LTC Award

		LTC Award

LIFE TIME CONTRIBUTION AWARD IN ENGINEERING

1. Purpose of the Award

To recognise life time contribution in engineering made by eminent persons to any branch of engineering within the purview of the Academy.

2. Eligibility

Any citizen of India who is not a Member of INAE Council during the year of the Award.

3. Criteria

An eminent Indian citizen who has made outstanding contributions in the field of engineering/ engineering research/ engineering education/ technology/ engineering management which have brought prestige to the nation. The contributions may be in any discipline of engineering involving engineering projects which have been successfully executed and have been regarded as landmarks of technological development of the country.

4. Number of Awards

Upto two Awards in a year. The Academy reserves the right not to recommend an award in any year.

5. Nominations

Nominations will be invited from INAE Fellows by the second week of April each year. The nominations may be sent on plain paper with a brief statement of outstanding and distinguished contributions of the nominee. Self nomination of a person shall not be considered. Nominations shall remain valid for three years and renominations shall be accepted.

6. Last date of Nomination

The date of receipt of nominations is 15^th day of June each year.

7. Selection for the Award

The Selection Committee under the Chairmanship of President with three Vice-Presidents as members will recommend two nominees for conferment of the subject Award to the Governing Council.

8. Value of the Award

The award shall consist of Rs.5 lakhs in cash and a citation

9. Presentation of the Award

The awardees will be requested to deliver a public lecture on an appropriate subject of their choice in any field of Engineering/Engineering Research/ Engineering Education/ Technology/ Engineering Management at the Academy Annual Convention. The text of the Award Lectures will be published in the Annals of INAE.

Life Time Contribution Award in Engineering

Proforma for Nomination

Name of the nominee :

Date of birth of the nominee :

Contact address of the nominee giving telephone, fax, e-mail, etc.:

Engineering Discipline :

Field of specialization of the nominee :

Awards and Honours :

Fellowships / Memberships :

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RECIPIENTS OF LIFE TIME CONTRIBUTION AWARD

The following are the recipients of Life Time Contribution Award

	1997
	1.	Prof Satish Dhawan Late Prof Satish Dhawan, born in 1920 obtained his BE in Mechanical Engineering from University of Minnesota, USA; MS in Aeronautical Engineering from California Institute of Technology and PhD in Aeronautics and Mathematics. He was an outstanding Indian rocket scientist. He is considered by the Indian scientific community to be the father of experimental fluid dynamics research in India and one of the most eminent researchers in the field of turbulence and boundary layers. He succeeded Vikram Sarabhai, the founder of the Indian space programme, as Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in 1972. He was also the Chairman of the Space Commission and Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Space. In the decade following his appointment he directed the Indian space programme through a period of extraordinary growth and spectacular achievement. Even while he was the head of the Indian space programme, he devoted substantial efforts towards boundary layer research. His most important contributions are presented in the seminal book Boundary Layer Theory by Hermann Schlichting. He was a professor at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He is credited for setting up the first supersonic wind tunnel in India at IISc. He also pioneered research on relaminarization of separated boundary layer flows, three-dimensional boundary layers and trisonic flows. Prof. Satish Dhawan carried out pioneering experiments in rural education, remote sensing and satellite communications. His efforts led to operational systems like INSAT- a telecommunications satellite, IRS - the Indian Remote Sensing satellite and the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) that placed India in the league of space faring nations.

	2.	Prof Jai Krishna Late Prof Jai Krishna, an eminent educationist, researcher and academic administrator was born on Feb 14, 1912. After obtaining his Bachelor’s degree in Science, he studied Civil Engineering at Thompson College of Engineering, Roorkee (now IIT Roorkee) where he was awarded the Thompson prize. He obtained his Doctoral Degree in Civil Engineering from University of London in 1954. He jointed the Thompson College as Lecturer in 1939 where he rose to the rank of Professor in 1960. In 1971, he was appointed as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Roorkee. A doyen of Structural and Earthquake Engineering, he was credited with pioneering research contributions in this area. He established a school for training and research in the field of Earthquake Engineering at the University of Roorkee. His work related to the development of methods of strengthening engineering structures against earthquake forces. Some of his contributions include: evolution of simple methods of strengthening buildings, bridges, water towers and dams; design and fabrication of seismic instruments and evolution of concepts of iso-acceleration studies pertaining to seismic energy distribution. The methods evolved by him for common brick and stone buildings to resist earthquakes have been widely adopted in India and abroad. His expertise was utilized for preparing Codes of Practice relating to earthquake resistant construction in India and by the International Association of Earthquake Engineering in the preparation of the guidelines for seismic zoning of countries and determining fundamental design parameters. For his services to Earthquake Engineering studies, he was awarded at the International Conference in Tokyo in 1983. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan award in 1972. He was also awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize.
	1998
	1.	Prof RN Dogra Late Prof Rajinder Nath Dogra, born in 1908, had a brilliant academic career. After obtaining his Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and Diploma of the Imperial College, he obtained M.Sc in Highway Engineering from the University of London. He was a distinguished Civil Engineer and an eminent educationist. He worked with the Punjab Public Works Department and was responsible for the planning of the highway system in the state. His career as an educationist commenced with his appointment as Principal of the Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh and thereafter of the newly established College of Engineering and Technology, Delhi in 1961. The College was raised to the status of an Indian Institute of Technology in 1963 and as Founding director of IIT Delhi; he built it up as a centre of excellence in teaching and research and retired in 1972. The same year, he was appointed as the Minister of Educational and Scientific Affairs in the High Commission of India in London. Prof Dogra was the Founder President of the Indian Society for Technical Education and was elected as the Vice-Chairman of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and also as the President of the Association of Indian Universities. In recognition of his outstanding contributions, he was awarded the Fellowship of Imperial College, London in 1971and the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science by IIT Delhi in 1975. He had made significant contributions to engineering as a planner and educationist.

	2.	Dr Dara P Antia Late Dr Dara P Antia, born in 1914 obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Banaras Hindu University; Doctor of Science in Physical Metallurgy and Mineral Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. He also graduated in Advanced Management Programme from Harvard Business School, USA. He was a prominent scientist, metallurgist and management consultant. He worked as Secretary, Metal Industries Panel, Department of Planning and thereafter as Director, Controller and Development Officer for Metals, Govt. of India. Later he joined the National Carbon Company and retired as its Deputy Managing Director. He established the Indian Institute of Metals in 1946. He promoted the Indian Lead-Zinc Information Centre and was its Chairman. He was also President of the Indian Copper Development Centre. He pioneered and supervised R&D in the organizations in which he worked. He was a Member of the Metals Committee of CSIR and of the Governing Council of the National Metallurgical Laboratory from its inception. He also took active part in promoting technical education in India. He served on the All India Council for Technical Education for many years and was instrumental in getting new courses and departments started by IITs. He was awarded the Howe Medal of the American Society of Metals; Scroll of honour by the Institution of Engineers (India); Platinum Medal of the Indian Institute of Metals and Tata Gold Medal. He was also awarded the first Syed Husain Zaheer Medal of the Indian National Science Academy for outstanding contribution in engineering and technology.
	1999
	1.	Dr Arcot Ramachandran Dr Arcot Ramachandran, born in 1923 obtained his Master’s and Doctoral Degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, USA. Joining as its first Faculty Member in the graduate programme in Mechanical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, he founded the School of research in Energy and Heat Transfer. In 1967, he became the Director of IIT Madras where he established Schools of heat transfer and energy research. In 1973 he was appointed as Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Science and Technology and was later concurrently the Director-General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. Dr Ramachandran played a significant role in engineering education in the country. He was Chairman of the Preparatory Committee for United Nations Conference on science and technology for development during 1977-78 and the UNESCO Expert Group on Environmental Aspects on engineering education. He is a recipient of the Heat Transfer Award of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He has had a distinguished career in engineering and technology.

	2.	Dr Homi N Sethna Late Dr Homi N Sethna, born in 1923, obtained his Master of Science in Engineering from University of Michigan, USA and was one of the most illustrious engineers in India. His contributions as Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre from 1966 and subsequently as Secretary to the Government of India and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission are well recognized. He designed and constructed India’s first Plutonium Plant at Trombay in 1964. He had been the Chancellor, North Eastern Hill University; Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Delhi and IIT Bombay and Deputy Secretary General to the United Nations International Conference on “Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, Geneva. He was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize; Sesquicentennial award by the University of Michigan; Sir Walter Puckey Prize and Sir William Jones Memorial Medal. He was conferred Honorary Doctorate by Marathwada University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University; University of Roorkee; Banaras University and Delhi University. He was a Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. He was awarded Padma Shri in 1959; Padma Bhushan in 1966 and Padma Vibhushan in 1975 by the President of India. He represented a distinguished combination of institutional leadership in industry, a visionary in nuclear energy programme and an administrator of exceptional order.
	2000
	1.	Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Born on 15th October 1931, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, specialized in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras Institute of Technology. Dr. Kalam made significant contribution as Project Director to develop India's first indigenous Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-III) which successfully injected the Rohini satellite in the near earth orbit in 1980. He took up the responsibility of developing Indigenous Guided Missiles at Defence Research and Development Organisation as the Chief Executive of Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). He was responsible for the development and operationalisation of AGNI and PRITHVI Missiles and for building indigenous capability in critical technologies through networking of multiple institutions. He was the Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and Secretary, Department of Defence Research & Development from July 1992 to December 1999. During this period he led to the weaponisation of strategic missile systems and the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in collaboration with Department of Atomic Energy, which made India a nuclear weapon State. He also gave thrust to self-reliance in defence systems by progressing multiple development tasks and mission projects such as Light Combat Aircraft. As Chairman of Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) and as an eminent scientist, he led the country with the help of 500 experts to arrive at Technology Vision 2020 giving a road map for transforming India from the present developing status to a developed nation. He has served as the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, in the rank of Cabinet Minister, from November 1999 to November 2001 and was responsible for evolving policies, strategies and missions for many development applications. He was also the Chairman, Ex-officio, of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet (SAC-C) and piloted India Millennium Mission 2020. He has received honorary doctorates from 30 universities and institutions. He was President of the Indian National Academy of Engineering during 1995 -1996. He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan Award in1981; Padma Vibhushan in 1990 and the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna in1997. Dr. Kalam became the 11th President of India on 25th July 2002. His focus is on transforming India into a developed nation by 2020.

	2.	Dr FC Kohli Dr FC Kohli, born in 1924 received his Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from Queen’s University, Canada and Master’s Degree from Massachusetts Institute of technology, USA. He was instrumental in establishing the Tata Electric Companies as a highly reliable electric power generation and distribution company. In 1968 he was transferred to the newly formed Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). He nurtured this company to its current state of being a premier company. TCS has been the pioneer of the Indian software industry, charting the waters of international software services, investing in in-house training so as to create the capability to be in step with the rapid technological evolution in Information Technology. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan award by the President of India in 2002. He has also has been awarded honorary degrees from University of Waterloo, Canada, Robert Gordon University, U.K, IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, Jadavpur University, Queen's University and University of Roorkee. He is also a fellow of IEEE, IEE UK, Institution of Engineers India, and Computer Society of India.
	2001
	1.	Prof MM Sharma Prof Man Mohan Sharma born in 1937, was educated at Jodhpur, Mumbai and Cambridge. At the age of 27 years, he was appointed Professor of Chemical Engineering in the University of Mumbai, Department of Chemical Technology. He later went on to become the Director of Institute of Chemical Technology, the first chemical engineering professor to do so from ICT. In 1990, he became the first Indian engineer to be elected as a Fellow of Royal Society, UK. He is an exponent of innovations and stressed that the industry should adopt techniques that lead to the successful implementation of technologies. This resulted in substantial improvement in turnover in different sectors of the chemical industry such as soda ash, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and petroleum refining. He was a Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet, Government of India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1987 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2001 by the President of India. he has also been awarded the Leverhulme Medal of the Royal Society, the S.S. Bhatnagar Prize in Engineering Sciences in1973, FICCI Award in 1981, the Vishwakarma medal of the Indian National Science Academy in 1985, G.M. Modi Award in1991, Meghnad Saha Medal in1994, and an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in 2001.

	2.	Prof UR Rao Prof UR Rao born in 1932 obtained his BSc from Madras University, MSc from Banaras Hindu University and PhD from Gujarat University. Starting his research career as a cosmic ray scientist under the guidance of late Dr Vikram Sarabhai, he was the first to establish the continuous nature of solar wind and its effect on geomagnetism. He is internationally renowned for several original contributions to cosmic rays, space technology, Interplanetary Physics and High energy astronomy. During the first 17 years of his research career he was associated with the Physical Research laboratory, Ahmedabad. After Post doctoral research at MIT, he started the satellite programme which resulted in the launch of 18 satellites. His monumental contributions to the establishment of satellite technology began with the launch of Aryabhatta, the first Indian satellite in 1975. The design and development of Bhaskara, Rohini, APPLE, INSAT and IRS series took place under his leadership. Having held several positions of responsibility in the Indian Space Research organization such as Project director, Aryabhatta satellite project and Director, satellite centre, Bangalore, he was appointed Chairman, Space Commission and Secretary, Department of Space, Government of India in 1984. He is a recipient of several prestigious awards including the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize; Aryabhatta award; Meghnad Saha Medal; Vikram Sarabhai Award and the Jawaharlal Nehru award. He was also conferred Honorary doctorates by 17 universities.
	2002
	1.	Dr Jamshed J Irani Dr Jamshed J Irani, born in 1936 obtained his BSc degree from Science College, Nagpur and an MSc in Geology from Nagpur University. He also obtained a Masters degree in Metallurgy and PhD from University of Sheffield, UK. He began his career at the British Iron and Steel Research Association. After returning to India he joined the Tata Iron and steel Company and transformed the century old Tata iron and Steel works into a world class modern steel plant producing steel at the lowest cost. He achieved this by managing human, engineering ad financial resources through a well planned series of modernization steps. Dr Irani has been involved in the working groups for iron and steel for the 6th, 7th, and 8th National Five –year Plans. He is a recipient of the Metallurgist of the Year award from the Ministry of Steel and Mines and the Platinum Medal by the Indian Institute of metals. He was also awarded the steel man of the Year 1990 Award and the Asian Productivity Medal.

	2.	Prof AS Arya Prof Anand Swarup Arya, in 1931 obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering and Master’s Degree in Structural Engineering from University of Roorkee and PhD from University of Illinois, USA. He served as faculty at University of Roorkee since 1954 and rose to the position of Head of Earthquake Engineering Department in 1971 and Pro-Vice Chancellor in 1988. He is Seismic Advisor to Government of India and Professor Emeritus , IIT Roorkee. He played a key role in developing indigenous expertise relating to earthquake disaster prevention and mitigation for a variety of structures ranging from common man’s housing to multi-storey buildings, bridges, dams, nuclear power plants and petrochemical complexes this building self-reliance in this area. Dr Arya has been advising a large number of nationally important projects regarding earthquake safe design in the country. His contributions through the Bureau of Indian standards; Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council; Housing and Urban Development Corporation and Department Science and Technology are noteworthy. He is a recipient of numerous awards from the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry; Institution of Engineers (India); Indian Society of Earthquake Technology and University of Roorkee. United Nations conferred him with the DHA-Sasakawa Disaster Prevention Award for the year 1997 and he was awarded the Padma Shri Award by the President of India in 2002. He has made significant contributions in formulation of the Codes of practice as well as guidelines for earthquake resistant design and construction of buildings.
	2003
	1.	Dr. S Varadarajan Dr. Srinivasan Varadarajan, born in Bangalore on 31St March, 1928 had his education at Andhra, Madras, Delhi and Cambridge Universities. Following a Ph.D. Degree in Chemical Sciences from Delhi University in 1952, he obtained a second Doctorate Degree from the Cambridge University working on structural linkages in RNA as a Research Fellow of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851. As a Visiting Lecturer during 1956-57 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he did pioneering research related to biosynthesis of DNA. He returned to Cambridge as a Beit Memorial Fellow in Medical Research during 1957-1959. more…..


	2.	Prof. Roddam Narasimha Prof. Roddam Narasimha, born in Bangalore on 20 July, 1933, was educated as a Mechanical Engineer at the University College of Engineering and as an Aeronautical Engineer at the Indian Institute of Science, both at Bangalore and obtained his Ph.D. Degree from California Institute of Technology, in 1961. Soon after, he joined the Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Indian Institute of Science, with which he was associated in various capacities till 1999. In 1982, he founded the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences which he headed till 1989. During 1984-1993, he was Director of the National Aerospace Laboratories. For many years since 1983, he held a visiting position at Caltech, as Clark B Millikan Professor or Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Scholar. During 1989-90, he was Jawaharlal Nehru Professor of Engineering at Cambridge University in England. He has also held visiting positions at NASA Langley, Universities of Strathelyde, Brussels, Adelaide, etc. From 1990 to 1994, he was NASA Golden Jubilee Research Professor and from 1994 to 1999 the ISRO KR Ramanathan Distinguished Professor at IISc./JNC. more…..

	2004
	1.	Prof. Dwijesh Dutta Majumder Prof. Dwijesh Dutta Majumder, born on February 10, 1932 in Bangladesh, did his B.Sc.(Hons) in Physics from Guwahati University and completed his M.Sc.(Tech) and Ph.D. in Radio Physics and Electronics from Calcutta University in 1955 and 1963 respectively. He joined as a Senior Research Engineer in Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in 1961 where he rose to become Professor and Chairman, National Centre of Knowledge Based Computing. Currently, Prof. Dutta Majumder is Professor Emeritus, Electronic & Communication Science, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta and Honorary Director-Secretary, Institute of Cybernetics, Systems and Information Technology, Calcutta. more…..


	2.	Dr Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan Dr Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, born on October 24, 1940, at Ernakulam in Kerala, took his Bachelor of Science with Honours (Physics) in 1961 and Master of Science in Physics in 1963 from Bombay University. He received his Doctorate Degree in Experimental High Energy Astronomy in 1971 for his work on the design and development of balloonborne X-ray astronomy telescope and gamma-ray spectrometer systems at the Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad. more…..

	2005
	1.	Prof Vaidyeswaran Rajaraman Prof Vaidyeswaran Rajaraman, born on September 8, 1933 in Tamil Nadu did his B.Sc.(Hons.) in Physics and Mathematics from St Stephen's College, Delhi with an outstanding academic record. After completing his diploma in Electrical Communication Engineering from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore he obtained M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA and PhD from University of Wisconsin USA. more…..


	2.	Prof. Gitindra Saran Sanyal Prof. Gitindra Saran Sanyal, born on February 1,1922 in Assam did his B.Sc.(Hons) in Physics and M.Sc. in Applied Physics from Calcutta University with an excellent academic record. Subsequently, he went to the United Kingdom for further specialized studies and obtained general and advanced diplomas in 'Radio Engineering' and 'Radar'.more…..

	2006
	1.	Dr. Anil Kakodkar Born on 11th November 1943, Dr. Anil Kakodkar had his early education at Khargone in Madhya Pradesh. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering in 1963 from VJTI, Mumbai. He went through the Orientation training at BARC Training School in its 7th Batch and did his M.Sc. in Experimental Stress Analysis from University of Nottingham, UK in 1969. Dr Kakodkar was Director, BARC during 1996-2000 and currently holds the position of Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission. He is also Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and Chairman, Governing Body of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune. more…..


	2.	Dr. Kota Harinarayana Dr. Kota Harinarayana was born on 14th May 1943 in Berahampur Dist., Orissa. He obtained his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Banaras Hindu University in 1965, Masters Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Indian Institute of Science in 1967 and Ph.D in Aircraft Design from Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay in 1982. He joined Hindustan Aeronautics Limited in 1982 as the Chief Designer of Nasik Division. He led the team in improving the MiG 21 Fighter Aircraft. Dr. Kota Harinaryana's professional career of more than three and half decades has been dedicated to the advancement of science and technology capabilities of India, in the field of Aviation. Currently he is Distinguished Guest Professor at IIT, Bombay and Raja Ramanna Fellow of DAE at National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore. more…..


	2007
	1.	Dr. C.G. Krishnadas Nair Padmashree Dr Chandrathil Gouri Krishnadas Nair born on 17th August 1941 had his primary education in Kerala and graduated with distinction in Metallurgical Engineering from IIT, Madras, Chennai in 1964. He obtained Masters Degree (Mechanical Engineering - 1966) and PhD in Engineering (1968) from the University of Sask, Canada. He was Former Chairman, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and is recognized for outstanding contributions in Engineering Science and Technology. During his distinguished professional career spanning over 36 years, he has made significant lifetime contributions in Engineering, Education, Research and Industry Management. more…..


	2.	Dr. Byrana Nagappa Suresh Padmashri Dr. Byrana Nagappa Suresh was born on 12th November 1943 in Chikmagalur Dist, Karnataka. He obtained his Bachelors degree in Science and Engineering from Mysore University in 1963 and 1967 respectively. He received his M.Tech from IIT Chennai in 1969 and his Doctorate in Control Engineering from Salford University at U.K under Commonwealth Scholarship. He is presently Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre which is the lead Centre for the development of launch vehicles in 2003. He is also Member Space Commission. more…..


	2008
	1.	Mr Ratan Naval Tata Mr Ratan Naval Tata born on December 28, 1937 in Bombay received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Architecture and Structural Engineering from Cornell University in 1962. He worked briefly with Jones and Emmons in Los Angeles, before returning to India in late 1962. He completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 1975. Mr Tata joined the Tata Group in December 1962. He was appointed the Director-in-Charge of The National Radio & Electronics Company Limited (NELCO) in 1971. In 1981, he was named Chairman of Tata Industries where he was responsible for promoting new ventures in high technology areas. more…..



	2.	Dr E Sreedharan Dr E Sreedharan born on June 12, 1932 graduated in Civil Engineering from the Government College of Engineering, Kakinada in 1953 with first rank in the University. After a short stint as Lecturer in Civil Engineering, Kerala Polytechnic, he joined Bombay Port Trust as a Sub-Engineer on the new Marine Oil Terminal project in Butcher Island. He joined Southern Railway as an Assistant Engineer in 1954 and worked on the Quilon-Ernakulam new Metre Gauge line and thereafter as an Executive Engineer on the Mangalore-Hasan Railway where he was in-charge of construction of the 52 Km ghat section involving 48 tunnels and a number of via-ducts. When the 126 spans of the Pamban Railway Bridge were washed away by tidal waves in December 1963, he was selected by the Railway Ministry for its restoration; which he accomplished in a period of just 46 days against the set target of six months. more…..


	2009
	1.	Dr. R Chidambaram Dr. Rajagopala Chidambaram, born on November 12, 1936, after his early education in Meerut and Chennai, completed his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, from where he also later obtained the D.Sc. Degree. He joined the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in 1962 and became its Director in 1990. He was Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission & Secretary to the Govt. of India in the Department of Atomic Energy from February 1993 to November 2000. Since 2001, he is the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Govt. of India and Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet. Besides this, he is DAE Homi Bhabha Chair Professor at the Department of Atomic Energy, and also an Honorary Visiting Professor in the Department of Physics of Banaras Hindu University. more…..



	2.	Mr. N.R. Narayana Murthy Mr N. R. Narayana Murthy, born on August 20, 1946 obtained B. E. (Electrical Engineering) from the University of Mysore in 1967 and M. Tech. in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur in 1969. He has been conferred Honorary Doctorates by nine universities in India. Mr Murthy founded Infosys Technologies in 1981 along with six other software professionals. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of the company since Infosys' inception till March 30, 2002. Currently, he is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Mentor of Infosys. more…..


	2010
	1.	Dr Sam G Pitroda Dr Sam G Pitroda born on May 4, 1942 in Titlagarh, Orissa, obtained his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Degrees in Physics from University of Baroda in 1962 and 1964 respectively. He obtained M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA in 1966. Dr. Sam Pitroda is an internationally respected development thinker, policy maker, telecom inventor and entrepreneur who has spent over four decades in Information and Communications Technology and related human and national developments initiatives. Credited with having laid the foundation of India's technology and telecommunications revolution in the 1980s, he has been a leading campaigner to help bridge the global digital divide. more…..



	2.	Dr. M.R. Srinivasan Dr. M.R. Srinivasan born in Bangalore on January 5, 1930, obtained B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) degree from College of Engineering, Bangalore, Mysore University in 1950. He obtained the Master of Engineering degree in 1952 and Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1954 from Mc Gill University, Montreal, Canada. His field of specialization was gas turbine technology. more…..


	2011
	1.	Dr VS Arunachalam Dr. V. S Arunachalam born on November 10, 1935, in Vallampadugai village in Tamil Nadu had his school education in Chidambaram. After obtaining M.Sc. degree from Sagar University in 1958, he joined the Atomic Energy Training School. In 1959, he began his professional career as a scientist in the Metallurgy Division of Atomic Energy Establishment and worked there for almost a decade. His initial research on the deformation and mechanical behaviour of nuclear metals was outstanding and was published in prestigious international journals. During his stay at Atomic Energy Establishment, he was granted study leave to pursue doctoral studies at University College of North Wales at Bangor in United Kingdom. Working under a renowned metallurgist Prof. Robert Cahn he completed his Ph.D in Materials Science and Engineering in 1965. more…..



	2.	Shri S S Chakraborty Shri S S Chakraborty, born on May 18, 1937 in Bengal, obtained his B.E Degree in Civil Engineering in 1957 from Bengal Engineering College (BESU). He worked on long-span bridges and roofs in Darmstadt University, West Germany under a Government scholarship programme as well as on iconic projects in UK such as pre-stressed concrete Medway Bridge and steel Swing Bridge over River Avon. He returned to India in 1962 and as the Chief Design Engineer, he led the efforts on the then longest cable-stayed bridge, Vidyasagar Setu across River Hooghly. more…..