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THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR 2024
Madras Institute of Technology, Chromepet Campus of Anna University, a unique Educational Institution was started in 1949 by Sri. C. Rajam to impart education on unconventional engineering courses like Aeronautical, Automobile, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering streams. With different skill sets compared to the conventional engineering graduates, MIT students were in great demand ever since its inception.
MITAA has the pleasure of honouring Mr. C.V.S. Gopalan of 17th Batch Electronics Engineering with Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2024.
He did his B.Sc Physics from AM Jain College, Madras. He is a 1968 Electronics Engineering graduate from the Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai.
He started his career with Plastics resins & chemicals Sahupuram. He then worked with Nayangal National Fertilisers, Esjey Engineering, Bombay all in chemical and fertilizers. He then moved onto Kuwait, Qatar & Saudi Arabia for a stint with Oil companies. From Gulf he moved to Nairobi, South Korea and Malaysia. He had been an Operations expert in Petroleum industry.
Ever since he moved back to India in the early 2000, he has been actively involved in all the activities of MIT Alumni Association and AMITA TRUST. He is the moving encyclopaedia of MITians and has good connect and networking with all alumni both seniors and juniors worldwide.
His role in fundraising for Amita Trust is phenomenal. He was the connect for MIT students & faculty with the alumni. Lot of Guest lectures by visiting alumni were arranged by him.
He is gifted with the abundant support and love of his wife Shyamala from Kolar Gold Fields, the main pillar for his official success and enormous contribution to MITAA and students. His elder son Bharat Gopalan is Head of Emerging Financial Markets Bridport Co, Geneva. His younger son Mukundh Gopalan is M.D GLB Logistics Capital Partners, Hongkong. He is blessed with a grandson.
MITAA takes great pleasure in honouring Mr. C.V.S. Gopalan with the Lifetime Achievement award in the year 2024 and wishes him all the good health and a very peaceful Life ahead.
THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FOR 2022
The MIT Chromepet campus of Anna University, founded in 1949 by Sri C Rajam, is a unique Institution and carved a niche for itself in unconventional engineering courses. MITAA has the pleasure of honouring T.M. JAWAHARLAL of Automobile Engineering faculty, an alumnus from the 14thbatch, as the Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2022.
T.M. JAWAHARLAL is a native of Thovalai. He is the son of Freedom Fighter Mr. Meenaskshi Sundaram. He obtained Bachelor of Science (Mathematics) from S.T. Hindu College, Nagercoil, in 1962. He did his DMIT (Automobile Engineering) from MIT, Chennai in the year 1965 (T.No. 1417).
After completing DMIT, T.M. Jawaharlal joined Ashok Leyland Limited as a Trainee Engineer. He held various positions at Ashok Leyland and rose to the level of Head of Personnel.
Then T.M. Jawaharlal took over as the Head of Automotive Coaches and Components Limited, Gummidipoondi, a subsidiary company of Ashok Leyland. It is a matter of great pride that T.M. Jawaharlal has started his career with Ashok Leyland and retired as Head of its subsidiary M/s. Automotive Coaches and Components Limited.
After retirement, T.M. Jawaharlal is fully associated with Employers Federation of Southern India, at Karumuthu Centre, Chennai in advisory role.
T.M. Jawaharlal held various senior positions in National Institute of Personnel Management, Indian Society of Training and Development and Society of Automotive Engineers (India).
T.M. Jawaharlal is actively engaged with MIT Alumni Association (MITAA) since its inception and held various position in MITAA. T.M. Jawaharlal is the Patron of MITAA. He has been striving very hard to help the students and the institute facilities.
T.M. Jawaharlal is the founder Trustee of AMITA (Association MIT Alumni) Trust. He is responsible for the various activities of the AMITA Trust including scholarship, medical assistance and book bank.
T.M. Jawaharlal is blessed with Daughter and Son. His Daughter Dr. Nagalakshmi Alias Kalpana is the practicing Dentist at Kilpauk Medical College. Dr Nagalakshmi completed MDS. His Son Sundar Jawaharlal did his B.Tech in Instrumentation Engineering from MIT and working in Singapore.
MITAA takes great pleasure in awarding T.M. Jawaharlal as the Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2022 and wishes him all the good health and a very peaceful Senior Citizen Life.