Ashok elected prez of IIT alumni body
Along with this, Rajesh Agrawal (vice-prez), Abhishek Sharma (cultural secy), KN Arya (treasurer) and Ashish Agarwal (joint secy) were also elected. Newly elected president Ashok Srivastava said the Lucknow chapter of the association will continue to work for the welfare of our senior alumni.
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