Professor Chitra Natarajan (1954-2015)
We deeply mourn the passing of Professor Chitra Natarajan.
Chitra joined HBCSE in 1993 and served as Dean, HBCSE faculty since 2011. After eight months of courageously battling cancer, she passed away peacefully on April 13, 2015.
Chitra was loved and admired by her colleagues and friends for the energy, enthusiasm and commitment she brought to her work. A staunch believer in collaborative effort, she laid the foundation for HBCSE's work at the interface of science, technology and society, in environmental education, design and technology education, project based learning and on the role of diversity in science education. She contributed to drafting the present selection procedure at the first stage of the science Olympiads. Always positive, cheerful and bubbling with ideas, she continually inspired and motivated young people to, "Go for it and make a dent!"
Chitra will be greatly missed by us all at HBCSE. We offer condolences to her family and her many friends, colleagues and admirers.
Jayashree Ramadas
Centre Director