The Person

Born in the month of January, 1965 at Pune, his condition was declared ‘serious’ on arrival on this planet. He was declared with 20% survival chance after 72 hours of birth. Since then, he never takes ‘No’ for an answer. He has always been a quick all-round go-getter! Indeed, life has been specially gifted to him by God - for a meaningful contribution.

A brilliant student from the beginning, Deepk’s educational graph is quite amazing.

Deepak is a multi-faceted Professional.

“One really wonders if there is any field which Deepak has not touched” fondly remarks Rtn. Shantanu Pansare, one of his friends. Deepak is a true disciple of Dr. Shejwalkar and has practiced management in all aspects of life, be it at home, career or Rotary. 

He has a great vision and planned his life and career very well. He is an activist by nature, and his mentor late Mr. Dewang Mehta nurtured him to realize this potential. His dream is to develop western Maharashtra Pune as an IT  hub and be a mentor to young minds to succeed professionally in IT sector.

He is an active participant in the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA), Computer Society of India (CSI) and Pune University and puts his efforts to attract IT / BPO companies to Pune.

Deepak is grateful to his sources of inspirations and role models.

Deepak’s personality has various dimensions. It’s interesting to know him as a person.. his hobbies.. his friends.. and his family! He is a voracious reader, a renowned writer and a popular newspaper columnist.

Experts from all walks of life have applauded Deepak for his work. Experts express...

Deepak has won various Awards and is honored for his amazing contributions.

Deepak as a Person

Deepak has faith in God. He seeks blessings of the almighty at the Kasba Ganapati, Dagadusheth Ganpati, Mali Maharaja Math Ravivar Peth and Datta Mandir near Kamla Nehru Park too.

He is a light eater and enjoys simple home cooked food. His all time favorite are Sabudana Khichadi, Idli Sambar, Shevayachi Kheer, Puran Poli, Missal, Kandepohe and Upama.

Low calorie sandwiches from Marzorin on Main Street or Dwarika on Laxmi Road make his gastric juices flow. He is a curd / buttermilk addict (his friends call him Dahi Man) and in fruits he freaks out on apples, watermelon, papayas. He loves to snack at Vaishali on F C Road, his favorite being SPDP idli and dosa. He is a connoisseur of seafood and enjoys fish. Vanilla with hot chocolate is something he can’t resist. At parties you will see him either with black label or white wine or champagne.

He loves to party and celebrate success, his own and of friends too. He is generally the life of a party.

Academics

A small town guy, he did his schooling at Athavale Vinay Mandir, Sangli and HHRC Patwardhan High School, Sangli. He went on to Haribhai Deokaran Prashala, Solapur and attended Junior College at Sangameshwar College, Solapur.

A brilliant student from the beginning, his primary school promoted him from standard 3 to 5th. He, thus, passed SSC at the age of 14 & graduated at 20!.

Being a scholar, he won Primary and Secondary Scholarships. Acquired more than 97% marks in both PCB & PCM, in standard 12! He had a choice between Medical and Engineering! He actually wanted to become a Doctor, but was denied admission to the Medical college as he was underage. Destiny had some different ideas. He pursued his PHD with Youngsfield University USA and became a Doctor of Philosophy in October 2008. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Walchand College of Engineering, Sangli in 1985 & stood 6th in the University. He was picked up by Tata Group in their campus interview

He was also a rank holder during his post graduation in Management. He has always been a versatile all-rounder and was active in his college days in sports and debates too. No ‘dull Jack’ with all study, he loves sports, socializing, partying and has plenty of friends. He is the fellow of Institution of Engineers and Maharashtra Academy of Sciences.

He has obtained second PHD from Bharati Vidyapeeth University in March 2010 (Engineering and Technology)

A multi-faceted Professional

A multi-faceted personality needs a multi-faceted profession!
He is Director with many IT ventures like Autoline Design software ltd, SEED Infotech ltd and PIL . I am on the Global Advisory boards of QAI and Saama Technologies ltd.

An Avid Traveler

He has visited 40  countries in the last 20 years for professional and personal reasons. He loves to travel. He has seen most of India, Mahabaleshwar, Goa and Kerala being his favorite holiday destinations in India. He hates to drive and is a good companion if you are willing to drive!

His all time favorite destinations abroad are Paris, Swiss Alpes, Scotland, France, Ohio (USA), Kenyan Safari in wild jungles of Africa, Singapore and the list is endless.

London is his favorite city and was fortunate to visit it many times. He was fortunate to witness the all time best world cup semi final tied match Australia Vs South Africa at the Lords in 1999.

His Hobbies

When he is in town, he loves trekking the Vetal Tekdi, Parvati hills and National Defense Academy hills.

He enjoys Badminton and Table Tennis, takes to water like a fish and even enjoys Bridge as nourishment to analytical and logical mind!

Walking is his passion too and many times you will find him walking the streets of Pune.

And guess what, our multi-faceted personality loves Bollywood movies too and sometimes even attends premiers of new releases!

He has won many Table Tennis tournaments during his school / college years. He was selected to represent Shivaji University for the same in the year 1983. Also won many trophies in Table Tennis / Bridge at the Rotary Sports Hungama.

He has modeled for Wonder Group/VLCC  and has acted in Marathi movie Rajkaran

The newspaper columnist and The Tutor

Through his writings about IT, he has enthused people from all walks of life, of all ages to acquaint themselves with computers and technology. He has been writing on technology for almost a decade - has written hundreds of articles in newspapers and periodicals, written several books and research papers, some of which were presented at various seminars and conferences in India as well as abroad.

Deepak has been authoring various articles for newspapers and IT magazines. His contention is that more and more people should become aware about information technology.

He has promoted Pune on a range of platforms and focuses on helping people understand technology and benefiting from it. On an average he delivers 3 public lectures per month on enlightening people about IT.

He has written 16 books on IT and won many awards for his literary work.

He has been honored by various awards including Cosmos Puraskar 2000, Veer Savarkar Puraskar 2006, Wrangler Paranjape Puraskar 2007, Late Shantanurao Kirloskar Smriti Puraskar, 2011, Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad’s :ate G R Paranjape award for best science literature in july 2011.

A Voracious Reader

He is a voracious reader. Humor, suspense and philosophy are his favorite. He has always been a fan of Late Shri. P. L. Deshpande. His favourite authors are late Sir Arthur Connon Doyle, Late Earl Stanley Gardner, Bill Gates, Sir Jeffry Archer etc.

Awards And Felicitations

• Cosmos Puraskar 2000 (other winners were Sudhir Gadgil and Ghaisas Guruji)
• Hon. Fellow of Maharashtra Academy of Science and an Hon. Fellow of Institution of Engineers.
• Veer Savarkar Puraskar 2006
• Wrangler Paranjape Puraskar 2007
• Late Shantanurao Kirloskar Smriti Puraskar, Maharastra State Golden Jubilee year, 1st May 2001, given by Deputy Chief Minister
• He was nominated as a member of special IT/ eGovernance Task force of the state by Hon Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
• Dr. Deepak is a Guest lecturer at Chancellor's Educon Council and was invited to Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.
• At Nagpur University, the foundation stone of 'Skill Development Center ' was laid by Dr. Shikarpur  in 2011.
• Dr. Deepak's commendable write-ups  about  IT for social awareness, Late G.R. Paranjape Award for 2011 is declared by Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad, Pune.

The Family Man

He is married to Gauri (Sonia), a commerce graduate and post graduate in law. She is currently a classical music teacher (visharad) and a versatile person in her own right.. She was conferred Vocational Excellence award by Rotary Club of Pune Hillside. She teaches classical music and she is a Multiple Paul Harris fellow of Rotary Foundation . She is an active Rotarian and has held several positions at club and district level.

They are blessed with a son, Vedvrat, who is studying computer science in Fergussan College. Vedvrat is an IT buff, outgoing and wishes to make career in Technical writing. He has command over Business English and Japanese language.

He lost his father in October 2008 and his mother Vasudha (Usha) is living retired life gracefully amongst her friends, relatives.

His sister, Priya, a cost accountant, is married to Manoj Hardikar an entrepreneur and they have a son Tarang. Priya is employed in KPIT Cummins and she works at Hinjewadi