I had the opportunity recentlyto visit the Research Park coming up under the aegis of IIT Madras. Situated on 11.42 acres of land adjacent to IIT Madras and accessible from the OMR, the Research Park which is conceived as an edifice with three towers (currently only one has come up) is an attempt to bring Business and Academia together. The nearness to IIT campus means the various design related questions can be put to the intellectual brains in IIT with ease. Many companies including Renault Nissan have set up their R&D wing here.
I met Dr. Sandhya Shekhar the CEO. When I asked her how IITM Research Park would differ from Tidel Park, she responded that “while Tidel Park is a piece of real estate, IITM Research Park is much more. It would be a place where the true intellectual capital of this country will be built.”
Another quote of hers that I liked is this:
“The need to ideate and innovate is an imperative today.”
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