Dr Ravi K. Mehrotra founded the Foresight Group in the United Kingdom. His endowment pays for a maritime research centre on his old campus at Taratala. The reports describe him as an alumnus of DMET Kolkata, now the IMU Kolkata Campus.
IMU Kolkata opens a maritime research centre endowed by Dr Ravi K. Mehrotra
The Dr Ravi K Mehrotra Centre of Excellence in Maritime opened at IMU Kolkata in July 2025. It is funded by the founder of Foresight Group, a DMET Calcutta alumnus.
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