P. S. Deodhar - Technocrat - Industrialist

Mr. P. S. Deodhar, Chairman & Founder of APLAB Limited.

Mr. Deodhar is the former Chairman of the Electronics Commission of India and has been Advisor to the Prime Minister on electronics during Mr. Rajiv Gandhi's tenure. He has also been the Chairman of the Broadcast Council in 1992-93 which created the DD Metro Channel with private programming.

He was the Chairman of the 4th Jagatik Marathi Parishad held in Jerusalem, Israel in 1997 and the President of Maharashtra Economic Development Council, a premier state level promotional body and a Research institution.

In international circles too, Mr Deodhar has an impressive reputation. He's a fellow of the IEEE, USA, and has been honoured with the prestigious US award "Engineering Manager for 1990" by the Engineering Management Society of IEEE, USA. Mr. Deodhar is a Distinguished Fellow of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers Institution of Engineers, India and Hon. Fellow of Broadcast Engineering Society.

As Chairman of APLAB, Mr. Deodhar has been a pioneer. APLAB has been the leading Indian Company to manufacture and export a whole range of world class products to Western Europe & North America. For over four decades, APLAB is reigning as a Prime Indian source of high quality professional electronics products.

The International Conference on smart Cards held in New Delhi, Mr. Deodhar was honoured as the Father of Smart Card Industry in India and Aplab received an award as the 'Pioneers of Smartcard Technology' in India in recognition of their pioneering efforts to bring this leading edge technology to India.

Mr. Deodhar has been promoting the use of Information Technology for speeding up in national development. He has also been a severe critic of the westernised elite culture that is dividing the people of India even further and which is basically harmful. His achievements in the field of Electronics Engineering have turned him into a role model of many young engineers.

Two of his well-known books "The Third Parent" & "Capital Punishment" also reflect his academic and literacy bent of mind.