Srinivasan Varadarajan
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Corporate executive
Civil servant
Srinivasan Varadarajan | |
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| Born | 31 March 1928 Tamil Nadu, India |
| Died | 11 May 2022 (aged 94) |
| Education | Madras University (MA, MSc), Andhra University (MA, MSc), University of Delhi (PhD), University of Cambridge (PhD) |
| Occupations | Chemist Corporate executive Civil servant |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Srinivasan Varadarajan (31 March 1928 – 11 May 2022) was an Indian chemist, civil servant, corporate executive and the former chairman of several public sector undertakings such as Indian Petrochemicals Corporation Limited (IPCL), Petrofils Cooperative Limited, Engineers India Limited (EIL), and Bridge and Roof Company (India).[1]
Varadarajan hailed from Tamil Nadu. He obtained two master's degrees (MA and MSc) from Madras University and Andhra University and two doctoral degrees (Ph.D.) from University of Delhi and University of Cambridge. He worked as a faculty member at several educational institutions such as Delhi University (1949–53), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1956–57) and Department of Radiotherapeutics and University of Cambridge (1957–59).