Mr. Ramanan Ramamurthy, who received his B.Tech in Electrical Engineering in 1976, was very proud to be an IITian. He was instrumental in mentoring technology start-ups that would go on to become successful ventures, displaying a facility in combining technical expertise with entrepreneurial sensibilities that was ahead of its time. He was involved in several forums supporting the Institute, including initiating career counselling for aspirants by ex-IITians in Hyderabad. I and my family wish for him to be remembered as an ambassador for IIT by instituting a fellowship to aid economically underprivileged, meritorious students to pursue their dreams.