Munirathna Anandakrishnan
Munirathna Anandakrishnan | |
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Engineering Personality Award TNF Excellence Award M. K. Nambiar Memorial Award Rotary Vocational Service Award For the Sake of Honour Award National Science and Technology Award Ugadi Puraskar Man of the Year 1999 Platinum Jubilee Award ICCES Outstanding Achievement Award UGC National Swami Pranavananda Saraswati Award |
Munirathna Anandakrishnan (12 July 1928 – 29 May 2021) was an Indian civil engineer, educationist, a chairman of the
Biography
Munirathna Anandakrishnan was born on 12 July 1928
Anandakrishnan returned to India in 1962 and started his Indian career as a Grade I Senior Scientific Officer at the
In 1974, Anandakrishnan moved to the US, on deputation from the
In 1990, Anandakrishnan returned to India to take up the position as the vice chancellor of
On 29 May 2021, he died due to COVID-19.[17]
Positions
Post retirement, Anandakrishnan is known to have been active by involving himself with many institutions and organizations. He was the honorary chairman of the Board of Governors of the
Anandakrishnan was the president of the Madras Science Association and Tamil Nadu Academy of Sciences and a member of the
Anandakrishnan was a former chairman of several
Publications
Anandakrishnan is the author of a book and the editor of three more on educational and technical aspects of engineering.[2]
- Science, Technology and Society[25]
- Engineering Graphics[26]
- Planning and Popularizing Science and Technology in Developing Countries[27]
- Trends and Prospects in Planning and Management of Science and Technology for Development[28]
He is also credited with over 100 articles[1] in peer reviewed national and international journals.[2][29][30]
Awards and recognitions
Munirathna Anandakrishan won the Order of the Ski-Uh-Mah from the University of Minnesota in 1958 for his activities during his studies at the institution.[2][8] In 1972, he received the Indian Invention Promotion Award for developing the design of a radial permeability measuring device.[2] The Institution of Engineers (India) selected him for the Engineering Personality Award in 1992 for his contribution in liaising with UN agencies.[2] The next year, he received two awards, the TNF Excellence Award from the Tamil Nadu Foundation and the M. K. Nambiar Memorial Award from the Madras Institute of Magnetobiology.[2] A year later, Rotary International, Meenambakkam awarded him the Rotary Vocational Service Award. Rotary Club of Madras followed it with the For the Sake of Honour Award the next year. He received one more award, the National Science and Technology Award for Excellence in 1995.[2]
The
Anandakrishnan was an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India and the Institution of Engineers (India).[1][2] He was also a Fellow of the Indian Society of Technical Education. Kanpur University honoured Anandakrishnan with the title of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) in 2005.[1] The University Grants Commission (India) awarded him the UGC National Swami Pranavananda Saraswati Award in 2006.[1]
Publications
- M. Anandakrishnan, ed. (1983). Planning and Popularizing Science and Technology in Developing Countries. Tycooly Publications. OCLC 822708930.
- M. Anandakrishnan, ed. (1984). Trends and Prospects in Planning and Management of Science and Technology for Development. United Nations Centre for Science and Technology for Development.
- Standke and Anandakrishnan (Editors) (1980). Science, Technology and Society. Pergamon. )
- M. Anandakrishnan (Author), R.H. Siddiqi (Author) (184). Engineering Graphics. Prentice Hall. )
See also
- Commission on Science and Technology for Development
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
- Madras Institute of Development Studies
- University of Minnesota
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur". Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ a b "National Order of Scientific Merit". Brazil Ministry of Science. 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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- ^ a b c "NASI". NASI. 2014. Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "University of Minnesota". University of Minnesota. 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ K. R. A. Narasiah (16 June 2018). "Memorable Footprints of an Educator, Prof Anandakrishnan" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Award". University of Minnesota. 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Minnesota Alumni". Minnesota Alumni.org. 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ a b c "Good Governance". Good Governance. 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
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- ^ Madanmohan Rao (April 2001). "E-Government Services take off in India". Information Technology in Developing Countries. 11 (1). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
- ^ "M Anandakrishnan, former Anna University vice-chancellor, dies in Chennai". A Ragu Raman. The Times of India. 29 May 2021. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Science City". Science City. 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "ISTAM". ISTAM. 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "AMM". AMM. 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "C. P. R. Environmental Education Centre". C. P. R. Environmental Education Centre. 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Tamil Nadu Foundation". Tamil Nadu Foundation. 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "CAG". CAG. 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Madras Management Association". Madras Management Association. 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ISBN 9781483148281. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.)
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- ^ M. Anandakrishnan, ed. (1984). Trends and Prospects in Planning and Management of Science and Technology for Development. United Nations Centre for Science and Technology for Development. p. 476. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "World Cat Profile". World Cat. 2014. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Amazon Profile". Amazon. 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.