Siddheshwari Prasad Chakravarti

Siddheshwari Prasad Chakravarti was an Indian engineer, researcher, and educator, known for establishing Electronics & Telecommunication engineering education, research, and training in India. He served as the head of the Electrical Engineering department at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and was the founding principal of the Government Engineering College, Jabalpur. He also served as the first Dean of the Faculties of Engineering at the University of Saugor and the University of Jabalpur. Post-retirement, he joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and was instrumental in founding several major research laboratories. He was a distinguished fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences and the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers.