Awards


President's Gold Medal, IIT, Kanpur, 1976

Distinguished Teaching Award, UC, Berekely, 1984

Excellence in Teaching Award, UC, Santa Cruz, 1996


Yes, I am the Lodha you are looking for.
The most daring feats in my life: classical

Instinctively, attempting (with John Praveen) to assist a handicapped person shouting for help on UC, Berkeley Campus.

Getting elected as the President of Students' Union of IIT, Kanpur.

Bare-chested free-form dancing in open quadrangles to perform "Raja Nanga Hai"

The most daring feats in my life: recent

Exercising freedom of speech within five miles of academia

Delivering the very best course that I am capable of: CMP 80C (Computer Art and Creativity) at the dawn of the new millenium

It is too recent to put it on the web. You just have to wait for 20 years for this one to become public.


What do I enjoy most?

Being with my family and friends. Doesn't matter how noisy and disagreeable it may seem.


What are my strengths?

I am a human being and a philosopher.

What are my weaknesses?

I dont want to tell you too much about me.