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Faltering Leadership

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:14:04 PST

After two colorless and ineffectual Prime Ministers, the rise of Atal Behari Vajpayee in 1998 had been a breath of fresh air. He is articulate, forceful and not an effete...

The Rediff columns

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:15:37 PST

The cover stories of two leading business magazines this week are on Information Technology (IT). Can the Silicon Valley miracle can be recreated in India, asks one and...

IITB’s KReSIT: Key to future of Indian IT

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:11:29 PST

In a nation and industry that’s focused on IT services you hardly hear of companies that dare to be different from the crowd. IIT Bombay’s Kanwal Rekhi School of...

B U S I N E S S

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:10:13 PST

Mumbai, February 15 Hindustan Lever reported on Thursday that profit rose 22.5 percent in calendar 2000, exceeding analysts' expectations but substantially below the rate...

“Sage of the New Age”

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:08:33 PST

The guru of Silicon Valley, Kanwal Rekhi has nurtured a whole generation of tech entrepreneurs. The legendary venture capitalist reveals why he never mixes business with...

Waiting for economic trickle to turn into a flood, India is finding its place

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:07:51 PST

5/14/2008 - Multiple languages, religions and political views are some of the hurdles facing those doing business in India, according to experts at the May 10 Kellogg...

Kanwal Rekhi - Up Close And Personal

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:07:03 PST

One of the highlights of the TiE Conference 2004 was Kanwal Rekhis very cut and dry observation of the remnants of feudalism in the obeisance shown to the politicians...

Giving back to the IITs

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:06:05 PST

By Kanwal Rekhi There has been a recent flurry of financial support to IITs by alumni both in US and India. This spontaneous activity started about five to six years ago...

Kanwal Rekhi SiliconIndia , February 2001

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:05:15 PST

Let's focus on India and the United States for the sake of argument. It is my contention that India is poor by choice and that it works very hard to stay poor....

Podcast with Kanwal Rekhi, The Founding Father of TiE

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:02:18 PST

While at the TIE Entrepreneurial Summit, the guy who sat next to me was the venerable Kanwal Rekhi. Out there, he was treated like a cult hero. You know the kind who just...

Y-Point, the IIT Bombay webZINE : Interview

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:18 PST

Pretend you are in the hostel mess at 4:20 pm on a Friday. Chai ... the weekend ahead. As you read these words, let this story grow on you ... hear the echoes of your own...

Kanwal and Ann Rekhi

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:58:05 PST

This computer science hall adds 51,000 square feet to Fisher Hall. Fisher Hall, which opened in 1964, originally housed the mathematics and physics programs and is named...

Top Pakistani IT Entrepreneurs Share Experience With Young Professionals

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:56:16 PST

By Ras H. Siddiqui Palo Alto: The West Coast or Silicon Valley (SV) Chapter of the Organization of Pakistani Entrepreneurs of North America (OPEN as it is called) closed...

User Details

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:55:35 PST

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Career Hub

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:53:57 PST

When Microsoft spent multi-millions to acquire 18 month old Hotmail, co-founded by Indian, Sabeer Bhatia, Kanwal S Rekhi, a US-based venture capitalist, wasn't surprised....

Kanwal Rekhi, Board of Directors of Cyber Group

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:47:03 PST

Mr. Rekhi is a leading, highly respected entrepreneur, both as a venture capitalist and angel investor. He founded Excelan, one of the earliest networking companies,...

Kanwal Rekhi on the Indian Institutes of Technology

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:45:55 PST

(CNN) Mr. Kanwal Rekhi graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai and received a master's degree in engineering from Michigan Technology...

Kanwal Rekhi (int'l edition)

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:45:25 PST

A life as a rich entrepreneur in Silicon Valley was not enough for Kanwal Rekhi. He had emigrated from India to the U.S. more than 30 years ago, created his own high-tech...

Ivan an Robyn Kaye

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:44:48 PST

Ivan Kaye Australia Established BSI in 1989 and since that time has assisted clients with raising capital, debt and grants, acquisitions, divestments and advisory...

Novell announces year-end departure of Kanwal Rekhi

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:42:06 PST

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Novell Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVL) Tuesday announced the decision of executive vice president Kanwal S. Rekhi to retire from full time...

News

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:37:18 PST

Kanwal Rekhi tells grads that a degree is not a ticket to security, a degree means you have the knowledge and skill to get through adversity and difficulties. Kanwal...

Our Client Shows

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:35:22 PST

Kanwal Rekhi is the founding father of the IndUS Entrepreneurism (TiE). He is actively focused on helping young entrepreneurs getting started. In this interview, Kanwal...

Kanwal Rekhi: Fomer Novell C.T.O. Takes Helm At Ensim

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:33:09 PST

By MATT MARSHALL Kanwal Rekhi was born to Sikh parents in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in 1945, and moved with his family to Kanpur, India at the time of partition, in 1947. He...

Kanwal Rekhi on NHK // Japanese TV - PART 2

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:28:49 PST

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Kanwal Rekhi on NHK // Japanese TV - PART 1

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 23:28:19 PST

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Brilliant Democracy, Lousy Economics

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:54:32 PDT

Bill Clinton rode to the Presidency in United States in 1992 with a simple but eloquent slogan Its the economy, stupid. For Americans, economics is at the heart of the...

Why is India Poor? Agenda for a New India

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:48:45 PDT

Kanwal Rekhi SiliconIndia, February 2001 Indians are smart and creative people. They have also proven to be hard working and thrifty. India is a well-endowed land, with a...

DOT Hatao, Desh Bachao

Mon, 01 Jan 2007 20:55:27 PST

Kanwal Rekhi. Gelatin silver print -- 16" x 20"

Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:32:26 PDT

One of the founders of The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE) and CEO of the first Indian-led company publicly traded on Nasdaq gives suggestions to young entrepreneurs with new...

Kaboodle Takes $3.55 Million

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 20:11:32 PDT

The year-old Santa Clara, California-based company helps users set up a page of saved search results for sharing with friends and the greater Internet. Kaboodle has...

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Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:26:10 PDT

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India Entreprenuership InfoTalk with CEO of Kaboodle, Manish Chandra

Sat, 18 Mar 2006 09:54:06 PST

With the crowd noice at the Naked Conversations book launch - Robert Scoble and Shel Israel’s new book - I had a great talk with the CEO of Kaboodle, Manish Chandra....

Additional Interviews

Fri, 03 Mar 2006 21:55:53 PST

Rekhi, a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, received his master's degree in engineering from Michigan Technology University. He co-founded Excelan,...

Kanwal Rekhi

Fri, 03 Mar 2006 21:53:29 PST

Kanwal Rekhi graduated as an electrical engineer from IIT Bombay in 1967 and did his MS at Michigan Technological University in 1969. He worked as an engineer, systems...

An evening with Kanwal Rekhi ('63-'67 / EE, H7)

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 20:08:14 PST

Pretend you are in the hostel mess at 4:20 pm on a Friday. Chai ... the weekend ahead. As you read these words, let this story grow on you ... hear the echoes of your own...

Sage of the New Age

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 20:07:32 PST

The guru of Silicon Valley, Kanwal Rekhi has nurtured a whole generation of tech entrepreneurs. In an exclusive interview, the legendary venture capitalist reveals to...

India Confronts Its Own Intolerance

Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:23:19 PST

By Kanwal Rekhi And Henry S. Rowen As India and Pakistan teeter once again on the brink of war, the Indian government, which holds the moral high-ground on the matter of...

Mentoring—Using the Voice of Experience

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:33:40 PST

Companies crave experienced executives—so why don't they do more to make sure that wisdom is captured in the corporate DNA? Harvard Business Professor Dorothy Leonard...

The TiE That Binds

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:20:15 PST

MANISH GUPTA made the three-hour drive from San Luis Obispo in his Volkswagen Jetta. ‘‘I don’t have the money to fly yet,’’ the 25-year-old aspiring entrepreneur...

Ann and Kanwal Rekhi Hall at Michigan tech

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 21:07:15 PST

The $35 million Center for Integrated Learning and Information Technology is well on its way to completion. The new center, including the John and Ruanne Opie Library and...

Agents of Change - Indian-Americans in the Silicon Valley give back to India

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 20:31:53 PST

18 May, 2000 By Sandip Rou Chowdhury The model minority is hard at work in the Silicon Valley. It needs a lot of blood, sweat and venture capital to keep the NASDAQ...

IT Jobs Non IT Call Centers

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 20:29:04 PST

When Microsoft spent multi-millions to acquire 18 month old Hotmail, co-founded by Indian, Sabeer Bhatia, Kanwal S Rekhi, a US-based venture capitalist, wasn't surprised....

The TiE That Binds

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 20:28:03 PST

Rekhi and his partners eventually got the money, but the experience left him determined that the next generation of Indian-American engineers with great ideas "wouldn't...

Bootstrap Bangalore

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 20:26:16 PST

I had an excellent opportunity of attending TIE Mentoring Clinic. The mentoring session was conducted by Kanwal Rekhi. I am sure he doesn't need any introduction. It...

Vidya Viswanathan

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:08:28 PST

THE scene: Menlo Park, Silicon Valley. It's a late April evening. The freeways are lined bumper to bumper with cars, as the after-office crowd hurries home. But at...

The Sacred Joint Entrance Exam

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:06:28 PST

Amidst the swirling corruption that has become commonplace in Indian academia, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) remain committed to a system of educational...

General Articles

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:53:00 PST

The ravages of the dot-com bust are still evident at Andale Inc.'s Mountain View (Calif.) headquarters. Half the office space sits abandoned, one corner of it heaped with...

Turning IITians from workers to leaders

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:48:10 PST

Guess what is the hottest export from India. IIT grads , of course! According to Businessweek , IIT grads have been one of the “hottest exports...

IIT : The Global Marque

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:40:43 PST

A look at India's intellectual gift to the world, the Indian Institute of Technology graduates The IIT Bombay experience When Leslie Stahl in the now legendary 60 Minutes...

Kanwal Rekhi

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:39:39 PST

A life as a rich entrepreneur in Silicon Valley was not enough for Kanwal Rekhi. He had emigrated from India to the U.S. more than 30 years ago, created his own high-tech...

India And Silicon Valley: Now The R&D Flows Both Ways

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:37:44 PST

The ravages of the dot-com bust are still evident at Andale Inc.'s Mountain View (Calif.) headquarters. Half the office space sits abandoned, one corner of it heaped with...

Sage To Silicon's South Asian Community, Kanwal Rekhi Is Set To Start A...

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:30:12 PST

When Kanwal Rekhi talks with reporters these days, he hardly talks about himself, or how he made his millions selling his startup firm, Excelan, nine years ago -- and how...

The venture capitalist from Kanpur

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:21:32 PST

When Kanwal Rekhi paid a visit to Exodus Communications three years ago, the Internet services outfit was crammed into a 10-by-10-foot room packed with computers and...

Boot Camp for Engineers

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:18:47 PST

And while the University of California system may stop requiring SATs for admission, the Indian Institute would not dream of lessening its total reliance on tests. The...

HOME PAGE FOR THE WORLD'S BUSINESS LEADERS

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:09:25 PST

Get our free tool for smart investing decisions and customized information. Take the convenient, easy-to-use, portable Forbes.com Attaché with you whenever you're on the...

Where Have All The Beemers Gone?

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:36:02 PST

(FORTUNE Magazine) – You may not know this, but being rich isn't easy. If you live in the Bay Area and want to buy a new BMW, Mercedes, or Lexus, you're going to be in...

Tech Is Still The Growth Industry Have we hit bottom? Some of the smartest...

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:35:20 PST

(FORTUNE Magazine) – FORTUNE writers and editors talked to some leading technology-industry players about the recent downturn in the market: Does this signal a long-term...

NOVELL FACES THE BATTLE OF ITS LIFE The Utah company got to be the world's...

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:33:57 PST

(FORTUNE Magazine) – TRAILING OUT the back of nearly half the desktop computers at FORTUNE 500 companies these days are thin round cables that snake off into floors or...

CyberMedia CEO quits

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:33:01 PST

NEW YORK (CNNfn) - CyberMedia Inc. said Friday company President and Chief Executive Officer Unni Warrier has resigned, effective immediately. The company also said it...

The Reverse Brain Drain

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:31:31 PST

(FORTUNE Magazine) – Tech executives have plenty to worry about. Stocks in the dumps. PC sales at a crawl. Layoffs from San Jose to Austin. And then there's the people...

The Indians Of Silicon Valley The hidden geniuses of the tech revolution are...

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 09:30:29 PST

(FORTUNE Magazine) – Kanwal Rekhi's got these big eyes that flicker when he talks. His shoulders are rounded and his large, thick frame shows marks of age. But when he...

India not an IT superpower: Kanwal Rekhi

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:39:56 PST

“The industry is very young in India: it is only 10-12 years old and we lack product builders, people with experience. Using the service route, building the customers...

INDIA'S WHIZ KIDS (int'l edition)

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:39:01 PST

Victor J. Menezes, the 49-year-old newly appointed co-CEO at Citigroup's corporate and investment banking branch, vividly remembers his grueling college years in...

The Knowledge Coach

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:28:59 PST

Editor's Note: "Deep smarts," as Harvard Business School professor emerita Dorothy Leonard and collaborator Walter Swap see the term, is the intuition, judgement, and...

Sage of the New Age

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:11:11 PST

The guru of Silicon Valley, Kanwal Rekhi has nurtured a whole generation of tech entrepreneurs. In an exclusive interview, the legendary venture capitalist reveals to...

CyberMedia Names Kanwal Rekhi As CEO; Former Novell CFO Jim Tolonen Named...

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:03:30 PST

SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of CyberMedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBR), the leader in automatic technical support for personal...

Additional Interviews

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:01:45 PST

Rekhi, a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, received his master's degree in engineering from Michigan Technology University. He co-founded Excelan,...

News

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:53:50 PST

Kanwal Rekhi, a '69 Michigan Tech master's in electrical engineering graduate, is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur. He tells how his family had left Pakistan when he was two...

Kanwal Rekhi

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:52:40 PST

Kanwal was one of the founders of Excelan, a computer networking company he helped start in 1982. In 1985 he was named President and CEO of the company. Excelan went...

Kanwal Rekhi

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:49:21 PST

[Note: The following biography was prepared and presented at the 2001 gala by Board Member and KRON TV News Anchor Emerald Yeh.] Our third honoree… help put a new face on...

Kanwal Rekhi – Sage of Silicon Valley

Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:48:30 PST

Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) is a service group based in Silicon Valley, US, which promotes entrepreneurship among young people. TiE, the premier Indian entrepreneurial...