Photobook of 2nd Batch BTech Alumni - Flipbook - 6th July 2023

IIT MADRAS SECOND BATCH BTECH ALUMNI PHOTOBOOK

IIT MADRAS SECOND BATCH BTech Alumni Photobook

INDEX Page No i & ii 1. FOREWORD 2. THE TRINITY iii & iv 3. v & vi 4. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 5. CIVIL ENGINEERING 01 to 44 6. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING 45 to 88 7. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 89 to 148 8. METALLURGY 149 to 214 9. THOSE WHO SWITCHED TRACKS 215 to 257 10. THOSE WITH NO PHOTOS/BIOS 258 to 266 11. PEOPLE FINDER 267 to 268 269 to 270

FOREWORD It is July 1960; IIT Madras is ready to welcome the 2nd batch in its BTech prog ramme. Hostels and many Faculty buildings are under construction. A young, excited group of 120 aspiring students join with a gleam in their eyes and high expectations; the batch expands by 20 Direct Entrants in 1961 and finally by another 26 from the First batch, who become a part of the Second Batch. Some did not complete the course and over 30 have passed on; every one of them, ho we v er, is featured in this Photobook to reminisce, re-live and rejoice in the bonding, camaraderie and friendship of this Group who lived on campus like one family for over 4 memorable years; students from all parts of the countr y, taught and mentored by brilliant Professors from leading Universities of the world, including many from RWTH Aachen University of Ger many, responsible for laying a strong foundation for the curriculum and learning culture at IITM. Creating a Photobook of this nature, more than 57 years after leav- ing the IIT campus was a Herculean task; it could never have been accomplished but for the collaborative spirit and bonds formed in 1960, which have stood the test of time. Credit for commencing this project must go to the hard work, focus and vision of K Narayanan, popularly known as ‘GHOST’ who, over 40 years, put in tireless efforts single-handedly in compiling a readily usable database for the entire Batch. i

Using this database, the Photobook Project was launched in April 2020 in a modest way but with missionary zeal by Chandrasekaran Subramanian, popularly known as Chandru. His relentless follow-up with all 80+ members of the Group spread across the globe for their ‘Then & Now’ photos of self and families as well as their life j our ne y after IIT, has c ontributed to making this Project a reality. The Photobook features all the alumni pages arranged alphabetically by name (as per Convocation list), within their respective Branches. About 100 alumni with their ‘Then & Now’ photos of self and families along with their profiles updated as of ‘Dec 2022’ are spread across 2 pages. A further 52 alumni are covered in a single page with photo(s) and mini-Bios as available. Alumni who have passed on have their pages marked with a black stripe. A ‘People Finder’ at the end lists all the 166 batch-mates alphabetically with their corresponding page numbers. Chandru was ably assisted by his batchmates, Pradeep Mallick, Ramesh A Vaswani, and Bha giradha Rao ES, in editing the alumni profiles and finalising the design details of the Photobook. So also, the Heritage Centre, the Archives Department of IITMAA, and a Design Agency in Chennai, collaborated and contributed with great patience and understanding, culminating in the creation of this cherishable ' BTech 2nd Batch A lumni Photobook' Grateful thanks to each and every one! ii

TRINITY of IIT Madras Hailed as the First TRINITY of IIT Madras - The Creators Theodor Heuss Jawaharlal Nehru Konrad Adenauer 1st President 1st Prime Minister 1st Chancellor of Germany (FRG) of India of Germany (FRG) Hailed as the Second TRINITY of IIT Madras - The Implementers Dr AL Mudaliar Prof B Sengupto R Natarajan IAS 1st Chairman 1st Director 1st Registrar Board of Governors iii

Passing of the Mantle From the 1st Trinity to the 2nd Trinity July 1956 - “The Beginning” It all began when Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru visited Germany in July 1956 and met Theodor Heuss and Konrad Adenauer. Among other things, Nehru sought the help of FRG in setting up IIT Madras with German collaboration. 17th November 1960 - “The Transition” After inauguration on 31st July ‘59, the first two batches were inducted by Aug ‘60. Theodor Heuss visited India in Nov ’60 to review the progress made at IITM in a meeting at CLRI with B Sengupto, Faculty and Administrators. April 1961 - \"The Mantle passes\" T he trio of Dr AL Mudaliar, Prof B Sengupto and R Natarajan IAS – seen here on the 2nd annual day celebrations inside the campus - were fully in command of the Administration of IITM, focusing on implementation of its mandate. iv

A salute from BTech 2nd Batch to all IITM teachers of the day! This Photobook is dedicated to the revered memory of all Faculty members of the 5 Engineering Branches as well as the Sciences and Humanities Departments. Some photos which were readily accessible are included here. Prof RA Kraus Prof B Sengupto Prof S Sampath Adviser to GOI for IITM Director Dy Director; Electrical Engg Prof P Venkata Rao Prof EG Ramachandran Prof RG Narayanamurthy HOD Elec Engg HOD Metallurgy HOD Mech Engg Prof PC Varghese Prof D Venkateswarulu Prof R Krishnamurti HOD Civil Engg HOD Chem Engg HOD Humanities v

- Continued Prof Werner Koch Prof Nikolaus Klein Prof Wolfgang Hahn Physics German Mathematics Prof R Srinivasan Prof MVC Sastry Prof SD Nigam HOD Physics HOD Chemistry HOD Mathematics Prof Rama Sastry Dr-Ing Wolfgang Scheer Dr-Ing Guenter Stahl Physics Turbo Machinery Internal Combustion Engines Dr-Ing Gerhard Rouve HJ Elbert Walter Goetz Civil Engg & Hydraulics Workshop Foundry vi

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 01

Chandrasekaran K 03 Digambar Barde 05 Jagmohan Anand 07 Krishnamurthi G 09 Kuruvilla Thomas K 11 Mani RVS 13 Muthukrishnan SM 15 Narayanan K 17 Neelakantan NR 19 Rajamani Iyer R 21 Randhir Sehgal 23 Sadasivan K 25 Shrinarayan S Chandak 27 Srinivasan T 29 Subhash C Malhotra 31 Subramaniam TS 33 Sudarsanam G 35 Venkatasur ya Rao V 37 Vijayanathan KR 39 Kameswara Rao Pidugu 41 Lovv Kumar Sharma 42 Ramani J 43 Veerara ghavan S 44 Dilip Kumar Shaw 267 Manohar S Tikle 267 02

CHANDRASEKARAN K 1.008/60 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1969 2022 1969 2022 03

IIT and beyond After graduation, Chandrasekaran worked for 4 years in various chemical and paper industries in India, before migrating to the USA in 1969 for higher studies. In 1971, h e g r a d u a t e d w i t h M S Pa p e r S c i e n c e , f r o m S y r a c u s e , N Y. After post-graduation, KC moved to Canada and worked for 37 years in the Canadian Pulp & Paper Industry before retiring in 2009. In his last assignment at Espanola O n t a r i o M i l l , h e w o r k e d a s Te c h n i c a l D i r e c t o r f o r 2 9 y e a rs and was instrumental in the introduction of new bleaching technology and advanced environmental controls to make the Mill the most advanced in Canada. He also introduced ‘Kaizen’, the concept of continuous improvement, giving decision making powers to Mill production workers. KC married Lalitha in 1966. They have a son settled in t h e U S a n d a g ra n dd a u g h t e r. He is currently leading a retired life in Estero, Florida, USA. His hobbies include playing tennis, teaching and playing bridge, organic gardening, world travelling, and listening to music. 04

DIGAMBAR BARDE 1.020/60 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1965 2020 1970 1995 05

IIT and beyond Digambar was fond of Volle yball and re presented IIT at inter-IIT meet and later in Madras (Local league) Barde started his career with Ashok Leyland, Madras as Mana gement Trainee and left in 1967 to join Michigan Te c h n o l o g i c a l U n i v e rs i t y, U S A t o d o M S i n C h e m i c a l Engineering which also included work with NASA on Apollo Project. Barde then worked 1969-73 with Container Corp of A m e r i c a a s a P ro d u c t D e v e l o p m e n t E n g i n e e r, 1 9 7 3 - 8 9 w i t h H P D I n c / Ve o l i a Te c h n o l o g y a n d 1 9 8 9 - 2 0 0 4 w i t h E a s t e r n P u l p & Pa p e r, t h e l a s t 6 ye a rs a s C E O. H e thereafter joined TEMBEC Inc, Canada as Sr VP (Corporate Engineering and Business Development) and retired in 2008. Barde returned to Virginia, USA and started Consultancy for Pulp and Pa per Industr y and Gas Plant Brine recov er y. He decided in 2018 to spend all his time with family in Virginia. He loves to visit India every year for a month or two. 06

JAGMOHAN ANAND 1.026/60 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1965 2018 1969 2017 07

IIT and beyond A t I I T, Ja g gi w a s a n N C C U n d e r - O f f i c e r a n d p l a y e d badminton competitiv el y. Upon graduation, Jaggi joined Sarabhai group as a Mana gement Trainee. In 1968, he was transfer red to Ne w Yo r k t o r e p r e s e n t G r o u p C o m p a n y C a l i c o M i l l s. I n 1 9 7 6 , he left the Sarabhai Group to establish Sigmatex, a NY-based textile company producing institutional linen in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Philippines and China for distribution to the hospitality and healthcare industries in US. Prior to this, Jaggi did his MBA. Ja g g i b e c a m e a s e r i o u s m a ra t h o n r u n n e r, h a v i n g c o m p l e t e d the NYC marathon multiple times and the Venice marathon once. He and his wife Lissa are passionate tennis players a n d l i v e cl o s e t o t h e We s t S i d e Te n n i s C l u b. H e s e r v e d t w o ter ms as Club President and plays re gularl y. He also enjoys bike-riding and has gone on bicycle trips in France and Italy Ja g g i , L i s s a a n d d a u g h t e r, M e e t a , d i re c t a s m a l l ch a r i t a bl e fo u n d a t i o n d e v o t e d t o a l l e v i a t i n g h u n g e r, p ro v i d i n g healthcare in underprivileged countries, and helping women achieve financial independence. They divide their time between their home in Queens and apartment in Manhattan, close to Meeta and famil y. 08

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING KRISHNAMURTHY G (1943-2000) 1.035/60 1960 09

IIT and beyond Gopal Krishnamurthy aka “GK” hailed from Trichy but joined IITM from Jabalpore under MP state quota. After graduation in 1965, GK joined Orient Paper Mills; but w i t h i n a f e w m o n t h s d e c i d e d t o j o i n M Te c h a t Ja d a v p u r Univ ersity. A f t e r c o m p l e t i n g M Te c h , G K j o i n e d N A L , B a n g a l o r e i n 1968 and worked there for 6 years. In 1974, he moved to ISRO, Trivandr um and after 5 years, joined SPIC Ltd Tuticorin. In 1984, GK was absorbed by the SPIC Research Centre, Chennai as Joint Secretar y. Sadl y, he passed away prematurely in 2000. G K w a s a v e r y j o y f u l p e rs o n w i t h a g o o d s e n s e o f h u m o u r. O n c e w h e n o n e o f h i s f r i e n d s s a i d t o h i m “ Yo u s e l f i s h . . ” , GK retorted: “I DON’T SELL FISH BOSS” ! His approach to life was practical. IITM made a mistake a n d d e cl a re d h i m ‘ fa i l e d ’ i n t h e s e c o n d ye a r. H e m o v e d silently to the Hostel of the junior’s batch. When IITM rectified the mistake within one week of re-opening, he moved back to Cauvery hostel with a smile, “One mistake in life is rectified but we don’t know how many mistakes will never be”. 10

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING KURUVILLA THOMAS K 1.038/60 1960 2020 11

IIT and beyond Being brilliant at school, Kuruvilla got admission into both IIT Bombay and Madras, but fate made him choose IITM. To m m y, a s h e w a s k n o w n t o h i s c l a s s m a t e s, w a s v e r y g o o d at Mathematics and by nature a logician which helped him t h ro u g h o u t h i s c a re e r. A f t e r B Te c h i n 1 9 6 5 , h e c o n t i n u e d a t I I T M a n d c o m p l e t e d h i s M Te c h i n 1 9 6 7 . To m m y g o t h i s M S i n 1 9 6 9 w h i l e completing most of his courses in Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, USA and several other courses at University of S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a , C o l u m b i a a n d M I T, s p e c i a l i s i n g i n the field of Combinational Optimization, a special field of Linear Prog ramming. S t a r t i n g h i s c a r e e r w i t h C h e m i c o, N e w Yo r k a s a S y s t e m s Analyst, he moved onto Stauffer Chemical Company as the Head of the Management Sciences group. His career path finall y ended in the creation of Wellspring Research in A r l i n g t o n , Te x a s w h e r e h e i s c u r r e n t l y s e t t l e d a n d m a n a g e s the Company, bringing the latest in Mana gement Te c h n o l o g y t o s m a l l e r f i r m s. He enjoyed Transcendental Meditation and was a serious p r a c t i t i o n e r i n t h e 1 9 7 0 s. To m m y l o v e s Ta m i l a n d S o u t h Indian Classical Music. He always makes people laugh w i t h h i s s u b t l e h u m o u r. 12

MANI RVS 1.043/60 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1960 2017 1969 2016 13

IIT and beyond Mani stood first in Chemical Engineering in the Class of 1965. During IIT days, he was an avid player of ping pong, cricket, ball badminton and was in love with the carrom board. A f t e r g r a d u a t i n g f r o m I I T, h e c o m p l e t e d h i s M S ( C h E ) i n 1966 and started working in America. In 1973 he switched his career to instrumentation and process control. After working for several engineering and manufacturing companies, he spent 24 years at Merck in the engineering and plant maintenance groups and retired in 2011. He married Dr Swarna MD in 1969 and has two children, Sumathi and Ajay. Mani and Swar na cur rentl y liv e in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Both of them are occasionally “working from home”. His current interests are HELP Foundation of which he was one of the founding fathers, supporting 200 orphan and destitute children through High school and 200 more through college in various Indian Ashrams. He studies Vedanta, Sanskrit and enjoys cooking and watching TV with famil y. He is an avid student and listener of Carnatic Music. 14

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING MUTHUKRISHNAN SM 1.052/60 1960 2020 15

IIT and beyond Muthukrishnan represented IIT Madras and MRL in the Hindu Trophy crick et tour naments. After completing his B Te c h , ‘ S M M ’ c o n t i n u e d a t I I T M a d r a s a n d c o m p l e t e d h i s M Te c h i n C h e m i c a l E n g g i n 1 9 6 7 . F r o m 1 9 6 8 t o 1 9 7 0 h e studied Petroleum Specialisation in the Romanian Institute under the UNESCO scheme. Throughout his career he served in the Petroleum industry starting with a stint of 13 years at Madras Refineries Ltd in India, followed by 11 years in the Middle East with KNPC, Kuwait where he participated in successful commissioning of a 160,000 bbls g rass root Refiner y. In 1994, SMM migrated to Canada and worked for the North Atlantic Refinery in Canada with responsibility for moder nising se v eral units of the old refiner y. He then switched to Shell Catalysts USA in 2002, where he designed and successfully commissioned several low- medium-high pressure ULSK/ ULSD units before retiring in December 2020. SMM married Nirmala in 1971 and they have two sons, one daughter and three grandchildren. Cur rentl y, he stays near his daughter in McKinne y, TX. He spends his time watching sports events, world news and listening to music. 16

NARAYANAN K 1.046/60 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1964 2005 1975 2011 17

IIT and beyond Narayanan known to IITM and his classmates as “GHOST” worked in IOC, Guwahati Refinery (1965–68). From 1968 to 2004 he was with Madras Refineries Ltd (Chennai Petroleum Corporation) from where he retired as Director (Operations). During his tenure at MRL he obtained a PG Diploma in Petroleum and Petro Chemicals at IPG, Romania under UNESCO scheme; attended MDP at IIM, Ahmedabad (PG Dip syllabus). He was the leader of “Train the Trainers” group from Petroleum India International to NNPC, N i g e r i a fo r o n e ye a r. A p a r t f ro m h i s p ro fe s s i o n , N a ra ya n a n was very much involved with Sri Guhananda Mandali, Freemasonr y, and IITM Alumni Association as the main coordinator for 1965 batch. Narayanan married Bhagirathy in 1975. They are blessed with two daughters, Prathibha and Swetha, both married and settled in USA and have one grandson and three granddaughters. Though born in and a resident of Chennai for over 7 decades, Ghost continues to cherish his association with Assam - the State under whose re-allocated quota, he got late admission to IITM and where he also got his first job. Not surprisingl y, Ghost has named his house as ‘Kamakhya’, the supreme deity of Assam. 18

NEELAKANTAN NR 1.062/60 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1960 2011 1983 19

IIT and beyond Neelakantan c o m p l e t e d h i s B Te c h , M Te c h a n d P h D i n Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras. His classmates r e m e m b e r h i m a s o n e o f t h e q u i e t e s t s t u d e n t s d u r i n g B Te c h days. In1981, Neelakantan joined the Chemical Engg Dept, IIT M a d ra s a s A s s i s t a n t P ro fe s s o r. H e w a s p ro m o t e d t o A s s o c i a t e Professor and then appointed Professor in 1998. He made significant research contributions to the High Polymer En- gineering Laboratory (HPEL), one of the many laboratories at IITM established with German collaboration. He also added various indigenously manufactured equipments such as Film Blo wing Unit and Vacuum For ming Setup during his tenure. His research contributions in the area of Polymer Engineering, both Computational and Experimental, have appeared in prestigious journals. He has collaborated with various research workers in India as well as in Germany and France in the areas of polymer processing, polymers blends, conducting polymers, etc. Neelakantan played a key part in the curriculum development of elective courses offered in the area of Polymer Science and Engineering at IITM. He was easily approachable to students and he always walked the extra mile to help them. Neelakantan married Sarada in 1983 and after retirement f r o m I I T, t h e c o u p l e h a v e s e t t l e d i n Tr i c h y. 20

RA JAMANI IYER R (1942–2017) 1.076/60 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1962 2016 2016 21

IIT and beyond Rajamani was picked to lead the IITM NCC unit on its i n c e p t i o n , a s i t s f i rs t U n d e r- O f f i c e r. H e w a s s e l e c t e d fo r the NCC Republic Day parade at New Delhi in 1962 and was chosen as one of the best cadets from TN. Ever ch e e r f u l , j o v i a l , p o p u l a r, h a p p y, c o n v i v i a l , h e s p o r t e d a n e a s y l a u g h t e r. After g raduation, Rajamani joined Shaw Wallace in Calcutta as Apprentice Engineer in 1965 and worked there till 1973. From 1974 to 1986, he worked with a Healthcare Unit and then a Leather Unit in Rajasthan. He later was a Consultant in Calcutta for the Brewery Industry and also for a Company dealing with brick kilns and pelletisation of iron ore fines. Rajamani (later known as Reynold Rajamani) became a Pastor in a Church in Trichy. In 1998, he mov ed to C o i m b a t o r e a n d s t a r t e d h i s o w n v e n t u r e Ta l e n t Development & Careers, a ‘finishing school’ for Engineers and MBA interns. He remained actively involved in its development and propagation. He passed away in 2017. 22

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RANDHIR SEHGAL 1.065/59 1962 2020 23

IIT and beyond Variousl y described by classmates as a poet and p h i l o s o p h e r, Randhir w a s t h e m o s t g e n e ro u s f re e - s p i r i t e d person - all his friends used to walk into his ‘open room’ to smoke a cigarette. After graduating, Randhir moved to Canada to work with Canada Coal Research 1966-76. He acquired specialised k n o w l e d g e i n C o a l P r o c e s s i n g a n d r e l a t e d Te c h n o l o g i e s. H e then moved to USA to work with Kaiser 1976-83. In 1983, Randhir set up his own design Firm catering to Po w e r p l a n t s a n d w a s a v e r y s u c c e s s f u l e n t re p re n e u r. H e sold his Enterprise in 2006 and settled in Mountain View, California. Randhir and his wife Indira make for delightful company and enjoy the quiet outdoors, regularly hiking for hours t o g e t h e r. R a n d h i r l o v e s c o o k i n g fo r f r i e n d s ' g e t - t o g e t h e rs. H e i s a n a v i d re a d e r, a n i n t e l l e c t u a l , w e l l v e rs e d w i t h philosophical literature and Urdu poetry and happily engages, in his small circle, in discussion over a wide range of topics. He avoids belonging to 'Groups’, preferring his contemplative life style. His warmth and affection, his quiet, unassuming wisdom and his gleefully characteristic chuckle remain unchanged. 24

SADASIVAN K 1.087/60 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1960 2022 1974 2021 25

IIT and beyond Sadasivan had his schooling at Jamshedpur and Asansol. His cosmopolitan background enabled him to mingle easily with everyone during his IITM days. After graduation, ‘Sada’ as he was popularly known, worked in reputed Companies in India in diverse fields like Water Treatment (Bird & Co), Project identification, planning and feasibility studies (Andre w Yule), Decorative & Industrial laminates (For mica), Coated products (Johnson & Johnson), Panel Board industries, Particle, Fibre and Gypsum Boards, and consultancy at very senior p o s i t i o n s i n B o m b a y. T h ro u g h o u t h i s c a re e r, S a d a distinguished himself with his analytical and innovative skills in all his assignments. Married to Jaya, they have a daughter – a Nephrologist, a n d a s o n – E n g i n e e r i n g G ro u p D i re c t o r, b o t h s e t t l e d i n USA. Sada retired and settled in Philadelphia, USA. His current interests are: Innovative substitution of plastic packaging t o e l i m i n a t e Fo r e v e r To x i c C h e m i c a l s a n d a l s o h e a l t h - f r i e n d l y w a t e r. 26

SHRINARAYAN S CHANDAK 1.114/59 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1960 2019 1969 27

IIT and beyond Chandak, who went from IIT Madras to IIT Chicago, f e e l s i n d e b t e d t o b o t h I I Ts f o r g i f t i n g h i m a s t r o n g technolog y base and logical thinking. He spent 20 years after post-graduation as a Consulting Engineer in Chicago-based Firms, and the next 17 years as a Manufacturing Engineer in American Cynamid and Sherex Chemical Co. His challenging career of 37 years helped him create the most rewarding avenues of social service in USA and India in leadership and advisory capacities, providing him with “the source of purpose and constant enlightenment”. His visits to India motivated him to set up a Self- Development Programme – Sangam Power – which is currently running in seven High Schools in 4 States of India. Chandak and his wife Asha reside at Bloomington IL, USA and have two daughters and five grandchildren. 28

SRINIVASAN T 1.098/60 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1960 2020 1971 2022 29

IIT and beyond Srinivasan was one of five who joined IITM from Madura College, Madurai. He had the unique distinction of being the only one in the entire Hostel who did not consume onion and garlic. As a result, he was treated with empathy by all Mess Staff with extra helpings of curd and ghee! After graduation, Srinivasan had short tenures in Polymers and Cement Units before joining NOCIL (Petrochemicals). After 3 years, he moved to HINDUSTAN CIBA GEIGY at their first Production Unit in Goa and later to their Unit at Bombay in Projects and Development Departments. In 1993, Srinivasan joined a Nutraceutical Company in B a n g a l o r e a s Te c h n i c a l D i r e c t o r a n d l a t e r a s C o n s u l t a n t . He took early retirement in 1998. He is married to Vijayalakshmi, a post-graduate in Chemistr y. T he y hav e two daughters both mar ried – one in US and the other in Bengaluru. His second son-in-law, Krishnan, is actively involved in IITMAA activities and is currently its President. Srinivasan, settled in Bengaluru, keeps himself busy with managing his investments. 30

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SUBHASH C MALHOTRA 1.076/59 1959 2012 31

IIT and beyond After graduation, Subhash joined Saurashtra Chemicals, a B i rl a G ro u p C o, a t Po r b a n d a r, a n d w o rk e d t h e re f ro m 1 9 6 5 to 1969, gaining experience in the production of sodium carbonate & caustic soda. In 1970, Subhash moved to Jenson and Nicholson, C a l c u t t a . A f t e r o n e ye a r, h e w a s a p p o i n t e d a s P ro d u c t i o n and Planning Officer in the Calcutta Unit. In 1975 Subhash was transferred to their Bombay Unit as Production Manager where he worked for another 4 years. In 1979, Subhash took the bold step of starting his own venture MANDEEP PAINTS & POLYMERS at Noida, U P. I n i t i a l l y, t h e C o m p a n y w a s m a n u f a c t u r i n g s t o v i n g a n d enamel paint and later diversified into Powder Coating. They also manufacture raw material in the form of resins. The Company has made steady progress since inception. Subhash married Darshan in 1968. The couple have two sons, both of whom are involved in the family business – one looking after Operations and the other Sales. 32

SUBRAMANIAM T S 1.102/60 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1960 2020 2022 33

IIT and beyond ’Subs’, popularly known as “Doc”, schooled at St. Joseph’s, Coonoor in the Nilgiris, together with Pradeep Mallick and Shanth Kumar Sarma. After graduation, Doc joined Synthetics and Chemicals, B a r e i l l y, i n t h e i r Te c h n i c a l S e r v i c e s D e p a r t m e n t In 1973, he switched to Engineers India Limited (EIL) and worked with them till 2002, the first 19 years on the execution of various major Refinery projects in the country - Bongaigaon, Madras, Barauni and Panipat – and the next 10 y e a rs i n P r o c e s s E n g i n e e r i n g , D e s i g n a n d Te c h n o l o g y [MTMK\\QWV NWZ :MNQVMZ a 8M\\ZWKPMUQKIT IVL 8QXM TQVM± XZWRMK\\[ across the countr y. Doc retired from EIL as Executiv e D i r e c t o r – Te c h n i c a l a f t e r c o n t r i b u t i n g t o t h e C o m p a n y f o r 29 years on prestigious projects. Post retirement, Doc worked as a Consultant to Private Companies till 2010. ‘Subs’ married Visalakshi in 1970. They have two daugh- ters, both married, living in Pune and in Chennai. Doc and his wife lived in Pune. On her sad demise in January 2016, Doc moved to a Retirement Complex in Bengaluru. 34

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SUDARSANAM G (1943–2018) 2.017/61 1961 2017 35

IIT and beyond After graduating in 1965, Sudarsanam continued at IITM t o c o m p l e t e h i s M Te c h i n 1 9 6 7 . He then spent ov er four decades in the PCB industr y. In 1968, he entered the PCB field in a small manufacturing Unit in Switzerland. Returning to India, he joined Hegde a n d G o l a y i n 1 9 7 0 a s P ro d u c t i o n M a n a g e r. H e t h e n j o i n e d Anand Electronics to set up their PCB Unit. In 1983, Sudarsanam moved to Gujarat to head a Division of Stovec Electronics. Here he collaborated with multiple Companies in Europe and USA setting up marketing offices and overseeing entire end-to-end PCB operations. His main forte being turning around unprofitable Companies, Sudarsanam was invited by Fine-Line Circuits, Mumbai to oversee and improve their operations. He retired as their CTO in 2008. He then took up multiple Consultancies and kept abreast with the evolving PCB industr y. Sudarsanam passed away in 2018. He was married to Shantha and had two daughters and four grandchildren. He was an avid listener of Carnatic music and old Hindi movie songs, and a staunch devotee of Saibaba of Shirdi. 36

VENKATASURYA RAO V 2.019/61 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 1961 2020 2020 37

IIT and beyond “Sury” as he was popularly known, was a brilliant student and was ranked 2nd in his Branch upon graduation. His p a s s i o n s a t I I T w e r e B a s k e t b a l l a n d Ta bl e Te n n i s. After 6 months of training in Alexandria Petroleum Company, Eg ypt, Sur y work ed for 1 year at Calico Chemicals. Sur y then joined NOCIL as a Trainee where he worked for the next 30 years rising to the position of Member of the Board. While at Nocil, Sury had two 2-year tenures with SHELL Holland. Since leaving Nocil in 1997, Sury has been with Reliance Industries at senior management positions heading various operations and divisions. Since 2020, Sury has been relishing the on-going responsibility for selecting and grooming future personnel for the various operations of RIL. Sury and his wife Mohini have two sons, both married, and three grandchildren. Surya’s pastimes are climate activism, Sanskrit and HSE Practice. 38

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IIT and beyond After graduation in 1965, Vijay joined Kusum Products L t d , C a l c u t t a . W i t h i n a ye a r, h e j o i n e d A P V E n g g L t d , Calcutta, where he worked in various capacities as a P ro j e c t s, C o n t ra c t s a n d M a rk e t i n g E n g i n e e r. W i t h t h i s experience, he took up a marketing job in 1970 with Wanson India (no w T her max) in Bombay. T his gav e him an opportunity to travel all over India and gain valuable experience. In 1977, Vijay became the Wester n India re presentative for a Calcutta-based Boiler manufacturer Calorex India, a Pvt Ltd Company floated by technocrats. He enjoyed working for them till the Company closed down in 1988. From 1988 to 2000, he worked in the Industrial Machiner y Division of Voltas Ltd, Mumbai and retired as S e n i o r P ro d u c t M a n a g e r. Vijay presently helps provide design and marketing strategy for a Mumbai-based Company making waste lube oil re-refining and blending Plants. Vijay married Usha in 1975. They live in Mumbai. The couple has one daughter and two grandsons. 40

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING KAMESWARA RAO PIDUGU (1943–2012) 1.029/60 1960 “Pidugu” worked in RRL, Hyderabad for a few years and then migrated to Canada to do his MS in the University of Waterloo, and thereafter worked for a few years in the US. He then returned to India and again worked for RRL for 10 years, after which he sought early retirement. Pidugu passed away in 2012 in Hyderabad. 41