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'''Pavagada Venkata Indiresan''' (1928–2013) was an Indian engineer, educationist, and administrator. He served as Director of the [[Indian Institute of Technology]] (IIT) in [[Chennai|Madras]] during 1979-1984. He was professor at IIT [[Delhi]] during 1965-1979 and 1987-1993.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/rasheeda-bhagat/P.V.-Indiresan-An-endearing-teacher-passes-away/article20583441.ece |title=P.V. Indiresan: An endearing teacher passes away | newspaper=The Hindu Business Line |date=24 February 2013 | first=Rasheeda | last=Bhagat | access-date=9 September 2018}}</ref><br />
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He did his Ph.D. from the [[University of Birmingham]].<br />
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He served as president, [[Indian National Academy of Engineering]], New Delhi, India. He was named an [[IEEE Honorary Membership|Honorary Member of IEEE]] in 1998 "for contributions to the growth of electrical engineering in India through his leadership in education, applied research and professional engineering institutions."<br />
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He was the Ph.D. supervisor of [[Avinash Kak]], [[Subhash Kak]], and [[Arogyaswami Paulraj]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=94891 |title=The Mathematics Genealogy Project&nbsp;— Pavaguda Indiresan |publisher=Genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu |access-date=2015-06-26}}</ref><br />
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He received the [[Padma Bhushan]] award in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php?start=380 |title=Padma Bhushan Awardees&nbsp;— Padma Awards&nbsp;— My India, My Pride&nbsp;— Know India: National Portal of India |publisher=Archive.india.gov.in |date=2012-12-09 |access-date=2015-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028040102/http://archive.india.gov.in/myindia/padmabhushan_awards_list1.php?start=380 |archive-date=28 October 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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He challenged in court the [[Government of India]]'s decision to reserve seats in the IITs for [[Other Backward Class]]es in central educational institutions under the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiankanoon.org/doc/1340286/ |title=P.V.Indiresan vs Union Of India & Ors on 18 August, 2011 |publisher=Indiankanoon.org |access-date=2015-06-26}}</ref> For many years he wrote a column on science and technology for ''[[The Hindu]]'''s ''Businessline''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/p-v-indiresan/ |title=P V Indiresan News &#124; Business Line |publisher=Thehindubusinessline.com |access-date=2015-06-26}}</ref><br />
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