Srinivasan Varadarajan

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Born(1928-03-31)31 March 1928
Tamil Nadu, India
Died11 May 2022(2022-05-11) (aged 94)
OccupationsChemist
Corporate executive
Civil servant
Srinivasan Varadarajan
Born(1928-03-31)31 March 1928
Tamil Nadu, India
Died11 May 2022(2022-05-11) (aged 94)
EducationMadras University (MA, MSc), Andhra University (MA, MSc), University of Delhi (PhD), University of Cambridge (PhD)
OccupationsChemist
Corporate executive
Civil servant
AwardsPadma 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).

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