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Manapurathu Verghese George (MVG), an eminent organic chemist and a great teacher, who had contributed significantly to the growth of photochemistry research in India, passed away peacefully on 9 December 2019 at the age of 91 in Thiruvananthapuram. MVG was born on 3 October 1928 to M. O. Verghese and Saramma Verghese of Manapurathu family in Ashtamudi, one of the most beautiful backwater areas of Kerala. Early in his life, his parents moved to Kollam, to run a successful water transport business, and it was here that MVG, second of five children grew up and had his early schooling. After completing his preuniversity education from Union Christian College, Alwaye in 1945, he moved on to study at the Madras Christian College, University of Madras from where he obtained his Bachelor’s degree in chemistry. He then went on to receive his Master’s (1951) and Ph D (1954) degrees from Agra University (later renamed as the Dr B. R. Ambedkar University). His doctoral research was on some aspects of Perkin and Knoevanagel condensation reactions which he carried out under the supervision of P. I. Ittyerah.
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