He was born in Malupota, India, on July 12, 1939, the third in a family of six brothers and a sister. He witnessed partition at the age of eight, crossing the border into Ludhiana with his family
Ashwani D. Budhiraja passed away on February 22, 2023 at the age of 83. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Rita, his only sister, Savitri, his daughters, Pratisha and Sangeeta, their spouses, Scott and Rox, and his granddaughters, Sofi and Siya.
He was born in Malupota, India, on July 12, 1939, the third in a family of six brothers and a sister. He witnessed partition at the age of eight, crossing the border into Ludhiana with his family.
After graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering from IIT Kharagpur and an MBA from Jamshedpur, he met Rita in 1967 while working at Jemco as Chief Engineer.
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Budhiraja was an avid traveler, an accomplished tennis player and swimmer, and enjoyed table tennis, billiards and bridge
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His first language was Urdu, and he spoke Hindi, Punjabi, and Bengali
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He was a pillar of strength and support to his brothers and to his and Rita’s families in India and the States
In 1969, he moved to Rhode Island to study engineering at Brown University. As early immigrants, he and Rita built a large community of friends in Providence, and were the founders of the Indian Students Association which later became the Indian Association of Greater Rhode Island. After an accomplished 40 years career in Mechanical Engineering and Management, he retired in 2010.
Budhiraja was an avid traveler, an accomplished tennis player and swimmer, and enjoyed table tennis, billiards and bridge. His first language was Urdu, and he spoke Hindi, Punjabi, and Bengali. He was a pillar of strength and support to his brothers and to his and Rita’s families in India and the States.
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