Rajiv Kumar Bapna is the founder of Amkette, first-ever domestic manufacturer of floppy diskettes in India. He completed his bachelor's degree in electronics engineering from the prestigious Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS-Pilani). [1] After his brief stint at the Department of Electronics, he moved to the Middle East where he headed the technology division of Citibank for West Asian markets as the Vice-President of Information Technology. [2]
He returned to India in 1985 and started Amkette in 1986. [3]
Amkette later diversified into other hardware products including game controllers, EvoTV range, audio, wireless and other computer products. [4] [5]
References
- ^ BITS Alumni Events
- ^ "Keeping pace with the consumer". Fortune. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ A DATAQUEST TRIBUTE: The IT Indians Archived 2008-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Expect audio products arm to account for 20 per cent of revenues by 2016: Amkette". The Economic Times. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Amkette | Wireless Earbuds | Evo Fox Gaming | IT Peripherals | Accessories". Amkette. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
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Rajiv Kumar Bapna is the founder of Amkette, first-ever domestic manufacturer of floppy diskettes in India. He completed his bachelor's degree in electronics engineering from the prestigious Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS-Pilani). [1] After his brief stint at the Department of Electronics, he moved to the Middle East where he headed the technology division of Citibank for West Asian markets as the Vice-President of Information Technology. [2]
He returned to India in 1985 and started Amkette in 1986. [3]
Amkette later diversified into other hardware products including game controllers, EvoTV range, audio, wireless and other computer products. [4] [5]
References
- ^ BITS Alumni Events
- ^ "Keeping pace with the consumer". Fortune. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ A DATAQUEST TRIBUTE: The IT Indians Archived 2008-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Expect audio products arm to account for 20 per cent of revenues by 2016: Amkette". The Economic Times. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Amkette | Wireless Earbuds | Evo Fox Gaming | IT Peripherals | Accessories". Amkette. Retrieved 30 July 2021.