Kanpur information: Professor Sameer Khandekar, the dean of pupil affairs and head of mechanical engineering at Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, collapsed whereas giving a speech on the institute’s auditorium and handed away. He had been battling well being points since 2019. The IIT group is in shock and his closing rites will happen after his son arrives from Cambridge University.

The dean of pupil affairs and head of mechanical engineering division, IIT Kanpur, Professor Sameer Khandekar, collapsed on the dais whereas giving a speech on Friday (December 22) night and handed away. Khandekar felt a extreme chest ache and began sweating profusely earlier than collapsing on the stage. 

Witnesses famous his voice wavering, and he succumbed to profuse sweating earlier than collapsing on stage. For a couple of minutes, the attendees thought the professor, overwhelmed by emotion, had sat down on the dais. But when he didn’t present any signal of movement, he was rushed to the cardiology institute. He was declared lifeless upon arrival.

Prof Khandekar, an IIT Kanpur alumnus, had battled well being points associated to ldl cholesterol in 2019, and had been present process therapy since then. Beyond teachers, his contributions to the institute included energetic engagement with college students and a latest go to to Sopan ashram simply days earlier than the unlucky incident.

Administrative officers of the institute mentioned that he was fully match and are in shock after listening to about his sudden dying. Former Director Prof. Abhay Karandikar and a number of other senior professors of IIT Kanpur expressed their grief over Khandekar’s demise.

The alumni meet, held within the IIT’s auditorium, was attended by distinguished personalities, together with famous physicists Padma Shri awardee Prof Harish Chandra Varma, with whom he was additionally related.

Prof Varma mentioned that Prof Khandekar’s collapse occurred round 6:00 pm whereas he was passionately addressing the viewers.

“Two days ago, he visited Sopan Ashram and spoke to students about science and gave invaluable tips,” mentioned Prof Varma.

The information has left the IIT group in shock, with college students, college, and alumni grappling with the sudden lack of the main academician. The closing rites for Prof Khandekar will happen after the arrival of his son, Pravah Khandekar, who research in Cambridge University.

Born in Jabalpur, Prof Khandekar earned his BTech from IIT Kanpur and pursued a PhD in mechanical engineering from Germany. In 2020, he assumed the position of head of the mechanical engineering division, abandoning a legacy of dedication to training and well-being. The 55-year-old academician left behind his dad and mom, his spouse, Pradhanya Khandekar, and son Pravah.

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Khandekar was additionally related to Shiksha Sopan Ashram, which is run by former professor HC Verma close to the institute. obtained an enormous applause at a program held right here a number of days in the past for delivering a speech about scientific experiments in an fascinating method. Khandekar was born on November 10, 1971 in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur. He obtained admission in IIT Kanpur in 2000 and obtained his B.Tech diploma from right here. After this, he went to Germany and accomplished his PhD in 2004. On returning, he joined IIT Kanpur as an assistant professor.

In 2009 he grew to become an affiliate professor and a professor in 2014. In 2020 he grew to become the pinnacle of the Mechanical Engineering Department and took over the accountability of Dean of Student Affairs in 2023.

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