Prof. Trilochan Sastry is the Chairman, Founder Member and Trustee of the Association for Democratic Reforms.^[1] He was formerly the Dean at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, (from 2008 to 2011), and now, he is a faculty in faculty member in the Decision Sciences Area there.^[2] He is also the Founder & Secretary of the Centre for Collective Development (CCD) and the Founder of Farmveda.^[3]

Education

He pursued BTech in Electrical Engineering from IIT, Delhi, an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad, and a Ph.D. in Operations Research from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA.^[4]

Academic Career

Prior to joining IIMB, he was a professor at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Prof. Trilochan Sastry is conferred with Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award from IIT Kanpur (2011–12) for his contributions to bringing about transparency in public life.

Other major positions which he held were:^[5]

• Visiting professor, International University of Japan, Niigata, Japan (Spring Term 1996)
• Visiting professor, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (January 2002 to June 2002)
• Faculty and Associate Dean (Research) and Professor, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, India (2001 July to 2002 January)
• Visiting Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA (Summer 1995 and 1997)

His areas of interest include Operations Research, Supply Chain Management, Rural Development, Democracy and Governance.

Civil Society/Social Work

• Chairman, Founder Member and Trustee of Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR): ADR is a non-partisan NGO working on electoral and political reforms. It was founded in 1999 by Prof. Sastry and several professors from IIM – Ahmedabad.^[6]
• Founder & Secretary of Centre for Collective Development (CCD): It has been operational since 2004 and as of 2019 had organized over 25000 farmers with a focus on marketing and value addition.^[7]
• Founder of Farmveda: They source fresh produce from farmers and use it to create a diverse range of high-quality packaged foods, including Ready-to-Cook Mixes, Ready-to-Eat Products, Condiments, Chocolates, Edible Oils, and more. Farmveda shares all the profit among the farmers in the process transforming them as entrepreneurs.^[8]

Other Work Experience

• Assistant Executive Engineer, ONGC (1983-85)^[9]
• Independent Non-executive Director, NABARD, Mumbai (October 2011-June 2014)^[10]

Book

Trilochan Sastry has written a book called "The Essentials of Hinduism: An Introduction to All the Sacred Texts". The book has been published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited.^[11] He has been interested in Hinduism since early adolescence and has lived in monasteries, studied the sacred texts, attended classes from various teachers and visited various pilgrimage sites.^[12]

Awards

• "Satyendra K Dubey Memorial Award" from IIT Kanpur in 2013 for his contributions to bringing about transparency in public life^[13]
• "Distinguished Alumnus" Award from IIT Delhi in 2012^[14]
• "Outstanding Contribution to National Development" Award from IIT Delhi Alumni Association in 2005^[15]
• "Best Young Teacher" for the year 1999, Association of Indian Management Schools^[16]

His work for civil society has been recognized and he has received various awards including the CNN-IBN, NDTV, TOI Indian of the Year.^[17]