Estate, Chennai, to have been recognized as a Research and Development organization by The Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India.
This brings us to King Charles III and the Prince of Wales’s visit to the Small Scale Industry Expo in 1980. I enjoy seeing this picture of Anna and Charles and wanted to share it with all of you.
17/09/2022
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Radha Basu, the CEO of iMerit Technology, and a Distinguished Alum of the College of Engineering, Guindy, is a trailblazer and a globally celebrated technical woman. She pursued an education in engineering, when not many women were doing so, became a wildly successful technical entrepreneur, and then went on to make her mark as a social entrepreneur. Radha endured many personal tragedies, and her resilience in the face of these tragedies is awe-inspiring.
Here is a quote from her in the book "Roots and Wings: Inspiring Stories of Indian Women in Engineering."
09/08/2022
Chess Grand Master (Women's), and an inspiration to all youngsters, Nandhidhaa PV graduated from the College of Engineering, Guindy, with a degree in Electronics engineering.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._V._Nandhidhaa
P. V. Nandhidhaa - Wikipedia Pallathur Venkatachalam Nandhidhaa (Tamil: பள்ளத்தூர் வெங்கடாசலம் நந்திதா) (born Apr 10, 1996) is an Indian chess player from the state of Tamilnadu, who holds the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM) and Woman International Master (WIM). She...
08/08/2022
Remembering Parvathi on her birthday, August 8.
Parvathi Mattancheril graduated from the College of Engineering, Guindy, in 1960 with a degree in telecommunication engineering. She was a leader in technical education. In her career of 34 years, she was the principal of three different women’s polytechnics in Tamil Nadu, working to advance women’s standing and participation in the world with practical education in technical fields. An introvert, Parvathi went about quietly accomplishing what she needed to do. Her leadership was inclusive, valuing opinions and encouraging participation from her faculty and staff. Many of us are not extroverts, but that doesn’t need to hold us back. We have a very good role model in Parvathi of how much a good introverted leader can accomplish.
12/07/2022
I am thrilled to be talking to Janaki Akella about my book on leadership *this coming Saturday, the 16th.* Please mark your calendars.
Share with your friends who might be interested.
Topic: Leadership Lessons With The Beatles
Time: Saturday Jul 16, 2022 08:30 AM PT / 11.30 AM ET
Duration: 1 hour
*Join Zoom Meeting here: (no registration required)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85174189666?pwd=ZeipPS-WuU7PjhbG2KXMM-ruMDostl.1
Meeting ID: 851 7418 9666
Passcode: 714427*
06/07/2022
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Today is Kamala Subrahmanyan’s 92nd birthday. In her story in Roots and Wings, she said: "In the workplace, there is a perception that some jobs are important, and others are not. But I feel that, in all organizations, every job matters. Some jobs may get recognition, while others may not. I believe that, if one gets involved in the work, even a job which may appear mundane can be made interesting by identifying ways to improve the job and deliver value."
Happy Birthday, Kamala! 💐💐💐
04/06/2022
Brava, Umadevi, Jayanthi, and Latha!
Vish A Viswanathan's post in CEGAM (copy/paste since CEGAM posts can't be shared).
Proud and happy to note that three women engineers from the 1985 CEG Strikers batch were promoted to the highest post of Chief Engineer (CE) in Tangedco/TNEB this month. The three superstars are:
1. Er. Umadevi - 1985 EEE, Chief Engineer, Projects
2. Er. Jayanthi - 1985 EEE, Chief Engineer, Transmission
3. Er. Latha - 1985 EEE, Chief Engineer, Transmission Projects I
Our CEG 1985 Strikers batch has produced a record number of superstars in all types of organizations of public, private, govt, academic, NGO, bureaucrats, sports, arts, entrepreneurship, startups, etc.
And I am sure that the same is true for several other CEG batches too...
Congratulations and best wishes to Er. Umadevi, Er. Jayanthi and Er. Latha... and keeping the CEG flag flying high....
17/05/2022
I am thrilled to share that my book Leadership Lessons with The Beatles was released this month.
Many of us engineers are great problem solvers. In my experience as a global software engineering leader, I have found that we all could use a bit of mentoring to help us with the humanistic approach to leading. This book does that.
You can find details on the publisher's website: https://www.routledge.com/Leadership-Lessons-With-The-Beatles-Actionable-Tips-and-Tools-for-Becoming/Mohan/p/book/9781032212562. It includes a preview.
If you prefer to read on Kindle: https://www.amazon.in/Leadership-Lessons-Beatles-Actionable-Becoming-ebook/dp/B09ZY76S33
I was fortunate to have endorsements from several thought leaders, educators, and Dr. Anand Deshpande, Chair, Persistent Systems, was kind enough to write the Foreword.
I invite you to give it a read. If it resonates with you, please buy it for your team of aspiring leaders. The publisher offers discounts for bulk purchases, and I can put you in touch with the rep.
16/05/2022
Praveena is a 1990 graduate of CEG (ECE)
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Praveena Rai graduated from the College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG) with a degree in Electronics and Communication and received her Post Graduate Diploma in Management (MBA) from IIM Ahmedabad.
She is currently Chief Operating Officer at the National Payments Corporation Of India (NPCI).
Here is a short video from 2019 where she talks about changes in the card and payment field and challenges in the current payment system.
https://youtu.be/YUgf3r2OJnE
01/05/2022
Sruthi graduated from CEG in 2007 (CSE). 👏👏👏
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Sruthi Kannan is an engineering graduate of the College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG), and also has a master's degree in psychology. She is a lifelong learner, currently pursuing her Ph.D.
She is currently the head of Cisco LaunchPad and was recently recognized by the CEG alumni association as a Distinguished Alumnus. Congratulations!
Roots and Wings tells the stories of Pioneering CEG Alumnae
When I retired from the company I co-founded, I started mentoring alumni from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), Pissburgh, USA, where I did my doctorate; and College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG), Chennai, India, where I received my bachelor’s degree in engineering.
I started to think about how there is a lack of role models for girls to pursue education in technical fields and what I can do to address it. I contemplated writing about the women pioneers in engineering as a way to create role models and put them in front of girls. I saw that A.Lalitha, my fellow alumna from CEG was the first woman engineer in India. I started researching her story, and decided that I would write about the women who graduated from my alma mater, CEG, and collect thier life stories into a book that can be read by anyone interested in girls’ technical education.
I wrote this book to serve as an informal historical account. It is set in a transitional period when Indian women successfully broke through cultural and institutional barriers to work as equals of men in technical domains that were exclusively male till then. It is a collection of 29 life stories. It starts with the stories of the first set of women to graduate from CEG, and ends with the stories of those who graduated along with me in 1971.
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