IIT-Bombay holds condolence meeting for alumnus and Goa CM Manohar Parrikar

IIT Bombay (IIT-B) was to hold a condolence meeting on Monday evening in memory of its former student, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who died after a long illness. An institute spokesperson said the gathering would take place at 5 pm in the PC Saxena auditorium on campus.

Parrikar’s death

Mr Parrikar, 63, who had also served as Defence Minister, died at his residence in Goa on Sunday evening after battling a pancreatic illness for more than a year.

Ties with the institute

He graduated in metallurgical engineering from IIT-B in 1978. In 2014 the institute honoured him on Alumni Day for his contribution to the nation’s development. In its condolence message, the institute said his death had come as a shock, describing him as a distinguished alumnus who had been closely involved in many of its initiatives and in the launch of IIT Goa.

In 2017 he addressed the institute’s 55th convocation, where he urged graduates to look at careers in the social and development sectors. A former student who attended said he had also encouraged them to consider politics and the Army. On the subject of education, he had asked why IIT graduates, having received the country’s best engineering training, could not take up teaching and run some of the colleges to improve their standards.

What happened next

In Goa’s 2022 Assembly election the BJP won 20 seats, and Pramod Sawant was Chief Minister after that election.

See also: Goa Vidhan Sabha members.

Originally published on 18 March 2019. Rewritten on 9 October 2026.

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