Karuthakunju Kavirajan
| Karuthakunju Kavirajan | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 25, 1929 Karunagappalli Kerala |
| 💀Died | August 31, 2009 (aged 80) Bangalore, KarnatakaAugust 31, 2009 (aged 80) |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 💼 Occupation | Engineer |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Visweswary Kavirajan |
| 👶 Children | 4 |
Karuthakunju Kavirajan (May 25, 1929 – August 31, 2009) was an innovative telephone engineer in Southern India and the General Manager of Indian Telephone Industries in Bangalore, India.
Early Years
Born on May 25, 1929 into a very wealthy family who owned a large area of land along the sea front on the Keralan coast. He was the second eldest amongst the 7 children in the family. As a seven-year-old, he witnessed the destruction of their family house and a large portion of their land consumed by the large waves of the tsunami that hit the Keralan coast in 1936. The family were reduced to almost poverty levels overnight. As a child, he was very bright, energetic, inquisitive, and enthusiastic. He was quite determined to lift the family out of their desolate situation. He focused on his education, which he realized very early on was the key to the solution. He did exceptionally well in his school and followed on to go to Travancore University to do his Diploma in Engineering, for which he achieved the top honors, i.e., the Maharaja of Travancore's Gold Medal.
Achievements
He took up employment immediately after graduation with the Post & Telegraph of India and was actively involved with the electrification in the state of Kerala. He later joined the Indian Telephone Industries in Bangalore as an Electrical and Communications Engineer and rose to become its General Manager. He set up the first traffic light signaling system in Bangalore city at the Oriental Circle junction in the center of the City. The telephone exchange systems (Strowger Switching) in Calicut, Rourkela, Rae Bareli, and other cities in India were set up under his guidance and oversight. On deputation to the Bell Telephone Company, Belgium, he set up the telephone exchange system in Lima, Peru, between 1969 and 1971. He subsequently was involved with European projects with the Bell Telephone Company Belgium. He received various accolades for his innovative and tireless contribution to those projects.
Death
He was active till the day before his death. He had cardiac and diabetic problems. Although the medical problems which affected him were serious, his drive and determination always won until his sudden death on Sunday, August 31, 2009.
References
- Indian Telephone Industries Limited Indian Telephone Industries Limited
- Strowger Telephone Exchange Almon Brown Strowger The inventor of the Strowger switching system.
- Bell Telephone CompanyBell Telephone Company communication giant based ib Brussels, Belgium.
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