7 Notable alumni of Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies
Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies is ranked #1,982 in the world and #41 in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 7 notable alumni from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Narsee Monjee Institute of Management and Higher Studies won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Gautam Shiknis
1971-. (aged 55)
entrepreneur
Gautam Shiknis is the Founder and MD of Palador Pictures, a company that acquires award-winning foreign language films called World cinema and distributes them via different modes including DVD, TV and Theater in the Indian Subcontinent. The company owns close to 1000 of these World cinema titles and claim it to be...the world's greatest cinema selection...
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2. John Abraham
1978-. (aged 48)
American football player
John Abraham is an Indian actor, writer and film producer who works in Hindi films. He is a recipient of one National Film Award along with four Filmfare Awards nominations. Abraham has appeared in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list since 2017.
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3. Vikas Bahl
1971-. (aged 55)
film producer
screenwriter
film director
Vikas Bahl is an Indian filmmaker, best known for directing Chillar Party, Queen (2013), Super 30 (2019), and Shaitaan (2024).
4. Harish Iyer
1979-. (aged 47)
motivational speaker
journalist
social worker
LGBTQ rights activist
Harish Iyer, also known as "Aham", hiyer and "Harrish Iyer" is an Indian equal rights activist. Iyer engages in advocacy for a number of causes, including promoting the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, children, women and survivors of child sexual abuse.
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5. Nitin Rakesh
businessperson
Nitin Rakesh, an Indian-American businessman, author, and philanthropist, is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Mphasis. Prior to that, Rakesh was Syntel's CEO and president, as well as CEO and Managing Director of Motilal Oswal Asset Management Company Ltd., and as Chief Executive of State Street Syntel Services, a joint venture between Syntel and State Street Bank.
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6. Rakesh Khanna
1962-. (aged 64)
chief executive officer
Rakesh Khanna was the chief executive officer of Atos Syntel.
7. Priya Kumar
1974-. (aged 52)
writer
motivational speaker
Priya Kumar is an Indian motivational speaker and writer. She is an author of 17 books including novels and self-help books. Her works mainly deal with inspirational and spiritual themes. Her book License to Live (2010) was nominated for Vodafone Crossword Book Award in 2010. In 2019, her novel I Will Go with You (2015) was adapted into web television...
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