Condolences on untimely and sad demise of Dr. Manohar Chandwani
The entire CSI fraternity plunged into grief following sad and sudden demise of beloved fellow member, Dr. ManoharChandawani, Chair of CSI’s Education & Research Division. After an attack of Typhoid a month ago, he developed some complications and was hospitalized in ICU. He is survived by wife, a son and a daughter. His demise is an irreplaceable loss for CSI.
In the CSI circle, he was respected as a celebrity and made outstanding contributions for promotion of various CSI activities with love and dedication. He got elected this year unopposed. He has led the CSI Publication activities for many years. Since last few months, he was involved in reviving our Research Journal, which was discontinued for some time past.
Dr. Chandwani was also well known as a foremost academician and research scholar. He was working as Professor and Director at Institute of Engineering and Technology, Davi Ahilya University, Indore. He was also recognized in professional circles. Many other professional bodies also recognized his excellence; he was Fellow IE, Fellow IETE, Fellow CSI, Senior Member IEEE, Member ACM, Life Member ISTE, Chairman IEEE Computer Society Chapter Bombay Section, Past Chairman IEEE MP Subsection.
CSI approached him for help in organizing National Convention 2010 as Program Co- Chair and he accepted the responsibility whole-heartedly. He handled the education & research track during the convention and it was with his involvement and commitment that CSI 2010 Convention turned out to be a memorable event. His association with CSI will be cherished for years to come.
May his soul rest in peace!
Condolences message from ExecCom Members
Dear All
I am in deep sorrow to inform that our beloved fellow, Dr. Manohar Chandwani, Division Chair Education &Research, passed away yesterday after a brief illness. After an attack of Typhoid a month ago, he developed some complications and was hospitalized in ICU. He is survived by his wife, son and daughter. I understand, his wife is working in a bank and his son has completed his BE degree and daughter is studying in 12th standard.
In the CSI circle, he was respected as a celebrity and made outstanding contributions for promotion of various CSI activities with love and dedication. He got elected this year unopposed. He has led the CSI Publication activities for many years. Since last few months, he was involved in reviving our discontinued CSI Computer Science Journal.
Dr. Chandwani was also well known as a foremost academician and research scholar. He was working as Professor and Director, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Indore University, Indore. He was also recognized in professional circles. Many other professional bodies also recognized his excellence; he was Fellow IE, Fellow IETE, Fellow CSI, Senior Member IEEE, Member ACM, Life Member ISTE.
I had the privilege to have interaction with Dr Chandwani during last one year only, when last year we approached him tohelp CSI in National convention CSI 2010 as Program Co- Chair. With his involvement, CSI 2010 convention, especially education & research track was a great success.
Dear all, we will forever remember Dr. Chandwani as a true well-wisher and great friend of CSI and all of us.
I pray to the almighty, let his soul rest in peace, may his family get the strength to bear this loss.
Regards,
MDAgrawal
President, CSI
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Dear All,
It was a great shock when I came to know yesterday evening through MD. In recent CSI 2010 Annual event he was the Program committee co-chair and I was the Chair of the Program Committee. It was really a great pleasure to work with him. We worked as single team for last couple of months. We shared ideas, debated options and finally created program for the event which appreciated by all. I feel extremely sorry for the sudden death of one of my close person. We were also interacted professionally as he was professor of Computer Science and Engineering Dept. of Indore University.
It is a great loss as good friend and team member. I pray his family can withstand this loss. I pray god let his soul rest in peace and let his family get enough moral strength.
Regards,
Dr. Rakshit
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Dear Colleagues,
It is not a tragic loss to only his family but entire academia and in particular to CSI. The vacuum created so cannot be filled. We pray to the almighty togive enough strength and courage to his grief-stricken family.
His contributionsin CSI, esp. education, research and publications related have been enormous- his commitment to student’s professional development led to him open a CSI student branch at his institute. Dr. Durgesh Mishra (CSI Indore Chapter Chair) and many such bright students of Dr. Chandwani across India and abroad working in leading organizations are real testimony of his contributions and credentials in academics.
On 7th Feb, Prof. Thrimurthy and I attended the CSI IET student branch inaugural hardly knowing that would be our last happy memory of being with Prof. Chandwani. His ever smiling face, strong-will, dedication and passion to maintain high-quality education and research will forever inspire all of us.
May his soul rest in peace.
HR Vishwakarma
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Dear all,
I was shocked to know the sad demise of Dr. Chandwani, today when opened my mail, at the last EXECOM we came to know about his illness but always prayed that he will recover with the blessing of almighty god. During my brief interaction at various CSI meeting I found him a very good person with zeal to help persons in the field of education & research in the field of IT.
As CSI member & educationist, I can never forget him.
I pray god that his noble soul rest in peace and god helps & gives strength to his family to bear this irreparable loss.
With regards to all his family members.
R.K.Vyas
Regional Vice-President
(Region-1)
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Indeed very sad news...Dr. Chandwani has been a stalwart of CSI, and I was looking forward to working with him again. A great loss for CSI...
My condolences to his family on this sorrowful occasion.
Satish
Vice President cum President Elect
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I am shocked to hear about our dear friend, Dr. Chandwani's sudden demise.
He was a good personal friend, a sincere CSI professional and a backbone of our Journal for a long time. He was straight forward, ready to volunteer and work hard on any task which he took on.
May his soul rest in peace.
Please pass on my condolences to his family.
Lalit Sawhney
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It is a rude shock to know about the demise of Dr Chandwani.
I had the opportunity of interacting with him during my tenure as Publications Chair when he was the editor of the CSI Journal. He is a simple person with high credentials.
My heartfelt condolences to his family.
HR Mohan
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I am sorry to know about the demise of Dr. Manohar Chandwani. He has been a serious researcher and committed to the progress of CSI.
Gopal T V
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I am sorry to hear the sad demised of Prof. Chandwani. We have lost a CSI fellow.
I join with all of you for his soul to rest in peace and conveying my heartful condolences to his family.
Ramasamy
RVP 7
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It’s a very sad news indeed!
I first met Prof Chandawani in Bhopal last year and found him very affable and modest inspite of his very hifh credentials. Later I assisted him in his role as Education and Research track chair in CSI2010. This is a great loss not only to his family but also to CSI.
My heartfelt condolenes to his family.
Mohan Datar
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In CSI we have very few active Fellows. Prof Chandwani's contributions to CSI will be remembered for a long time.
Our heart-felt sympathies to all the members of his family. We pray to God so that his soul may rest in peace.
Subimal Kundu, Fellow, CSI
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AIt is shocking news. CSI has lost a great person.
I had an opportunity to work with him during my tenure in EXECOM. He had handled CSI Communications during difficult times. A quiet, sincere person always delivered the results. I still remember his excellent observations and comments during EXECOM meetings.
I pray to God to give strength to his family members to bear the loss. May his soul rest in peace.
Regards
S R Karode
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I am away from India and just saw this shocker. There are no words to describe the loss of a great soul and the loss of such a stalwart to the society, who has made such strong and useful contributions over the years.
Personally, I am totally grief stricken. Above all, Manohar was a very dear personal friend for almost 3 decades. He had serious ailment from very early days. But his grit and discipline had permitted him to brave all problems. He worked so hard and so smilingly all the time that an onlooker would have never realized that something was amiss. I always thought of him as indestructible. But then, nothing in this mortal world is so.
May God rest his soul in peace.
Deepak Phatak
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Dear Shri AgrawalSb and all esteemed colleagues,
It is really sad to learn about the untimely demise of Dr. Chandwani. He was an academician, scientist, and able manager. A well-known fellow colleague of CSI. He was unanimously elected during the last elections (when I was Chair NC)- that shows his popularity.
We all pray God to give enough strength to his family to bear this irreparable loss.
With best regards,
Shyam Agrawal
Fellow CSI
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Dear President CSI, Execom and Fellows,
Prof Chandwani had been a very thorough professional and had made significant contribution to CSI, as Editor of CSI Journal and in various other activities as invitee to Execom during 90's. He was regular visitor to IIIT Hyderabad as his son was studying there and took part in our professional events.
He was key member of CSI e-Governance Awards team and was regular contributor to our Knowledge Sharing summit. He always attended and actively participated in Selection process including field visit!
As newly elected member of this year's Execom, we were looking forward to his active role in all CSI events. We all are going to miss him.
May God give strength to family members to bear this untimely loss! Loss to CSI fraternity is very big.
Bagga
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Dear President CSI, Execom and Fellows,
It is indeed sad to learn about the sad demise of our fellow colleague – Dr. Chandwani. I had the privilege to know and I
Always admired his spirit and commitment towards use of our Industry for betterment of Society. May God grant His Soul
Eternal Rest and give his family the strength and courage to bear this irreparable loss.
I suggest that at the next opportunity, we should formally have a gathering and pay our tribute to his outstanding efforts.
Best Regards,
Hemant Sonawala
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My Dear affectionate Elders and Friends,
Professor Manohar Chandwani has made a mark in many of us with his humble style and affectionate relationship.
Since 1985, I have been in touch with him through CSI.
He has been an icon of Value system. His moral values helped Devi Ahilya Viswavidhyalaya (University )and CSI to present a professor of Discipline, Sincerity and Honesty.
Prof. Chandwani's social values have helped in bringing in a lot of Friends to CSI and DAV.
Dr Manohar's Aesthetic Values provided the much needed integrity, love and joy to many of us.
His pioneering services have helped DAV to create an excellent seat of Learning in the campus with the establishment of technology institute in the campus, where, Prof Chandwani could even provide space to the IIT, Indore to start with. His contributions in research are known to all of us to encourage original research and as a crusader to shun plagiarism.
His association with all of us would continue as a Divine symbol of Integrity. Let us all come out the grief. With all that love to him, we join with heavy heart to pray the Almighty to rest his soul in peace.
Best Regards
Prof. P. Thrimurthy
profpt@rediffmail.com
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Dear President CSI, ,Members of Execom and CSI Fellows
Really sorry to hear the sad news about Dr. Chandwanti. I have been interacting with him closely in the e Governance area and more recently in Engineers without Borders where a chapter at IETE Indore has been functioning under his leadership and support.
It has been an honour knowing him and working with him.
This is indeed a big loss to the CSI community, We pray to God to give peace to his soul and strength to his family to bear this loss.
With best regards
Dr. Ashok Agarwal
Adjunct Professor BITS Pilani
Chairman EWB India
www.ewb-india.org
Tel: +91-9848053024
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Dear Mr Agrawal,
It is with great sorrow that I receive this missive.
I do recollect the ExecCom interactions and his stellar efforts to holistically address & improve the publication programme.
Share the sentiments echoed by our CSI colleagues, and wish his family the strength to bear this irreplaceable loss.
Greatest tribute is to continue on the publications journey initiated by him.
Rgds
Sanjay Prasad
Fellow & Past-VP
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It is a great loss to CSI as a whole.
Dr. Chandwani's contribution towards CSI is unforgettable.
May his soul rest in peace.
Sanjay Mohapatra
RVP-IV TOP
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Dr. Manohar Chandwani was born on 6th November 1958. He completed his education in the field of Computer Engineering with a Doctorate degree. Dr. Chandwani professionally served in the field on education as a well-known Professor and research scholar. He was working as Professor and Director, Institute of Engineering and Technology, Davi Ahilya University, Indore. He joined CSI family in the year 1990 and was also honoured as a Fellow of CSI 2009.
He received several honours from various other professional societies in recognition of his excellence and immense contribution to the promotion of research and development in IT including Fellowship of IE, IETE, Senior Membership of IEEE and Life Membership of ISTE.
Contribution of Dr. Chandwani includes-
Books:
1. Computing & Informatics, 3/e, Jain Brothers, NewDelhi, 2010 (for AMIE Syllabus).
2. Elements of Computer Science, 4/e, Jain Brothers, NewDelhi, 2005 (for AMIE Syllabus).
3. (Eds.) “IT++: Next Generation, Know-How, and Know-When,” Proceedings of CSI-2004: 39th Annual Convention of Computer Society of India, December 1-4, 2004, Mumbai, Tata McGraw Hill Publication, New Delhi (ISBN 0070597766).
4. Computer Systems and Data Analysis, Jain Brothers, New Delhi, 1993 (for AMIE Syllabus).
Journal Papers
1. “A Secured MultiParty Computational Protocol to Protect Cyber Space,” Information Security Journal: A Global Perspective, Vol . 19, Nov 2010, pp. 175-181.
2. “Process Knowledge Maps of Academic Excellence,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. XX, No 3, January 2007, pp.1-10.
3. “Industrial and Vocational Training,” Journal of Engineering Education, July 1992, Pune, India.
4. “Design Curriculum in Engineering Education,” Journal of Engineering Education, June 1990, Pune.
5. “CAI in Engineering: AI Approach,” Journal of Engineering Education, December 1989, Pune, India, pp. 1-5.
6. “Expert Systems in Engineering Education,” Journal of Engineering Education, April 1989, Pune, India, pp. 33-36.
Conference Papers
1. “Towards Development of a Distributed e-Learning EcoSystem,” Proceedings of TforE2010: 2nd International Conference on Technology for Education, IIT Mumbai, July 2010.
2. “Research Models for Naïve Researchers,” Proceedings of ConfER2010: 3rd CSI National Conference on Education& Research, March 2010, pp.10-17.
3. “Educational Technology through Computer Technology,” Proc of Intl Conference on Educational Technology, New Delhi, October 31- Nov 3, 1990.
Contribution Made to IT Profession:
1. As faculty member, Initiated Computer Engineering Education (BE & ME) at Shri GS Institute of Technology and Science (SGSITS), Indore in 1983 & 1986.
2. Conducted ISTE Sponsored Correspondence-cum-Contact Continuing Computer Education Program at SGSITS, Indore during 1987-1990
3. Authored teachers’ Manuals for ISTE in the subjects Language Processors, Operating Systems and Computers & Society in 1987.
4. Conducted many computing and IT related short term courses on behalf of ISTE, CSI and IE(India) during 1990-1995.
5. Authored two books “Elements of Computer Science” and “Computer System & Data Analysis.” Jain Brothers, New Delhi, 1993 for AMIE Syllabi. Also authored another book “Computing & Informatics” in 2005.
6. Earned first ever PhD in Computer Engg in the state of MP in 1994.
7. Completed one R&D project sanctioned by MHRD, NewDelhi on “Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning” 1994
8. As Professor, started Computer Engineering Department at ShriVaishnav Institute of Technology & Science, Indore in 1996.
9. As professor in-charge, started computer management lab in Shri GS Institute of Management and Research in 1998.
10. Started Computer Engg, IT Branches at Institute of Engineering & Technology, Devi Ahilya University (IET-DAVV), Indore in capacity Professor & Director in 1998-2000.
11. Established campus wide IT Network in the Institute with over 400 terminals in 2003-2008
12. Established IT Training division in Impetus InfoTech Indore during 2000-2002 in capacity of Director Training.
13. Have guides over 100 UG Projects, over 100 PG dissertations and 09 PhD Thesis in the area of Computing & IT.
14. Authored over 100 research papers in period of 1998-2010.
15. Member of professional bodies such as IEEE, ACM, IETE and IE for the last 20 years.
16. Chairman of IEEE MP Subsection in 2009 & 2010.
17. Delivered over 200 expert talks in the IT and computing stream in last 25 Years.
18. Represented as an IT expert in many forums- AICTE, UGC, Universities, UPSC, MPPSC in the years 2000-2010.
19. Member of Screening Committee of DOEACC 2009-2010.
Contributions made to CSI:
1. Became member of CSI in 1987.
2. Contributed significantly in establishing CSI Indore Chapter in 1990.
3. Played active role of joint secretary of CSI Indore Chapter in 1990.
4. Contributed in organizing CSI events at Indore- Computing90, Computing91, Computing95, Computing2000, Computing2005 in capacity of member/ chairman of PCs.
5. Guest editor of CSI Journal- Special issue on Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning, March 1997.
6. Became senior member of CSI in 1998.
7. Served as Editor of CSI Journal for a long duration of July1999 to March 2007.
8. Served as Chairman Publication Committee of CSI for period 2000-2002 and attended six CSI Execom meetings.
9. Served as expert in selection of candidates for training in Japan under CICC 2001.
10. Served as Program Committee Co chair in CSI2004: 39th Annual Convention of CSI during 1-4 December 2004.
11. Co-edited the book on “IT++: Know How, Know When” the theme of CSI2004
12. Served as Guest Editor of CSI Communication February 2005.
13. Published over 20 papers in CSI Proceedings of the Conferences organized by CSI.
14. Held Office of Chairman CSI Indore Chapter 2004-05.
15. Served as expert and jury member for e-Governance Awards in 2009 & 2010 for Sig e-Gov of CSI.
16. Served as Program Committee co-chair in CSI2010: 45th Annual Convention while chairing the track on Education & Research during 25-27 November 2010.
17. Web Publication Chair of CSI in 2010.
18. Inaugurated many CSI Student Chapters & addressed the students with motivational talks.
Honours/ Professional Recognition:
1. Fellowship Award for outstanding Contribution to CSI, 2009
2. Received Merit Award for Research Paper published in Journal of IE (India), 1994.
3. Received ME Gold Medal, 1984.
4. Received Rs.100/- and Certificate of Merit from President of India, 1975.