IIT Kanpur alumnus Ashish Karandikar has donated 200,000 USD (Rs 1.6 cr) to his alma mater to establish three endowed programs within the Electrical Engineering department at IIT Kanpur. The programs have been initiated by signing a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Mr. Karandikar, IIT Kanpur, and the IITK Foundation, USA., Education News, Times Now