Venkatraman Krishnan 1974 batch IIT B Mechanical, hostel 5, passed away in Bangalore on 29th April 2021. Krish was undergoing medical treatment for complications resulting from kidney transplant done 24 years back. Unfortunately, he had two strokes in recent days. He is survived by his wife and two married sons.
Post IIT, he did an MBA from Bajaj specializing in Finance and had an excellent career with Great Eastern Shipping, L&T and a long inning as MD of ITCOT Consultancy, Chennai. In recent years he was associated with the Logistics Skill Council as Program Director. He was an active volunteer with Mohan Foundation educating and lecturing on organ donation.
Krish was a wonderful person loved by all. Coming from a humble background he was simplicity personified. He was brilliant, humorous and very helpful. I was his room partner at the IIT hostel and there was a constant flow of classmates to visit him for notes and guidance. All conversations with Krish would make you laugh with his humor and one liners. He had a great respect for some of his professors, especially Profs. Sukhatme and Ramaswamy.
I have known Krish, or Kicha as we called him, and his family for over 50 years. Along with another batchmate, R. Jayaram, we all grew up at Sion in Bombay and have been very close all these years. We will miss him enormously, but will never forget his smile, humor and simplicity in life. Keep smiling Krish!
Written by P V Balasubramaniam
IIT Bombay 1974 Reunion 