The CDS community is deeply saddened by the passing away of Mr C.G. Devarajan on August 24, 2018, at the age of 79. He was the first registrar of CDS, having worked earlier at the Delhi School of Economics. He served CDS from 1971 to1999. An extremely soft-spoken man, he will be remembered for his kindness and the hard work that he put in for establishing administrative procedures at the Centre.
On behalf of Prof Sunil Mani, Director, who was away from the Centre, Prof. K.P. Kannan, Former Director (Currently a member of the Governing Body) of the Centre placed a wreath as a mark of respect to the departed soul for the CDS community. Friends and staff from CDS accompanied the body to Santivan for the cremation which took place at 12.30 pm on 25 August.
A condolence meeting in memory of Mr.C.G Devarajan will be held on Wednesday, the 29th August at 4 pm at the Baker Auditorium.