Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya

@Life Peer, Facts and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Kumar Bhattacharyya is an Indian British engineer who founded the Warwick Manufacturing Group Philanthropists British University Of Birmingham Engineers Mechanical Engineers Intellectuals & Academics Educators Gemini Celebrities Kumar Bhattacharyya is an Indian British engineer who founded the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), an academic department at the University of Warwick, which provides research, education and knowledge transfer in engineering, manufacturing and technology. He was made a life peer of the group in 2004, and serves as a director in WMG. Born in Dhaka in British-India, he displayed a high level of intelligence from a young age and was brilliant in studies. The son of a professor, he pursued his higher education from one of the premier institutions in India and then moved to Britain. He started working with Lucas Industries, the main supplier of parts to the British car and aerospace industries. He found the business environment in Britain to be very dynamic and developed a great respect for the hard-working and determined population there. He decided to further his education and eventually completed his doctorate degree and became a lecturer. As an educator who understood the importance industrialization played in a nation’s development, he was keen to establish a manufacturing education programme for industry there. Later on while working at the University of Warwick he founded Warwick Manufacturing Group with the support of Vice-Chancellor, Jack Butterworth. He is also a government adviser and sits on the Labour benches in the House of Lords

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Birthday: June 6, 1940 Nationality: British Famous: Life Peer, Philanthropists, University Of Birmingham, Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Intellectuals & Academics, Educators Known as: Sushanta Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya, The Lord Bhattacharyya Universities: University Of Birmingham University of Birmingham Notable Alumnis: University Of Birmingham Birth Place: Dhaka Information Detail Birthday June 6, 1940 Nationality British Famous Life Peer, Philanthropists, University Of Birmingham, Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Intellectuals & Academics, Educators Known as Sushanta Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya, The Lord Bhattacharyya Universities University Of Birmingham University of Birmingham Notable Alumnis University Of Birmingham Birth Place Dhaka Religion Hinduism Gender Male Sun Sign Gemini Born in Dhaka Famous as Life peer

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He is married to Bridie and has children. Unsplash Personal Life

He was born as Sushanta Kumar Bhattacharyya on 6 June 1940 in Dhaka (then part of British-India). His father was a professor of Chemistry at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He was a good student who excelled in academics and enrolled at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur—one of India’s premier technological research institutes—to study Mechanical Engineering. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After graduation Kumar Bhattacharyya received an offer to become a graduate apprentice at Lucas Industries in the UK. Thus he moved to Britain in 1961 as a 21 year old. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He worked as a graduate apprentice at Lucas Industries for the next six years. Lucas Industries was a family business that had been founded in 19th century Birmingham and was the main supplier of parts to the British car and aerospace industries. Unsplash Career

Kumar Bhattacharyya proved to be a fast learner and displayed a natural flair for business management. Upon the completion of his apprenticeship he was offered the Lucas Fellowship and entered the University of Birmingham from where he earned an MSc in Engineering Production and Management and a PhD in Engineering Production. He was appointed as a Lecturer even before he completed his PhD at Birmingham. Unsplash Career

He moved to the University of Warwick in 1980 where he became Professor of Manufacturing Systems. Bhattacharya had plans for establishing a manufacturing education programme for industry which received the support of the Vice-Chancellor, Jack Butterworth. Unsplash Career

Thus he founded the Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) in 1980 with the aim of supporting the reinvigoration of UK manufacturing through research and knowledge transfer. Unsplash Career

The group first launched a part-time master's degree for senior industry staff, with modules taught at a purpose-built residential centre. The course was initially criticized by academics though it became popular with the industry and soon many companies were sending their staff to WMG to attend this course. Unsplash Career

Kumar Bhattacharyya is the founder of WMG which is now one of the largest academic departments of the University of Warwick. The group provides degrees for postgraduate students not only at the university campus, but also in overseas centres in India, China, Singapore, Cyprus, Russia and Thailand. Unsplash Major Works

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Birthday	June 6, 1940
Nationality	British
Famous	Life Peer, Philanthropists, University Of Birmingham, Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Intellectuals & Academics, Educators
Known as	Sushanta Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya, The Lord Bhattacharyya
Universities	University Of Birmingham University of Birmingham
Notable Alumnis	University Of Birmingham
Birth Place	Dhaka
Religion	Hinduism
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Gemini
Born in	Dhaka
Famous as	Life peer

Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya

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