Monday, June 27, 2022

Prof HN Mahabala passed away this afternoon, 27-Jun-2022, in Bangalore

 

 Photograph by S. Ramani

Everyone who has known Prof Mahabala will feel the loss. He was so cheerful, friendly, energetic and had played a critical role in Indian Computer Science & Technology education. The list of his former students is itself a tribute to the contributions he made to Indian education. 

There is a heart-warming tribute to Prof Mahabala at an Economic Times article titled: “Meet Professor HN Mahabala, the man who mentored India’s IT icons”.

Read more at:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/meet-professor-hn-mahabala-the-man-who-mentored-indias-it-icons/articleshow/53346662.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

 Ithihasa has immortalized our memories of him at

https://itihaasa.com/listing/artefacts/Multimedia%20File?interviewee=Prof.+H.+N.+Mahabala

Thousands of members of the Computer Society of India remember him warmly as a Past President.

Srinivasan Ramani  

2 comments:

Bhai said...

Sad to know the passing away of Prof Mahabala. Had the occasion to attend one of his lectures on "protocols" in CMC long ago. My condolences.

Hemant Ghayal

Srinivasan Ramani said...

Hi Gayal! Where are you now? It is a long time since we met in CMC. I live in Bangalore now.