SRM University-AP celebrates the birthday of Founder Chancellor Dr T R Paarivendhar as Founder’s Day on August 24, 2021, at 10.00 am. The inauguration of Prerana Vanam, a week-long (Aug 24-29) event of planting trees across the university will be held as part of the celebrations. Dr M Malakondaiah IPS, former Director-General of Police, Andhra Pradesh, will be the chief guest of the day. Vice-Chancellor Prof Vajja Sambasiva Rao; Pro Vice-Chancellor, Prof D Narayana Rao; Dr Vinayak Kalluri, Registrar; and Wg Cmdr Venkataachalam Sekkappan, Director-CLM will address the gathering.
About our Founder Chancellor:
The Founder Chancellor of the SRM Group, Dr T R Paarivendhar, is also a Member of Parliament of Lok Sabha from the Perambalur Constituency, Tamilnadu. He was awarded an honorary doctorate (honoris causa) from Birmingham City University for his contribution to the field of Engineering and Technical Education. Dr Paarivendhar has published an anthology titled “Paarivendhar Kavithaikal”. He has been in the social and cultural forefront in donating toward the contribution for the cyclone-affected States like `Gaja Cyclone` in Tamil Nadu and flood-affected States- Kerala, Jammu and Kashmir, and for the earthquake-affected State Gujarat. More than crores of Rupees have been donated for the development of the affected areas in the respective States.