N. S. Ramaswamy
N. S. Ramaswamy | |
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Born | IIM Bangalore Social service Institution building | 2 March 1926
Spouse | Rajam Parvathi |
Children | A son and a daughter |
Parent | N. R. Srinivasa Iyer |
Awards | Padma Bhushan |
N. Srinivasa Iyer Ramaswamy (1926–2012), popularly known as Cartman Ramaswamy, was an Indian engineer, educationist, management academic and writer, and the founder director of the
Biography
Ramaswamy was born in a Tamil brahmin family on 2 March 1926 in Puthur,[6] in Thrissur district of the south Indian state of Kerala[7] to N. R. Srinivasa Iyer, an Indian Police Service officer and the former Inspector-General of Police of Kerala.[8] He did his college studies at Maharaja's College, Kochi, affiliated to the University of Madras during those days, from where he secured a graduate degree in science (BSc) and moved to College of Engineering, Chennai to secure a graduate degree in engineering (BE). He was known to have been active in student politics; he held various positions such as the secretary and president of the College Union and the president of the Students Association at Maharaja's College and was the secretary of the Students Association at Chennai college.[8] His post graduate studies were at various institutions such as the University of Glasgow, Lehigh University and Stanford University and he also did short term training other institutions in Europe and US.[1]
Returning to India, he joined
When he retired from the academic duties of IIMB in 1983, Ramaswamy founded a
Ramaswamy, a National Professor of Management of the Government of India,[15] was awarded the civilian honor of the Padma Bhushan by the government in 2006.[5] He was married to Rajam Parvathi and the couple had a son, Rajan Srinivasan and a daughter, Rajani Chandrasekhar.[1] He died on 17 September 2012 at the age of 86, succumbing to age-related illnesses,[7] at his residence in Koramangala in Bangalore, survived by his wife, children and grand children.[22]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "IIMB mourns the passing of Founder-Director Professor N S Ramaswamy". Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "A friend to nature". The Hindu. 23 January 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Indian Heritage Academy". Extra Prepare. 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Advisory Board". AVK Group of Institutions. 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Friends remember IIM-Bangalore founder director NS Ramaswamy as a pure human being". Times of India. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ a b "'Cartman Ramaswamy' dead". The Hindu. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Family" (PDF). Indian Institute of Science Alumni. 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "IIBS announces appointment of Prof. N S Ramaswamy as 'Chief Mentor'". Business Standard. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Mile stones". NITIE. 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "History". IIMB. 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Kolkata IIMs make it to Asia-Pacific top 10 again". Times of India. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ a b "CARTMAN on Kamayog". Kamayog. 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ "Professor N.S.Ramaswamy (February '99)". Koramangala. 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Chairman, AVK Group of Institutions". Bangalore Malayali. 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Late Pro. Ramaswamy". AVK Group. 2016. Archived from the original on 6 September 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Teaching heritage for three decades". Bangalore Citizen Matters. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Late Padma Bhushan Prof. N Ramaswamy". AVK Group. 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Ramaswamy, N. S. on WorldCat". WorldCat. 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ N. S. Ramaswamy (Prof.) (1984). Management for Rural Development. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.
- ^ N. S. Ramaswamy (Prof.) (1979). The Management of Political Systems. Published by the Newman Group of Publishers for Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
- ^ "IIM-B founder N S Ramaswamy passes away". Times of India. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
External links
- "Prof .N.S Ramaswamy - Cartman Animal Nature Man MODERNISATION OF ANIMAL DRAWN CARTS (ADCs)". YouTube video. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- "Autograph of N. S. Ramaswamy". Thematic gallery. Indian Autographs. 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
Further reading
- N. S. Ramaswamy (Prof.) (1979). The Management of Political Systems. Published by the Newman Group of Publishers for Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
- N. S. Ramaswamy (Prof.) (1984). Management for Rural Development. Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India.