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Dr Prof. Ashok Jhunjhunwala was Principal Advisor to Minister of Power, MNRE, and Railways, Government of India, New Delhi. He has incubated and nurtured more than 240 Start Up companies at IIT Madras.
Dr. Jhunjhunwala was conferred Padmashri, Shanti-Swarup Bhatnagar Award, Vikram Sarabhai Research Award, H. K. Firodia Award, Silicon India Leadership Award, Millenium Medal at Indian Science Congress, UGC Hari Om Ashram Award, IETE's Ram Lala Wadhwa Gold Medal, JC Bose fellowship, Bernard Low Humanitarian Award, "Dronacharya and Lifetime Achievement Award by TIE, Chennai among many others.
Prof. Jhunjhunwala is considered a pioneer in nurturing Industry-Academia interaction in India towards R&D, Innovation and Product Development. He leads TeNeT group, which has worked closely with industry to create innovative affordable products in sectors like telecom, banking, energy and electric vehicles
