Trilochan Sastry

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.{{Cite web |title=Trilochan Sastry |url=https://www.iimb.ac.in/user/138/trilochan-sastry |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=www.iimb.ac.in |language=en}}

Prior to joining IIMB, he was a professor at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Prof. Trilochan Sastry is conferred with Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award from IIT Kanpur (2011–12) for his contributions to bringing about transparency in public life.

Other major positions which he held were:https://dpe.gov.in/sites/default/files/sudhir_trilochan_sastry_0914.PDF

• Visiting professor, International University of Japan, Niigata, Japan (Spring Term 1996)
• Visiting professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (January 2002 to June 2002)
• Faculty and Associate Dean (Research) and Professor, Indian School of Business, 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, Supply Chain Management, Rural Development, Democracy and Governance.

• 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.{{Cite web |title=History and Mission {{!}} Association for Democratic Reforms |url=https://adrindia.org/about-adr/mission-and-vision |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=adrindia.org}}
• 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.{{Cite web |last=ccd-web-admin |title=Board |url=https://ccd.ngo/board/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Centre for Collective Development |language=en-US}}
• Founder of Farmveda: They source fresh produce from farmers and use it to create a diverse range of high-quality 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.{{Cite web |title=About us |url=https://farmveda.in/pages/about-us |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=farmveda |language=en}}

• Assistant Executive Engineer, ONGC (1983-85)https://dpe.gov.in/sites/default/files/sudhir_trilochan_sastry_0914.PDF
• Independent Non-executive Director, NABARD, Mumbai (October 2011-June 2014)https://dpe.gov.in/sites/default/files/sudhir_trilochan_sastry_0914.PDF

Trilochan Sastry has written a book called "The Essentials of Hinduism: An Introduction to All the Sacred Texts". The book has been published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited.{{Cite book |last=Sastry |first=Trilochan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LXmUEAAAQBAJ |title=The Essentials of Hinduism: An Introduction to All the Sacred Texts |date=2022-10-17 |publisher=Penguin Random House India Private Limited |isbn=978-93-5492-790-4 |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Trilochan Sastry |url=https://www.penguin.co.in/book_author/trilochan-sastry/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Penguin Random House India |language=en-US}}

• "Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award" from IIT Kanpur in 2013 for his contributions to bringing about transparency in public life{{Cite web |title=DORA {{!}} IIT Kanpur {{!}} Past Awardees |url=https://www.iitk.ac.in/dora/past-skda-awardees |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=www.iitk.ac.in}}
• "Distinguished Alumnus" Award from IIT Delhi in 2012https://alumni.iitd.ac.in/distinguished-alum-award/357
• "Outstanding Contribution to National Development" Award from IIT Delhi Alumni Association in 2005{{Cite web |title=IIT Delhi Alumni Association |url=https://www.iitdalumni.com/page/iitdaaawardees-364 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=www.iitdalumni.com}}
• "Best Young Teacher" for the year 1999, Association of Indian Management Schools{{Cite web |last=ccd-web-admin |title=Board |url=https://ccd.ngo/board/ |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=Centre for Collective Development |language=en-US}}

His work for civil society has been recognized and he has received various awards including the CNN-IBN, NDTV, TOI Indian of the Year.{{Cite web |title=Trilochan Sastry |url=https://www.iimb.ac.in/user/138/trilochan-sastry |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=www.iimb.ac.in |language=en}}

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