E Sreedharan

Fondly known as the Metroman of India, Elattuvalapil Sreedharan is an engineer of eminence. He was born on 12 June 1932 in Karukaputhur in the Palakkad district of Kerala.
He received his primary education at Government Lower Primary School Chathannur near Pattambi in Palakkad district and finished schooling from Basel Evangelical Mission Higher Secondary School.
He completed his Civil Engineering degree from the Government Engineering College, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, known known as JNTUK, cracked IES and joined Indian Railway Engineering Service. In his initial assignment he got the Rameshwaram Pambam bridge which was demolished by a cyclone, rebuilt in record time and rose to the fame. Later on he led the ambitious engineering projects like Konkan Railways, South Eastern Railways, Kolkata Metro, Kochin Shipyard, Delhi Metro Rail, Kochi Metro and Lucknow Metro during his service and even after retirement. He is known for completing all his projects within the stipulated timeline. Sreedharan has been instrumental in changing the face of urban transport infrastructure in India.

In his illustrious career of over three decades, E Sreedharan won many awards and accolades and several honorary doctorates from across the world. He is a proud recipient of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Shri, The Highest French award "Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur", "Order of the Rising Sun" the highest citizen award of Japan, Gold and Silver star, G-Files awards and many more.

There are many books have been written on him and he himself also has authored several books about science, technology, development, his ideas and work ethics etc. He is a also an avid reader and often witnessed reading books. Though he remained completely apolitical all through his life until joining BJP in February, 2021, Sreedharan has appreciated Mr. Narendra Modi as Gujarat Chief Minister and had endorsed him for the prime ministerial candidate in 2014 general election.