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Shri Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar is a computer scientist, IT leader, and educationalist. He is best known as the architect of India’s national initiative in supercomputing, where he led the development of Param supercomputers.

He is a recipient of the prestigious Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, and Maharashtra Bhushan awards. The Indian computer magazine Dataquest placed him among the pioneers of India’s IT industry.

He was the Founder Executive Director of Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) and is currently working on developing exascale supercomputing for India.

A thinker and thought leader, researcher and innovator, scientist and philosopher, educator and educationalist, author and articulator, policy architect, and institution builder, Dr. Vijay Bhatkar is one of the internationally acknowledged scientists and IT leaders of India.

He has been serving as Chancellor of Nalanda University, India since January 2017. Prior to that, he served as Chairman of the Board of Governors of IIT Delhi from 2012 to 2017. Currently, he is also serving as Chairman of Vijnana Bharati, a non-profit organization of Indian scientists.

The Global Confederation of Cow-Based Industries (GCCI) is honored to welcome Shri Vijay Bhatkar and looks forward to his guidance.