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| Basic Biography
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| Dr. Mehta has been very active
in the areas of telecommunications, computing
and human rights since his graduation from
IIT Delhi in 1975. |
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Date
of birth
14 September 1953
Education
1987 Doctorate in Applied Control Theory,
Ruhr University Bochum, Germany 1976 MS
in Computer Science (equivalent of 4.0 GPA),
State University of New York 1975 Bachelor
of Technology in Electrical Engineering
(First Class with Distinction), IIT Delhi
Languages
Hindi, English, German...fluent, French...fair
(I wrote my PhD thesis in German)
Countries
of Work Experience
USA, Germany, India |
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Current
I am currently a Director in Kaleidoscope
Private Limited, the film and TV company that
produced Bandit Queen, Fire, Rajdhani, etc.
and also the Chief Technical Officer in Net
Radiophony India Private Limited, a company
launched this year to pursue innovative projects
in convergence. I am also President of the
Society for Telecommunications Empowerment
(STEM), which seeks to bring the benefits
of modern telecommunications to the poor.
2000
During the start-up phase of the Vivekananda
Institute of Professional Studies, I served
as honorary director in charge of the IT programme.
I was responsible for the design of the curriculum,
selection of faculty and some teaching as
well.
1989-91
President, Indian Section of Amnesty International.
I participated in decision-making at an international
level, and organized a leadership training
workshop and other training programmes for
the section.
1987
Managing Director, Indata Private Ltd., New
Delhi, India. The company specializes in training,
consultancy and software for education, factory
automation, on-line MIS systems and the Internet.
1982-86
Fellow of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation,
Bochum, Germany. Taught undergraduates and
worked on a doctorate.
1979-82
Project Engineer, Siemens India Ltd., Bombay,
India. Marketed and designed, with independent
charge, automation systems for many industrial
areas, including hydro and thermal power,
steel, cement, food, chemical, machine tool
and earth-moving.
1976-79
Project Engineer Trainee, Siemens AG, Erlangen,
Germany. Designed and tested automation equipment
for steel rolling mills. I engineered projects
using conventional electrical equipment, hard-wired
electronic controls (both analog and digital),
programmable controllers and process computers.
I underwent extensive training using the latest
methods in each of these areas.
1975-76
Teaching Assistant, State University of New
York at Stony Brook, USA. Taught Pascal to
undergraduates.
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1999
Consultancy for Cyber Media India Ltd. on
setting up a training institute for media
professionals in an information age.
1998 —1999
Participated in the Mosaic Group "Global
Diffusion of the Internet Project", handling
India and Pakistan.
1998
— 1999
Study on Internet-based community radio in
developing countries.
1998
— 1999
Conceptualized, moderated electronic discussion
and conducted a 4-day workshop at Dhaka on
"The Internet in South Asia: Opportunities
and Realities". An outcome of this workshop
was a set of four papers in the Economic and
Political Weekly, November 20, 1999.
1998 —1999
Software for Byte Communications Private Limited
for railway schedule displays at railway stations
1997
Consultancy to St. Columba's School in the
introduction of C++ into the curriculum and
in preparation for the Virtual Classroom project.
1997—1999
Consultancy for Uncle Chipps on factory automation
and ERP
1996
Developed curricula and designed a project
for vocational training for women for the
labour ministry as part of a GTZ team on a
World Bank funded project.
1995-96
Consultancy to Blue Information Private Limited,
who, under contract to UNIDO, developed an
expert system for finding optimal competitive
strategies for firms.
1995
Live transmission of the Pinnacle Awards (equivalent
to the American Emmys) and interviews with
the winners via Internet Relay Chat.
1993
Consultancy on optimal usage of Information
Technology for the World-Wide Fund for Nature
(formerly the World Wildlife Fund), India.
1992 — 1995
Software and consultancy for database management,
quality control and communications for the
Centre for Ageing Research, India. This involved
the design and implementation of software
that would ensure zero-defects in data, and
the setting up of electronic communications
via the Internet between the Indian centre
and their counterparts at the University of
Pittsburgh, USA.
1992 — 1993
Computerisation and integration of inventory
management, accounts and production scheduling
at Jay-Yuhshin Ltd., Gurgaon, a manufacturer
of complex automotive parts.
1991-92
Consultancy project for the British Council
on how to help Regional
Engineering Colleges modernise, come closer
to industry and increase resources, particularly
in the area of Information Technology.
1991
Tie-up for European marketing of GO! with
Kyle Electronic Design, UK.
1989-90
I developed the software package GO! (Graphic
Overview), for which I wrote over 10,000 lines
of object-oriented code. It consists of a
group of objects that can be used to automate
the on-line acquisition of data from machines
or processes, display it with dynamic graphics,
archive it, generate alarms and reports.
1989-90
Software development for tank-farm management
at Madras Refineries Limited. This involved
extensive data communications over a wide
area and its on-line processing, graphic display,
trending and archiving.
1988-89
Consultancy relating to market for Computer
Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) in India forIstel,
UK, as part of a team at Industrial Development
Services.
1988
Software for the management of unstructured
data, i.e. articles from back issues, for
Dataquest, the leading Indian computer magazine.
1987
Consultancy for the Tata Iron and Steel Company
on how to effectively employ a process computer
for the LD steel-making shop. The computer
was unreliable in accurately predicting the
raw-material mix that would produce a certain
grade of steel. We suggested how modifications
in the system to automate data capture from
the process would help.
1982-86
Design, implementation and commissioning of
a time-optimal controller for a 35-ton grab
crane at Hamburg, Germany. This work formed
the basis of my doctoral thesis.
1979-82
Marketing of automation systems for the Indian
manufacturing and process industries. Typically,
this required fairly detailed design of the
solution, in order to be able to cost the
project accurately, and exposed me to the
diverse needs of a variety of industries.
1978-79
Design of control systems for loopers and
strip cooling for the modernisation of the
hot strip mill at Rourkela. In this, I further
developed my expertise in the use of analog
and digital hard-wired controls to solve industrial
problems.
1976-77
Design of electrical and automation systems
for the Blooming and slabbing mill at Kaavian,
Iran. It gave me an overview of electrical
systems from high-tension to electronic controls.
Consultancy for Uncle Chipps on factory automation
and ERP
1996
Developed curricula and designed a project
for vocational training for women for the
labour ministry as part of a GTZ team on a
World Bank funded project.
1995-96
Consultancy to Blue Information Private Limited,
who, under contract to UNIDO, developed an
expert system for finding optimal competitive
strategies for firms.
1995
Live transmission of the Pinnacle Awards (equivalent
to the American Emmys) and interviews with
the winners via Internet Relay Chat.
1993
Consultancy on optimal usage of Information
Technology for the World-Wide Fund for Nature
(formerly the World Wildlife Fund), India.
1992 — 1995
Software and consultancy for database management,
quality control and communications for the
Centre for Ageing Research, India. This involved
the design and implementation of software
that would ensure zero-defects in data, and
the setting up of electronic communications
via the Internet between the Indian centre
and their counterparts at the University of
Pittsburgh, USA.
1992 — 1993
Computerisation and integration of inventory
management, accounts and production scheduling
at Jay-Yuhshin Ltd., Gurgaon, a manufacturer
of complex automotive parts.
1991-92
Consultancy project for the British Council
on how to help Regional
Engineering Colleges modernise, come closer
to industry and increase resources, particularly
in the area of Information Technology.
1991
Tie-up for European marketing of GO! with
Kyle Electronic Design, UK.
1989-90
I developed the software package GO! (Graphic
Overview), for which I wrote over 10,000 lines
of object-oriented code. It consists of a
group of objects that can be used to automate
the on-line acquisition of data from machines
or processes, display it with dynamic graphics,
archive it, generate alarms and reports.
1989-90
Software development for tank-farm management
at Madras Refineries Limited. This involved
extensive data communications over a wide
area and its on-line processing, graphic display,
trending and archiving.
1988-89
Consultancy relating to market for Computer
Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) in India forIstel,
UK, as part of a team at Industrial Development
Services.
1988
Software for the management of unstructured
data, i.e. articles from back issues, for
Dataquest, the leading Indian computer magazine.
1987
Consultancy for the Tata Iron and Steel Company
on how to effectively employ a process computer
for the LD steel-making shop. The computer
was unreliable in accurately predicting the
raw-material mix that would produce a certain
grade of steel. We suggested how modifications
in the system to automate data capture from
the process would help.
1982-86
Design, implementation and commissioning of
a time-optimal controller for a 35-ton grab
crane at Hamburg, Germany. This work formed
the basis of my doctoral thesis.
1979-82
Marketing of automation systems for the Indian
manufacturing and process industries. Typically,
this required fairly detailed design of the
solution, in order to be able to cost the
project accurately, and exposed me to the
diverse needs of a variety of industries.
1978-79
Design of control systems for loopers and
strip cooling for the modernisation of the
hot strip mill at Rourkela. In this, I further
developed my expertise in the use of analog
and digital hard-wired controls to solve industrial
problems.
1976-77
Design of electrical and automation systems
for the Blooming and slabbing mill at Kaavian,
Iran. It gave me an overview of electrical
systems from high-tension to electronic controls.Consultancy
for Cyber Media India Ltd. on setting up a
training institute for media professionals
in an information age.
1998 —1999
Participated in the Mosaic Group "Global
Diffusion of the Internet Project", handling
India and Pakistan.
1998 — 1999
Study on Internet-based community radio in
developing countries.
1998 — 1999
Conceptualized, moderated electronic discussion
and conducted a 4-day workshop at Dhaka on
"The Internet in South Asia: Opportunities
and Realities". An outcome of this workshop
was a set of four papers in the Economic and
Political Weekly, November 20, 1999.
1998 —1999
Software for Byte Communications Private Limited
for railway schedule displays at railway stations
1997
Consultancy to St. Columba's School in the
introduction of C++ into the curriculum and
in preparation for the Virtual Classroom project.
1997—1999
Consultancy for Uncle Chipps on factory automation
and ERP
1996
Developed curricula and designed a project
for vocational training for women for the
labour ministry as part of a GTZ team on a
World Bank funded project.
1995-96
Consultancy to Blue Information Private Limited,
who, under contract to UNIDO, developed an
expert system for finding optimal competitive
strategies for firms.
1995
Live transmission of the Pinnacle Awards (equivalent
to the American Emmys) and interviews with
the winners via Internet Relay Chat.
1993
Consultancy on optimal usage of Information
Technology for the World-Wide Fund for Nature
(formerly the World Wildlife Fund), India.
1992 — 1995
Software and consultancy for database management,
quality control and communications for the
Centre for Ageing Research, India. This involved
the design and implementation of software
that would ensure zero-defects in data, and
the setting up of electronic communications
via the Internet between the Indian centre
and their counterparts at the University of
Pittsburgh, USA.
1992 — 1993
Computerisation and integration of inventory
management, accounts and production scheduling
at Jay-Yuhshin Ltd., Gurgaon, a manufacturer
of complex automotive parts.
1991-92
Consultancy project for the British Council
on how to help Regional
Engineering Colleges modernise, come closer
to industry and increase resources, particularly
in the area of Information Technology.
1991
Tie-up for European marketing of GO! with
Kyle Electronic Design, UK.
1989-90
I developed the software package GO! (Graphic
Overview), for which I wrote over 10,000 lines
of object-oriented code. It consists of a
group of objects that can be used to automate
the on-line acquisition of data from machines
or processes, display it with dynamic graphics,
archive it, generate alarms and reports.
1989-90
Software development for tank-farm management
at Madras Refineries Limited. This involved
extensive data communications over a wide
area and its on-line processing, graphic display,
trending and archiving.
1988-89
Consultancy relating to market for Computer
Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) in India forIstel,
UK, as part of a team at Industrial Development
Services.
1988
Software for the management of unstructured
data, i.e. articles from back issues, for
Dataquest, the leading Indian computer magazine.
1987
Consultancy for the Tata Iron and Steel Company
on how to effectively employ a process computer
for the LD steel-making shop. The computer
was unreliable in accurately predicting the
raw-material mix that would produce a certain
grade of steel. We suggested how modifications
in the system to automate data capture from
the process would help.
1982-86
Design, implementation and commissioning of
a time-optimal controller for a 35-ton grab
crane at Hamburg, Germany. This work formed
the basis of my doctoral thesis.
1979-82
Marketing of automation systems for the Indian
manufacturing and process industries. Typically,
this required fairly detailed design of the
solution, in order to be able to cost the
project accurately, and exposed me to the
diverse needs of a variety of industries.
1978-79
Design of control systems for loopers and
strip cooling for the modernisation of the
hot strip mill at Rourkela. In this, I further
developed my expertise in the use of analog
and digital hard-wired controls to solve industrial
problems.
1976-77
Design of electrical and automation systems
for the Blooming and slabbing mill at Kaavian,
Iran. It gave me an overview of electrical
systems from high-tension to electronic controls.Consultancy
for Cyber Media India Ltd. on setting up a
training institute for media professionals
in an information age.
1998 —1999
Participated in the Mosaic Group "Global
Diffusion of the Internet Project", handling
India and Pakistan.
1998 — 1999
Study on Internet-based community radio in
developing countries.
1998 — 1999
Conceptualized, moderated electronic discussion
and conducted a 4-day workshop at Dhaka on
"The Internet in South Asia: Opportunities
and Realities". An outcome of this workshop
was a set of four papers in the Economic and
Political Weekly, November 20, 1999.
1998 —1999
Software for Byte Communications Private Limited
for railway schedule displays at railway stations
1997
Consultancy to St. Columba's School in the
introduction of C++ into the curriculum and
in preparation for the Virtual Classroom project.
1997—1999
Consultancy for Uncle Chipps on factory automation
and ERP
1996
Developed curricula and designed a project
for vocational training for women for the
labour ministry as part of a GTZ team on a
World Bank funded project.
1995-96
Consultancy to Blue Information Private Limited,
who, under contract to UNIDO, developed an
expert system for finding optimal competitive
strategies for firms.
1995
Live transmission of the Pinnacle Awards (equivalent
to the American Emmys) and interviews with
the winners via Internet Relay Chat.
1993
Consultancy on optimal usage of Information
Technology for the World-Wide Fund for Nature
(formerly the World Wildlife Fund), India.
1992 — 1995
Software and consultancy for database management,
quality control and communications for the
Centre for Ageing Research, India. This involved
the design and implementation of software
that would ensure zero-defects in data, and
the setting up of electronic communications
via the Internet between the Indian centre
and their counterparts at the University of
Pittsburgh, USA.
1992 — 1993
Computerisation and integration of inventory
management, accounts and production scheduling
at Jay-Yuhshin Ltd., Gurgaon, a manufacturer
of complex automotive parts.
1991-92
Consultancy project for the British Council
on how to help Regional
Engineering Colleges modernise, come closer
to industry and increase resources, particularly
in the area of Information Technology.
1991
Tie-up for European marketing of GO! with
Kyle Electronic Design, UK.
1989-90
I developed the software package GO! (Graphic
Overview), for which I wrote over 10,000 lines
of object-oriented code. It consists of a
group of objects that can be used to automate
the on-line acquisition of data from machines
or processes, display it with dynamic graphics,
archive it, generate alarms and reports.
1989-90
Software development for tank-farm management
at Madras Refineries Limited. This involved
extensive data communications over a wide
area and its on-line processing, graphic display,
trending and archiving.
1988-89
Consultancy relating to market for Computer
Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) in India forIstel,
UK, as part of a team at Industrial Development
Services.
1988
Software for the management of unstructured
data, i.e. articles from back issues, for
Dataquest, the leading Indian computer magazine.
1987
Consultancy for the Tata Iron and Steel Company
on how to effectively employ a process computer
for the LD steel-making shop. The computer
was unreliable in accurately predicting the
raw-material mix that would produce a certain
grade of steel. We suggested how modifications
in the system to automate data capture from
the process would help.
1982-86
Design, implementation and commissioning of
a time-optimal controller for a 35-ton grab
crane at Hamburg, Germany. This work formed
the basis of my doctoral thesis.
1979-82
Marketing of automation systems for the Indian
manufacturing and process industries. Typically,
this required fairly detailed design of the
solution, in order to be able to cost the
project accurately, and exposed me to the
diverse needs of a variety of industries.
1978-79
Design of control systems for loopers and
strip cooling for the modernisation of the
hot strip mill at Rourkela. In this, I further
developed my expertise in the use of analog
and digital hard-wired controls to solve industrial
problems.
1976-77
Design of electrical and automation systems
for the Blooming and slabbing mill at Kaavian,
Iran. It gave me an overview of electrical
systems from high-tension to electronic controls. |
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Networking
In 1989-91, I was part of Amnesty International's
Computer Communications Working Group which
set up an international e-mail network,
taking into particular account problems
related to poor communications networks
and lack of resources in developing countries.
I have intensively used the Internet since
1991, and been an active participant (time
permitting) in many on-line discussions, such
as cpsr-global, the World Bank's INFOCONF,
the Internet Society's Internet Societal Task
Force (ISTF), the Global Knowledge for Development
mailing list, and the Global Learn Day organising
team set up by the Benjamin Franklin Institute
of Distance Education. I moderate several
discussions on the Internet relating to Internet
development, and its spread in developing
countries.
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I was a founder of FREE, the Forum for Rights
to Electronic Expression, a telecom watchdog
in India (further information on http://www.eff.org/pub/Groups/FREE/),
which was the first attempt in India to run
a virtual membership organisation: it only
existed as a discussion forum on Fidonet,
the countrywide network of electronic bulletin
boards around the country. Since
the first Global Learn Day webcast in 1997,
I have every year organised the Indian portion
of this programme. This year, I delivered
a keynote address at the start of this event
on October 6, 2000.
Software
Development
I have 30 years of experience
in designing industrial automation systems,
writing software on a variety of platforms,
systems analysis, and the management of
software projects relating to systems and
application programming and software packages.
My doctoral project involved the speeding
up of a large grab crane, which required
me to program an on-line crane simulator,
as well as a sophisticated controller for
time-optimal control of a fifth-order non-linear
system.
Of all the software I have
written, pride of place must go to GO! (Graphic
Overview) which involved the design and
implementation of a programming language
that significantly simplifies the hooking
up of a PC to any intelligent machine, and
the automation of associated tasks, including
interface management, data filtering, dynamic
graphic displays, alarm annunciation, trend
curves, archiving and virtual control desk
design. This software was written about
in Byte (US, October 1990), Laboratory Equipment
Digest (UK, May 1991). PC Quest (India,
August 1990) gave it a detailed and highly
positive review.
Consultancy
I have serviced a variety
of large and small companies and some voluntary
agencies with a view to improving their
ability to use Information Technology, involving
planning, design and implementation of software
and automation systems, training and maintenance.
My current focus is on the use of the Internet
as a strategic resource.
Specifically pertaining to
education, I was a leading member of the
team in Industrial Development Services
that undertook, on behalf of the British
Council, a review of eight Regional Engineering
Colleges, examining how best these institutes
might best introduce interdisciplinary programmes
in Information Technology, materials, energy
and design, and finance ongoing upgradation.
In a GTZ project on behalf of the Union
Labour Ministry, I undertook a World-Bank
funded study, which, in consultation with
the industry, proposed a set of courses
for vocational training for women as part
of the syllabus of the National Vocational
Training Institutes. I also prepared a detailed
syllabus and project report for these courses.
In 1999-2000, I assisted Cyber Media (India)
Limited through the pre-investment phase
in setting up an institute for the training
of cyber-journalists.
Training
I have been involved with
curriculum development and planning at institutions
of computer education, and have taught several
courses on advanced techniques in computer
programming, particularly relating to Object-Oriented
methodologies.
As chairman of the IT
Committee of the Delhi Management Association,
I organised and sometimes conducted training
programmes in IT for all levels of manager
and staff. The most successful programmes
were an advanced computer literacy course
for secretaries and PAs, and an introductory
seminar on the Internet for young entrepreneurs.
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International
Workshops Conducted
In 1999, I conceptualized and conducted a
workshop at Dhaka with invited Internet experts
from Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan
on "The Internet in South Asia: Opportunities
and Realities." An electronic discussion
preceded and followed this, which was used
for identifying issues, circulating and discussing
country papers, etc. Several projects to help
promote the Net in South Asia emanated from
this workshop. Miscellaneous
Several courses on how to use the Internet,
as well as on advanced computer literacy,
for the Delhi Management Association.
Visual
Basic
A course was conducted at Oberoi Software
for their programmers.
C++
Six advanced-level courses conducted at
International Informatics Solutions, for
their programmers and systems analysts.
A one-semester course conducted
at Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad,
for the students and faculty of the Masters
of Computer Applications program.
Four advanced-level
courses conducted at Adobe Systems, New
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Technology and Competitiveness:
The case of Brazilian and Indian Machine
Tools, co- authored, Sage Publications,
1993.
Publications
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Industrial Application
of time optimal ore-unloader control,
World Congress of the International
Federation of Automatic Control,
Munich, 1987 (coauthored). |
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Zur Online-Ermittlung von Pendelwinkel
und Winkelgesch windigkeit eines
Greiferkrans, Foerdern
and Heben, Vol.37, No.6, 1987
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Zeitoptimale Steuerung und Regelung
eines Greiferkrans, Doctoral Thesis,
Ruhr Universitat Bochum,
FRG, 1988. |
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Management of Technological
Change In Machine Tools - The
Case Of PMT Machine
Tool Automatics Ltd., UNIDO-ICRIER
Workshop, May 1988 (coauthored).
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Streamlining Manufacturing Through
Computers, Dataquest, June 1988.
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Cutting Down On Energy Costs
Using Position Control, Dataquest,
July 1988. |
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Computers In Machine Tool Industry,
Dataquest, August 1988 (coauthored).
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Rapid Motion Of People And Goods,
Dataquest, September 1988. |
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An Argument For Pascal And Modula-2,
Dataquest, September 1988. |
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PLCs And Distributed Digital
Control, Dataquest, December 1988.
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How India Missed The CNC Tools
Bus, Business World, December.
7-20, 1988 (coauthored).
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CNC Systems: How To Catch Up,
Business World, December 21, 1988-January
3, 1989 (coauthored).
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Is FMS suited to India?, Business
World, February 1-14, 1989. |
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Competitive Strategies in the
international machine tool market,
ICPE-HMT seminar,
April 26-28, 1989
(coauthored). |
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Managing Hi-Tech in a Developing
Country: The Case of Ace Designers
and PMT Machine Tool
Automatics, Proceedings of the
Second International Conference
on Management of Technology,
Miami, USA, March 1990 (coauthored).
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Technical Animation, PCQuest,
July 1990. |
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Object-Oriented Programming
with Turbo Pascal 5.5, PCQuest,
August 1990. |
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Personal Computers and the Manager,
Management Review, Vol.18, 1991-92.
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Object-Oriented Programming,
Dataquest, December 1992. |
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Software Design: Shifting to
the Graphic Mode, Dataquest, January
1993. |
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DoT monopoly a threat to electronic
media, Pioneer, May 9, 1994. |
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IPRs are out of place in the
information age, Pioneer, August
31, 1994. |
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Internetworking: New problems
ahead, Economic Times, January
11, 1995. |
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Automatic Monitoring of CNC
productivity via PC, presented
at the seminar on Productivity
Enhancement through Management
of CNC Machine Tools at the Indian
Machine Tool Exhibition
(IMTEX), 1995. |
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The Multimedia PC in a Total
Quality Manufacturing Environment,
Proceedings of the
5th World
Congress on Total Quality, New
Delhi, 1995. |
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Radio Free Usenet, Byte, July
1995. http://www.byte.com/art/9507/sec14/sec14.htm
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Satellite Banking, Wired, March
1996. http://www.hotwired.com/wired/4.03/idees.fortes/banking.html
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Why India won't sign the Test
Ban Treaty, American Reporter,
September 24, '96.
http://www.cerfnet.com/~amehta/ctbt.htm
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With a little bit of intelligence,
Financial Express, October 12,
1996. http://www.cerfnet.com/~amehta/tv_vs_pc.htm
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Pitching in with the Net, Financial
Express, October 26, 1996.
http://www.cerfnet.com/~amehta/cricket.htm
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Guarding "Pretty Good Privacy",
Financial Express, November 16,
1996. |
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Freaks, Geeks and Weirdos on
the Net, Financial Express, January
23, 1997. |
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Ringing in the Old -- Is VSNL's
ban on Net telephony acceptable?,
Business India, October
5- 18, 1998.
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Promoting the Internet in South
Asia, Economic and Political Weekly,
November 20, 1999.
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Through an Indian engineer's
eyes, Dawn Magazine, November
28, 1999. |
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Combining radio with cable and
the Internet, Voices for Change,
December 1999. |
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Combining Satellite Broadcasting
with the Internet for Community
Radio in India, Proceedings
of Commsphere 2000, March 2000.
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Convergence - A Regulatory Headache,
Spider (cover story), May 2000.
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Telecom, Alternative Economic
Survey, June 2000. |
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Interviews
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Internet for the masses?, Rakesh
Kapoor, Humanscape, June 1999. |
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Dr. Arun Mehta --Technocrat of a high order,
S.A. Iqbal, Star Weekend, November 20,
1999. |
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Floating on Sound Waves, Anis Zuberi, The
Review, Dawn, Nov. 25 - Dec. 1, 1999. |
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Cable Network set to give a face-lift to
radio broadcasting for rural India, Frederick
Noronha, Financial Express, April
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Media Experience
I have been interviewed several times in IT-related
programmes of different stations, most frequently
on "India Talks", a CNBC daily current-affairs
programme. Every Saturday night, shortly after
10pm, I answer questions from Jain TV's viewers
relating to IT
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