B. C. Nakra (1939–2016)

Bahadur Chand Nakra died on 12 April 2016 at Gurgaon, after a brief illness. He is survived by two sons. Born on 31 March 1939 in Mianwali, now in Pakistan, Nakra earned his B Sc Engg (Hons.) in 1959 from the Punjab University, M Tech in 1961 from IIT Kharagpur and Ph D in 1966 from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, working with P. Grootenhuis on vibration control of structures and machines using viscoelastic damping.