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KPIT Founder Ravi Pandit Dies in Pune at 71, Company Says

His legacy centers on software-defined mobility alongside national clean‑energy policy.

Overview

  • KPIT Technologies, which announced his death Friday in Pune, put his age at 71 in a regulatory filing.
  • The company said the cremation would take place at Vaikunth crematorium at 10:30 am the same day.
  • Over three decades, he built Pune-based KPIT into a global automotive software firm working on autonomous driving, electrification and clean mobility across about 15 countries.
  • He advanced sustainability policy as the sole private‑sector member of the National Green Hydrogen Mission’s empowered group and he recently launched the HRIDAY clean‑energy initiative.
  • Tributes from business and science leaders followed, while some outlets reported different ages and no cause of death was disclosed.