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About
Venkateswaran Anand is a Science Graduate
of the Panjab University, Chandigarh.
He had his early schooling in St. Edwards School, Shimla
and completed his graduation at the SDB College.
He joined the Indian Railways
as an Officer-Apprentice
in the Mechanical Department.
During the course of his apprenticeship
he passed the examinations
of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
and Institution of Production Engineers, London.
He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, India
and a Member of the AIMA (All India Management Association).
In his forty-one year career, he worked in
the Central, Eastern, Southern, South Eastern and Western Railways,
besides the Integral Coach Factory,
Research Designs and Standards Organisation
and Diesel Locomotive Works.
He was the first Chief Mechanical Engineer
of the Konkan Railway Corporation.
During his service he was posted to
Chennai,
Lucknow,
Bhusaval (Maharashtra),
Katni (Madhya Pradesh),
Navin Mumbai,
Varanasi,
Bhavnagar (Gujarat) and
Kolkata.
He has travelled to Canada, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and USA.
He retired as the General Manager, Southern Railway.
Post retirement, he served as Advisor to the Delhi Metro Railway Corporation.
As a consultant to the Asian Development Bank, Manila,
he assisted in preparing a Report on Railway Reforms
for the Ministry of Railways, People’s Republic of China.
His articles have been published in
The Hindu, Indian Express, Times on Wheels and Rajasthan Patrika.
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Site
Indian Railways – Permanent Problems, Temporary Solutions
https://anandat1979.wordpress.com/
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Academia.edu
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Articles
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Books
Close Encounters on Parallel Lines: My Forty One Years in the Indian Railways
Indian Railways – Permanent Problems, Temporary Solutions: How Not to Manage a Railway System
Mentors, Tormentors and Dementors: A Tribute to my Superiors and Colleagues
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https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8529333.Venkateswaran_Anand
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