Rajiv Kumar Bapna is the founder of Amkette, first-ever domestic manufacturer of floppy diskettes in India. He completed his bachelor's degree in electronics engineering from the prestigious Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS-Pilani). After his brief stint at the Department of Electronics, he moved to the Middle East where he headed the technology division of Citibank for West Asian markets as the Vice-President of Information Technology.
He returned to India in 1985 and started Amkette in 1986.
Amkette later diversified into other hardware products including game controllers, EvoTV range, audio, wireless and other computer products.
References
- BITS Alumni Events
- "Keeping pace with the consumer". Fortune. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- A DATAQUEST TRIBUTE: The IT Indians Archived 2008-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
- "Expect audio products arm to account for 20 per cent of revenues by 2016: Amkette". The Economic Times. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- "Amkette | Wireless Earbuds | Evo Fox Gaming | IT Peripherals | Accessories". Amkette. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
External links
- A tribute to the people who have helped turn the Indian IT dream into reality, Dec 2002
- Stay smart, survive, Businessline 24 March 2004
- BITS Alumni Event 1 January 2004