Obit: Alladi Ramachandra Shasthri

Alladi Ramachandra Shasthri, son of  Alladi Subharamaniam passed away on December 19 at the age of 84. He was the nephew of Alladi Krishnasamy Iyer, one of the architects of the  Constitution of India.

Ramachandra Shasthri had his schooling at P. S. High School, Mylapore and did his post graduation from Presidency College.

He worked as a lecturer, became Professor of Chemistry in Vivekananda College, Mylapore and retired as H.O.D. in the same college.

He was the author of books on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry & Ancillary Chemistry.

His son, R. Palani Kumaraswami can be contacted at  9841111635.