Yelavarthy Nayudamma

Yelavarthy Nayudamma ^[1][2], was a chemical engineer and a scientist killed in the 1985 Kanishka air disaster.

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Introduction

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.

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]

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