Professor Srinivasan (Chemistry) is retiring on the 31st of May.He has visited every department this week, thanking everyone of his colleagues, senior and junior. 

He has been one of the best teachers I have come across in this institution. I respect him for his dedication to his profession and for the very dignified manner in which he has conducted himself all these years. 

His passion for Chemistry is reflected in his research work with his scholars. They turn out some of the best research work,  acknoweldged by the academia across the country and abroad. 

The joy he takes in teaching is to be seen - he walks with a spring in his step when he has to go to class and one often hears both pin drop silence and animated interaction in his classes. 

His role as Officer in charge of the Science Association sees him bringing out the best in the first year students. He offers them opportunities to listen to some of the best minds in the field, to organise events and competitions, to carry out project work, etc. Students adore him, both inside and outside the class.

I've seen him in his elements as a Chief Faculty Advisor - one of the best organised, methodical and perfect Chiefs possible. All records are sure to be updated and perfect under him. His compassion is also note-worthy. He has never been hesitant to ask for the rights of teachers and students under his care. 

A service of about 35 years is no mean achievement and to be a professor much loved and respected by his students is an achievement by itself.