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IIT Alumni Global Meet In Mumbai

The fourth IIT Alumni Global Conference, 2006, to be held in Mumbai from December 23, was expected to discuss nation building projects that IITians could take up, conference chairman Ashank Desai said here today.

“These professionals have benefited immensely from studying in IITs and it is their turn now to do something for the nation,” Desai told reporters.

The theme of the conference is ‘Inspire IITians to involve and transform India’. Topics like ‘Building India into a knowledge economy’ and ‘Getting the governance you want’ would be deliberated during the three-day meet for which over 500 former IITians are expected to participate, he said.

In addition to the deliberations, a ‘Bollywood Night’ has been scheduled. An interactive session with the proponent of ‘Art of Living’ Sri Sri Ravishankar will also be held, Desai said. (Our Correspondent)

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