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        India Inc is looking at education — not just as philanthropy but as a business in itself

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        Krishna Gopalan  Published 10 years ago on Oct 27, 2012 • 9 minutes Read
        Vishal Koul

        Do you know what connects Baba Kalyani, chairman and managing director, Bharat Forge; Raju Reddy, chairman and CEO, Sierra Atlantic; Gulu Mirchandani, chairman and managing director, Onida; and Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan? They are all alumni of BITS Pilani, among India’s oldest and best-known engineering colleges. Knew that already? Well, did you also know that the BITS story began as a single-teacher pathshaala back in 1901?

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