T R Seshadri
Remembering one of India's most distinguished chemists on his birth anniversary. T R Seshadri was an Indian chemist, academic, writer and the Head of the Department of Chemistry at the University of Delhi, known for his research on Indian medicinal plants. He was nominated for the Chemistry Nobel Prize in 1966. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour - the Padma Bhushan - in 1963, for his contributions to Science. Biography Seshadri was born on 3 February 1900 at Kulithalai, an ancient village with history dating back to the Cholas of the 9th century, in the present-day Karur district of Tamil Nadu. His father was a school teacher. After his high school studies, he joined Presidency College, Madras in 1917 for his BSc studies which he completed in 1920 with financial assistance from the Ramakrishna Mission. After graduation, he worked with the Mission for a year, but continued his studies at Presid...