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An Enterprising Messiah
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Santanu Das, President, CEO and chairman, TranSwitch Corp |
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| Saturday, October 12, 2002 |
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|
 Santanu
Das came to the US as a student on borrowed money. Today at 57, Das is the
president, CEO and chairman, TranSwitch Corporation, a company he found along
with three others. A leading developer and global supplier of innovative
high-speed semiconductor networking solutions, TranSwitch customers consists of
almost all the leading telecom equipment vendors viz, Alcatel, Ericsson, Siemens,
Lucent, Nortel, Tellabs, ECI, Lucent, Nortel and Cabletron.
Das completed his bachelors degree in electrical engineering at Jadavpur
University in Calcutta. After receiving a doctoral degree in electrical
engineering from Washington University (St Louis) in 1973, he started his career
at ITT Corporation in Ohio and was soon absorbed by ITT Advanced Technology
Center in Connecticut. Here he was responsible for development of VLSI-based
telephone switching systems, advanced technology development and
workstation-based CAD systems.
Born in a family that always considered social obligations more important
than anything else, money making has never been the primary spirit behind his
enterprising endeavors. He believes in giving back. This son of a
pre-independence East Bengal landlord indulges in a lot of social work when is
not selling chips. Helping others gain quality education has always been his
prime concern. Das is a mentor, guide, teacher, and friend not only to his
children, but also to his employees’ children, who are guaranteed challenging
summer jobs at company headquarters in Shelton, Connecticut, or at an
international branch, such as the one in New Delhi.
He has instituted a scholarship in Cachar (Assam), where his family took
refuge after the partition, for needy students. He says he has obligations to
fulfill for both India and the US and that is why he has also instituted
need-based scholarships in the US.
Das also maintains an orphanage "Khel Ghar" (or the "Play
House") and regularly helps a cancer hospital in Kolkata by providing funds
and also upgrading equipment.
He describes another pet project: "We are also trying to develop an
inexpensive filter to purify the water. Water in Bengal is contaminated from
arsenic content".n Page(s) 1
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