V C Kulandaiswamy | |
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| 1st Vice Chancellor of the Tamil Virtual University | |
| In office 2001–2016 | |
| Vice Chancellor of theAnna University | |
| In office 1981–1990 | |
| 2nd Vice Chancellor Indira Gandhi National Open University | |
| In office 1990–1994 | |
| Preceded by | G. Ram Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Ram G Takwale |
| Vice Chairman Institute of Asian Studies | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1929-07-14)14 July 1929 Vangalampalayam,Trichinopoly District, Madras Presidency, British India (nowKarur district, Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Died | 10 December 2016(2016-12-10) (aged 87) Chennai,Tamil Nadu, India |
| Spouse | K. Soundaravalli |
| Profession | Academician |
V C Kulandaiswamy (14 July 1929 – 10 December 2016) was an Indian academic and author. He completed his Bachelor of engineering in Civil atGovernment College of Technology, Coimbatore. He obtained his Master of Technology degree fromIIT Kharagpur and obtained a PhD in hydrology and water resources from theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (United States).[1][2][3][4]
In his early years, he was in contact with"Periyar" E. V. Ramasamy and some other personalities from theDravidar Kazhagam (DK).[5]
Kulandaiswamy created an eponymous mathematical model for the rainfall-runoff relationship based on a general equation developed by him. Kulandaiswamy was a member of theUNESCO planning group (1978) for the preparation of the second six-year plan (1981–86) of the International Hydraulic Programme (IHP). He has authored more than 60 research reports and papers in the field of hydrology.
He has authored six volumes of poems and seven of prose essays which earned him the Thiruvalluvar Award by Tamil Nadu government in 1999. He has received the Padma Bhushan (2002) and Padma Shri (1992), awarded by the president of India.[6]
He worked for reform of Tamil script to make learning Tamil easier. He won theSahitya Akademi Award (1988) for his bookVaazhum Valluvam.
He died on 10 December 2016 after a short illness.[7]