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More than 30,000 alumni of BITS Pilani around the world celebrated as Rajasthan Royals took home the IPL cup in a nail biting finish. Besides the scene of action, ex-students of this premier engineering and science institution rallied for their team across living rooms, cricket websites and messenger chats. For Chennai born Kaushik Subramanian who now lives and works in San Jose, California, the final match was a tussle between his heart and the mind, "My brain told me to root for Chennai Super Kings because I was born there, but my heart was rooting for Rajasthan Royals because of the four wonderful years I spent at BITS Pilani".
Earlier this season, BITSAA (BITS Pilani Alumni Association) International Inc. signed up an exciting partnership with Rajasthan Royals for closer association, discounted tickets and special offers while instantly adding all BITSians around the world to the team's fan base. The benefits of this alliance were also made available to the current students and faculty at the BITS Pilani campuses.
Widely known to have one of the best networked alumni networks of any Indian institution, the Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) is located about 200 kms north of Jaipur at Pilani right in the heart of the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. This partnership created the first international fan base of an IPL team and gave BITSians outside India a wonderful opportunity to come together, watch their favorite game and root for their home team - the Rajasthan Royals.
On inking the deal with BITSAA International, Manoj Badale, Chairman of the Rajasthan Royals said, “We are extremely excited about this partnership. BITS-ians worldwide are a fine representation of India, highly educated, well settled and truly global citizens, yet deeply connected by a certain bond they share.
Chairman of BITSAA International Proud to be a BITSian Professor S.P.Kothari, currently Deputy Dean at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology USA who gave the clarion call ‘Go Royals’ expressed joy at Sunday's win. Ashish Garg, CEO, BITSAA International, on behalf of the alumni, extended congratulations to the Rajasthan Royals team, Chairman Manoj Badale, Vice Chairman Ravi Krishnan and CEO Fraser Castelino.
BITSAA International Inc. is a not-for-profit company registered in New Jersey, and its primary purpose is to engage in charitable and educational activities by raising funds for setting up endowments, creating scholarships, rewarding teaching & research and generally promoting the development of resources at Birla Institute of Technology & Science at Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad & Dubai campuses. BITSAA International also aims to strengthen the ties, friendship and communications amongst former students, current students, faculty and friends of the Institute. BITSAA International provides a number of channels for people to stay connected with each other and the alma mater.
About BITS Pilani
One among the top ranking universities in India today, Birla Institute of Technology and Science - BITS Pilani which has the reputation of pioneering the online examinations for admissions through the pathbreaking BITSAT and setting a benchmark in industry university collaborations offers degrees in various disciplines presently at Pilani, Dubai, Goa campuses and in the short future at Hyderabad campus apart from an array of work integrated learning programmes for HRD of a vast spectrum of Indian corporates. The alumni of the Institute are spread across the globe from Australia to America.
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