A recent photograph of Dr K S Yajnik

Dr P Nilakantan
Dr S R Valluri
Professor R Narasimha
Dr K N Raju
Professor Satish Dhawan
Dr R A Mashelkar
Dr PRamamoorthy
Prof U R Rao
Dr B R Somashekar
Mr K Venkatachalam
Dr K S Yajnik
Dr M V V Murthy
Dr A C Raghuram
Dr Indira Rajagopal
Dr S Srinathkumar
Dr M Shivakumara Swamy
Dr S Nagabhushana
Dr J P Pichamuthu
Dr Srinivas Bhogle

It was his indefatigable energy and enthusiasm which made C-MMACS a dream come true.

Dr K S Yajnik
A tribute to Dr Yajnik by Dr P S Swathi and other colleagues at C-MMACS on the eve of his retirement in March 1996.

It would not be an exaggeration to call Dr K S Yajnik the architect of the CSIR Centre of Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation (C-MMACS). While he graciously deflects the praise showered on him in building one of the finest modelling centres in India, those who have worked closely with him will certify that it was his indefatigable energy and enthusiasm which made C-MMACS a dream come true. Dr Yajnik paid considerable attention to every detail; nothing was too trivial. With meticulous care he chose every component that would go into the building of C-MMACS. Today, C-MMACS not only has a contemporary computing environment comprising of world class supercomputing facilities with a host of high performance workstations, but also the required infrastructure.

In spite of the travails of setting up C-MMACS, Dr Yajnik still seemed to have plenty to spare for science. He collaborated actively with all of us, guiding us, coaxing us and on occasions even challenging us to perform.

To Dr Yajnik we say, "We will always cherish our association with you. What you have sown and so carefully nurtured we will reap, but we will always remember that it would not have been possible with out you. Thank you"