Obituary: K.S. Murthy (1931-2024)

Prof K.S. Murthy, completed his M.Sc. by thesis at the Andhra University, Visakhapattanam (then Waltair), A.P., in 1953. He started his career as Demonstrator, Andhra University in 1955 and moved to Rangoon as Assistant Lecturer and Head, Department of Geology, Moulmein College, University of Rangoon, Myanmar (then Burma). In 1958 Prof Murthy, was appointed as Lecturer, Geology Department, Nagpur University. By 1959 he joined as a Lecturer, Delhi Polytechnic, Delhi, continuing there till 1963, as a Lecturer at Nagpur University then was not a permanent post for him. But when offered a permanent post, he again rejoined the Geology Department, Nagpur University in 1963. Thereafter, Prof Murthy obtained his postgraduate training diploma (UNESCO and University of Vienna) from Vienna, Austria in 1965-66. After more than three decades of meritorious service, he retired in 1991 as Reader from the Geology Department, Nagpur University, and continued as contributory teacher till 1995 thereafter. He was founder Treasurer from 1981-86 and later Secretary and Editor of the Gondwana Geological Society (GGS) till 1992.