S. P. Chakravarti
Prof. Siddheshwari Prasad Chakravarti was an Indian engineer, researcher, and educator. He was known as the father of electronics and telecommunications engineering in India. Education 
He was educated at the University of Lucknow and Imperial College London. Career

Academia 

He served as Head of the Electrical engineering department at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, as the founding Principal of Government Engineering College, Jabalpur, the oldest technical institution in central India, where he established the first Electronics & Telecommunications engineering department of India, and as the first Dean of the Faculties of Engineering of the University of Saugor and the University of Jabalpur. The State Technological University of Madhya Pradesh has instituted a gold medal in his memory. Research 
Post retirement from academia, he joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation, in 1959, upon request of the then Defence Minister of India, V K Krishna Menon, as Dy. Chief Scientific Officer. During his tenure at DRDO, he was  responsible for the founding of three major research laboratories of DRDO, viz., Electronics and Radar Development Establishment (LRDE) Bengaluru, Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL) Hyderabad and the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) Delhi. He served as the first Director of the Laser Science and Technology Centre (LASTEC) Delhi. Professional
He was the National Vice-President of the Institution of Engineers (India) and the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers. He was a distinguished fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, and the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers. Posts 
During his career, he held the following posts:
 Lecturer, Department of Electrical Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Lecturer, Department of Applied Physics, University of Calcutta
Officer on Special Duty (Radio), Department of Commerce, Govt. of India
 Radio Controller,  Department of Industries and Supply, Govt. of India
Professor and Head of the Department of Electrical Technology at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and Head of the Central Workshop
Principal of Government Engineering College, Jabalpur
Dean of the Faculties of Engineering of the University of Saugor and the University of Jabalpur
Dy-Chief Scientific Officer (Electronics) Defence Research and Development Organisation
Director of Electronics (Acting) R & D, Ministry of Defence (India). Technical Director, Scientific Research Cell, R & D, Ministry of Defence and Director Weapons Evaluation Est., R & D.
 Director, Scientific Liaison, Headquarters, Ministry of Defence. Director, Defence Science Laboratory, Metcalfe House, Delhi
Member of Electro Technical Council, Indian Standards Institution for 4 years. Chairman Electronics and Telecommunication Group, and then of DIVISION, for a total period of 9 years. During this period, he was responsible for raising Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Division to a major DIVISION. Member of Faculty of Engineering of Pune University for 3 years. Member of Faculty of IIT BHU for 4 years. Member of the Court of Nagpur University for 9 years. Member of the Court of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore for 8 years. Member of Radio Research Committee, Government of India, 1944–47 and again 1959-63. Member of Defence Electronics Research Committee for 5 years. Member of the Defence Electronics Development Panel for 5 years. Convenor of Study Panels of Institution of Engineers (India) on Instrumentation and Automation for 2 years. Paper Setter and Examiner of Union Public Service Commission. National Vice-President of the Institution of Engineers (India) and the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers

