Daljit Mirchandani

Mr. Daljit Mirchandani, born in Karachi on October 26th 1947, is a Graduate Engineer from Birla Institute of Technology. 

Beginning his career in 1971 as Graduate Trainee Engineer, in 1992 he rose to the position of Executive Director in Kirloskar Oil Engines . In 1998 he joined Ingersoll-Rand India as the Chairman and Managing Director and retired in 2008.

Driven by the need for improving primary education in rural Government schools , in 2012  he entered the Social sector by starting Gyan Prakash Foundation. The mission is to work with the Government Education System in building a scalable and sustainable approach for self-directed learning that builds the child’s curiosity and ability to explore  , discover , collaborate and innovate .

Mr. Mirchandani continues his association with the Corporate world . He serves on the advisory and statutory Board of various Companies in the space of Industrial Bio-Technology, Infrastructure Development, Infrastructure Finance, Auto components and Energy Management.