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Dayaratnam
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A Towering Pillar of Concrete Achievements 

If you receive regular water supply in your urban home, you have to thank Dr Pasala Dayaratnam. The massive elevated concrete water reservoirs...

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An inspiring legacy

Sankaran Mahadevan It is an honour to recount my interactions with Professor Dayaratnam, a remarkable teacher and a distinguished pioneer in structural engineering...

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A Life in Service of the Nation Through Engineering, Education, and Human Values

India’s story of development is often narrated through the physical symbols of progress—bridges, dams, towers, industrial plants and educational institutions that transformed a...

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Remembering Centenarian ISRO Veteran Scientist, Prof. E. V. Chitnis

On 22 October 2025, India woke to a sad news on the passing of its centenarian ISRO veteran scientist, Prof. Eknath Vasant Chitnis....

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Maharaja Dhiraj Kameshwar Singh of Darbhanga remains Bihar’s most forward-looking policy architect

“Education, industry, and culture were the three pillars upon which Raj Darbhanga stood — and upon which Bihar once dreamed of standing tall.”...

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TN Seshan: Man of Extremes

The nation gratefully remembers Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan, who passed away in Chennai on 10 November 2019, as the man who cleaned up...

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Babri Masjid Demolition: Narasimha Rao had clandestine pact with VHP?

Honouring a secret deal, Congress Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao was a front foot participant in the building of the makeshift Shri...

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Nehru: A beloved of every Indian householder

Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, statesman, secular humanist, social democrat, and author who was a central figure in India during the...

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The new logistics MESSIAH

Short in size, tall in stature. That aptly sums up N Sivasailam, the first special secretary to be appointed for logistics in the...