24 Facts About Munirathna Anandakrishnan

Munirathna Anandakrishnan was an Indian civil engineer, educationist, a chairman of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and a vice-chancellor of Anna University.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan was an Advisor to the Government of Tamil Nadu on Information Technology and e-Governance.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan was born on 12 July 1928 in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan worked part-time at Twin City Testing and Engineering Laboratories, a private firm, as a materials engineer.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan's next posting was as a member of the faculty of civil engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur where he worked till 1974, holding various positions such as assistant professor, professor, senior Professor, chairman of civil engineering department, dean and acting director.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan served IIT Kanpur as the chairman of the central staff recruiting committee and as the advisor on campus development.

In 1974, Munirathna Anandakrishnan moved to the US, on deputation from the Department of Science and Technology to work as the science counsellor at the Indian embassy in Washington DC In 1978, he joined the United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development as the chief of new technologies at the Office of Science and Technology, where he worked till his retirement from UN service in 1989.

In 1990, Munirathna Anandakrishnan returned to India to take up the position as the vice chancellor of Anna University, Tamil Nadu and served the institution for two consecutive terms till 1996.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan retired from active service in 2001 and lived with his family at Kasturibai Nagar, in Adyar, Chennai.

Post retirement, Munirathna Anandakrishnan is known to have been active by involving himself with many institutions and organizations.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan was the honorary chairman of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and held the chair of the Higher Education Committee of the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan was a member of the executive councils of the University of Kerala, Central University of Haryana, Sikkim University and the National University of Educational Planning and Administration.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan was a former chairman of Science City, Tamil Nadu, Madras Institute of Development Studies, the High-Power Committee for the Review and Reorientation of the Undergraduate Engineering Education in India and the Board of Undergraduate Studies of the All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan was the president of the Madras Science Association and Tamil Nadu Academy of Sciences and a member of the Indian Society for Technical Education and the Indian Society for Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan was a member of the Managing Committee of the Tamil Nadu chapter of the Transparency International, a trustee of the Information Technology Bar of India, Chennai, a trustee and subsequently the chairman of the Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies and held the chair of the Academic Advisory Committee of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Bangalore.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan was a former chairman of several University Grants Commission committees and panel such as Engineering and Technology panel, Committee on Specification of Degrees, Expert Committee to review the Maintenance Grant Norms for Delhi Colleges and the Expert Committee to examine the proposals for starting new Academic Staff Colleges.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan has headed the AICTE committees like Sectoral Committee of the National Board of Accreditation, Southern Regional Committee, Standing Committee on Entry and Operation of Foreign Universities in India and All India Board of Under Graduate Studies in Engineering and Technology.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan has been associated as a member with the academic advisory council of Pondicherry University and with the National Assessment and Accreditation Council, Bangalore.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan is the author of a book and the editor of three more on educational and technical aspects of engineering.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan is credited with over 100 articles in peer reviewed national and international journals.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan 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.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan received one more award, the National Science and Technology Award for Excellence in 1995.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan was an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India and the Institution of Engineers.

Munirathna Anandakrishnan was a Fellow of the Indian Society of Technical Education.