Gokhale, Kvg K.: - Prof. K.V.G.K.Gokhale after obtaining his undergraduate and postgraduate education at I.I.T. (Kharagpur), was on the teaching faculty at I.I.T. Kharagpur (1958-1966) and at I.I.T. Kanpur (1966-1996) where he was also the Head of the Department of Civil Engineering for few years. He was Emeritus Professor at I.I.T. Kanpur (1996-1998) and has been a Visiting Professor in R.E.C. (now N.I.T.) in Himachal Pradesh. Earlier, he was also a Visiting Professor at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok. Since 1998, he has been a I.S.T.E. Visiting Professor. Gokhale has authored numerous research publications at National and International levels and also two books. He has supervised several M.Tech and Ph.D theses of students in the areas of Engineering Geology, Geotechnical Engineering, Water Resources Engineering, Remote Sensing & Geoinformatics, Chemical Engineering and in Materials Science. He was a recipient of the prestigious awards including the National Mineral Award (1978) of Govt. of India, Deokaran Award (1977) of Indian Ceramic Society and the Coggin Brown Memorial Gold Medal (1982) of the Mining, Geological and Metallurgical Institute of India for his outstanding contributions. He is a Life Fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India), Life Fellow of the Indian Geotechnical Society, Life Fellow of the Clay Mineral Society of India and Member, Indian Society for Technical Education. He has been a member on the Geological Programming Board (U.P.) for over 25 years