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'''Man Mohan Suri''' (1928–1981) was an Indian mechanical engineer and the Director of [[Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute]] (CMERI), Durgapur.<ref name="How India's fields got `Swaraj'">{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bline/2003/08/08/stories/2003080800260900.htm |title=How India's fields got `Swaraj' |date=8 August 2003 |publisher=The Hindu}}</ref> He is best known for inventing ''[[Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute#Achievements|Suri Transmission]]'', a hydromechanical [[transmission unit]], reported to increase the efficiency of diesel locomotives<ref name="Brief Profile of the Awardee">{{Cite web |url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/content/Detail.aspx?AID=287 |title=Brief Profile of the Awardee |date=2016 |publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize |access-date=12 November 2016}}</ref> and he held the patent for the inventions.<ref name="Power transmission unit">{{Cite web |url=https://www.google.com/patents/US3065653 |title=Power transmission unit |last=Suri Man Mohan |date=27 November 1962 |publisher=United States Patent |work=Patent No. US3065653 A}}</ref> The technology is known to have led to 36 patent specifications in eleven countries.<ref name="Engineering Sciences">{{Cite web |url=http://www.csir.res.in/external/heads/career/award/BPRIZE/Engineering_SCIENCES.htm |title=Engineering Sciences |date=2016 |publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211647/http://www.csir.res.in/external/heads/career/award/BPRIZE/Engineering_SCIENCES.htm |archive-date=2015-09-23 }}</ref> He is also credited with the conceptualization of Swaraj farm tractor, a product of [[Punjab Tractors Ltd.]] and held another patent for his development of ''Railway truck wheel assembly''.<ref name="Railway truck wheel assembly">{{Cite web |url=https://www.google.com/patents/US3065653 |title=Railway truck wheel assembly |last=Suri Man Mohan |date=28 August 1967 |publisher=United States Patent |work=Patent No. US3334596 A}}</ref> He received the fourth highest Indian civilian award of the [[Padma Shri]] in 1961.<ref name="Padma Shri">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Shri |publisher=Government of India |date=2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=2014-11-15 }}</ref> The [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]], the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]], one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Engineering Sciences in 1962.<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees">{{cite web | url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/AwardeeList.aspx | title=View Bhatnagar Awardees | publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize | date=2016 | access-date=12 November 2016}}</ref> The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi has instituted an annual award, ''Padmashri Manmohan Suri Project Award'', for honoring the best mechanical project by its alumni.<ref name="Saha">{{cite book|author=S K Saha|title=Introduction to Robotics, 2e|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MxriAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA33|publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill Education|isbn=978-93-329-0281-7|pages=33–}}</ref>
'''Man Mohan Suri''' (1928–1981) was an Indian mechanical engineer and the Director of [[Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute]] (CMERI), Durgapur.<ref name="How India's fields got `Swaraj'">{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bline/2003/08/08/stories/2003080800260900.htm |title=How India's fields got 'Swaraj' |date=8 August 2003 |work=The Hindu}}</ref> He is best known for inventing ''[[Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute#Achievements|Suri Transmission]]'', a hydromechanical [[transmission unit]], reported to increase the efficiency of diesel locomotives<ref name="Brief Profile of the Awardee">{{Cite web |url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/content/Detail.aspx?AID=287 |title=Brief Profile of the Awardee |date=2016 |publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize |access-date=12 November 2016}}</ref> and he held the patent for the inventions.<ref name="Power transmission unit">{{Cite web |url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US3065653 |title=Power transmission unit |last=Suri Man Mohan |date=27 November 1962 |publisher=United States Patent |work=Patent No. US3065653 A}}</ref> The technology is known to have led to 36 patent specifications in eleven countries.<ref name="Engineering Sciences">{{Cite web |url=http://www.csir.res.in/external/heads/career/award/BPRIZE/Engineering_SCIENCES.htm |title=Engineering Sciences |date=2016 |publisher=Council of Scientific and Industrial Research |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923211647/http://www.csir.res.in/external/heads/career/award/BPRIZE/Engineering_SCIENCES.htm |archive-date=2015-09-23 }}</ref> He is also credited with the conceptualization of Swaraj farm tractor, a product of [[Punjab Tractors Ltd.]] and held another patent for his development of ''Railway truck wheel assembly''.<ref name="Railway truck wheel assembly">{{Cite web |url=https://patents.google.com/patent/US3065653 |title=Railway truck wheel assembly |last=Suri Man Mohan |date=28 August 1967 |publisher=United States Patent |work=Patent No. US3334596 A}}</ref> He received the fourth highest Indian civilian award of the [[Padma Shri]] in 1961.<ref name="Padma Shri">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Shri |publisher=Government of India |date=2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=2015-10-15 }}</ref> The [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]], the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology]], one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Engineering Sciences in 1962.<ref name="View Bhatnagar Awardees">{{cite web | url=http://ssbprize.gov.in/Content/AwardeeList.aspx | title=View Bhatnagar Awardees | publisher=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize | date=2016 | access-date=12 November 2016}}</ref> The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi has instituted an annual award, ''Padmashri Manmohan Suri Project Award'', for honoring the best mechanical project by its alumni.<ref name="Saha">{{cite book|author=S K Saha|title=Introduction to Robotics, 2e|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MxriAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA33|publisher=Tata McGraw-Hill Education|isbn=978-93-329-0281-7|pages=33–}}</ref>
[[File:Swaraj Tractor.jpg|thumb|235px|Swaraj Tractor, the first indigenous tractor designed and manufactured in India.]]
[[File:Swaraj Tractor.jpg|thumb|235px|Swaraj Tractor, the first indigenous tractor designed and manufactured in India.]]


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Latest revision as of 17:36, 8 February 2026


Man Mohan Suri
Born(1928-01-13)13 January 1928
Punjab, India
Died25 July 1981(1981-07-25) (aged 53)
Known for
Awards
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions

Man Mohan Suri (1928–1981) was an Indian mechanical engineer and the Director of Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI), Durgapur.[1] He is best known for inventing Suri Transmission, a hydromechanical transmission unit, reported to increase the efficiency of diesel locomotives[2] and he held the patent for the inventions.[3] The technology is known to have led to 36 patent specifications in eleven countries.[4] He is also credited with the conceptualization of Swaraj farm tractor, a product of Punjab Tractors Ltd. and held another patent for his development of Railway truck wheel assembly.[5] He received the fourth highest Indian civilian award of the Padma Shri in 1961.[6] The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the apex agency of the Government of India for scientific research, awarded him the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, one of the highest Indian science awards for his contributions to Engineering Sciences in 1962.[7] The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi has instituted an annual award, Padmashri Manmohan Suri Project Award, for honoring the best mechanical project by its alumni.[8]

Swaraj Tractor, the first indigenous tractor designed and manufactured in India.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "How India's fields got 'Swaraj'". The Hindu. 8 August 2003.
  2. ↑ "Brief Profile of the Awardee". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Suri Man Mohan (27 November 1962). "Power transmission unit". Patent No. US3065653 A. United States Patent.
  4. ↑ "Engineering Sciences". Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 2016. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Suri Man Mohan (28 August 1967). "Railway truck wheel assembly". Patent No. US3334596 A. United States Patent.
  6. ↑ "Padma Shri" (PDF). Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015.
  7. ↑ "View Bhatnagar Awardees". Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize. 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  8. ↑ S K Saha. Introduction to Robotics, 2e. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. pp. 33–. ISBN 978-93-329-0281-7.

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