Dewang Mehta
Dewang Mehta (10 August 1962 – 12 April 2001) was the president of NASSCOM between 1991 and 2001.[1][2] In addition to his role at NASSCOM, he was appointed in 1998 to an IT and Software Development task force, and was also involved in various advisory bodies.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Mehta was born in Umreth, Gujarat and studied at Imperial College London[3] He died from a heart attack on 12 April 2001 while serving on an IT TaskForce delegation visit to Sydney.[3][4][5] The Dewang Mehta Foundation (DMFT) was created in 2002.[6]
Recognitions[edit]
Mehta was named "Software Evangelist of the Year" by Computerworld for 3 consecutive years and "IT Man of the Year" in 2000.[3] In the same year, the World Economic Forum chose Mehta as one of the 100 "Global leaders of Tomorrow".[7][4]
References[edit]
- ^ D'Monte, Leslie; Shindi, Shivani (10 February 2010). "How Nasscom made the software sector a superpower". Business Standard. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Dewang Mehta (1991-2001)". Nasscom. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Nasscom chief Dewang Mehta found dead in Sídney". Rediff.com. 12 April 2001. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Indian software lobbyist dead". BBC News. 12 April 2001. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Thiagarajan, Krishnan (15 April 2001). "Dewang Mehta: A mission interrupted". Business Line. The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2016.[dead link]
- ^ Reddy, R Ravikanth (21 December 2015). "Dewang Mehta award for AITS". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "Dewang Mehta, Omar Abdullah are 'Global Leaders of Tomorrow'". rediff.com. 3 November 2000. Retrieved 21 March 2016.