Always Up for a Challenge

摘要

THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE A CAREER IS A PRIVILEGE MANY STUDENTS TODAY TAKE FOR GRANTED. To Dr. Virendra N. Rikh, pursuing an electrical engineering degree in 1950s India, this was a hard-won honor. Despite his many engineering accomplishments, Rikh says he considers himself "basically a reserved person" who enjoys surfing the Internet and engaging in philosophical thinking. "Like most Indians, I am interested in cricket and tennis, as well as television serials and movies," he says. "Having traveled around the world several times, I am now settled in Meerut, a city within the capital region of Delhi, where I take long walks in the evening."