The Institute takes immense pride in sharing the news of Padma Awards being conferred by the Government of India on faculty members and a distinguished alumnus.

• Padma Shri conferred on Prof Pradeep Thalappil, Institute Professor, Department of Chemistry, IIT Madras
• Padma Bhushan conferred on Mr. Venu Srinivasan, Chairman, TVS Group and Honorary Professor of Practice, IIT Madras
• Padma Shri conferred on Mr. Prem Watsa, Founder-Chairman, Fairfax Financial Holdings, and Distinguished Alumnus, Batch of 1971, IIT Madras

The Institute congratulates all three awardees for this well-deserved honour in recognition of their work and contributions.

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IIT Madras