G R Damodaran
| Dr G R Damodaran | |
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| Vice-chancellor of Madras University | |
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In office 1978–1981 |
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| Chairman of Special Committee on the Reorganisation of Polytechnic Education | |
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In office 1969–1970 |
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| Member of Parliament | |
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In office 1952–1957 |
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| Constituency | Pollachi |
| Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Council | |
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In office 1958–1970 |
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In office 1974–1978 |
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PSG College of Technology Principal |
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In office 1951–1970 |
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| Member, Syndicate, Madras University | |
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In office 1948–1981 |
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| PSG Industrial Institute | |
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In office 1943–1986 |
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| Personal details | |
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20 February 1914 Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Died | 1986 |
| Nationality | India |
G R Damodaran (20 February 1914 – 1986) was an educationist, an administrator, and founder of The GRD Trust in Coimbatore. He was the founder of PSG College of Technology and founder principal of PSG College of Arts and Science. Dr. G R Damodaran held positions of leadership and served education in a wide range of field and sectors. He was the chairman of the Southern Regional Committee of the AICTE and chairman of the Govt. of India's High Power Committee on the Reorganisation of Polytechnic Education (1969–1970). He was the vice-chancellor of the Madras University. He served as a Member of Parliament and of the Legislative Council of Tamil Nadu.
Damodaran was born to Divan Bahadur P S G Rangaswamy Naidu and Krishnammal on 20 February 1914. His schooling began in an elementary school in Peelamedu; he continued his education at Sarvajana High School, established by the PSG Charity Trust. His intermediate studies were at Government Arts College, Coimbatore in Mathematics. He completed a B.Sc (Electrical Engineering) and B.Sc (Mechanical Engineering) in King's College, New Castle on Tyne, United Kingdom.
In 1943, Damodaran joined the PSG Industrial Institute. In 1948, he started a Tamil monthly magazine Kalaikathir, devoted to science and technology. It installed a Heidelberg printing machine and computerized photo typesetting machine. He was the founder of PSG College of Technology and founder principal of PSG College of Arts and Science.
He served UNESCO International Committee on training abroad policies, the All India Council for Technical Education, National Council for Vocational Trades and the All India Board of Technicians Education.
He was a member of the Syndicate of the Madras University for 33 years. There he introduced far-reaching changes in the engineering curriculum.
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