Testimonials
Hear from our partners, colleagues, and students about the impact MFF has had on their work.
"Rahul is the rudder on the big ships...Without the rudder, the ship isn't going anywhere. He brings the rudder, his foundation brings the rudder, which can guide big ships through very troubled seas."
Dr. K. VijayRaghavan
Principal Scientific Adviser
Government of India
"It's been a privilege for me to be associated with Rahul. My own journey with Rahul and the Mehta Family Foundation . . . has been really a profound learning experience."
Dr. Shankar Subramaniam
Professor
University of California San Diego
“Rahul is one of those catalysts who not only inspires imagination but also connects it to the right people."
Dr. Rajesh Gupta
Professor
University of California San Diego
"It is increasingly becoming important at the government level that these new technologies have to permeate the sectors of agriculture, security, climate, and other spheres...The [Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence] is most welcome, very timely, and...I'm sure, with the kind of champions that are behind it...it will be a success."
Professor Sandeep Verma
Secretary of the Science and Research Board
Government of India
“Benefactors such as the Mehta family have played a huge role in IITM’s development as a world-class institution of higher learning and relevant research. We look forward to the Mehtas’ continued involvement in shaping our future.”
Professor. R. Nagarajan
Dean
Department of Chemical Engineering
IIT Madras
"I'd especially like to express my personal gratitude...to Mr. Rahul Mehta and the foundation for their generosity... People like Mr. Rahul Mehta are role models to many Indians, including me."
B.V.R. Mohan Reddy
Chairman of the Board of Governors
IIT Roorkee
“The close association and support from the Mehta Family Foundation has added an international flavor to this school from its very inception."
Professor Rajnajit Battacharjee
Director
Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
"It is really exciting to see this new initiative from the Mehta Family Foundation. [The] support of AI and biomedical research—two frontier areas in India's premier institutes—will have a long-lasting and transformative impact on higher education and research in these areas."
Dr. Guhan Jayaraman
Professor
IIT Madras
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“AI technologies are critical for India and will have a significant social and economic impact in the coming years. This international academic collaboration between IIT Roorkee and [the Mehta Family Foundation] is a commendable effort to ensure that India continues on its innovation trajectory.”
Dr. K. VijayRaghavan
Principal Scientific Adviser
Government of India
“The Mehta Family Center for Engineering in Medicine will act as a catalyst for engineers and biomedical scientists to work together to improve health outcomes in India and around the world.”
Professor Abhay Karandikar
Director
IIT Kanpur
“The [Mehta Family] Center for Engineering and Medicine at IIT Kanpur is a role model for all major academic institutions in India. I’m convinced this is bound to change the landscape of medicine and healthcare in India for generations to come.”
Dr. Shankar Subramaniam
Professor
University of California
San Diego
“The Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence is another important initiative at IIT Guwahati that will bridge the gap of highly skilled personnel that exists in these emerging fields.”
Professor T.G Sitharam
Director
IIT Guwahati
“The [Mehta Family] Center for Engineering in Medicine will play a crucial facilitative role in bringing together the faculty of medicine, engineering, and science to develop the novel, innovative, and impactful solutions to challenging medical problems of the future.”
Dr. Dhirendra. S. Katti
Professor
Department of Biological
Sciences & Bioengineering
IIT Kanpur
“I fall short of words to describe our gratitude to Mr. Rahul Mehta. The amazing philanthropic spirit of Mehta Family Foundation, led by Mr. Rahul Mehta, is exemplary.”
Professor Ajit K. Chaturvedi
Director
IIT Roorkee
“One of the objectives of the school is to take up targeted multi-year interdisciplinary research projects and solve problems to benefit society at large, a deep-rooted vision of IITG.”
Professor Rajnajit
Battacharjee
Director Mehta Family School
of Data Science and Artificial
Intelligence
”A lot has been said about the importance of data science and artificial intelligence . . . It is one of the many emerging new interdisciplinary programs that future generations of the world should understand better so they can participate and contribute to the development of mankind.”
Dr. Rajiv I. Modi
Chairman of the Board of
Governors
IIT Guwahati
“You [at the Mehta Family Foundation] are genuinely making a significant positive impact on a large number of people’s lives, and that is the highest calling.”
Dr. Ananth Grama
Professor
University of California
San Diego
“Data science and artificial intelligence are really going to be strengthened at IIT Roorkee, and I’m really thankful to Mr. Rahul Mehta and the Mehta Family Foundation for this.”
Professor Manoranjan Parida
Deputy Director
IIT Roorkee