N. S. Raghavan
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Nadathur Sarangapani Raghavan is an India
n industrialist, and one of the seven founders of Infosys Technologies, a global consulting and IT services company based in India
. In 1981, Narayana Murthy
started the company by borrowing INR
10,000 from wife Sudha Murthy. The company was incorporated as "Infosys Consultants Pvt Ltd.", with Raghavan's house in Model Colony, north-central Pune
as the registered office. Raghavan is the first official employee of the Infosys company and he retired as joint managing director in 2000. After retiring from Infosys, He worked as a chairman at Murugappa Group
for one year. Along with a few associates, he started Nadathur Holdings & Investments in 2000. He is currently the chairman of the advisory council of the N S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
.
NSRCEL is located at the IIM, Bangalore Campus and set up in March 2002 has successfully groomed budding technology and technology driven services entrepreneurs. NSRCEL organizes several programs and events to nurture the talent to grow up into a services & technology driven profitable companies.Some of the events are:
Management Programme,
NSRCEL VCCircle Bengaluru Investment Forum,
iWEEKEND,
Global Energy Challenge,
Shaping the Future by National Geographic Channel,
Asia Pacific Future 100,
Startup Saturday,
Mobile Monday,
Cloud Camp,
The Millennium Technology Prize.
Since 2002 more than twenty companies have successfully incubated from NSRCEL incubation centre.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n industrialist, and one of the seven founders of Infosys Technologies, a global consulting and IT services company based in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. In 1981, Narayana Murthy
Narayana Murthy
* N. R. Narayana Murthy is an Indian industrialist, software engineer and founder and Chairman Emeritus of Infosys Technologies Limited.* R. Narayana Murthy is an Indian film actor, director and producer of Telugu films....
started the company by borrowing INR
Indian rupee
The Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India....
10,000 from wife Sudha Murthy. The company was incorporated as "Infosys Consultants Pvt Ltd.", with Raghavan's house in Model Colony, north-central Pune
Pune
Pune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
as the registered office. Raghavan is the first official employee of the Infosys company and he retired as joint managing director in 2000. After retiring from Infosys, He worked as a chairman at Murugappa Group
Murugappa Group
The Murugappa Group is conglomerate company headquartered in Chennai, India, with a valuation of Rs. 17,051 crores . It is a market leader in diverse areas of business including Engineering, Abrasives, Finance, General insurance, Bicycles, Sugar, Farm Inputs, Fertilizers, Plantations, Bio-products...
for one year. Along with a few associates, he started Nadathur Holdings & Investments in 2000. He is currently the chairman of the advisory council of the N S Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
The Indian Institute of Management Bangalore is a business school located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. It was established in 1973 by the Government of India, and is the third Indian Institute of Management to be established .It offers several Post Graduate and Doctoral programmes, as well as...
.
NSRCEL is located at the IIM, Bangalore Campus and set up in March 2002 has successfully groomed budding technology and technology driven services entrepreneurs. NSRCEL organizes several programs and events to nurture the talent to grow up into a services & technology driven profitable companies.Some of the events are:
Management Programme,
NSRCEL VCCircle Bengaluru Investment Forum,
iWEEKEND,
Global Energy Challenge,
Shaping the Future by National Geographic Channel,
Asia Pacific Future 100,
Startup Saturday,
Mobile Monday,
Cloud Camp,
The Millennium Technology Prize.
Since 2002 more than twenty companies have successfully incubated from NSRCEL incubation centre.