Rajiv Kumar Bapna is the founder of Amkette, first-ever domestic manufacturer of floppy diskettes in India. He completed his bachelor's degree in electronics engineering from the prestigious Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani (BITS-Pilani). After his brief stint at the Department of Electronics, he moved to the Middle East where he headed the technology division of Citibank for West Asian markets as the Vice-President of Information Technology.

He returned to India in 1985 and started Amkette in 1986.A DATAQUEST TRIBUTE: The IT Indians

Amkette later diversified into other hardware products including game controllers, EvoTV range, audio, wireless and other computer products.

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External links A tribute to the people who have helped turn the Indian IT dream into reality, Dec 2002 Stay smart, survive, Businessline 24 March 2004 BITS Alumni Event 1 January 2004