S. P. Chakravarti

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Siddheshwari Prasad Chakravarti
S. P. Chakravarti.jpg
Born(1904-11-03)November 3, 1904
Rampurhat
DiedJuly 15, 1981(1981-07-15) (aged 76)
Lucknow
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Lucknow
Imperial College, London
OccupationEngineer, Educator
OrganisationIISc Bangalore
JEC Jabalpur
DRDO
Known forStarting Electronics & Telecommunication engineering education in India

Siddheshwari Prasad Chakravarti was an Indian engineer and educator. He was known as the father of Electronics and Telecommunications engineering education in India.[1][2] He served as Head of the Electrical engineering department at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,[3][4][5] where he established the Communication Engineering Laboratories,[6][7] and as the founding Principal of Government Engineering College, Jabalpur, where he established the first Electronics & Telecommunications engineering department of India.[8][9] He also served in the Defence Research and Development Organisation as Dy. Chief Scientific Officer.[10] He was educated at the University of Lucknow and the Imperial College, London. He was a distinguished fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences,[11] and the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers.[12] The State Technological University of Madhya Pradesh has instituted a gold medal in his memory.[13]

Dr. S. P. Chakravarti's bust at the Jabalpur Engineering College (JEC), of which, he was the founding Principal

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  1. ^ Mitra, S. N. (August 1, 1982). "Prof. S.P. Chakravarti (1904–1981)". IETE Journal of Research. 28 (8): 385–390. doi:10.1080/03772063.1982.11452762 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
  2. ^ http://insa.nic.in/writereaddata/UpLoadedFiles/IJHS/Vol24_4_5_MCMallik.pdf
  3. ^ "Underwater atom bomb test : Radio fade-out noted in Bangalore". September 21, 1946 – via dspace.rri.res.in. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Chakravarti, S. P.; Paranjpye, B. H. (April 28, 1934). "ON ATMOSPHERICS AT BANGALORE DURING THE POLAR YEAR". Journal of the Indian Institute of Science. 17: 1 – via journal.iisc.ac.in.
  5. ^ http://repository.ias.ac.in/6048/1/6048.pdf
  6. ^ Chakravarti, S.P.; Kantebet, S.R. (September 24, 1932). "Current Rectification at Metal Contacts". Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers. 20 (9): 1519–1534. doi:10.1109/JRPROC.1932.227833. S2CID 51650475 – via IEEE Xplore.
  7. ^ "Manufacture of Radio Equipment in India". Nature. 157 (3977): 72. January 1, 1946. doi:10.1038/157072a0.
  8. ^ "Institution Activities". IETE Journal of Research. 1 (3): 178–179. September 1, 1955. doi:10.1080/03772063.1955.11485926 – via Taylor and Francis+NEJM.
  9. ^ "JEC - Jabalpur Engineering College". www.jecjabalpur.ac.in.
  10. ^ https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1960/O-1948-1960-0048-87707.pdf
  11. ^ https://fellows.ias.ac.in/profile/v/FL1942003
  12. ^ "Distinguished Fellows". www.iete.org.
  13. ^ https://www.rgpv.ac.in/academics/EGM.aspx
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