India, Nov. 14 -- Despite being a coveted institute for higher technical education, gender representation among students in the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, or IIT-B, (as also similar institutes) has remained skewed, often reflected in industry participation.

In order to bridge this gap, with its global alumni associations and the IIT Bombay Heritage Foundation, the institute is set to launch Lumina, an initiative that aims to create a strong, inclusive mentorship and networking platform to help forge ties between its present students and successful alumnae working across diverse fields around the world. The foundation is a non-profit organization, founded in 1996 and based in the USA, which works to strengthen ties between II...