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Indian businessman (1962–2001)
Dewang Mehta

Dewang Mehta (10 August 1962 – 12 April 2001) was the president of NASSCOM between 1991 and 2001. In addition to his role at NASSCOM, he was appointed in 1998 to an IT and Software Development task force, and was also involved in various advisory bodies.

Personal life

Mehta was born in Umreth, Gujarat and studied at Imperial College London He died from a heart attack on 12 April 2001 while serving on an IT TaskForce delegation visit to Sydney. The Dewang Mehta Foundation (DMFT) was created in 2002.

Recognitions

Mehta was named "Software Evangelist of the Year" by Computerworld for 3 consecutive years and "IT Man of the Year" in 2000. In the same year, the World Economic Forum chose Mehta as one of the 100 "Global leaders of Tomorrow".

References

  1. D'Monte, Leslie; Shindi, Shivani (10 February 2010). "How Nasscom made the software sector a superpower". Business Standard. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. "Dewang Mehta (1991-2001)". Nasscom. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Nasscom chief Dewang Mehta found dead in Sídney". Rediff.com. 12 April 2001. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Indian software lobbyist dead". BBC News. 12 April 2001. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  5. Thiagarajan, Krishnan (15 April 2001). "Dewang Mehta: A mission interrupted". Business Line. The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  6. Reddy, R Ravikanth (21 December 2015). "Dewang Mehta award for AITS". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  7. "Dewang Mehta, Omar Abdullah are 'Global Leaders of Tomorrow'". rediff.com. 3 November 2000. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

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