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Prof. Ananth was the ninth Director of IIT Madras. Madaboosi Santanam Ananth, better known as Prof. M. S. Ananth was born in 1945. He was brought up in Chennai. He joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at Alagappa College of Technology in Chennai. Following this, he went to the University of Florida, where he worked on molecular theory. In 1972, he was offered a position as assistant professor at IIT Madras. He was also one of the pioneers responsible for the founding of the Research Park, which is India's first university-based research park. Prof. Ananth is widely appreciated and acknowledged for his determined efforts to advance opportunities and mechanisms for research and higher education in the country.