Dr. M.s. Krishnan
Director
Geoglogy and Earth Science
CSIR
India
Biography
Maharajapuram Seetaraman Krishnan (born on 24th august 1898), awardee of the prestigeous Padma Bhushan from Government of India, was the moving force behind the beginning of NGRI, was the Director of the Institute during 1961-1964. He was the President of the Geology Section of the then prestigious Indian Science Congress. He was the first Indian to head the Geological Survey of India and served the nation by being the Director of the Indian Bureau of Mines (New Delhi), Indian School of Mines (Dhanbad), Head of the Geology and Geophysics in Andhra University, Waltair before joining NGRI. The classic text book authored by Dr.Krishnan titled "Geology of India Burma" is a bible for every geology student in India
Research Interest
Geoglogy and Earth Science
