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
President 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.