Kota Harinarayana (born 1943 in

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) is an aviation engineer. He was born in Brahmapur on the border of

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and

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into a

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speaking family. He was appointed as chairman of the board of governors of IIT (BHU), Varanasi by Hon'ble

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on 25 August 2020 for three years. He was the vice-chancellor of the

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and the president of the

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. He completed his schooling from City High School, Brahmapur. He obtained his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from

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in 1964, and received master's degree in Aerospace Engineering from

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. He got his Ph.D from

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. He also holds a bachelor's degree in law. He was programme director and chief designer of India's Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Programme.

Awards and honours

* Distinguished Scientist Award,

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, India *

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, 2002

References

External links

*http://www.pmibangalorechapter.org/pmpc2006/speakers/kotaharinarayana_profile.html *https://www.webcitation.org/64h0bg9HO?url=http://drdo.gov.in/drdo/pub/nl/may02/padmashri.htm 1943 births Living people People from Odisha IIT Bombay alumni Recipients of the Padma Shri in science & engineering Indian Institute of Science alumni Banaras Hindu University alumni Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi alumni Telugu people {{India-scientist-stub