Rs. 2/- Institution of Engineers (((India) T.N. STATE CENTRE Dr. G. Ranganath, FIE Chairman Er. R. Ramdoss, FIE Honorary Secretary Vol. 17 : No. 7 October 2018 From the Chairman’s Desk.... Dear Fellow Engineers, Greetings to all of you. This would be my last communication as the Chairman of IEI, Tamilnadu State Centre since my tenure of service is coming to an end and my successor Er. R. Ramdoss, FIE is going to take the reins as Chairman in the AGM to be held on 26th October 2018. Though I lay down my office, my services to IEI, Tamilnadu State Centre and IEI as a whole would continue with usual vigor as I am executing now. I am extremely happy to inform you that the Third & Fourth IEI Tamilnadu State Centre Student's & Technicians' Convention on the theme ‘Innovation, Technology and Knowledge Economy’ in a grand manner. During my Chairmanship, I am proud to say that Tamilnadu State Centre has hosted the National Conventions of Marine Engineers; Aerospace Engineers, Chemical Engineers apart from hosting a number of All India Seminars, Workshops and Technical Lectures for the benefit of Engineering Fertinity. As one more feather on the cap of Tamilnadu State Centre of IEI the 32nd Indian Engineering Congress was hosted by Tamilnadu State Centre during 21-23 December 2017 at Hotel Le Royal Meridian, Chennai in the august presence of Honourable President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind and Honourable Governor of Tamilnadu Shri Banwarilal Purohit. At this juncture, I record with thanks the all-out efforts put in by my Committee Members for the success of the Congress. Here, I would like to state that Tamilnadu State Centre have made a savings of Rs.50 lakhs beyond in its Income and Expenditure. It is also worth mentioning here that Er.T.M.Gunaraja FIE Council Member representing from IEI Tamil Nadu State Centre has been elected as the National President of IEI for the period of 2018-19 after a long period of time from Tamil Nadu. I also wish him a profound successes during his tenure of service. Before I conclude, I request my team members to focus on approaching the Engineering Colleges and Polytechnic Colleges and urge the CEOs of the colleges to establish Students’ Chapter at their colleges. Continuous follow-up will yield good results in this regard. I request my member friends to bring in more and more new members into the fold of IEI with a slogan ‘EVERY MEMBER INDUCT A NEW MEMBER’ to double the strength. Let us all unite to boost the membership strength of IEI. I pass on my responsibilities to my successor with a strong hope that he would continue to take over the tasks which could have been in the half way and to implement new tasks for the development of Tamilnadu State Centre both technically and financially. Good luck to all of you! Dr. G Ranganath Chairman Er T M Gunaraja, President-Elect (2018-19) Er T M Gunaraja is a proactive and people-oriented leader Degree in Business Administration (HR) and is currently pursuing his Doctoral known for his clear vision, exceptional foresight and Research (PhD). diligence. A renowned personality in institution building, he His first professional foray was as a Design Engineer, but he realised his true calling has been a forefront multi-disciplinary educationist for over was in academics and in providing an integrated and holistic programme to support 30 years. students in achieving their personal, educational and employment goals. And so, in He was born in January 1960 in a small village. He set off the year 1985, he began teaching Mechanical Engineering. His eagerness to achieve on his academic career, and coincidentally his association more propelled him to seek new frontiers in the form of establishing Madras Institute with the Institution of Engineers (India), first with a degree of Engineering Technology, a technical education institute founded in 1989, at in Mechanical Engineering at IEI in 1985 and progressed Kodambakkam. He furthered his passion for nurturing students by founding TMG onto a Post-Graduate in ME Production Engineering from Anna University. With an College of Arts and Science and TMG College of Hotel Management, both in unquenchable thirst for knowledge, he supplemented his qualifications with a Master's Manimangalam. (contd. on page 2) IEI–TSC–News Bulletin, October 2018 1 (contd. from page 1) inaugurated several Students Chapter (IEI) in engineering colleges across Tamil Nadu. His professional relationship with the Institution of Engineers (India) began as early Given his long-standing conversance with the field of education, his position on the as 1994. Over the years, he has spearheaded the IEI under his stewardship as academic advisory boards of several notable institutions is understandable. Committee Member (1994-96), Honorary Secretary (1996 - 2000), Council Member Under his unwavering guidance as Chairman (2012 - 2014) for the IEI Tamil Nadu (since 2000) and Vice President (2005 - 2006). He currently serves as an All India State Centre has set new standards in several national and international conventions, Council Member and a member of the Finance Committee. seminars and lectures. He has also performed in the capacities of Board Member, Chairman and Advisor on Over the course of his career, he has presented several research papers and been numerous committees. Most remarkable of these were his roles on the Board of published in reputed journals. His noteworthy publications include a study on Governors of the National Design & Research Forum and the Rural Development organisational climate and its impact on the quality of work life in the Indian industry, Forum and as a member of the Press & Publicity Committee, Inter-Disciplinary with special reference to Chennai, in the Indian Journal of Applied Research. He has Committee, Sustainable Development Forum, Committee for Advancement of also published his manuscript titled 'Organisational Corporate Culture on Employee Technology & Engineering, Equivalence Committee, and Strategic Plan Committee. Performance' in November 2014 and has been honoured by the International He was a National Member of the Indian Member Committee of the World Federation Organisation of Scientific Research (Community of Researchers) Journals of Business of Engineering Organisation. Over the years, he has diligently worked to improve in and Management. his own field by serving as a Council Member of the Mechanical Engineering Division Board, Chairman of IEI Mechanical Engineering, Chairman of the Student Chapter Being an avid traveller, he has traversed the globe to associate with technologists and member of the All India Students Committee. He has been an instrumental part abroad. He has visited various countries including Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, of the Bye-Laws Committee and the Land and Buildings Committee several times. Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Spain and He served as a member of the organising committee for the World Congress on Natural Portugal as a representative at global seminars, lectures and conventions. His purview Disaster Mitigation, in February 2004 and was the Vice Chairman of FIB (2000). of influence has extended to other organisations in these countries as well. Capitalising on his years of experience, he is a gainful partner and advisor to a Kitchens of India, As an expression of his zeal, he served as Founder Chairman of the Institution of a restaurant in Bremen, Germany and NMK Real Estate in the Netherlands. Mechanical Engineers (India) TNSC, as State Secretary and member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (India) and is also a member of Institution of Automobile Answering a strong inner calling to serve and improve the community, he joined the Engineering (India) and Institution of Civil Engineering (India). Lions Clubs International in 1992. He has led through example and been an asset in his positions of President, Zone Chairperson and Region Chairperson. He has also He has been continually recognised and rewarded for his exceptional contributions fulfilled diverse responsibilities as District Chairperson. He has been granted several to the field of engineering and education. Notable amongst these are the Technology International, Multiple and District Awards to serve as a small reminder of his Excellence Award, presented by the former Indian Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda unwavering motivated desire to better the world. and the Bharat Vidya Shiromani Award from the International Institute of Education and Management in 2015. In lieu of his numerous contributions to the field, he was He served his term as the District Governor for the Centennial Year 2016 - 17, paving a proud recipient of the Meritorious Mechanical Engineering Award at the 19th National the way for excellence and setting new higher benchmarks for those who followed. Mechanical Convention. Significant of his socially-conscious undertakings, he adopted 12 villages near Chennai and helped develop their infrastructure and improve their access to basic amenities. As a demonstration of his personal motto of “If Something is Worth Doing, It is Worth He also established a Diabetic Medical Centre to provide free medical assistance, Doing Well”, he served as Organising Chairman for the 28th Indian Engineering installed a Centennial Pillar near the Chennai Airport to commemorate 100 years of Congress in December 2013. The event was inaugurated by the then Honourable Lionism and inaugurated a Leadership Academy for training future potential leaders. President Shri Pranab Mukherjee and was attended by a star-cast of dignitaries. He He is also one of the country's few certified International Faculty Development Trainer. repeated his stellar performance as Organising Co-Chairman for the 32nd Indian His unquenchable spirit for fellowship and service has led to his association with many Engineering Congress in December 2017. other social organizations as well, including Freemasonry and the Y's Men Club. His efforts to extend the benefits of the IEI were instrumental in establishing several new IEI Local Centres.