The Heritage Centre is visited by a number of alumni and eminent persons. Here we have a collection of photographs featuring their visits.
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February 17, 2023 Visit of Registrars and Vice Chancellors of IITs, IISERs and IISc
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February 17, 2023 Visit of Dr. Subhas Sarkar (Union Minister of State for Education, Government of India)
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February 13, 2023 Visit of Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai (founder CEO and MD of BrahMos Aerospace)
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February 13, 2023 Visit of Prof. Carl-Henrik Heldin (Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Nobel Foundation)
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February 02, 2023 Visit of delegates from RWTH Aachen University, Germany
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January 30, 2023 Visit of Mr. S. R. Thangavelu
In 1964, Mr. S. R. Thangavelu (B. Tech. in Mechanical Engineering) won the coveted President’s Prize (best academic record). Part of the first batch of students, he was also the first gold medalist in the Institute. Mr. S. R. Thangavelu also received an Institute Merit Prize during the ceremony. He finished his pre-university at P.S.G. Arts College in Coimbatore after which he joined IIT Madras for the B. Tech. course.
After graduating, Mr. S. R. Thangavelu worked for a year and a half at Ashok Leyland as a trainee. Then, he returned to IIT for an Industrial Engineering Diploma (PGDIIT). On completion, he eventually went on to receive his Ph.D. in 1976. From 1970 to 2005 he worked for a number for companies such as American Can Company, AT & T, Lucent Technologies and Boeing. He retired in 2006.
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