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Born
in 1932, Rear Admiral Namakkal Krishnarao Ramanarasiah
obtained his post-graduate degree in Radar and Communication
from the Annamalai University. He joined the Indian Navy in
1955 and did a special course in torpedo anti-submarine
warfare. Subsequently, he joined DRDO in 1972 and was the
Director, Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL),
from 1985 to 1989. During his tenure with DRDO, he was
responsible for building up a school of scientists and
engineers to work in underwater weapon technology. The
in-house knowledge developed under his leadership, guidance
and inspiration is largely responsible for the country
attainting self-sufficiency in torpedo development. Rear
Admiral Ramanarasiah has won several distinctions including Lt
Jain Memorial Gold Medal (1974), Commendation from the Chief
of the Naval Staff (1975), Vishisht Seva Medal (1978) and
Scientist of the Year Award (1983). He was a member of the
Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers and
the Board of Studies for Marine Engineering and Computer
Sciences of Andhra University. He was Chairman of Computer
Society of India (Vizag Chapter) during 1986-87. |
