S R Ramanan is an Indian meteorologist. He worked as the Director of Cyclone warning centre in Chennai, Indian state of Tamil Nadu.[1][2][3] He serves on the advisory committee of the centre for climate change and adoption research, Anna University, Chennai.[4] He became popular in social media. Ramanan retired in July 2016 after 36 years as a weatherman.[5] He is most often called by "Rain Man Ramanan", "Word of Rain", "God of Students", "Mazhayin Mahathma", "Kadalora Maavata Kadavul" "90's Kids in Kavalan" and "Minnalin Jannal".[6]
Education
editRamanan is a post graduate in physics from Annamalai University. He got his PhD from the Madras University in the field of Agricultural Climatology.[citation needed] Ramanan is a HSC from Aruna Higher secondary school, Eraiyur Village.
Career
editHe joined the Meteorological Department of India in 1980. He worked as a forecaster in the Northern Hemisphere Analysis centre in New Delhi and at Aviation Meteorological Office of Chennai Airport. He was actively involved during the installation of Automatic Message Switching System in 1995 and was promoted to Director in the 2002[citation needed]. He joined the Area Cyclone Warning Centre at the Regional Meteorological centre at Chennai. He is a recipient of the "For the sake of Honour Award" from Rotary International in 2006. He represented India in 1998 in Japan regarding preparation of inventory for greenhouse gases. He represented the country regarding Synergised Standard Operating Procedures for coastal hazards in Bangkok during May 2013.
Retirement
editRamanan retired from Regional Meteorological centre on 31 March 2016.[7]
Sources
editReferences
edit- ^ "OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR G". www.imdchennai.gov.in. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ Srinivasa Ramanujam (28 November 2015). "Rain man Ramanan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 December 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
- ^ "Rains give weatherman a hero's status in Tamil Nadu". timesofindia-economictimes. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Academics". www.annauniv.edu. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Ramanan, director of area cyclone warning centre in Chennai, retires - Times of India". The Times of India. 31 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ Karthikeyan Hemalatha (31 March 2014). "Ramanan, director of area cyclone warning centre in Chennai, retires". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ K, Lakshmi (28 March 2016). "'Rain man' Ramanan to retire on March 31". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.