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These two books were contributed by Prof. S. Radhakrishnan (Alumnus, 1966 and Faculty of IIT Madras, Applied Mechanics Department). "Monograph Series on Vibration Analysis & Control - Part 1" was written by Dr. Ing. B. V. A. Rao (former faculty in the Applied Mechanics Department) and "Spirituality at Work - The Inspiring Message of the Bhagavad Gita" was written by Prof. Devdas Menon (Professor at the Civil Engineering Department).  

Prof. Swarnalatha Rangarajan is a Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Madras. Prof. Swarnalatha's research interests lie in ecocriticism and American literature. These books were contributed to the Heritage Centre by Prof. Swarnalatha. 

Dr. Anil Kakodkar (born 11 November 1943) is an Indian nuclear physicist. Dr. Kakodkar is a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan (India's second-highest honour for civilians). He was the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India and the Secretary to the Government of India. He was also the Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, from 1996 to 2000.

Trivia Time The Heritage Centre has a road named after it—just check on Google Maps! The road in question runs from HSB (from the entrance close to the workshops) to the Heritage Centre and leads away from Administration Building, also known as Ad Block, to the Central Library and Gajendra Circle. There are no street name plates or signs bearing the legend ‘Heritage Centre Road’ anywhere along it though. This is not surprising actually—there is nothing official about the name. It has obviously been coined by the app for providing directions…

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