Thursday, October 7, 2021: Phool.co, an IIT Kanpur-backed Direct-to-consumer (D2C) wellness startup, today announced that Alia Bhatt is now an investor in the company.
Founded by engineering graduate Ankit Agarwal in July 2017, Phool.co is an innovative startup focused on the circular economy which converts floral waste into Charcoal free Luxury incense products and other wellness products. The startup is also India’s first wellness brand to have Fair for Life- Fairtrade and Ecocert Organic & Natural certifications. With deep-tech research, the startup has also developed “Fleather” leveraging their flower cycling technology. Fleather is a viable alternative to Animal leather which was recently awarded PETA’s best innovation in the Vegan World.

Phool.co has rapidly expanded its operations and has consistently achieved 130% YoY growth for the past two years. Phool.co vision is backed by strong R&D efforts and is based on sustainable development goals focused on creating a circular economy, promoting sustainable consumption, and bringing dignified livelihoods.

Speaking on the latest investment, Alia Bhatt, who is known for her environmental initiatives, said, “Phool incense really stands out for its fine natural fragrances and amazing packaging. I admire the founder’s vision of making incense and bio-leather from recycled flowers that contribute to keeping our rivers clean, creating a humane alternative to leather and providing employment to women in India’s heartland. I’m proud that these products are created in India and wowing the world and I’m thrilled to join the investors who are backing the company.”

Earlier this year, Alia Bhatt had also invested in Nykaa, the omnichannel lifestyle retailer stating the three reasons she chose the company were its Indian roots, its global scale and that it was founded by a woman.

IIT Kanpur had invested in and nurtured the company, while it was at the idea stage. Speaking on the latest development, Dr. Abhay Karandikar, Director IIT Kanpur said “I am indeed delighted to know that PHOOL has secured this funding. My heartiest congratulations to Ankit Agarwal, Founder & CEO, PHOOL and his team. Innovative ‘flower cycling technology by PHOOL’ has brought revolutionary changes. In addition to sustainable and Eco-friendly waste flower management, it is helping the upliftment of hundreds of women along the way. IIT Kanpur is proud to be the incubation partner for PHOOL.”
Ankit Agarwal, Founder Phool.co said, “At Phool.co we aim to drive systemic change through innovation. Alia’s investment is a validation of our efforts and firmly sets us on a path to build a global success story from a tier 3 city. The investment and support will help us expand our footprint globally and also step up the pace of R&D. I can proudly say, Phool.co is a business built, led and now even invested in by women.”

Professor-in-charge of the Technology Business Incubator of IIT Kanpur, Professor Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, recollected, “I distinctly remember it was a morning of January 2018 when Ankit visited my office& explained his idea which I immediately liked. Ankit mentioned that he has idea and funding but no infrastructure. Thanks to BIRAC funded BioNest SIIC had all the relevant infrastructure and Ankit was allowed to start using the facilities from the very next day. This is how the incubation of PHOOL started at SIIC, subsequently SIIC helped the company recruit top quality talents from the campus, assigned dedicated infrastructure for the company.”

Speaking on the latest development, Manoj Kumar, Founding Partner, Social Alpha (FISE) said, “Ankit has truly demonstrated how passionate entrepreneurs can solve some of our most complex problems with their disruptive innovations. The team has the rare combination of empathy, audacious goals, extraordinary resilience and flawless execution to build and scale a sustainable business model. Phool.co will only grow bigger with time”
Speaking on the latest development, Padmaja Ruparel, Founding Partner, IAN Fund said, “Innovative solutions for the sustainable development of the community is the need of the hour. Phool.co‘s circular economy model brings triple bottom benefits of environmental, social, and financial sustainability. Ankit is a passionate entrepreneur focused on a large market and value creation for both customers and his team.”

For its endeavors to make innovative and sustainable products, Phool.co has received several international recognitions including the prestigious United Nations Young Leaders Award for Sustainable Development Goals, United Nations Momentum of Change Award at COP, Asia Sustainability Award Hong Kong, Alquity Transforming Lives Awards, London and Breaking the Wall of Science, Berlin
Earlier, Phool.co had raised US $ 2 Million in a seed round from IAN Fund, Social Alpha (FISE) and Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (San Francisco), and IIT Kanpur.

About IAN Fund:

The IAN Fund, an INR 375 crore fund, is a uniquely differentiated seed/early stage Fund which aims to transform India’s entrepreneurial landscape. The fund invests in innovative companies in sectors including healthcare and medical devices, VR, AI, software as a service, marketplaces, fin-tech, big data, artificial intelligence, agritech and hardware. The Fund leverages and builds upon the strengths and success of IAN, the world’s largest angel investor group, to breed and grow innovative companies.
The fund has Institutional investors like SIDBI’s Fund of Funds for Startups, BIRAC’s ACE Fund, Kerala Startup Mission, IIFL, Wadhwani Foundation, Max Group, Hyundai along with marquee individuals like Kris Gopalakrishnan, Sunil Munjal, Rajan Anandan, Kanwal Rekhi, Vikram Gandhi, Jerry Rao amongst many others. This is the first in a series of Funds so that over the next 10 years, the IAN Platform would invest Rs 5000 Cr in ~500 companies, making it the single largest platform for early stage investing.

About Social Alpha :

Social Alpha’s mission is to drive economic growth, social justice and climate action through the power of entrepreneurship and market-creating innovations. Social Alpha is focused on catalysing entrepreneurship for impact and provides critical technology and business incubation support to the mission driven founders through its product innovation labs and venture acceleration framework. Since its inception in 2016, Social Alpha has nurtured 150+ start-ups, making 35+ seed investments and 3 exits.

About IIT Kanpur & its ecosystem for Startups:

IIT Kanpur’s TBI, Foundation for Innovation in Research, Science and Technology (FIRST), is one of the best academic TBIs in the country. It is primarily engaged in hardware-based product development, a rare trait amongst the incubators of India.

Founded by UN Young Leader Awardee for Sustainable Development Goals

● Alia Bhatt has invested in IIT Kanpur-backed startup Phool.co, which has pioneered the flowercycling technologies to upcycle cellulose waste and specializes in manufacturing charcoal-free incense and other wellness products.
● Phool.co is India’s first wellness brand to have both Fair for Life- Fairtrade and Ecocert Organic & Natural certifications.
● Earlier, Phool.co had raised US $ 2 Million in a seed round from IAN Fund, Social Alpha (FISE), Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation (San Francisco), and IIT Kanpur.
● With Deep-tech research, the startup has successfully developed a commercially viable alternative to Animal leather called “Fleather”

Social Media Handles for Phool.co

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/phool.co/
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/phool.co/
LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/company/11261165/admin/
Twitter- @ReachOutToPhool
Website- https://phool.co/
Contact –Hello@phool.co

Kanpur, October 8: The Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) and The University of Queensland (UQ) today published the results of a path-breaking international collaborative research in inflammatory disease.

The findings, published in ‘Molecular Cell’, a peer-reviewed scientific journal on molecular and cell biology, throws new light on a protein receptor, C5aR2, that plays an important role in the moderation of many immune and inflammatory processes and explores its use as a potential therapeutic target for treating multiple chronic inflammatory diseases.

The research saw international collaboration between Professor Arun Shukla, IIT Kanpur, India with researchers Asuka Inoue, Tohoku University, Japan and Stéphane A. Laporte, McGill University, Canada.

This is the first time that researchers have identified key molecules within the immune system that may help fight the inflammation that drives chronic inflammatory diseases.

The findings of the research will help further research in novel drug molecules that can act on the receptors for C5a, a potent immune molecule that is linked to multiple immune-linked inflammatory diseases such as cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, sepsis and even COVID-19.

Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT-K said “The publication of the research paper on inflammatory diseases is testament to the capabilities of IIT Kanpur to undertake challenging research at the frontiers of science. We are optimistic that the findings will lead to new light in the fight against chronic inflammatory diseases.”

UQ Prof. Trent Woodruff said the research investigated the part of the immune system responsible for the body’s natural response to pathogens and injury, known as the ‘complement system’. He said, “When activated inappropriately, the system drives inflammatory diseases such as sepsis, COVID-19, stroke, heart attacks, cancers and brain illnesses. It’s been really challenging for researchers to understand how this protein is activated due to its unusual structure.”

“Instead of coupling with cell-signalling proteins, C5aR2 relies on signal regulating proteins known as β-arrestin proteins. Our study investigated interactions between the C5aR2 and β-arrestin proteins, while screening for molecules that activated a connection between the two. We found key and specific cell signals present when the C5aR2 was activated, which may act to boost the immune system’s response in inflammation,” added Prof. Woodruff.

Co-investigator Professor Arun Shukla said the findings provided a framework for further exploration of β-arrestin proteins for their therapeutic modulation in disease. “We are now working to progress these research findings into disease models and potentially enable scientists to design novel drug molecules targeting C5aR2 to treat inflammatory disorders”.

Link to the paper: https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(21)00741-3

Kanpur -September 29 – The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) today announced the launch of four new postgraduate programmes through virtual learning to enable seamless e-learning for working professionals.

The e-Masters programs will provide a virtual learning environment that will deliver course content completely online 1Qand help upskilling of working professionals with industry experience and expand their career options. The four eMasters include programs in Communication Systems; Cybersecurity; Power Sector Regulation, Economics and Management; and Derivatives Market and Risk Management.

The 60 credit, 12 module industry-focused curriculum offers flexible completion timelines (one to three years), IIT Kanpur alumni status, access to IIT Kanpur’s placement cell, alumni network, and incubation cell.

The credits earned during the program can be transferred to an advanced degree (regular M.Tech. or Ph.D.) at IIT Kanpur by a participant selected to pursue the advanced degree and subject to Senate approval. Corporates can also sponsor the programs for their employees.

In August 2020, the Indian government announced National Education Policy 2020,which permitted top academic institutes to offer online degrees for the first time ever. IIT Kanpur, which ranks among the top 5 NIRF institutes of India, welcomed the move by deciding to offer eMasters degree programsin specialized industry-focused topics.

IIT Kanpur has announced details of the admission, fees and other information pertaining to four eMasters programs, namely Communications Systems; Cyber Security; Derivatives Market Risk Management; and Power Sector Regulations, Economics and Management. Each unique, postgraduate level program is offered in a hybrid delivery format–participants will learn online in an experiential format from IIT Kanpur faculty through the digital delivery platform ipearl.ai.

They will also have the opportunity to visit IIT Kanpur to meet faculty and experience campus life.

Announcing the launch, Professor Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur, said: “IIT Kanpur is a pioneer in offering high-quality education, conducting impactful research and providing leadership in technological innovations. Our executive education certification programs are highly popular among working professionals looking to upskill and gain domain expertise. With the launch of eMasters, we have taken another step forward by providing degree credential programs that give working professionals access to our complete ecosystem of resources and knowledge. We are starting with four programs this year, and will add more soon. We strongly believe that a formal degree in leading industry-focused areas will be highly aspirational for working professionals. It will help enhance theirdomain expertise and get them to play a key role in India’s digital transformation journey.”*

All four programs are now open for applications. Interested candidates can visit the program page https://emasters.iitk.ac.in/to know more and apply.

• Programs: Communications Systems; Cyber Security; Derivatives Market and Risk Management; and Power Sector Regulations, Economics and Management.

• Target Audience: Working Professionals with minimum 2 years of experience .

• Eligibility: Bachelor’s orMaster’s degree with 55% marks, No GATE score required
• Duration and Format: 1-3 years. Flexible tracks with option to choose from core and elective modules. Hybrid delivery model: Online classes + up to 15 days campus visit.

• Fees: Rs 8 lacs or more,depending on the duration to complete the program. Education loans available .

• Cohort 1: January 2022.

Supported by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, the National Centre for Geodesy (NCG) had become operational at IIT Kanpur from 1st July 2019.

The complete facilities and infrastructure of the center was inaugurated on 16th September 2021 during the 2nd PMMC (Project Monitoring and Management Committee) meeting. The center is now fully operational with the state-of-the-art equipment and resources with Prof. Onkar Dikshit, from the Department of Civil Engineering as its Coordinator and is supported by the vast experience of Maj. Gen.(Dr.) B. Nagarajan (Chairman, National Geodesy Programme) and the expertise of Prof. Balaji Devaraju.

The objective of NCG is to nucleate and strengthen education, capacity building, and R&D activities in the field of Geodesy, by conducting state-of-the-art research and development activities, organizing outreach activities, and by acting as the National Centre for extensive support to students and researchers working in the area of Geodesy through regular training programmes, fellowships.

With the mandate of producing well-trained human resources and providing state-of- the-art facilities, NCG is actively involved in organizing training and research activities in the field of Geodesy and has recently launched a new specialization course DIIT for working professionals.

The Centre’s research activities include geodetic techniques for polar motion studies and in the determination of earth rotation parameters, determination of precise gravity field using satellite gravity missions such as GRACE, GOCE, CHAMP, etc. It also extends training, laboratory and resource support for students and researchers from other universities and institutions, and also advises state/central government departments on various Geodesy related issues. NCG has initiated activities on geodetic infrastructure developments, research and development, short and long-term training programs, and establishment of Geodesy consortium.
As a step forward, NCG has now proposed setting up regional centers for Geodesy (RCG) at institutions working in the area of Geodesy and relevant disciplines. The primary objectives of the RCG will be to work in tandem with the NCG towards spreading education on the subject of Geodesy, capacity building, conducting state-of-the-art research and development activities. Various activities of the NCG and the proposal to set up various RCGs were discussed in the second PMMC meeting which was attended by PadmaShri Dr. V. P. Dimri, Former Director NGRI (Chairman), Dr. P.S. Acharya (Head NGP and NSDI, DST), Dr. D. Dutta and Dr A. K. Singh (senior officials from DST), Dr. V. K. Dadhwal (former Director Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology), Dr. P. K. Garg (IIT Roorkee), Dr. Dheeraj Kumar (IIT-ISM),and Dr. Rajiv Srivastava (Survey of India).

Prof. Onkar Dikshit expressed his sincere gratitude towards the generous support provided by the Department of Science and Technology and IIT Kanpur, which helped in setting up the infrastructure and facilities for the center.

Dr. P.S. Acharya emphasized that in addition to capacity building in the area, NCG activities should also take up various issues affecting common man and society such as climate studies.

Dr. D. Dutta suggested NCG should act as the nucleus for capacity building and R&D in Geodesy which will contribute to the key component of achieving precise positioning for miscellaneous societal applications and for achieving the target of 5 trillion-dollar economy as mentioned by the Prime Minister.

Maj. Gen. (Dr.) B Nagarajan expressed his gratitude towards the Department of Science and Technology and IIT Kanpur.

He said that various students and researchers at the center have started their research work in the area of Geodesy, and the center is now focused towards coming up with productive research and development activities in Geodesy.

Dr. V. P. Dimri –NCG must ensure that there is regular sharing and archiving of the data from RCGs should be openly available to the users for various applications.

Dr. V. K. Dadhwal –An essential step would be developing a geodetic reference framework for India and involving other institutions and organizations in finalizing and sustaining the same.

Dr. P.K. Garg –He congratulated NCG for the excellent progress even during the hard times of Covid. He suggested supporting internship program for students in Geodesy research work.

Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur emphasized that Geodesy is an important upcoming emerging area and IIT Kanpur is happy to host the center and to become a national resource center for advancing state-of-the-art knowledge in this area.

Kanpur, September 10, 2021: The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and the Indian Air Force have joined hands in their endeavour to build robust technologies both in the academic and research front in the domain of Aerospace Technology.To mark the initiation of the partnership, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Indian Air Force and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur was signed on 8th September 2021 at the Air Force Headquarters, New Delhi.

The Air Vice Marshal Harjinder Singh Chair of Excellence will promote teaching, research and technology development in Aerospace technologies, Aircraft Structural Integrity & Aircraft Health Monitoring

The MoU towards the establishment of the Air Vice Marshal Harjinder Singh, VSM Class I MBE, Chair of Excellence and Research Scholar Program (RSP) for Indian Air Force Officers was signed in the presence of Air Marshal Vibhas Pande AVSM VSM, Air Officer-in-Charge Maintenance (AOM) and Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director IIT Kanpur by Air Vice Marshal Rajeev Sharma, Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Education) and Head of Education Branch of IAF and Prof. Jayant Kumar Singh, Dean Resources and Alumni, IIT Kanpur.

The rationale behind the partnership is to establish long term relationship for academic and research-based interactions and interchange of technical knowledge to foster knowledge development and promote breakthrough innovations in the domain of Aerospace Technology. This significant partnership between the IITK and IAF will create new forefronts and strengthen the AtmaNirbhar Bharat Mission and pave the way towards a self-reliant India.

Prof Abhay Karandikar, Director IIT Kanpur said “We are proud to be associated with the Indian Air Force for collaboration in research and training.. We are hopeful that the Chair of Excellence will set new benchmarks in this space with path breaking research initiatives.”

The Chair of Excellence will promote teaching, research and technology development in Aerospace Technologies, Aircraft Structural Integrity, Aircraft Health Monitoring, and other allied subjects in the fields of Aeronautics and Aviation. It will facilitate development of training programsfor IAFpersonnel which will provide platforms for dissemination of knowledge and novel ideas to innovate new technologies. This engagement will leverage the access of immense experience and knowledge of distinguished IAF officers among IITK faculty, researchers, and students.It will also provide research grant to Ph.D scholars of Aerospace Engineering of IITKworking in these areas.

The Research Scholar Program (RSP) will establish a framework for mutual co-operation between two participating organizations of national importance where in the qualified serving officers from the IAF will be eligible for direct admission to Ph.D, M.Tech and eMasters Programmes at IIT Kanpur. The officers will get the opportunity to undertake time bound research in the various departments of IIT Kanpur.It will aidin exchange of ideas and thoughts and independent research towards national objective.

The partnership will create a pool of think tanks with strategic knowledge and intellectual skills among IAF officers. The expertise and skill development of these officers would contribute in numerous ways to the nation. It will help to demonstrate new technology intervention and create awareness among the IAF officers to address their problems through interaction with IITK faculty members.

About IIT Kanpur:

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, established in 1959, is one of the premier institutions established by the Government of India. The aim of the Institute is to provide meaningful education, to conduct original research of the highest standard and to provide leadership in technological innovation. Researchers at IITK perform high-level research often at the forefront in its area. The diversity of research projects undertaken by IITK is a measure of the strong track record of research at IITK. It is the result of the great synergy between the fundamental research and applied research done at IITK. The research environment supports highly creative work done by a small group. At the same time the environment is suitable for managing the large mission critical assignments that are undertaken at IITK. Leveraging the research capabilities of IITK can give research organizations the decisive edge they seek. The in-depth approach leads to outcomes that deliver lasting value. The IITK client list includes leading companies worldwide.

Kanpur, August 19, 2021:In a path-breaking initiative, IIT Kanpur announced setting up of a Centre aimed at a seamless integration of students from Hindi and Other Indian Languages (OILs) background in the socio-academic milieu of the prestigious institute.

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) has set up this Centre for students from across the country with a non-English medium of instruction at school. The newly-instituted Shivani Centre for the nurture and re-integration of Hindi and other Indian languages will ensure availability of the course content in regional languages to overcome the challenge of restricted job opportunities at the end of the academic program. Students with Indian languages background are also known to face serious challenges such as social integration with the peers. Most importantly they are unable to take full advantage of the opportunities of the academic and personal growth because of the language barrier.

The Centre is being established with a grant of USD 1 million from Micky and Vinita Charitable Fund.

An alumnus Muktesh(Micky) Pant (BT/CH/76) is setting up this Centre in the memory of his late mother Smt. Gaura Pant better known as Shivani. She is an institution in Hindi literature and is considered as one of the most popular Hindi writers of the 20th century. She was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India for her contribution to Hindi literature in the year 1982.

Micky Pant, Founder, Micky and Vinita Charitable Fund said “While knowledge of languages is always good, fluency in English should not be a factor in getting a top education in engineering. IIT Kanpur has always led the way in academic innovation and I hope that they can now lead the way to nurture Hindi and other Indian languages and prepare for a future where digital technology allows students to excel in engineering irrespective of their fluency in English. My mother, Shivani ji was fluent in Hindi, Bangla and Gujarati and I was always inspired by her grasp of cultural nuances and her rich vocabulary from multiple languages but she was always proud of Hindi. We are honored that IIT Kanpur is naming the center after Shivani Ji, and my sisters Veena Joshi, Mrinal Pande and Ira Pande look forward to seeing the center grow and prosper and fulfill the Institute’s vision”

One of the objectives of the Shivani Centre is to focus on providing students with opportunities for self-expression and personal growth, guarding them against feelings of exclusion and isolation while allowing them to gradually integrate with socio-academic milieu of the institute. The Centre will try to address these issues not only at the institute level but also in the context of higher education in the country in general by facilitating the creation of academic resources (STEM content, textbooks, references, digital tools) in languages other than English.

The Shivani Centre will enable dissemination of technological tools to increase the ease-of-use for Hindi and other Indian Languages (OILs) on digital platforms, socio-emotional integration of students from Hindi and other Indian Language backgrounds at IIT Kanpur, and promoting communication, literary and artistic expression using Hindi and OILs.

Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director IIT Kanpur said: “It has been acknowledged that Indian languages are important for educational and cultural development as they strengthen equity in education. Students with Indian languages background face challenges in navigating the English language based course content and often face academic and social exclusion as a result. The Shivani Centre is expected to bring about a paradigm shift in the educational practices on the campus of IIT Kanpur. It will ensure seamless integration of students of Hindi and OILs background at the institute and will fulfill the objectives laid out in National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. I am grateful to our Distinguished Alumnus Mr Micky Pant for his generous donation for setting up the Center.” Prof Karandikar also expressed his deep gratitude to Mr Micky Pant for being a great supporter of the institute. Earlier, Mr Pant has also contributed towards establishing School of Medical Research and Technology at IIT Kanpur.

IIT Kanpur has laid out a time-bound program for kick starting the project, ensuring strategic interventions like preparatory material and implementation objectives, translation of course content into Hindi and OILs and promoting and developing software and technological tools.

The project will be monitored on a sustained basis till it achieves self-sustenance and goes into the auto-pilot mode.

Kanpur August 17– Indian Institute of Technology (IIT K) developed an advanced Oxygen Concentrator equipped with PSA Technology, in order to reach the commercial scale and benefit the public, the technology has been transferred and licensed to a Bengaluru based company,Albot Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Anticipating the third wave of COVID pandemic and to maintain an adequate supply of oxygen, inventors developed this advanced oxygen concentrator and named it as “Sanjeevani”, with an aim to ensure sufficient supply and prevent future oxygen crisis.

The oxygen concentrator works at a flow rate of 10 LPM withan oxygen purity of 92% ± 3, the concentrator has an adjustable capacity of 1 to 10 LPM, which can be used for both medical as well as personal uses.

The concentrator is developed by a team involving Prof. J. Ramkumar from Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mr. Siddhanth Srivastava PhD student, Mr. Jitendra Kumar, Dr. Amandeep Singh Oberoi, Mr. Rupendra Aryal and Mr. Nitin Chaukhat.

During the ceremony Prof. Abhay Karandikar, the Director of IIT Kanpur briefed the gathering about the several ongoing projects at IIT Kanpur, He also apprised them about the ongoing progress of School of Medical Research and Technology at IIT Kanpur, which will house 400 patient bed hospital in the campus, and emphasized that R&D activity of the school shall promote research leading to development of innovative and cost effective medical devices.

Professor In-Charge of Innovation and at IIT Kanpur Prof. Amitabha Bandyopadhyay mentioned that the incubator of IIT Kanpur is actively working with several stakeholders for expediting the medical device development ecosystem in the country, including Yamuna expressway development authority and some international partners.

The MOU Exchange ceremony, which took virtually, began with a brief welcome and introduction from Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director of IIT Kanpur and Mr. Akash Singh, CEO of Albot Technologies, the ceremony was also joined byProf. Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, Prof. AR Harish and Mr. Ravi Pandey from IIT Kanpur.