| Name |
Prabhakar Shankar Deodhar Download PDF Version |
| E-mail |
psdeodhar@aplab.com |
| Website |
www.psdeodhar.net |
| Telephone |
Off. +91-22-28292055, 28290059 |
| Fax |
Off. +91-22-28290470 |
| Residential Address |
Landmark, 175, Carter Road, Bandra (W), Mumbai 400 050. India |
| Date of Birth |
25th September, 1934 |
| Place of Birth |
Pune, India. |
| Academic Qualifications |
B.E. (Telecom) with Distinction in 1956, University of Poona, India. |
| Professional Fellowships |
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Distinguished Fellow I.E.T.E., India |
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Life Fellow, I.E.E.E., USA |
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Fellow, Institution of Engineers, India |
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Fellow, Indian Academy of Engineers |
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Hon. Fellow, Broadcast Engineering Society |
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| Early Career |
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Research and Development - 1956 to 1962. |
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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. |
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Medical Electronics Division - ICMR. |
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| Entrepreneurial Achievements |
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Founder, APLAB Group of Companies. |
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Started as private R & D Lab. 1962-64. |
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Development, Production and Marketing of Power Products, Test & Measurement Instruments, Banking & Retail Automation, Fuel Retailing Solutions, Cable Fault Locating Instruments. |
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Group Employment : Over 1150. |
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Annual Group Sales : Over Rs.1550 million. |
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Plants : Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane and Pune. |
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| Awards |
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"Engineering Manager of the Year 1990" by IEEE, USA - the only non-American so far. |
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"LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD" by Thane Manufacturer’s Association for contribution towards growth of Industries in India. |
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| Honorary Official Public Service |
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Chairman, Electronics Commission, Govt. of India 1986-88 - in Minister of State rank. |
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Advisor - Electronics to the Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi - 1988-90. |
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Chairman, Broadcast Council, Govt. of India - 1992-93. |
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Chairman, ET&T Corp. Ltd., Govt. of India enterprise - 1984-89. |
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Chairman, Meltron Ltd. - Govt. of Maharashtra - 1982-84. |
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Chairman, Mahanagar Gas Limited, British Gas - GAIL Venture - 1996-99. |
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| Honorary Socio-scientific Service |
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President, World Marathi Conference, Jerusalem, Israel, 1996. |
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Chairman, World Marathi Academy, JMP, 1997-99. |
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President, Maharashtra Economic Development Council, 1997-99. |
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President, All India Council for Educational Technology, New Delhi, 1996 - 2000. |
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President, Marathi Vidnyan Parishad, 2000 - contd. |
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President, India China Economic & Cultural Council, 2005 - contd. |
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| Public Service Contributions |
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Personal Advisor to Rajiv Gandhi as M.P. and P.M. - from 1982 to 1991. |
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Helped to achieve rapid Growth and give Innovative push to IT and Electronics Sectors of the Indian Economy. |
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Initiated de-licensing of the electronics and IT industry in 1983. |
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Electronics Industry grew from Rs.1200 Crores (83-84) to 9400 Crores (1989-90). |
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Socio-economic improvements using IT and TV mass media. |
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Initiated production ‘People PC’ in bulk- slashing prices by 50%. |
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Re-engineering of Public Sector Companies :
Meltron Ltd. - A loss making (32 million) company in 1982 to 220 million highly profitable one in 1984.
ET&T Ltd. - A loss making (300 million) company in 1984 to 150 million highly profitable one in 1989. |
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| Invited for Lectures and Addresses |
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Convocation Address, IIT, Kanpur 1992. |
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Dr. Sarabhai Memorial Lecture, IETE ’1989. |
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Prof. S. K. Mitra Memorial Lecture, Calcutta. |
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Presidential Address, Jagatik Marathi Parishad, Jerusalem, Israel. |
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Several hundred such keynote speeches and invited lectures. |
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| Publications |
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| Books |
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‘Materials for Electronics’ in 1979. |
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‘The Third Parent’ in 1991 (Electronic Media for National Development). |
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‘Capital Punishment’ in 1993 (Agonies of working in Delhi). |
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‘Is Anyone Out There?' in 2007. |
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| Technical Articles and Papers |
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Several hundred articles and monograms in Professional Journals. |
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Proceedings and also in the national and international Dailies and Weeklies. |
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| India-China Study |
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Tax Structure and Tax Administration in People’s Republic of China. |
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SMEs in China (Investigating China’s SME Driven Manufacturing Prowess). |
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