Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Professor Puri first joined IIT Delhi in 1984. One of the popular undergraduate courses he taught was linear optimization.
On December 29, 2005 the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi mourned the death of its retired professor M C Puri in shootout at Bangalore terming it as a great loss to the institute.
Addressing a condolence meeting at the institute, IIT Delhi Director D.P.Kothari said the staff and students "deeply mourn the tragic, sad and untimely demise of Prof Puri". Kothari described late Prof Puri as a "very conscientious, hard working and devoted faculty member of the institute".
Prof. Puri was an Emeritus Professor of Mathematics. He won several laurels for his work on the subject. He was one of the most senior and influential members of the Operations Research Society of India (ORSI) and he has been attending the annual convention of ORSI without fail for the past 35 years.
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