Trilochan Sastry is the Chairman, Founder Member and Trustee of the

Association for Democratic Reforms Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) is an apolitical non-partisan nonprofit organisation in India, working on electoral and political reforms for over 25 years. History ADR came into existence in 1999 when a group of Professors from the ...

. He was formerly the Dean at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, (from 2008 to 2011), and now, he is a faculty in faculty member in the Decision Sciences Area there. He is also the Founder & Secretary of the Centre for Collective Development (CCD) and the Founder of Farmveda.

Education

He pursued BTech in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Delhi, an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, and a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA.

Academic Career

Prior to joining

IIMB Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore or IIMB) is a reputed business school and an Institute of National Importance located in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Founded in 1973, it was chronologically the third in the first gener ...

, he was a professor at

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad The Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM Ahmedabad or IIM-A), is a business school, located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is one of the Indian Institutes of Management and was accorded the status of an Institute of National Impor ...

. Prof. Trilochan Sastry is conferred with Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award from

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(2011–12) for his contributions to bringing about transparency in public life. Other major positions which he held were: * Visiting professor,

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, Niigata, Japan (Spring Term 1996) * Visiting professor,

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(January 2002 to June 2002) * Faculty and Associate Dean (Research) and Professor,

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, Hyderabad, India (2001 July to 2002 January) * Visiting Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA (Summer 1995 and 1997) His areas of interest include

Operations Research Operations research () (U.S. Air Force Specialty Code: Operations Analysis), often shortened to the initialism OR, is a branch of applied mathematics that deals with the development and application of analytical methods to improve management and ...

Supply Chain Management In commerce, supply chain management (SCM) deals with a system of procurement (purchasing raw materials/components), operations management, logistics and marketing channels, through which raw materials can be developed into finished produc ...

Rural Development Rural development is the process of improving the quality of life, quality of life and economic well-being of people living in rural areas, often relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas. Often, rural regions have experienced rural povert ...

Democracy Democracy (from , ''dēmos'' 'people' and ''kratos'' 'rule') is a form of government in which political power is vested in the people or the population of a state. Under a minimalist definition of democracy, rulers are elected through competitiv ...

and

Governance Governance is the overall complex system or framework of Process, processes, functions, structures, Social norm, rules, Law, laws and Norms (sociology), norms born out of the Interpersonal relationship, relationships, Social interaction, intera ...

Civil Society/Social Work

* Chairman, Founder Member and Trustee of Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR): ADR is a non-partisan NGO working on electoral and political reforms. It was founded in 1999 by Prof. Sastry and several professors from IIM – Ahmedabad. * Founder & Secretary of Centre for Collective Development (CCD): It has been operational since 2004 and as of 2019 had organized over 25000 farmers with a focus on marketing and value addition. * Founder of Farmveda: They source fresh produce from farmers and use it to create packaged foods, including Ready-to-Cook Mixes, Ready-to-Eat Products, Condiments, Chocolates, Edible Oils, and more. Farmveda shares all the profit among the farmers in the process transforming them as entrepreneurs.

Other Work Experience

* Assistant Executive Engineer, ONGC (1983-85) * Independent Non-executive Director,

NABARD The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is an All India Development Financial Institution (DFI) and an apex Supervisory Body for overall supervision of Regional Rural Banks, State Cooperative Banks and District Central ...

, Mumbai (October 2011-June 2014)

Book

Trilochan Sastry has written a book called "''The Essentials of Hinduism: An Introduction to All the Sacred Texts".'' The book has been published by

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India Private Limited. He has been interested in Hinduism since early adolescence and has lived in monasteries, studied the sacred texts, attended classes from various teachers and visited various pilgrimage sites.

Awards

* "Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award" from

in 2013 for his contributions to bringing about transparency in public life * "Distinguished Alumnus" Award from

IIT Delhi Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT- Delhi) is a public institute of technology located in Delhi, India. It is one of the 23 Indian Institutes of Technology created to be a Centre of Excellence for India's training, research and developme ...

in 2012 * "Outstanding Contribution to National Development" Award from IIT Delhi Alumni Association in 2005 * "Best Young Teacher" for the year 1999, Association of Indian Management Schools His work for civil society has been recognized and he has received various awards including the CNN-IBN, NDTV, TOI Indian of the Year.

References

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