Yelavarthy Nayudamma
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Yelavarthy Nayudamma [1][2], was a chemical engineer and a scientist killed on Air India Flight 182.
[edit] Introduction
Nayudamma was born in an agricultural family at Yelavarru village on September 10, 1922. He had his primary education in the village and studied Intermediate in AC College here. Later, he did B.SC (Chemical Technology) at the famous Banaras Hindu University and a course in leather technology at Madras Institute of Leather Technology . He contributed to the initial development of the Central Leather Research Institute at Chennai, India. He was responsible for building the international image of the institute and for establishing close ties with the Indian leather industry.
[edit] Honours and Positions held
He was awarded many national and international awards and honours, including the Padma Shri.
Nayudamma was conferred with the prestigious Raja-Lakshmi Award in the year 1983 from Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai.
He served as the Director General of CSIR, New Delhi and also as the Vice-Chancellor of the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. He also served on many prestigious national and international committees.[3]
