K. M. Sivanandaiah (1931-2011)

摘要

K. M. Sivanandaiah, an eminent teacher and an internationally renowned peptide chemist, from the Department of Chemistry, Central College, Bangalore, passed away on 2 October 2011 in Bangalore. Kadlebal Matada Sivanandaiah (affectionately called as KMS) was born on 13 February 1931 at Kondajji in Davanagere, Karnataka. He obtained his M Sc with gold medal from Mysore University in 1953. Despite many well-trained people leaving for jobs elsewhere in the world, India has maintained its richness in highly trained and educated people. This has been possible because of visionaries who toiled with minimal facilities to initiate programmes in India several decades ago. KMS was such a visionary. He wanted to establish Bangalore as a centre for peptide research at a time when it was difficult to even purchase amino acids. Indeed, his dream was realized during his lifetime. Bangalore can now boast of supplying numerous scientists who are well trained in peptide chemistry, structure and function.