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 Prof. Kesav Vithal Nori 

Prof. Kesav Vithal Nori, a Distinguished Professor at IIITH passed away on 29 May in Bangalore. Prof Nori was associated with IIITH for more than 12 years. He was executive Director and executive Vice President of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and one of the pioneers of TCS’s computer-based adult literacy programme which has been successful all over India and South Africa. He had a distinguished career that alternated between academics and industrial research within TCS. Prof. Nori was with the Tata Research Development and Design Centre (TRDDC), the R&D wing of TCS. Prof. Nori received his MTech from IIT Kanpur where he continued to work as a senior research associate from 1968 to 1970. Later he became a research scientist at the Computer Group in the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR). He then returned to teach at IIT Kanpur. In addition, Prof. Nori was Visiting Faculty at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, USA and finally returned to TRDDC and TCS.

IIIT Hyderabad expresses its deepest condolences to the bereaved family of Prof. Nori and prays for his departed soul.