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C.T. Venugopal
C.T. Venugopal (1907–1972) was an Indian civil services officer and was a member of the Indian Railways Accounts Services. Family Venugopal was the second son of C. Tiruvenkatachari and Padmammal. His older brother was the mathematician Cadambathur Tiruvenkatacharlu Rajagopal, C.T. Rajagopal and his younger brother was the philosopher C. T. K. Chari, C.T.K. Chari. They also had a sister, Kamala, who married a civil servant, R.P. Sarathy, who served as defense secretary under Krishna Menon. Career He was the first officer to be recruited to form the IRAS in 1930. He was considered to have been responsible for dividing up the railway assets during partition of India and Pakistan. He was also a member of the Railway board. Along with K.P. Mushran, he edited a book about Indian Railways. IRAS commemorates C.T.Venugopal with memorial lectures every year. Personal life He converted to Christianity from Hinduism and also published religious papers and books including Witness to Christ. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadambathur Tiruvenkatacharlu Rajagopal
Cadambur Tiruvenkatachari Rajagopal (8 September 1903 – 25 April 1978) was an Indian mathematician. Biography Rajagopal was born in Triplicane, Madras, India. He was the first son of Tiruvenkatachari and Padmammal. He had two younger brothers, C.T. Venugopal, a distinguished civil servant, and C. T. K. Chari. They also had a young sister, Kamala. He studied at Presidency College and graduated with an Honours in mathematics in 1925. He was involved in the clerical service and then taught mathematics at Annamalai University. Rajagopal taught mathematics at Madras Christian College from 1931 to 1951. He joined the Ramanujan Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics in 1951. Collaborating on the teaching of conic sections, Rajagopal and Vaniyambadi Rajagopala Srinivasaraghavan wrote a textbook, ''An Introduction to Analytical Conics'', that was published in 1955 by Oxford University Press in India. A reviewer noted "a pleasing feature is the frequent reference to the histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |