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An eminent personality & the Founder
President of VISL Retired Employees Welfare Centre, Sri S Mallikarjunaiah,
the first ever to establish a welfare society/ Association of Retired
Employees of Public Sector Steel companies passed away in the bee hours of 16th
July 2018 at the ripe age of 93.
He was an Engineer, Industrialist,
Enterpreneur, Philonthropist, Environmentalist, all rolled into one, and his
foresightedness in establishing the Retirees Assn long back, continued to
help thousands of Retirees during this period. His selfless & dedicated
service is a source of inspiration to all of us to work for the social causes
esp for those who spent a few decades working shoulder to shoulder with each
other.
Born of an illustrious parents on
13th Sept 1925 in Chitradurga in Karnataka, he completed his
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engg in 1948, took industrial/ technical training in
foreign countries before joining Mysore Iron & Steel Works, Bhadravathi (later renamed
as Visvesvaraya Iron & Steel Works) in 1951 where he served in different
capacities upto 1969. He developed and set up a factory for utilising foamed
slag for building Low cost houses.
He extensively toured
foreign countries including the USA and the USSR, was recipient of many
awards and is credited with good number of publications on technical subject.
He was associated with various organisations including the Indo-Soviet Cultural
Society, Karnataka as its Vice-President.
On behalf of the Members of FORSE and that of
my own I mourn the death of S Mallikarjunaiah and
pray for peace to the departed soul and courage to his family members to bear
the loss.
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Based on the
information provided by Sri JS Nagabhushan, President, VISL
Retired Employees Welfare Centre
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