Dr. Krishna Chivukula, a native of Bapatla town in Andhra Pradesh, has donated Rs 228 cr to IIT Madras. Director V Kamakoti of IIT Madras revealed that the donation is one of the single largest that IIT Madras university has ever received and that the money would be used for a number of activities.
Chivukula completed schooling in Telugu and then went on to study aerospace engineering at IIT Madras. Later he completed his master’s degree in business administration at Harvard University.
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Dr Krishna Chivukula recently visited Chennai to finalize the donation. The chief executive at the Office of Institutional Advancement at IIT Madras- Kaviraj Nair said, “We are grateful to Dr Krishna Chivukula for this donation. His contribution, the largest ever single donation received by IIT Madras, stands as the testament to his dedication to fostering excellence in education, research, and innovation.”
Dr Krishna Chivukula’ donation will be used for various things, such as helping international students study at IIT Madras through a scholarship, providing an undergraduate fellowship program for newcomers at IIT Madras, funding research, supporting sports scholarships, developing Shaastra Magazine, and maintaining Krishna Chivukula Block.
