I was rather shocked to hear the news of his untimely demise. My heart felt condolences to his bereived family. I pray that the almighty gives his family the strength to withstand this tragic moment. May his soul rest in peace.

We will definitely miss Bala sir.May the god gives strength to his family to withstand this situation..May his soul Rest in peace"

I am shocked to my core. We have lost one of the best teachers we had ever met. I personally have lost my guru, my mentor, and a great human being..I fall short of words to express my grief on the sad demise of our beloved Bala Sir. We pray to God for his soul rests in peace.. We wish his family immense strength and peace in life.

feeling very sorry after hearing this

My heart felt condolences

Miss u lot Bala sir u were the gr8 prof..

Prof. Balasubramaniam was a very good researcher and a nicest human being I have ever come across. He was very sympathetic and cordial to even an unknown person. In this hour of grief, I wish my deep condolence to his family and pray God to leave his soul at a heavenly place.

I was shocked upon hearing the news of his untimely demise. Though I never had the fortune of sitting in his class, but I had heard so much about him from friends, that I could easily imagine him as one of the best teachers and researchers of the Institute. May the Almighty rest his noble soul in peace and give strength to his family in this hour of grief.

Very sad day for all of us. We will miss you very very much!!!

I was shocked to hear the news of his untimely demise. May God give strength to his family to withstand this situation........

Few people in this campus have managed to rise above the daily rut that is campus life, and have managed to distinguish themselves as exemplary human beings. Prof. Balasubramaniam was one of those rare people. An excellent scientist, teacher, musician and the archetypical nice guy to scores of people both in and outside the campus, he will be sorely missed by everyone whose lives he touched in so many different ways. Today is indeed a sad day for IIT Kanpur. My deepest condolences to his family, students and friends.

I was shocked upon hearing the news of his untimely demise. Though I never had the fortune of sitting in his class, but I had heard so much about him from friends, that I could easily imagine him as one of the best teachers and researchers of the Institute.We wish his family immense strength and peace in life.

I was terribly pained to hear of the tragic demise of our dear, beloved Prof.Balasubramaniam. I will forever remember fondly his ever cheerful attitude towards life and child-like enthusiasm with which he brought alive even the most boring of lectures. I will never forget the day he walked into the class holding a sword in his hand and told us with great joy of the triumphs of out ancient rulers. I think that incident symbolises for me, that he lives on like a warrior. I offer my heartfelt condolences to his family and pray that they have all the courage to cope with this trsgedy.

I am shocked to listen his untimely demise. Although I am not from his department but I was lucky enough to be present in his two seminars on history of metallurgy in India. I feel those seminars as some of the bests I have had in my tenure at IIT K. Apart from his excellent research career, he was a vibrant person with a lot of humorous gesture. His performance in one Musical Extravazanga in auditorium was indicative of his other calibre. We have lost one good teacher, excellent orator as well as one good human being. I pray Almighty God to give enough strength to his family members to overcome this situation. May his soul rest in peace.

A loss to many of us.. a great human being and a fabulous teacher,will miss you sir.

My sadness runs very deep, we are faced with an irreplaceable loss. We have lost an amazing personality, a great teacher, and one of the best speakers I have ever seen. I had the fortune of attending his class. His love of materials - past, present and future was a deep source of inspiration to me. He tried to understand the past...with the past he lives on. The shock is too great. My heartfelt condolences to the family and friends. Barath

It is really a shocking news that Prof.Bala is no more with us. He was one of our close partners of our Railway Mission Project. Our heart felt condolences are to his family members.

I am still in shock after knowing this sad and devastating news. He was the best researcher, educator, orator, highly energetic and above all a nice and humble human being. I was lucky enough to get an opportunity to do research with him, which completely changed the direction of my life. I lost my best guru..... I pray to god that his soul will remain in peace.

He was among the finest professors at iitk during my time there. may his soul rest in peace, and may God bless his family.

It would be very hard to realise that Bala sir is nore more among us.I could not imagine what his family must be going through when we ourselves are so much in shock.I pray that God gives strength to his family to bear the grief and pain.Sir we will miss you always.

Bala and I were class mates at BHU from 1979-84. Besides showing up on the same train from Chennai on our first day at BHU, through numerous days & nights, the next five years bala shared his dorm, notes and life itself with our batchmates and me. He emerged as a leader be it his academic performance, cultural contributions or drumming, cricket and of course metallurgy as a topper. His return to IITK and metallurgical research in India, his recent publications and books, his love for teaching and students all made Bala a very special human being. Our whole class was looking to see him at BHU this Christmas. Alas it as not to be. My love to his daughters and heartfelt condolences to the family.

प्रोफेसर बाला की असामयिक मृत्यु से I I T परिवार को असहनीय और अपूर्णीय छति हुई है ईश्वर दिवंगत आत्मा को शांति प्रदान करे और शोकसंतप्त परिवार को इस घटना से उबरने का धैर्य और साहस दे

Untimely demise of Bala sir has not only caused an irreparable loss to IIT Kanpur and Materials Science Community but we have lost one of the best teachers and a kind human being. May his soul rest in peace.

I am shocked to listen his untimely demise. I offer my heartfelt condolences to his family and pray that they have all the courage to cope with this trsgedy

It is really a shocking news. We lost an excellent person with incredible teaching and research skills. He had been the darling of many of the students. My deepest condolences to the bereaved family. Manoj

We shall miss him.

I feel a mix of disbelief and shock at his untimely demise. He was one such teacher who had his mark on even the laziest of us in the class from Day 1. Always full of enthusiasm and inspiring to be larger than life. An ardent patriot, who always inspired students by his example to rise above mediocre things. I remember most of us were always stuck in awe while he used to speak. An ace expert in his field, great sense of humour and a passionate drummer, what a man! I earnestly hope that God gives strength to the bereaved family and leave them with only the cherished memories with Bala Sir.

I am deeply saddened to hear about the untimely demise of Prof. R. Balasubramaniam. I pray to God that he gives strength to the family to come over these trying times.

I am what I am today only because of him. He is the person who motivated me and gave me strength at all times to go ahead in the right direction. The right way to pay tribute to him is take this boldly and go ahead and do a good job as his student and carry forward his legacy. We all miss you Bala Sir. India has lost a great scientist, an awesome teacher and an extraordinary human being. May his soul rest in peace.

My heart felt condolences to his bereived family. I pray that the almighty gives his family the strength to withstand this tragic moment. May his soul rest in peace.

Bala, we will always miss you. Right now I am unable to think what else I could do except sharing the sense of great personal loss, shock and grief with the rest of the IITK community. Bala always exhibited extra bit of life in whatever he did and had the rare capacity to instill some of that in others he met. I will cherish for the rest of my life the fond memories of being together with Bala in the first REACH symposium, innumerable cricket matches and for that matter anywhere and everywhere in the campus. I met him the very first day he joined us and consider myself lucky to have had a colleague and friend like Bala. - Asok

Bala was a good friend. He was always dynamic and cheerful. We worked together on several issues. He was a role model on the professional front. I would miss him very much. My heartfelt condolences to his family.

This is a big loss to the whole IITK community. He was so nice person and also so energetic always. We really miss a great person like Bala Sir.

We are sorry to hear the sad demsie of prof R balasubramaniam. He was a great teacher under whose guidance i completed my MTech. May his soul Rest in peace

We are shocked to hear the sad demise of Prof bala who was a great teacher. His contribution on indian ancient metallurgy will remain for ever. We pray god for giving enough strength to his family member to bear this loss.

If one of the gems is detached from the group of alikes,the entire garland gets disbursed.Mr. Balasubramaniam was not only the pillar of the storey of academics but also a guide with a persona to be followed.May his soul rest in peace and God grant strength to the members of the berieved family . Paying the last homage to a great academician.

Professor Bala was one of the best teachers, mentor, and guide. He used to inspire awe and respect in each and everyone of us. I truly cherish the time spent in his classes and the life-changing advice which he used to give. His words have remained with me always and helped me in the most difficult times. Prof Bala will always live in our heart as the most stunning member of the IITK family.

He was one of my most respectful persons in IITK. I pray to God that his departed soul may rest in Heaven.

Bala was simply full of life! I am sure his vivacity will inspire all of us who had the privilage of his association. His enthralling drums will continue to reverberate in the campus and give us energy and ethusiasm to work and play with the effervescent style....that was Balas way. May he rest in peace.

Bala was great in all areas: human being, friend, infectious laughter, sports, research, teachinig, lecturer, author, writer.... His lectures on Cannons of India and on Delhi Iron Pillar were well appreciated by one and all. He had spent time at the Indian Inst of Advanced Studies at Simla and his lectures there were published in a separate volume, a rare honour for any engineer. His other books are also highly sought after. I noticed his name last month in a museum in Delhi where a new and permanent exhibition has been put up on the Indian work over the centuries related to metallurgy. He had brought new discipline of teaching and research at IIT Kanpur. He will be greatly missed by his family, friends, associates and the profession. May his soul rest in eternal peace. JP Gupta

bala sir, we missed you

Sir...we miss you!!May your soul rest in peace.

I am shocked to hear about the untimely demise of Prof. Bala who has been a true source of inspiration for the students and the entire IITK community. Be it the class, musical extravaganza or conference he was always cheerful uplifting the spirits of all around him. His lectures on introduction to metallurgy supplemented with a historical outlook will be a treasure for the rest of my life. May his soul rest in peace.

Really it gave me a shock after hearing this sad news. Hearty my pray to God for his soul rest in peace.

it is sad to hear this news..he was genuinely a great person. May his soul rest in peace!!! we will miss him

Really a shocking and very very very bad news.....Prof.Bala is a student friendly professor and all of us aware Prof.Bala s fans group in orkut. He had so many disciples throught out world and all are respects/loves/likes him like anything. let us pray his soul may rest in peace.

sir....We miss you a lot. I think there is a great void space generated in the whole metallurgy community after his death. I pray to God that his departed soul may rest in Heaven.

We miss you sir. Each of us would remember the day in which we had taken a photograph of the last class in IITK with you...it will always be cherished in our memory... :(

IITK and its students have lost a great person, and a genius. He was a true motivator for students. Sir, your presence will be felt always. You were special for me, in many sense. I was numb to know when reached office. Sir, you are your memories will always drive me to move ahead. With all my teary eyes, I will miss you always.

Really sorry to hear the news. I pray to god that your soul rests in peace.

I really shocked from my heart! and we missed you sir. We pray to God for his soul rests in peace.. We wish his family immense strength and peace in life. We have lost one of the best teacher we had ever met!!.

With Prof. Balasubramaniam’s death an important chapter in the history of Indian archaeometallurgy has come to a premature end. His untimely death has robbed Indian history of its most innovative explorer. I hope his students will build a magnificent edifice over the grand foundations he laid during his short life. My heartfelt condolences to his family and students.

I was very shocked to hear the news, he was a gem of a person and will be missed by one and all.

As far as I know, Professor Bala has has shown his utmost sincerity, Kindness, Helpfulness, Dynamic nature etc. to all the people (Friends, relatives, past students) both inland and in abroad through email till last moment may be few days back of his last symptom and thus, no body has got any clue about his real health condition. Therefore, its hard to believe that he is no more. His dedication to research and society as a whole is not possible to describe. Its true that not only IIT Kanpur, the world as such lost such a personality. At this juncture, I pray pray that "may God provide strength to his family members" and "May his soul rest in peace".

It seems that God has this uncanny knack of taking away people who give joy to others, from this world. Probably he wants them to be around him. Bala will be missed by one and all. Let us pray the almighty to give strength to his family. Bala - if you are listening from heaven - we miss you.

We at IT-BHU knew him as BALA. He was senior to me & was truely a genius in many many ways. Academically brilliant, excellent drummer, western classical guitarist - and a powerful natural leader. He is one of the most erergetic & yet orgaized people I haveve met. I remember spending many evenings practicing in the music room & attending Indian classical music concerts with him. It is a shock to know that Bala is no more. My thoughts and prayers are with the family in this difficult moment.

It is most shocking moment of my life. Sir, we can never forget you. We miss you!!

sir i miss you bala sir

God bless his soul and offer health and strength to his loved ones. Just met him once and was never his student, yet feel honored to have shaken hands with him at a place which was equally close to our hearts.

I was shocked to hear the news of his untimely demise. May God give strength to his family to withstand this situation........

May his Soul rest in peace

I always thought and appreciated that Gayatri(even being a doctorate herself)had been able to set up a perfect house, a perfect garden and a perfect life-style in the campus. She is my role model as a home-maker. Prof. Bala was the greatest dad any kid could ask for and the most happy-go-lucky person I ever met in the campus. He was a thorough professional and a model teacher. Only God almighty can think of destroying such a nice portrait of life! May God bless his departed soul and his family!

Very sad day for all of us. We will miss you very very much!!!

It is a great lose not only for IITK or his family but also for whole intellectual community all over the globe. When today, I got email about that sir is no more, i became shocked. We pray to God for his soul rests in peace.. We wish his family immense strength and peace in life.

It is still difficult to accept that Bala sir is no more with us. Knowing him and working with him was a truly enriching experience. May his soul rest in peace. we will miss you sir :(

Bala A great drummer at IT BHU & most lovable and liked guy of 84 batch. There was not any activity including studies that he missed or not enjoyed. Wishing his family all the best & courage to hold together in these difficult times

A teacher in real sense is no more among us....One of the greatest friends is no more among us....

I was very shocked to hear the news of his demise. I pray to god that his soul rests in peace...!

was rather shocked to hear the news of his untimely demise. My heart felt condolences to his bereived family. I pray that the almighty gives his family the strength to withstand this tragic moment. May his soul rest in peace.

I tried to write a few lines, but it is so shocking I cannot find anything to write at this moment. An outstanding teacher and above all a brilliant human being, may his soul rest in peace. I still cannot belief the news.

Prof. Bala was always a source of inspiration to the student community and went out of his way to encourage research students. As a Metallurgy student I found great encouragement in his bold thinking – his ability to back his very innovative ideas with facts – and change the way we looked at the world. May God comfort his family members at this time of great loss.

Bala was great guy. Am still unable to reconcile his not being with us. IIT/K and all of us lost a great human. madhav

I feel disheartened to hear about the demise of Dr. Bala. His loss is a loss for the college and numerous students who could have learned a lot from his knowledge and experience. I pray that his soul rests in peace in heaven

I know Bala for more than about 5 years and there was a connection too-we both went to same school. I recall him pressing me for swimming this summer when I used to take my son to pool and all the road side casual conversations we had. I read this sad news yesterday night and it was an utter shock. I simply could not believe it. It is a huge loss. May god rest his soul in peace.

I was taught one course by him and I think Dr Bala was one of the finest and most enthusiastic teachers at IITK. His dynamism was so infectious! And when you think of such people, somehow its difficult to separate them from life. I am rather shocked by his untimely demise, but for me, for most people I think, his living enthusiasm will continue to inspire. May his soul rest in peace.

I am not able to accept his departure from the bottom of my heart. My association with him at the Tamil Mandram has permenant carvings. May his soul rest in peace. I register my deepest condolences to his bereaved family.

I was shocked to hear untimely demise of Prof. Bala. IITK and whole Material Science community has lost a great scientist. His work on Indian Metallurgy can not be subsituted by anyone else. Energy generated by his presence had magical ability to attract students to attend each and every lecture. He was such an enthusiastic person, passionate about everything he did, be it research, teaching, music or sports. As my BTP guide, he never let me feel low and always encouraged to do better and achieve best in life. We will miss you Sir. May your soul Rest in Peace.

I am shocked and saddened by this news. Jamming with him playing the drums in music club was one of my most cherished memories of the time I spent in the institute. My heart goes out to the family. May his soul rest in peace.

Balla sir we really missed you.

A news quite unexpected.May his soul rest in peace!

I am shocked and deeply grieved to hear the untimely demise of Bala sir, may almighty rest his soul in peace and give strength to his family in this moment of grief.

I would like to offer my condolences to the family of this great man who, among other things, was a brilliant teacher, a great sportsman and an excellent orator. I hope his family can take solace in the fact that such a great man is surely looking down on them from the highest pinnacle of heaven.

Sir, we miss you. May your soul rest in peace.

It is a great loss to Materials & Metallurgical Department, IIT Kanpur. I remember he took our last class at IIT Kanpur and we have lots of images and videos of that. Not only, he was a great scientist, but a great human being too.

I still can not believe that Bala sir is no more with us. I would like to remember him as a very good teacher. He was a friend to all the students of MME, always giving a careful listening to their problems and suggesting them practical solutions. I also remember him playing drums superbly in hall-day functions where he was a Warden also. God give peace to his soul! My sincere condolences to the bereaved family members and MME department faculties and technicians.

It is shocking and sad to know about the untimely demise of Prof Balasubramaniam. My hearty condolences to his bereaved family, and prayers for the depared soul.

I cannot find words to express my grief. Bala joined IITK with us . We of the Meta batch who joined IITK in 1990 found him to be more of a friend than a teacher. He participated very actively in our Culfest where we saw his musical talents. As a teacher, he was a class apart. I had taken his elective on Nuclear materials and he was inspiring. He will be missed a lot by future IITK students. May his soul rest in peace.

We lost a passionate professor, ardent academician and a gem of a person...may God bless his soul...

May god provide peace to his departed soul.

Drummer Bala, you always marched to a different beat! A cosmic beat. From the time you made time fly on our first Ganga Kaveri Express trips in 1979 to our last exchanges after you reviewed my philatelic exhibits in 2009, I always noted that you were so full of life but always had time for the rest of the world. Your sense of caring and social justice- for folks in the villages around BHU to the inner cities around RPI- none of us can match that. Being the best- whether it was academics, music, cricket or just as a friend- came naturally to you. You are good hands now, my friend. We will now have to try and live up to the standards you have set.

I took one of his course and also he gave me the recommendation when I applied in US. I am deeply shocked and sorry at the sad demise of Bala Sir. May his soul rest in peace. Manish

Drummer Bala, you always marched to a different beat! A cosmic beat. From the time you made time fly on our first Ganga Kaveri Express trips in 1979 to our last exchanges after you reviewed my philatelic exhibits in 2009, I always noted that you were so full of life but always had time for the rest of the world. Your sense of caring and social justice- for folks in the villages around BHU to the inner cities around RPI- none of us can match that. Being the best- whether it was academics, music, cricket or just as a friend- came naturally to you. You are in good hands now, my friend. We will now have to try and live up to the standards you have set.

It is really schocking, especially when he was part of my recent conversation with one of my european colleagues. My heartfelt condolensces to his family. May God support his family in their greatest loss.

I am shocked by the untimely demise of such a great personality.He was a great academician,teacher and above all a very enthusiastic and friendly person.I had an experience for working with him during the international conference Metallo 2009.May his soul rest in peace and give strength to the family to overcome such a great loss.

I am deeply to shocked to hear untimely demise of Prof. Bala. Heart felt condolences. May God give the strength to the family members and friends to bear this loss.

May his soul rest in peace!

I am shocked to know about Bala Sirs death . It is a great loss to IIT Kanpur and Department of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering. I pray to God to give enough strength to his family members to bear this profound grief & may the departed soul rest in peace.

Bala sir was definitely one of the most enthusiastic professors I met. Really a big loss for all of us. I was lucky to be there in one of his courses. RIP sir. Would miss your smile....

I think his demise will be a great loss to IITK and scientific community in general. May God give his soul peace.

Sir, Goodbye! May your soul rest in peace! I will remember you for ever. Thanking you for everything arnab Yuour M Tech student (2000- 2002)

I still cant believe that i had to attend Balas funeral today. I will truly miss him in the campus. Its a huge loss for the materials research community in the campus. May Gods comfort be upon his family.

He was the most inspiring personality for me in IIT Kanpur; be in cricket field or in academics and above all as a human being.

My heart and thoughts go out to the Professor Balasubramaniam's wife, his two daughters, and his family. Although I never knew the Professor personally, I have heard nothing but wonderful things about the professor through a student of his. I was told the professor bought a spark to the department with his energy and was always enthusiastic to help students. Of all the wonderful things I have heard about, what surprised me the most about is the Professor's dedication to the field of study even till his final days. Although the professor might not be alive, it can be assured he will live on for a very long time not only through his impressive professional work but also through the lives of many students he positively impacted. Walt Whitman long ago summarized my feelings: "I announce the great individual, fluid as Nature, chaste, affectionate, compassionate, fully armed; I announce a life that shall be copious, vehement, spiritual, bold, And I announce an end that shall lightly and joyfully meet its translation."

Great loss to the students, Institute and may God console your family

I miss bala sir a lot;it is still indigestible to think that he is no more with us,but I am proud enough to work under his supervision at least for a period of one and half years and I am his last M.Tech student.May his soul rest in peace and I pray God to give strength to their family members.

sir, we miss u a lot. Bala sir is a great teacher and friend to all of us. I pray to god to keep sir soul rests in peace.

It is more disbelief for me than shock to hear about this tragedy.Our Bala Sir was one of the finest teachers ever.The joy he used to bring in the studies was completely unique and everybody loved him a lot.May his soul rest in peace.IITK community has lost a jewel which cannot be replaced any other way.

I had never met him but I had read some of his writings. I feel that the nation has lost a very brilliant person. I extend my condolences to the family of Bala Sir.

I have lost close ones before, but have never felt such sadness and grief as I feel today. I really adored you Sir, and I will always. The infectious zeal with which you have taught so many of us continues to energize us even today. I have always felt so proud to be your student, and the way of life you taught shall be my guiding torch forever. May God give your family the courage and strength to bear the loss.

It is really tragic news. My heartfelt condolences for the family. May his soul rest in peace.

It is very sad to know that Bala is no more. He will always be remembered by the IIT community. I first interacted with him in the Kislaya School management committee. He was always there whenever any help was needed. I recall his sitting on the drums at the musical prog by the faculty. His energy was tremendous. May God give us strength to bear this loss. Our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family.

This is indeed a tragic loss for IITK and all those students who had the wonderful opportunity of being taught by him. I was one of them. I still very clearly remember how he gave us an invitation to visit him for a cup of tea when we come back to institute 25 years later as an alumni. His friendly nature, inspirational advice and lessons imparted in class will always remain fresh in my memory. I will seek solace in the thought that God likes to call back his best children before the rest. :(

Prof Bala was one of the most energetic teachers I have had. May his soul rest in peace.

I am shocked to hear sudden demise of Bala. I met him in Delhi in 2002 during Glocorr 2002 and we became good friends since then. I was hoping to talk to him later this month when I will be in India when I heard this sad news. May his soul rest in peace. Sankara

I am shocked upon hearing this news; I could not believe that Prof. Bala sir is No more. He is one of the best Teachers I ever had. He is my Guru, Mentor… and great man I ever seen before. I wish my deep condolence to his family and pray to the almighty to leave his soul at a heavenly place.

we will miss you a lot sir, but your words will always be there for motivation. My family joins me, in sanding our condolences to the members of bereaved family, admirers and friends. We pray to the almighty to grant them strength to with stand this tragedy.

Extremely shocking. He was such a lively person. We used to adore him. He was an inspiration for me. MAY GOD rest his soul in peace !!

Dr. Bala (as we would call him) was my favorite professor @ IIT-K. More because we used to jam together in the Music Club and on stage so many times - he would be on the drums and ask me to play something on the keyboards so we can jam. I still remember the Mission Impossible theme which we had performed on stage together - he was a true maestro. Sir, I will miss you a lot ! Syed Aman CHE Batch of 2000

I met Prof. Bala less than a year back when he visited us in Miami... He was so cheerful and active... he impressed us all with his presentation and humour... its so shocking to hear this... I hope god will give strength to his family...

Everyone is deeply saddened on the sudden passing of Bala Sir. Sir was a great teacher and motivator for all of us. We all will miss him very much. I extend our deepest sympathy to his wonderful family. May you all find the strength and courage to get through the days ahead. Our thoughts and prayers will be with you. Sanjay Agarwal

I am extremely shocked at the untimely demise of such a great Professor. In my whole life I never saw a person more enthusiastic and passionate about something he does. He was a real gentleman and supporter to everyone. I feel terribly sorry for the loss of such a great man. May God give rest to his divine soul and provide strength to his family.

I had interacted with Bala Sir for three year during my B.tech and he was my BTP guide. I can say for sure he was on of the most Jovial professor we ever had in IIT Kanpur. I was very committed and dedicated man. Nothing can heel the pain caused from this unfortunate event. May god bless the departed soul and help his family face this debacle with a stronger heart and peace of mind.....though life would never be same again for them Vipul Badjatya Y2427

Bala no more -- that is impossible! He is there with us..just look at the Iron Pillar replica that he so passionately errected. I urge all to just go there and look at it..the sheer intensity of Bala can be felt. It will always remind us of Bala and it is indeed a fitting tribute to him.

I have always adored you and will continue to do so forever.

You were always inspiring for all of us and you will always be there in our hearts. May your soul rests in peace.

I found Bala Sir to be best professor in MME department in IITK. He taught us with so much enthusiasm that I couldnt doze off in his class.He was a great teacher and will always be remembered by his students. His sad demise is a great loss to our country as we have lost a great researcher. May his soul rest in peace and my condolence to his family.

I have never personally interacted with Prof.R.Balasubramaniam but from what i have heard from my colleagues that he was one of the most liked prof. at IITK Campus. I pray that his soul rests in peace. And May god grant strength to his loved ones.

Untimely sad demise of Bala Sir is shocking. IITK has lost one of the best teacher & mentor. May God give strength to his family to fight with this great loss. May departed soul rest in peace.

Interacting with Prof. Bala had always been a great experience for me. The kind of enthusiasm and interest he showed on ancient metallurgy enabled great contributions to this field of research. People like me from the archaeology fraternity would always miss him. It is a great loss for all of us. My deepest condolences are with his family.

It is really a great shock to hear this sad news. Bala sir was one of the most enthusiastic teacher we had in IITK. Not only he inspired us about material science but about life in general. May his soul rest in peace.

I had no ocassion to met Dr Bal Subramaniam face to face, or see him playing Cricket or playing Guitar or deliver a lecture . Nevertheless, his untimely sad demise is painfully received and seeing the avalanche of condolence messages from the Campus community I feel more and more convinced that " Those whom Gods Love Die Young" is a realistic proverb designed to reduces humanly pain . May Bals Family be bestowed with Infinite Courage to face future in his physical absence. Prof Mohan K Muju Retd 2002

I am really disappointed after seeing this news. We are missing a nice and enthusiastic Bala Sir.

Very sad day for all of us.

Dear Gayathri: We have no words to express our deep sorrow. I talked to Bala a few weeks ago on telephone and he was so energetic about his work and life in general. We shall always remember him as ever-smiling , enthusiatic, and charming colleague. Our sincere pray to God that you accumulate courage and strength to get over this terrible loss. We all are with you and the kids. Kalyan and Debjani

This is very shocking! My condolences to the family. May he rest in peace.

May the departed soul have restful place among eavenly bodies.

He was a great teacher, always inspired his students to go ahead and do something different and something great in life so that one should be remembered for ever, and I am absolutely sure that he did that! We will always miss you Sir! My deep condolence to his family!!

I am deeply shocked and sad to read this news. He was and will always remain great source of inspiration for our entire life. My deepest condolences to the family. We will miss you sir.

He was one of the most inspiring persons I have ever met. May his soul rest in peace.

We will miss you Sir.

Shocked and speechless and really dont know what to react, wish this news wasnt true. My heart goes to family members of bala sir, may God give them strength to come to terms with bitter reality of Life. He is immortal now as Krishna Says. "nainam chindanti shastrani nainam dahati pavakah na cainam kledayanty apo na sosayati marutah" "acchedyo ’yam adahyo ’yam akledyo ’sosya eva ca nityah sarva-gatah sthanur acalo ’yam sanatanah" We join the grived family and stand united with them, in this hour of urgency. May the departed soul rest in peace, and continue to guide and motivate us.

I along with my wife Sarala extend our heartfelt condolence to the family of prof R Balasubramaniam. My GOD extend all courage, strength and support to the family.

I am deeply grieved to hear this news. My sincere and heartfelt condolences go out to his family and friends. Bala was the most enthusiastic and well-rounded professor I encountered at IITK. He lived life to the fullest, whether he was on the cricket field, talking about metallurgy in the classroom or carrying along the rest of the band through the sheer force of his drumming. I am sure he would want all of us to wipe away our tears and remember him as the joyful enthusiast that he was. He was, and remains, an inspiration to all of us.

It is very shocking to hear the sad news about Prof. R. Balasubramaniam. It is a great loss for the IITK and Materials Science community. May God give comfort and courage to all his family members and friends.

may god rest his soul in peace.

Rest in peace sir.

The untimely demise of Bala is a great loss to IIT Kanpur. We used to discuss a lot in the company of T R Ramachandran while I was in the EE department of IIT Kanpur. He was a great researcher and teacher. My heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family and friends. May his soul rest at the lotus feet of Lord Mahavishnu. E G Rajan Chairman, Pentagram Group of Companies Hyderabd, Andhra Pradesh

I am shocked after hearing this .He was the most charismatic person i have ever met.He was the true Indian from the core of the heart.I will never forget him as his words and learnings will always be with me.Above all he was the best teacher and Guru for me.May his family get courage to face his demise.

In an interaction of just a semester class Bala Sir left an indelible impression on me. Never can I forget his creative methods for getting his students involved or how he joked his name resembled those of elements. His sudden demise is a great loss for all those who had the opportunity to know him. May God rest his soul in peace and provide courage to his bereaved family!

It is a tragic news to hear about the untimely demise of such a wonderful human being as Bala. I have no words to describe my anguish to lose a friend and a wonderful colleague. Entire IIT Kanpur and all his friends, acquaintances students, colleagues and well wishers will miss the presence of such a beautiful human being and brilliant academician. It is an unbearable loss to the entire campus community and IIT Kanpur. May his soul find eternal peace and his family the strength and fortitude to bear such a terrible tragedy. Gautam Sengupta Dept. of Physics IIT Kanpur

I felt very sad on getting the news of demise of one the best teachers on our campus....May God rest his soul in peace and give the required strength to the grieving family

I am shocked by his untimely demise. I took his course during my M Tech at IITK. He was one of the most lively and great human being i have ever met. I still can not believe he is not with us anymore. My heart-felt condolence to his family.May god rests his soul in peace and give enormous strength and courage to his family. Rohit

It is hard to absorb that such a vibrant personality, who touched lives of people those came across, immensely popular among students and child at heart, could leave this early. He was a huge inspiration in terms of education, humane concern and overall growth. May departed soul rest in peace...He may have left but his generosity will surely be alive in our hearts.

Myself and my family mourn the untimely demise of Prof. Balasubramaniam. We convey our prayers for eternal peace for the departed soul.

He was very good professor as well very good person. We will really miss him.

It is a great loss to entire community and especially for our country and IITK. Ram ram.

May God Bless your soul and give strength to your family.

This is really shocking news. He was the best tutor for the "matti" course I had taken. His explanations were very real to imagine. May his soul rest with piece in heaven! Will miss a great teacher!

Sorry to hear, may god give peace to his soul.

May his departed soul rest in peace. May god give the strength to his family members

Professor Bala was my Tutor during my second year i.e. in 2004. I still remember him vividly. I used to talk with him during and after the class. He was such an impressive and vivacious person. I find it hard to accept his untimely demise. I liked him a lot and he was one of best teachers I met during my stay at IITK. I send my condolences to the bereaved family. Regards, Kuldeep

May his soul rest in peace. Feel very sad considering his young age and family. All my consolations to his near and dear ones I pray to God to give his family the strength to withstand this sorrow. Poolak

Heartfelt condolences from self and family to the bereaved family. May the Almighty give them the strength, endurance and courage to bear this irreparable loss.

I am deeply saddened by the sudden demise of our beloved Bala. While I was aware of his health conditions, I was almost confident that he will win over it. I met him in the first years of his as well as mine at IITK. In due course of time, we became very good friends. We shared many enjoyable discussions, and also some joint expeditions. Now only the memories are left. I grieve along with his family, and pray to God that his soul may rest in eternal peace.

A really distinguished scholar and gentleman ! It is such a sad day for us that a wonderful teacher like that passed away. Rarely do teachers command such overwhelming camaraderie with students as he did. It is really a saddening loss.

Dr Bala was a great guys and a role model. We really looked up to him. I was shocked and saddened to hear the news. Our prayers are with his family

Dr Bala was a great guys and a role model. We really looked up to him. I was shocked and saddened to hear the news. Our prayers are with his family

We will definitely miss Bala sir.May the god gives strength to his family to withstand this situation."May his soul rest in peace"

One of the saddest news ! May God give sufficient strength to his family to bear this unthinkable loss. Kripa Shanker

I convey condolences to berieved family. May the family gather enough mental strength to bear this great loss.

He was one of the greatest teachers I met, full of energy and enthusiasm for teaching and for life. This news is really shocking. May he rest in peace in heaven.

We will all miss you Bala sir. It was not a long time ago when he came to pittsburgh, encouraging PhD students to choose their future in academia in India. I havent met more effective, motivating and awesome teacher. We will never forget the course on Corrosion which he teached with so much dedication and enthusiasm that generates interests in everybody around. He was such a person who you cant forget after even a single meet. Its very sad he is not with us anymore, but the teachings and memories of him will be alive forever. May God rest his soul in peace.

May his soul rest in peace.

A great loss for IIT Kanpur and Indian research as well :( Still cannot believe it :(

Bala and I were classmates at IT-BHU. I feel privileged to have known him during the five years I spent there. I remember Bala as a remarkable person, multi-faceted and talented, one who lived his life to the fullest, with a smile on his face, and a hand extended in friendship to those around him. Best of all, despite his many gifts, Bala was astonishingly humble. Years later, I happened to hear of his many accomplishments at IIT-K, his research, and the books he had authored, and I still remember the flush of pride I felt at reading about the achievements of someone I had known personally. I will miss Bala deeply. A wise person once said that only the good die young. How true that is in this case. He has been taken from this world far too soon. My heartfelt condolences go out to his family.

I pray that GOD may give peace to the departed soul and that GOD may give strength to the bereaved family to cope with their loss.

we miss u sir.

It is definitely a great loss for all the Research Fraternity and students. May god give peace to his soul and give strength to the bereaved family.

I am shocked to hear abt. the sad demise of Prof. Balasubramanian. I had met Prof.Balasubramaniam at SAEST 2008 conference at Goa. He came across as a very friendly person with great sense of humour. I learnt abt all his achievements from his profile on the web. Its a great loss to the student community and the organisation. May his soul rest in peace.

It is a very tragic day. It has been 17 years long association with Bala, first as my teacher, M.Tech advisor, friend and research collaborator. It was just two weeks ago when Bala and I were discussing research over email. His energy, enthusiasm, spirit and laughter were amazing. He had this allround capability of interacting with scholars, musicians, or even kids. Last two years he visited Miami and made friend with my 2 year old daughter within minutes. I have tons of memories of Bala which I will always cherish. May his soul rest in peace. I pray to Almighty to give strength to his family and loved ones.

My heartfelt condolences for the grieved family; I pray to THE ALMIGHTY to provide them with the power to tide over this personal loss and emerge stronger. We have to bear with such losses but an untimely one is what leaves a deep scar in our minds.

Its unfortunate to hear this news. May his soul rest in peace.

Bala Sir was well known even by students of other departments as one of the most gentle and kind person, his absence shall be lamented forever. I just hope his family finds courage and strength to carry on the values he has set.

I am an ex IITK student (M.Tech 83) and more importantly I have been following Professor Balasubramaniams work on the Delhi Iron Pillar and other structures. We study the evolution of iron oxide on steel bridge structures and I found Professor Balasubramaniams work to be very valuable and path breaking. My sincere condolences to Professor Balasubramaniams family and his colleagues and friends at IITK. He will be missed by everyone. Sincerely, Sridhar.

Its a big loss to the community of IIT kanpur. He was always a very helping and kind person.

This is very very sad. Dr. Bala will always be one of the most special teachers I have ever had. I offer my deepest respect to him.

my heart felt condolence to his family..........may his soul rest in peace

Wish you stayed longer But I wish you find something good anyway

It is very sad to hear untimely demise of Bala Sir. May God give his family the strength to bear his physical absence.

Dr. Bala was an inspiration beyond what can be ascribed to wisdom of teaching! I feel privileged to have been part of his disciples group. May the soul of the revered mentor rest in peace!

I am very shocked to hear this. Having jammed with Bala sir in the music room back in 2003, I cannot forget his enthusiasm, wisdom and personality as a whole. To me, one of the best examples he set, being an accomplished musician, was letting music take a back seat for the sake of his young daughters. It made a lasting impression as to what the priorities in life should be. May God give the strength to his family to cope with the loss.

This is a shocking news. I knew him as one of the most dynamic personalities of IIT Kanpur. May his soul rest in peace.

I am surprised to hear of his untimely demise. I just had one chance to interact with him, and he was so inspiring. It is a great loss to the IIT K community. I pray to God to give his family members the courage to bear this irreparable loss.

I am surprised to hear of his untimely demise. I just had one chance to interact with him, and he was so inspiring. It is a great loss to the IIT K community. I pray to God to give his family members the courage to bear this irreparable loss.

It is very sad to hear about the untimely departure of Prof. R. Balasubramaniam. A great loss to his family, IIT-K and future students. May his soul rest in peace.

His lively classes are still fresh in my memory and it was an honour to be taught by him. He was one of the finest teachers. May his soul rest in peace!

I still remember his electrifying energy and enthusiasm in his lectures and his passion for the subject he thought. This news is a shock to me as it would be to other batchmates of mine. I really hope from the deepest of my heart that his soul may always rest in peace and God gives his family strength to cope up with this huge loss.

I feel extremely shocked and sad on hearing this news.

I will personally miss Bala very much.. we lived and shared a lot of nice moments when I was also staying in the SBRA, when he had just joined the faculty at IITK. A very nice person, an affectionate and a fine individual with varied interests... Pray that his family members get the strength to bear his irreplaceable loss

His passion for teaching and research was exemplary. He used to involve undergraduate students in small research projects and also mentor them. I had the opportunity of working on one such project related to the corrosion resistance of the Delhi Iron Pillar. It was a very thrilling experience to work on such a historical and scientifically significant project. I have been a beneficiary of his mentoring and he had a fruitful impact on my career path. His class on corrosion was one of the best classes I had ever taken. His demise will be a big loss to everyone. My heartfelt condolences to the family of Prof. Bala

It seems to be an such an abrupt end to the great life that Dr. Bala lived. He was not only a great teacher but a great mentor too for so many of us. He was my B TEch project guide and it was he who motivated me to go for higher studies. In so many ways he changed my life and of so many others. May god give strength to his family to bear this tremendous loss. I pray for peace to his soul...

Am deeply saddened to hear about Bala passing away. He embodied the best of the qualities that inspire us to be better people. He was a warm, friendly and had amazing enthusiasm. My heart felt condolences to his family.

I am shocked to hear of his untimely demise. I had the opportunity of being taught several courses by him and having his as an advisor for my undergraduate thesis. He was a passionate teacher, researcher and musician. My heartfelt condolence to his family.

I am very sad to hear about the demise of Pr Balasubramaniam. I offer my condolences to his family and close relatives.

This is a huge and irreparable shock for all of us. Its very hard to believe that Bala sir is no more with us. The students of IITK lost a great teacher and mentor. May his soul rest in peace.

May god bless his soul....

May God Rest His Soul in Peace!

It is a great loss to the nation and IIT Kanpur. I pray for the peace of his soul and for his family.

Although I did not know Dr Bala, as I graduated in 1971. But I feel we have lost an illustrious IITian, by his untimely demise. I join you in wishing the departed Atma to merge with Paramatma, and give his family & friends the courage to bear this irreparable loss. Uttam Bansal. B.Tech-Mech, 1971.

I am quite shocked to hear the news on the demise of Prof. Bala. I am from the Met dept and had the good fortune of interacting with him when he had joined IIT K. A very refreshing change and a person with whom one could discuss a lot of things. A very lively person and could mix with the student community so well, in fact his drumming in one of the cultural fests and his appearance in shorts at the SAC and his approachability are still quite fresh in my mind. May God rest his soul in peace and give his family the courage to tide over this.

We will miss you Bala Sir.

This is shocking news! I still cannot believe this. Prof Bala has been my MTech guide and a great friend during those wonderful days at IITK. I will miss you and we would all miss you SIR. May your soul rest in peace and God provide strength to your family members.

A great teacher and a wonderful human being. May your soul rest in peace.

As a French colleague and friend of Bala, I am very sad about this very bad news. His spirit will be with us long into our future work. I offer to his family all my condolences.

MME students at IITK will never quite have the same experience without the enthusiastic vivacious Bala! We will miss you Bala........my heartfelt condolences to the family. May God be with you!

Respected sir, you were the best professor, I have seen in IIT Kanpur. You were not just a great teacher, but a good sports person, music lover, very very effective motivator and a great personality. You were a genius. No one can take your place. We, the students of IIT Kanpur, are with your family in these hard days. You will be always in our memories. Good bye sir.

He was very nice human being and a very good researcher.I pray to god his soul rests in peace.

I am lost for words to describe my sorrow. I wish his family strength and comfort. Few people leave such a positive mark on the world, scholarly and as a kind and giving person. He will be greatly missed and thought of often. May Bala rest in peace.

I am shocked to hear about the news. We have lost a great scientist, phenomenal musician, and true inspirer. I personally have lost a dear friend and a music mentor from my years at RPI and playing with him on music circuits. My sincere condolences to Gaytri and the kids. I pray to Lord for strength to their family.

I write this with a heavy heart, even though I have not met Bala since 1984. I am one of his batch-mates at ITBHU, and still remember his infectious smile and his wizardry at the drums. I was looking forward to meeting him after all these years at our Silver Reunion this Christmas, and was shocked and saddened today to find out that he has passed away. May his soul rest in peace!

It is such a tragic news. I still can not believe that. I never heard that he has been struggling with cancer. That makes it more shocking news. I recently saw him in PBS channel in US on the Story of Delhi Iron Pillar. He was my B.Tech project guide. I was the second person that he took me under his wings at the start of his career in IIT Kanpur. He was our hero, our friend and our professor. I can still imagine him playing drums during student activities/culfest. I wish that his departed soul rest in peace and I will pray that God give some strength to his family members during these hard time.

Shocking... he has a magnetic personality. Though i didnt interacted with him ppl used always praise him. RIP Bala sir

I am really sad to read that IITK has lost one of its precious gems and the family a loving father/husband. His immediate family - wife and daughters - along with the IITK family & his friends will always miss him, but we can preserve his valuable contributions and memories in our hearts where he will always live.

IITK and every person, who believe in God, lost such a real human being, a outstanding researcher and teacher. We pray to God for his soul rests in peace.. We wish his family immense strength and peace in life. Bala sir we you........................

I have not known Dr Bala in person but have ran into him few times while playing cricket and our tamil sangam dinners. He is a person of a lot of enthusiasm and energy that is so atypical of his age. My deep condolences to his family members and sincere prayers for them to overcome this huge loss.

I am very shocked after hearing this. We have lost a nice person.its a huge loss for whole IITK.....may your soul rest in peace.....we all will miss you..

I never met Bala in person since I work in the UK, but we corresponded and wrote together on various projects and articles, mainly via the internet across the continents; a morning started well if there was an email from Bala in the inbox. Even in cyberspace, his boundless enthusiasms and energy came across, so that is seems impossible that such an indomitable spirit can have left us. I very much enjoyed the work had done together on the cannons in the Jodhpur collections and it grieves me that the wider world will not see his insights and research on that work. You are in our prayers and my sincere condolences to your family.

This is a shocking loss for all of us. We in the chemistry department remember his electrifying lectures on the iron pillar as well as on the cannons of India. His exuberance and warmth would rub off on every one who came into contact with him. It was a great privilege to know and interact with him. Only earlier this year I was admiring his beautiful work on the analysis of the angulam system used in the construction of the iron pillar as well as the Taj Mahal. I remember the passion with which he described this work to me. He worked with an unbelievable intensity. His contributions to corrosion and archeometallurgy are substantial and he made a lasting impact in these areas of research. It is a great tragedy that a brilliant career and a wonderful human being were cut short in their prime. Our heart felt condolences to the bereaved family. May his soul rest in peace.

Bala Sir was one of the best teachers in IITK and a very kind hearted human being. The whole material science community will miss a great teacher. May his soul rest in peace.

This is an extremely sad news, I am still in shock. May god rest his soul into peace and help his family to face this tough situation.

It is extremely shocking to realize that Prof. Balasubramanium is no more. Though I had limited interactions with him, his presence was always encouraging and overwhelming. May his soul rest in peace.

It is sad to hear this news. May god provide strength to his wife, daughters and near ones in this moment.

I am very sad to hear this horrible news, and my best wishes to his loved ones. I never got to meet him face to face, but I felt sure I would. I am so sorry. I hope to begin an iron pillar this winter. I will dedicate it to his memory and his brilliant work. My deepest condolences to you all. Lee Sauder

Prof. Bala was a great human being and an exceptionally inspiring teacher. I am saddened and shocked by his demise. May his Soul rest in peace !

He is a great professor, May his soul rest in peace

What a horrible shocking news... I am still finding it hard to believe! Dr.Bala and I used to play music together (He was such a good guitar player, both classical and pop) and was great fun on the stage!! I still remember his simple nature and his words on how much he loved his family and friends. He will be missed so much by all who knows him.

Heart felt condolences and may his soul rest in peace...

I am dumbfounded! Missing the time I spent with him. May his soul rest in peace.

Please convey my heartfelt condolences to the family of Professor R Balasubramaniam. I hope and pray they will have courage to bear his loss. It is a great loss to IIT/K. It is not easy to find a replacement for such a lustrous person. May his soul rest in peace! Anupam Rae

Our paths crossed at BHU over the five years that we shared classes. And the music room. Bala engaged in all activities joyously and with vigor and I remember that the most about him. All the other messages suggest that Bala lived the next 25 years no differently. My deepest condolences to his family and all his friends.

Bala sir taught us one of the first and the last lectures in Metallurgy, but we learnt much more than that from him.Whether it is delivering lectures on Metallurgy or History,playing guitar or cricket what shone through, apart from his sheer talent, was his infectious enthusiasm which rubbed on to people around him. Thanks Bala sir for all the lessons and we pray for peace to your soul and strength to your family.

I had seen him only once during the musical extravaganza, one of the best performances so far. After reading the news of his untimely and unfortunate demise, I was shocked! My deepest condolences to the family members, and may God rest his noble soul in peace.

I was shocked upon hearing the news of his untimely demise. My heartfelt condolences to his family,friends and students. I pray god to rest his noble soul in peace.

I am sad to hear this tragic news, I did not have the opportunity to meet Bala, but I had heard about him, a real loss to us at IITK and the community of professionals and academicians. Our thoughts are with the family and we pray that God gives them the strength to bear this loss. May his soul rest in peace. Sudershan

It is indeed a sad news that someone as illustrous and hardworking as Dr Bala has left the world so untimely. Got reminded of Ramannujam. I guess great people are in great demand be it on Earth or be it in Heavens. May his soul rest in peace and may his family get all the strnegth to face this tragic time. Devendra Tripathi, MT/EE/86

Very sad news. God Rest His Soul in Peace. God bless his family with utmost strength.

Very sad that such a joyous personality is no longer with us. I only had one initial course with the professor as part of the BTech program, but still remember him very well

Hello Mrs. Bala and Family I am deeply saddened by the untimely demise of Dr. Bala. I knew him during my Ph.D days and have very fond memories of my association. His cheery and enthusiastic visage is still in front of my eyes. I am unable to express my profound sadness at his untimely demise. My family and I pray Almighty to give strength to all of you to lessen the grief. With Regards Sundar aka Siva

I am deeply grieved by the news of Dr. Bala demise. He was a great person and a good teacher. May his soul rest in peace.

It is a sad day for all of us that we have lost Dr. Balasubramaniam, an illustrious teacher, researcher and an enthusiast of Indian Metallurgy. It is a great loss for India and I deeply mourn his untimely death. May his soul rest in peace.

I am too shocked and I am falling short of words to express it. In my entire academic career I have never respected and adored anybody more than I did Bala Sir. What a teacher, patriot, researcher, person, no words would do him a justice as he was way more enthusiastic, talented and brilliant. It is a great loss to me and I sincerely pray god to give his family enough strength to bear this loss.

Dr Bala was warden of Hall 2 when I was a resident. He was a great drummer and the only thing I remember about our Hall day is his great performance. I pray to God to give his family and IITK community all the strength to bear this great loss.

I pray that the almighty gives his family the strength to withstand this tragic moment. May his soul rest in peace.

Dr. Bala se main khud kabhi personally nahi mila par unke article jo ki metallurgy pe publish hue hain unki study ki hain, Dr. Bala ek mahan research scholar the. itani kam age me unohone jo kam kiya, hum archaeology ke students ke liye unki death wo kami hain jo kabhi puri ni ho sakegi. Delhi ke iron pillar pe kiya gaya kam wastav me meel ka patthar hain. bhagwan se hamari yahi prarthana hain ki unki aatma ko shanti pradan kare aur unke pariwar ko is dukh ko sahane ki shakti pradan kare.

Words can not fully describe this shocking loss of a great human being! In Dr Bala, we have lost a motivational teacher and researcher as well as a great spokesperson for Indian Archeological history. My deepest condolences to the family...

Very sad news. My heartfelt condolences to the family members. May the holy soul of our respectable teacher rest in peace. I have recently lost my mother to blood cancer. We claim to be very advanced in medical science. However, entire medical community becomes helpless when it comes to treating cancer. Every year we are losing precious lives to this dreaded disease.

GOD needs good people early....once again it has been prooved right..Besides his early days at IITK when we stayed together in the campus & his enthusiastic involvement in student cultural activities...he will be always remembered to his old colleague & friends as HIGH VOLTAGE person with immense energy...even after leaving campus...we used to have long conversation.My condolence to our dear frind Dr. Mrs.Gaitri who also happen to be IITK Alumini..& his two young daughter...as in this moment of grief we are all together & as Prof. Bala will be always remembered as GREAT INSPIRER & extra ordinary human being...a friend of all....We all pray together to rest his sole in peace

My heart felt condolences. I am very sorry to hear this.

It is really difficult to believe. I recall him as a very lively person and as a teacher, who taught us "Corrosion" and definitely rate him one of the”best teacher” in my life. It is huge loss for all of us. -Vikas Jindal, B. Tech (MME, 99 Batch)

He was a wonderful teacher and used to inspire a lot with his enthusiasm. Among the professors he was one of the best. It is tragic to lose him. May his soul rest in peace.

It is Shocking News! We lost one of the all time great scientist/Metallurgist.

Dr. Bala was an extraordinary man. I have never met anyone so full of life, energy and strength.Something so very special about him that he left deep impression on anyone he came in contact. I had good fortune to have collaborated with him for few years on a corrosion project and I am so grateful to him for all the things I learnt from him. Just two weeks back he wrote me that he is recovering and will call me to talk in detail. That was the last I heard from him. He was very special to me and my husband who is an IIT alumini and we will never forget him all our lives.God bless his soul. I will miss you always , Dr Bala.....

One of the best teachers I ever had and one of the finest human being I ever met. May God comfort the family in this difficult hour.

I pray Allmighty to provide streanghth to the family members to bear this personal loss. We; part of the community have lost a ace scholar / pillar of the society-building process. We are with YOU. With Regards IIT-K AA Mumbai-chapter Ashok Kumar family

Really saddened by this unfortunate news. He took material science course for us in 1991. He was new at that time but it was one of the best taught course. He was such a friendly and enthusiastic person. May his soul rest in peace. Raman Kumar 90-94, EE, IITK

I have never met such a wonderful professor in my entire life. We will always miss you sir...always.

I just read the mail regarding his untimely demise and I am really sad that we have lost such a great person. He was one of the most enthusiastic person I have met. I never took his course but had the oppurtunity to attend his lectures only twice. In those 2 lectures, he left an indelible impression upon me. I still remember some of the things he taught in that class 3 years ago. I pray that he is in peace and his work can be carried forward.

In this hour of grief, I wish my deep condolence to his family and pray God to leave his soul at a heavenly place.

This news comes as a huge shock to me as I have lost a great teacher and IIT a great professor. He was passionate about teaching and sharing his knowledge and his course on Corrosion was the finest we studied during our bachelors. May God rest his soul and give courage to his family to face these times of unprecedented grief.

very very unfortunate indeed. Though it has been more than 14 years now since I would have seen Bala sir in our labs and lectures but still there are vivid memories of his sharp thinking, clarity of thoughts and a fantastic connect with students. I still remember when a bunch of MME students had gathering in the hostel, he had got his guitar and played it for us while many of us sang the song. His spirit of enthusiasm and never-say-die will always be alive with in us. May his soul rest in peace. We all love you Bala sir.

I did my M.Tech under him and during my stay at IITK I found him a great teather and very good human being. I will miss you sir.. May his sould rest in peace.

It is very sad to hear about the passing away of Prof. Balasubramaniam. I hope the family can find strength to over come this loss.

May GOD provide strength to his family to cope with this untimely loss. May his soul rest in peace

I am extremely disturbed to hear this message. During my masters, I had a chance to work with him for a short time. He is a wonderful person, highly energetic & dynamic inspiring personality apart from being an extraordinary reseacher. Entire world would miss him. My deep felt regrets and pray god to rest his soul peacefully.

Extremely sad to hear this; His popularity in the campus and the awards bestowed on him speak volumes about him; I remember his stellar performance with the guitar and drums at our Musical Extravaganza which had people standing upto their feet and applauding....Sir, may your soul rest in peace.

My deep condolences to Bala sir. It was during my third year in Metallurgical Engineering at IT BHU, I had great short time with him when I happened to accompany Bala sir to receive Prof.Chattopadhyay of IISc for the conference held in felicitation of Prof.S.Lele. He was such an easy-to-approach person and he had reminisced some of undergrad experiences at BHU. May his soul rest in peace ! Rakesh IT BHU ( meta 2006) PhD student ( Iowa State University) (2008-present)

Miss you a lot Bala sir you were the great prof.. He was among the finest professors at iitk . may his soul rest in peace, and may God bless his family.

Bala, we will always miss you. Right now I am unable to think what else I could do except sharing the sense of great individual loss, shock and grief with the rest of the all IIT community.god will bless his family

the news of the demise of bala uncle was the most shocking of all... he had been very deeply attached with my father that he gave a special farewell when he retired.. on behalf of my family I pray to god for resting his soul in peace...miss you a lot Dr bala

I did only one course under Bala sir. But even that taught me enough that he could really handle so many students lectures, tuts and labs so well. I had done extremely well the whole sem, only messed up the endsem (due to another exam the same day) a bit, was fearing to get a B or a C, but still I got an A thanks to his kind-heartedness. May god make his soul rest in peace!

I express my heartfelt condolence to the grieved family of Prof. Balasubramanium.

I express my heartful condolences on sad demise of young, energetic and brilliant professor Dr Balasubramaniam. May his soul rest in peace Subhash Batra 770-209-7840

We are utterly shocked to know of his untimely demise! 7 years after leaving IIT, when we recall those days, the first images we get is of Dr. Bala in his office. He was a very dynamic mentor and a huge source of inspiration for us. We were in touch with him until recent months and cannot believe he is no more! It is a big loss to IITK, Metallurgy department in particular. Our heartfelt condolences to his family. May his soul rest in peace. - Sachin & Priyanka

My heart felt condolences to the bereaved family members. May his soul rest in peace AVADHANI

My heart felt condolences to the bereaved family members. May his soul rest in peace AVADHANI

We are extremely sorry to hear untimely demise of Prof. Bala. IIT has lost a great person. May his soul rest in peace. Mahesh Phadnis

I was shell-shocked to hear this news. We just lost one of the most inspiring and dedicated teachers ever. He was an iconic person and I can never forget the final semester when Bala Sir took our class. A gem of a person. I wish his family all the strength to cope up with this loss.

I can vividly recall the days I used to be in Prof. Bala's tutorials in an introductory course on Materials Science I thought I was just going to do for completing requirements. By the end of the semester, thanks to the contagious and inspiring enthusiasm of Prof. Bala, I looked at that course as one of my best ever courses at IITK. The passion with which he talked about material design, and the lucidity and preciseness of his explanations made him a wonderful teacher. Thanks for lighting up our lives: we, your students, will miss you dearly, Sir.

Sir we will miss u! u will always be alive in hearts. The whole metallurgical society will always miss u.

praying that his soul may rest in peace

Its really a very sad news. I was his student during my Btech for course corrosion science. Since then i always remember him as a most disciplined teacher and tough task master. Also his love for music was remarkable and his scene of humor made him my favorite. We at MME Dept will always miss him. -Ravi

Let the departed soul rest in peace. I pray The God that his family gets the courage to bear this loss.

My short interaction as an archaeologist with Prof. Bala is memorable. I have high regards for him as a scientist who understands archaeology and archaeologists. I have listened to him giving lectures on ancient iron technology. I was amazed! He was one of the finest teacher I have ever met. He will be always remembered as a scholar among the archaeologists. May his soul rest in peace.

Kindly convey my heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family.May his soul rest in peace.

Sad to hear about the passing of such an accomplished person. I pray for peace to the departed soul.

My deepest condolences to his family and friends and to IIT/K on the demise of Dr. Balasubramanium. Good people always seems to depart faster no matter when it happens and how it happens. My prayers for his soul to rest in peace with God. Wish his family and friends cherish with the sweet memories of Dr. Balasubramaniam. - Krishnamoorthy

My heartfelt condolences for the bereaved family and prayers for the departed soul. It is sad to see an illustrious career cut short and a young family facing such a personal loss. May God give the family members the strength to bear as time heals. As an IITK alumni, please never hesitate to contact me if I can be of any little help in and around Bangalore.

You have lost someone who was a special part of your family. May you all find comfort in each other and in all the deep concern that comes to you today.

I am deeply shocked to hear untimely demise of Prof. R. Balasubramaniam. In this hour of grief, I wish my deep condolence to his family and friends. May the Almighty rest his noble soul in peace. I also pray to God to give strength to his family, to his homely wife, to the little girls to get over this terrible loss of such a dear father and beg of Him bless the children with all the next best things in the world with His own hands.

Bala sir is a great teacher such type of teacher scarce to get in this world. May God give more strength and immense pleasure to his family. God is great in the world "whatever God does its for Good". may his soul rest in peace.

VERY VERY SAD NEWS.OUR DEEPLY FELT CONDOLENCES TO THE BEREAVED FAMILY.MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE

I am deeply shocked to hear untimely demise of Prof. Bala. Untimely demise of Prof. Bala has not only caused an irreparable loss to IIT Kanpur and Materials Science Community but, we have lost one of the best teachers and a kind human being. Heartfelt condolences. May God give the strength to the family members and friends to bear this loss.

He was a guide, mentor and a big support whenever I needed one. He was much more than just a BTP guide for me and therefore his death is a rude jolt straight out of nowhere. I met him last year and could not even guess that this was the last time I would see him laughing with his huge guffaw. Bala Sir was a great human being and an excellent teacher. I express my deep condolence and grief at his sudden death and I convey my heartfelt empathy to his grieving family.

I am shocked to know about the sudden and untimely demise of Prof Balasubramaiam. During my stay at IIT K as a research scholar of Physics and Materials Science. I have seen an enthusiastic teacher, researcher and scholar in him. We will always miss him. He used to encourage research scholars and students. His work on “Iron Pillars of India” is an important piece of work and a great contribution to the understanding of ancient Indian Science. I pay my sincere homage to the sole. I do join the family members of Professor R Balasubramaniam in praying that his soul may rest in peace.

Really shocked to hear the sad demise of Dr.Bala. I have been very fortunate to witness his skills on the drum and more so feel proud to be a student of one of the greatest faculty members in the MME dept. All my condolences to his family.

Its very sad for all of us.

I am deeply saddened by the shocking news of sudden demise of Prof. Bala. As a professional colleague and an alumnus of IIT, K, I deeply mourn the sad demise.The institute has lost a very dynamic, dedicated and a hihgly knowledgeable member of the faculty. It is a great loss to the institute in particular and to the society at large. I pray his almighty to give strength and courage to the members of the bereaved family. Dr. K.S. Lokesh Professor Dept. of Env. Engg., SJ College of Engg. Mysore 570 006

Without doubt, Bala Sir was the best teacher in IITK. His energy and enthusiasm were contagious. I rarely attended other lectures with interest, but was always there to listen to him in the lectures he took. All of us were in awe of this great teacher ... and we still are. We have lost a teacher, friend, cricketer, drummer ... and the country has lost a great scientist. I would always miss Bala Sir in my life. May Almighty help his family in these troubled times.

I fell very demise and sad in this day 9th dec,09 as India lost one of its very rare professor of Metallurgy Mr Balasubramanium, I pray with god to give his soul peace and calmity in the haven.

He will always be remembered for his pioneering work and his ability to infuse students with excitement toward a subject. I never got to attend his courses but the excited chatter of my batchmates coming out of his lectures always used to make me wish I had done so. We pray that his soul rest in peace and that we find strength in this sad hour.

Prof. Balasubramaniam was a fond faculty amongst the students. I offer my sincere condolences to his family.

I had seen him as an inspirational speaker, a skilled drummer and as a man humming to himself on his joyful bicycle ride. Finally I was also lucky to experience his magic in the classroom when he came to give a couple of guest lectures on metallurgy in ancient India. A great teacher and a wonderful human being. May his soul rest in peace.

His demise will be a big loss to IIT K community and to others. My heartfelt condolences to the family of Prof. Bala.

My heart felt condolences!! India & IITK have lost an asset.

A shock to hear of the tragic and untimely demise of Dr Bala. A great loss to all of us, to IIT Kanpur and to the nation. Saddest day for all his ex-students.The finest human being known. Dr Bala will remain in our memories forever. God grant peace to his soul and strength to his family to bear the loss. Heart goes out to Gowri and Gargi.

We express our deep sorrow on sad demise of professor R. Balasubramaiam . We pray to God to give strength & courage to his family to face & overcome the crises they must be facing.It is a shock for everyone . We are sure that he will always be remembered for his contribution to research in material science.

Dear Mrs. Balasubramaniam, From core of my heart, I extend my deepest condolence to you and your family and pray to the almighty that may his soul rest in peace. With kind regards, Pradeep Kumar , Asstt. Professor, Departmnet of cIvil Engg. HBTI Kanpur-208002, UP

Really sorry to hear the news. I pray to god that your soul rests in peace.

He is one of the persons who made us proud and known to the world, will always be.

feeling very sorry after hearing this

I could not believe that Bala sir is no more.I learnt so much from him.May his soul rest in peace.Truly a great loss for India and the World scientific community.

Very sad day for all of us.

I remember Bala Sir as a charismatic person who inspired others to achieve big things in life. Be it a course on corrosion or a musical extravaganza, he personified someone who go through their life without the slightest of regrets and enjoy the present moment to the fullest. The news of his demise is both shocking and unfortunate to all of us. MME dept without Bala Sir is unimaginable. I give my heartiest condolences to his family in this sad hour !

It is very shocking to hear about the untimely demise of Prof.Balasubramaniyam. My sincere condolences to the grieved family members. May his soul rest in peace.

I am deeply shocked with sudden demise of Bala. Bala, a friend and colleague, was a nice and jolly human being, a fun cricketer, a great music enthusiast and on top of everything a great scientist who made marvelous contributions to revitalize Indian archeometallurgy. Our department has lost a nice colleague and students have lost an excellent teacher. May his soul rest in peace and may his family recover well from this tragedy!

Professor Balasubramanium (Bala) was one of the best teachers I have seen. He was very dear to me. He joined almost the time when I was finishing my B.Tech. and joining my M.Tech. We had organized a musical program in Guest House and practice use to go on in his residence (SBRA). A positive and highly enthusiastic and sharp person. I pray to God that we all rmember the dynamism and enthusiasm in Bala. Besides he was our neighbour (I stayd in 601) and close to my dada and family. After a long gap we had couple of meetings with him. He liked our work on evidences of production of nanoparticles in ancient Indian and wanted me to published in a Journal of Indian History. Recently he had come to IIT Kharagpur for defense of a student and Ihad a long interaction with him ragarding my professional life and I am grateful to Bala for his close guidance. It is a shock for me and my parents (Prof. A. Ghosh and Dr. R. Ghosh), my sister Sudeshna to loose Bala at such a less age. I pray to God that I can always BE INSPIRED BY THE POSITIVE SPIRIT AND DYNAMISM OF BALA. Sudipto

BALA WAS BALA KA NEK INSAAN. BAHUTOON PAR HAI UNKE AHSAAN. BALLA HO YA TABLA, SAB TUMHEIN DOONDHTE BALA. AAJ RO PADA HAR DIL, TUMHEIN CHAHNE WALA.

Prof. Bala taught me when I was at IIT. He was a person always so full of life and compassionate towards students. He was one of the few people who would take a genuine interest in making sure the students were learning. His amazing performance at playing the drums at L-7 will always be etched on my memory.

We deeply mourn the sad demise of Proff R Balasubramaniam and pray God that his soul rest in PEACE. Pl. convey our condolences to the family.

IITK will miss u. May God grant peace to departed soul!

We will really miss you Prof. Bala. May God provide courage and strength to the family members to withstand this tragic moment.

I am shocked. My deep condolences.

It is extremely shocking to hear the untimely sad demise of Bala. I pray God Almighty to provide enough courage at this time of great tragedy.

May his soul remain in peace... May God gives his familt the strength and courgae to face his untimely demise. With these thoughts, Ashish

A rare person! May God give his family strength!!

Bala, ever since I heard the news I have watched our Faculty Program videos many a times. Am reminded of many a music sessions we have had and the lively discussions while judging together at Galaxy and Antaragani. I was hoping to have a music session with you soon; but, that was not to be. You probably do not realize the kind of fan following you have. You are the best in whatever you do; truly an inspiration. I am very fortunate to have had the opportunity to have interacted with you. Sanjay Mittal

One of the best professors I have met at IITK. He influenced me most during my stay at the institute. May his soul rest in peace.

I am shocked to hear this news. I was a great teacher and very enthusiastic person. May his soul rest in peace and give his family strength to withstand this situation..

God blesses ...........please

An excellent person with great teaching and research skills is no more. I wish to express my deep condolence to the family of Prof. Balasubramaniam. Regards. -Vipin

Bala sir Apart from being a great researcher in metallurgy, was also a Great human being.A very motivating person and a very student friendly teacher.it was an honor to have been in touch with him.his work on Delhi iron pillar is one of the greatest work by an metallurgist.we all will miss him.he has left such a void in the arena of metallurgy that is hard to fill. A great tribute to a great researcher, A great teacher and above all a great human being.

my deepest condolence to sudden demise of prof.RB.In this occasion I pray to almighty to rest his soul in peace.we have lost a leading expert in corrosion. I am one of his research scholar,from tamilnadu.

R.I.P

Although I did not know him personally I feel very sad of our country losing such a brilliant and eminent researcher so early. May his family be stromg enough to bear this irrepearable loss.

I am very sorry tp hear Prof Bala has died at a very young age and left behind a young family ... I pray to God to give peace to his soul and streangth to his family to bear his loss!

A person who was full of energy, passionate about metallurgy,dedicated about his work,always smiling, ready to help his students. Whenever he came into classroom you can feel the energy, enthusiasm around you every time. Prof. bala we will miss u.. :(

Bala uncle has been very nice and sweet to me. I am shocked to know his untimely loss. Miss you a lot.

May his soul rest in peace

The only way we can make him live forever is by instilling the values we admired in him into our lives. My condolences to his bereaved family. It is a very sad day for the whole IITK community.

May God bless the departed soul in eternal peace and give strenght and fortitude to the bereaved family to bear this loss in the family.

My deepest condolences to the family of Professor R.Balasubramaniam.India has lost a great teacher.

I am extremely sorry to hear untimely demise of Prof. R.Balasubramanium. IIT has lost a great person like him. May his soul rest in peace.

we all will miss you bala sir...rest in peace. - kaviraj student EE

It was a shocking news to me. I met Prof. Bala in Bhubaneswar in April and he was so enthusiastic and energetic. May God give the mental strength to the bereaved family to bear this loss.

Really shock !!!! No words to say!!!! association with him to discuss a project was marvellous and ever green!!! Noufal,PP Tata Motors Jamshedpur

THIS IS MY FIRST SEM OF M TECH PROGRAM. I NEVER INTERACTED WITH PROF. BALASUBRAMANIAM. BUT I HAVE HEARD ABOUT HIM A LOT FROM STUDENTS. IF ALL THE STUDENTS SAY GOOD ABOUT HIM, I PERSONALLY FEEL THAT HE HAD SOMETHING IN HIMSELF, WHICH ACTS AS MOTIVATIONAL FACTOR FOR STUDENTS. A GREAT SALUTE TO GREAT PERSONALITY. ALTHOUGH HE IS NO MORE, BUT HE WILL BE ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY HIS PERSONALITY AND ACHIEVEMENTS. HIS OVERALL PERSONALITY WILL ALWAYS INSPIRE STUDENTS.

It was a shocking news fr us..!! My deep condolences. May his soul rest in PEACE..!

I was shocked to hear the news of his untimely demise. May God give strength to his family to withstand this situation........

its really shocked to IITK itself and rest of the india.

Dear Dr. Bala, Let your soul rest in peace. We are deeply regretted to miss you amongst us.

I pray to God and wish that his departed soul may rest in peace.

May his soul rest in peace.

may his soul rest in peace...

It is very sad and painful to acknowledge the departure of a young and pure heart so early. It is true that All Mighty loves good ones. May his soul rest in peace and my paryers for the bereaved family and near and dear ones to have strength to bear this irrepairable loss. Om Shanti. Sudheer Urdhwareshe M. Tech., (Civil), 1981.

May God Bless you. Every student will miss you...... You were the Great Professor.

Two years ago, in my account of a match, I had written about Bala’s dismissal: “…the umpire gave him the finger. He returned to the pavilion, withdrew from everyone else, and lay down on a bench. He wasn’t to get up until after the end of the match”. Now, the Great Umpire in the sky has raised his finger against Bala and, this time, there will be no getting up. Try as I might, I cannot quite pinpoint the year that Bala first played with us. What I do remember is that I was very pleased to note that his wicket keeping was founded on sound technique. I was captaining the side at the time and welcomed the arrival of someone who could relieve me of the wicket-keeping responsibilities. Later, when he put on some weight and became slow behind the stumps, he picked up the new ball and quickly became one of our strike bowlers. Wicket keeper, lead bowler and middle order bat, Bala was almost indispensable to FCC. It seems inevitable that he will be just as indispensable to the cricket team in the Great Beyond, for there can be little doubt that the first thing he will look for there is the cricket ground. While we mourn our loss, I can well imagine the great rejoicing with which he is being received there even as I pen these words. Over the years, Bala has regaled the FCC with his outlandish humour and his unremitting optimism. On cold, clammy and dark mornings, his sunny disposition was the only light that warmed us. On bad cricket days, when the more serious ones like me had given up, Bala would rouse us all and bring the match back to life. His lusty cheering was the clarion call that made us rejoin the battle even when all seemed lost. The Great Umpire has given his decision, but did we hear anyone appeal for Bala’s wicket? I reckon that it was a harsh decision. Many, many others at IITK seem to agree.

Kindly accept my condolences and at this saddest moment I pray God that he gives all the family members enough strength to bear this loss. He was not only an excellent teacher bur also a great human being Naresh

Kindly accept my condolences and at this saddest moment I pray God that he gives all the family members enough strength to bear this loss. He was not only an excellent teacher bur also a great human being Naresh

I have never been a student of Bala Sir. But, have met him in so many cultural events and still remember his bubbly and enthusiastic attitude. It feels so happy just looking at him. I still remember his cheerful face even after so many years. It is a great loss. My heartfelt condolence to his family and the IITK community as a whole.

Dear Gaitri, I am very deeply shocked by the news. The last few months must have been terrible for you and the daughters. Any plans for the future? Please do keep in touch. I have the deepest respect for him and I pray for his departed soul. Best regards Rukmini

May his soul rest in peace !

I am shocked. He was my BTP guide. I pray that his soul may rest in peace.

Feeling very sad after hearing this. May the Almighty rest his noble soul in peace and give strength to his family in this hour of grief.

I was shocked to hear the news of his untimely demise.though he is basically iitk professor,he came to GCE, Salem to give a guest lecture with Delhi Iron Pillar n other corrosion stuff and it was really an amazing presentation. he is very much enthusiastic person with lot of passions. I wish his family immense strength and peace in life.May his soul rest in peace.

IIT Kanpur has lost untimely one of its brilliant Scientist. JAGDISH PRASAD

IIT Kanpur has lost untimely one of its brilliant Scientist. JAGDISH PRASAD

Dear Sir, May you soul rest in peace! With deep regards, Indranil

It is such a shocking news. May god give strength to his family to cope up with the loss. He was the most loved professor in our batch. He was very spirited and very enthusiastic - we learnt so much from him. Such professors and their teachings remain with you all your life. May his soul rest in peace. We will always love you professor Bala.

Deepest condolences

We keep fond memories of a brief encounter between Kanpur and Delhi. Bala was our helper in times of need and for this we are in his eternal debt. Raphael and Katrien

He was one of the most enthusiastic professors at IIT and so much frank with the students. I wish his soul may rest in peace.

I am deeply saddened to learn about the untimely demise of Prof. Bala. May his souls rest in peace and may God give strength to his family in this moment of profound grief.

My heart felt condolences

It was not only his wisdom which used to speak in the class, the whole persona of Bala Sir used to influence everyone in around him. He was one of the best persons I have ever met in my life. He always taught to follow the passion instead of the flow. I find myself not able enough to say anything about what he taught and how he taught. I am definitely going to miss you Sir. May God give enough strength to his family to withstand the tragedy

I am shocked to listen untimely demise of Prof.Bala.Even I am unable to believe this news.At this moment I pray God to give strength to the family members to bear this great loss.

May his soul rest in peace. He was one of the best professors we had. I was lucky to have attended a couple of lectures by him. His passion for science and scientific aptitude set him apart.

The energy,passion,enthusiasm we witnessed in his lectures were truly amazing.we are lucky to experience his charm.I remember him performing in our musical extravaganza.Shocking all of us with his sudden unexpected appearance,how memorable that was.You will always inspire us sir.May you rest in heaven.

Sir, we will miss u.it is very difficult to believe this. Its very unfortunate for IITK comunity.

I met Prof Bala a number of times while jogging and heard a lot about him from his students.Certainly , IIT K will miss such a fine personality.May his soul rest in peace.

May God rest his soul in peace and give family the strength to bear this unbearable loss!

I was shocked beyond words after receiving the email from the alumni network. We(phd scholars of hall IV and V)have fond memories from the cricket ground where we used to play matches against the faculty team of which Prof. Bala was a core member. He would insist on keeping the wicket and keep on cracking jokes to keep the environment full of humour. Like a bird singing in the rain, let grateful memories survive in time of sorrow. We will miss you, sir. May God give strength to his family to overcome this irreparable loss.

May such a noble soul rest in peace. We all are with the bereaved family. Narang

May his soul rest in peace!

I am shocked and pained upon hearing the news of his untimely demise. Prof. Balasubramaniam joined IITK in 1990,eight years after I left and therefore I got no opportunity of direct association with him.However, I had heard so much about him from my friends. We have lost one of the best Academician,Educator, Researchers and a fine human in Prof. Balu.I join the family members of Professor R Balasubramaniam in this hour of grief.May the Almighty rest his noble soul in peace and give strength to his family to bear it with courage, patience and perseverence.

Bala has always been fair to his students, colleagues and friends excepting when he decided to leave all of us for ever. May his soul rest in peace! I wish that the bereaved family members are able to derive enough strength and courage to bear the irreparable loss caused due to his passing away. We, at Banaras from your BHUMET family are yet to come to terms with the reality that he has left us for ever. R K Mandal

Prof. Balasubramaniam was a great professor and nice human being.I am so blessed that he was one of the profs who made subject so interesting tht literally u get drowned up in the immense knowledge that he posses.He possessed a mesmerizing persona.May god provide his soul peace and his family strength to fight grieved moments.Surely IITK and we students will always miss his presence.

During a life time one meets people like Prof.R.Balasubramaniam who leave a major impact on our lives be it academic,cultural and human feelings. This is indeed a shocking news and we at Dreamz Conference Management want to extend our heartfelt condolences to his family and pray to god for his soul to rest in eternal peace.

It was shocking to hear about the untimely dealth of an illustrious prsonalities. I pray god that his family and students be given sufficient strength to bear his loss

may God give peace to the soul and courage to the bereaved family to bear the loss.

I just cannot believe this news. He was always so active, energetic & kind hearted. After leaving the campus in 96, Every so often I used to make plans to visit the campus and meet him - but never made it. It is painful to know that I will never meet him. May god provide the strenght to his family to face this difficult moment.

I wish Prof. Bala family regain strength regards

I was rather shocked to hear the news of his untimely demise. My heart felt condolences to his bereived family. May his soul rest in peace.

Shocked and saddened at the untimely demise of Prof Bala. May his soul rest in peace...

God also needs to good persons around.Maa god give strength to his family to bear the loss.

Really sorry to hear the news. I pray to god that your soul rests in peace.

I remember Prof Bala as a very energetic and motivating teacher who was always ever so approachable. His loss will be felt by many students and collegues alike. My condolences to his wife and children, and I pray God give them the strength to overcome this loss.

As a research scholar I only recently came to know about his professinal achievements. After that he was always in my mind due to his studies on rail and iron pillar. I came to know that he was a good human being as well. Indeed it is a great loss to the nation, IITK and his family. I pray to God for peace to the departed soul and strength to family to withstand this extreme grief.

I pray that Lord give shelter to your departed soul at His Lotus Feet and empower your family to tolerate your separation.

Professor Balasubramaniam (we at IT BHU used to call him BALA), was a batchmate of mine (1979-1984). In the first year, both of us were allotted the same hostel called RAJPUTANA. Although, I did not meet him after 1984, many a time, I would recall some of the experiences which we shared together during our first year in the hostel. He was a popular guy in the Institute as he was good in playing drums and guitar, apart from an outstanding performance in academics. My condolences to his family and prayers to God to give them the strength to face the loss.

My last meet with Bala sir was on October 8th. My only caring mentor, I will miss you for ever Sir. May your soul rest in peace.

Shocked to read this news.Bala was extremely popular amongst 1984 ITBHU batch.May GOD give strength to his family.

It is a great loss to the country and IITK alumni. May the God bless his soul in peace. Wish Family gets strength to fight against post effects. Near and dear people are requested to help the family. We were perhaps the first bach, he was taking matarial science core course in our 3rd sem in 1991. His voice and enthusiasm still echo from lecture hall. Remember you as a great friend for students. I myself have lost the battle against cancer for my 9 yr young son and lost him few months back. This disease kills entire family on many fronts, emotionally, financially and sometimes socially as well. Request people to contribute generously for cancer research and treatment. For family, i want to say Live with hope for your young daughters. One of my German Colleague advises that Every morning starts with a new day and new chance in life. Destiny cannot be rolled back. I fully share the grief and believe that the soul never dies. Sunil Kumar class of 1994

I am really aggrieved of the untimely death of such a personality. May God render extra courage to his family members to bear the pains and strengthen their courage to move forward. Ansari

I will always remember Professor Bala as a man of passion and unbridled enthusiasm. He was my BTech Project professor in 1996 and I cherish the moments i spent with him as my guide and mentor. He left a mark on many a minds that were fortunate to interact with him, and in doing so his memories and his work will stay alive for a long time to come. My condolences to his immediate family.

May God give strength to Dr Balas family in this hour of grief. His untimely demise is a loss not only for his family but also for IIT and his students.

I was still thinking about a research project involving some archaeo-metallurgy - specifically with Bala Sir in my mind,knowing that he would be enthusiastic,encouraging and supportive with his deep interests in archaeology - when this news hit my Inbox. I first saw him at a musical performance in IITK where the faculty had beaten the students hands down, due to the extraordinary performance of Bala Sir.When I inquired our fellow IITK students about this extraordinary performer,proud replies followed,' this is OUR BALA SIR'.Later I had the privilege of being taught by him (though for a very short course)and again became a big admirer of his talent in teaching and original thinking.He was one of those few people who were building the foundation of archaeo-metallurgy in India. I can not think he is no more.

May the departed soul rest in peace. My heart felt condolence for the breveared family members.

I remember Bala playing the drums. A happy person, we all shall miss him. I last interacted with him when I left BHU in 1982, and have been thinking of going over to Kanpur and meeting him; but that now has become a very long plan. My condolences to the bereaved family. Though this is a loss that will take some time getting used to, I pray that you all find the strength, by His grace, to bear it.