Grind Master, the global leader in metal finishing technology celebrated 40 years of relentless innovation, excellence, and sustainability in manufacturing at an event held on March 29, 2025, jointly with Ecosattva. Grind Master has been more than just an innovator in engineering—it has also been an incubator for Ecosattva, providing support, resources, and infrastructure to help drive its mission. With both organisations working out of the same premises and supporting many pilot projects.

Grind Master recently launched an autobiography Garage to Global, written by Sameer Kelkar, CEO, Grind Master. The book delves deep into the remarkable history of Grind Master, founded in 1984 in a small garage by Milind and Mohini Kelkar. The book captures the vision, innovation, and relentless determination that propelled Grind Master. 

Ecosattva began as a small civic transformation project focused on solid waste management, river restoration, and afforestation efforts has now grown into an internationally recognised movement, winning prestigious global awards.

The Kham River project won the WRI ROSS Foundation Prize for Cities – in New York, September 2024 and the  St. Andrews Prize for Nature – in Scotland, October 2024.

The project was also the subject of a TED Talk delivered at MIT Boston. This incredible project thrives on collaboration—with contributions from the Municipal Corporation, Varroc, Cantonment Board, and Ecosattva.

The celebration took place in form of Open House events at Grind Master and at Kham Eco Park, and a Celebration Evening at the Taj Vivanta. The programs were attended by industry stalwarts, key stakeholders, global experts, government officials and media representatives.

The Open House at Grind Master showcased the latest developments in field of Metal finishing.  Satish Netalkar and Soniya Netalkar inaugurated the event that featured the IMTMA Design Award Winning Bearing Raceway Superfinishing Machine and R&D Facilities for Key Process Research in manufacturing. Grind Master partners with IIT Madras and is supported by MHI in some of its endeavours for MAKE IN INDIA – MAKE for WORLD.

The Open House at Kham Eco Park exposed visitors to the River Rejuvenation project with a guided tour explaining the river, its significance to the city, and how the restoration efforts are being done collaboratively following ecological principles. Ecosattva has used its expertise gained over the years in Planning, Solid Waste Management, Afforestation and Waste Water management to achieve significant milestones in this project. Further partnerships with organisations in the city will only take the project forward.