36 Questions with IIT Madras Director Prof. V. Kamakoti

Director Kamakoti shares his take on life and The Big Bang Theory and everything in between. Witness his expert rendition of a patriotic piece, an ode to India’s 75 years of Independence and get an insight into the CSE Prof with a penchant for wit.
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[@prabhapaidipaty5223]

Humbleness shown in his walk and talk ..Really an inspiring director . Students at IIT M are really lucky ..

[@sofluzik]

Teaching is one such profession that allows you to empathise, or may be the only one ....amazing

[@unstopable5993]

IIT Indore have also got chill pill humble director

[@shashikantmishra4130]

Bro don't use the word lucky !

[@TheBhumbak]

But blinded by his caste and religious identity

[@MrThedev]

True

[@srikanthan1000]

He’s actually genuinely like this. This isn’t just for the cameras. Ppl who know him will vouch for this. A gem of a character which isn’t something that can be said for a lot of ppl in academics.

[@blissofGuruji]

Woow..he's so grounded...do anyone know this sir in person..i want to meet him too..

[@oq9894]

He is beyond my comprehension ..Can say he is genius , Real life sheldon who is good to people

[@blissofGuruji]

@@oq9894 have you met him?

[@blissofGuruji]

Already in love with him ....he's so humane...

[@oq9894]

@@blissofGuruji yes , if you count sitting in a same room with him with 10 other people for 10 minutes as meeting him ..He was prof then

[@sriramkalaga9300]

Proud to be an alumni of IITM. Watching Prof. Kamakoti had been a pleasure... a nostalgic trip of memories of the early 80's and 90's of my life on campus.

[@Kirakoji]

😃

[@psirisha8738]

Thannk you for the reply May God give him health and happiness and afruitful tenure

[@thyagarajant.r.3256]

After seeing the adverse comments here I am reminded of a Tamil proverbto the effect that only those who don't get tickets for a film will pelt stones from outside the building

[@Arush11123]

sir some tips for ADV. LVL MATHS....

[@adarshshukla8460]

Never seen so humble iit director like him a guy who is computer science proffessor , responsibility of institute as director and at the same time so humble and respect for Indian classical music Indian values what a great person sir you are

[@Rareme530]

I see this humility in South India There are definitely many examples of violations. I feel north Indians would be humble as well, I feel north Indians suffered more by the invaders for centuries and that made them tough and hard. Please forgive me if this is pure prejudice.

[@aj_wuwei]

Southindia has such gems in abundance. His achievement ,if it was anyone else would have talked about awards which he has in millions but he spoke about the program that shows he is above such petty awards

[@sbzzhh]

@@Rareme530 How long u will blame so called invaders for everything.

[@vasansvg139]

@@Rareme530 not a prejudice at all. Reality. South people ar first enjoyed honey comb, soap, mirror and facial talcum powder from Westerners.... and simply yielded and embraced western religion and turned promoting it further and generated wealth for themselves. Travelled to other parts of country for promoting it. Slowly, enabled westerners to invade to northern parts of nation. The tricks tried by westerners at North India received adverse reactions and invited agitations. Rest is history.

[@darkevola7975]

@@Rareme530 where does south and north come here? Humility is a quality acquired throughout a man's life.

[@visvisweswaran7506]

Worthy son of a worthy father. His father is an ardent devotee of Kanchi Mahaperiava.May God Bless him.

[@ramadevims6058]

Maha periyava asseervadham

[@Bkn848]

The name says it all.Brilliance, Humility all due to The God of Kanchi Mahaperiyava

[@dockk8236]

Is he telegu ,anna???

[@greatwisdom2867]

@@dockk8236 Tamil.

[@thyagarajant.r.3256]

@@dockk8236 His native place in Tanjore district is a sacred siva kshetram

[@CaptainAbir]

“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power,” Abraham Lincoln. Today I can actually understand what he meant. Sir, your humbleness is astounding , your simplicity impressed our hearts. I wish India gets more Professors like you who would actually help the students build their own mind palace like Sherlock. Thank you for your advice, we will strive to be successful and be humble at the same time.

[@sirajtayyabkhan6820]

Mind Appledore!

[@ganapatihegde4344]

QQ%q was

[@ganapatihegde4344]

QQ

[@devendrasinghbisht7678]

Stand against Adversities

[@priyavisweswaran5573]

BOOM! Precisely!

[@somnathchanda1250]

such human beings should hold top positions......unlike people scattered everywhere in Indian education system

[@karatekungfu2404]

True chandaji

[@gem0.079]

*cough* uneducated education ministers

[@pratik_mohanty555]

In political system too

[@shreyasmurali9348]

He’s is actually part of board of directors for multiple companies. But yes. I still think he should have more exposure.

[@drsarojkumarmaity1266]

True..inspires everyone. ..

[@g.t.3482]

The way he wears his smile and how he welcomed her speaks volumes about him... If teaches are like him I would fail every year so that I never leave their company :)

[@jayashreemahadevan7020]

Super..we enjoyed your comment

[@thyagarajant.r.3256]

@@jayashreemahadevan7020 yes ,some people dontleave the Annamalai univ campus simply for its library s excellence!

[@TruthSeeker89]

He is more excited and enthusiastic than my 5 year old son... My humble pranaams to you sir

[@sudakt]

It’s rare to see such a high rank man to see so down to earth. The smile in his face shows a lot of charm and cheer. And he’s funny too

[@rexthegamergembox]

he indeed is a cool guy.

[@arnabsarkar1560]

He is supercool..."Bazinga"...So soft-spoken, humble and down to earth guy...His smile reflects his simplicity....So nice to see such people in higher position

[@justsomeguywhoisbored7696]

A very humble and nice person. Deserves to be a director

[@sumitabhattacharjee2327]

Is that the eligibility?

[@alok_2023]

@@sumitabhattacharjee2327 oh than a rude person, egoistic in nature is eligibility?

[@sumitabhattacharjee2327]

@@alok_2023 kabhi kabhi has liya karo bhai! Mazak hain, mazak mein lo na!😄😙

[@Hxkhxh]

Sir is director 🙂

[@somdeepkundu2506]

@@sumitabhattacharjee2327 when he said music mathematics.. he bound to be ☺️

[@shreyasmurali9348]

Having met him in person, I can say for his level of accomplishments both national and international, he’s one of the brightest minds of the world !!! And for that, what a down to earth man !

[@harshk2489]

He is not a teacher he is a "guru" for us ❤

[@bhaskarjoshi2829]

Honoured to be part of the legacy institution IITM. Prof is so humble and down to earth. 😊

[@subhranildey722]

The life story of this humble man made me cry....He is like a bit of hope in today's materialistic & cruel life of our country. Hats off to him!! He would be an idle of my life foreveer.

[@tiger10149]

typo dear.."idol" instead of idle.. .

[@sadiaomair1731]

Yes......u r right...he is a light of today's dark world....may god give him long life...

[@ravindrababu7231]

Ideal life is better than a wasteful idle life in this materialistic and cruel life.

[@thyagarajant.r.3256]

@@tiger10149 idol or ideal?!!!

[@tiger10149]

@@thyagarajant.r.3256 "He would be an idle of my life foreveer." replacing idle with "idol" (which means someone one ca ought to emulate.. a revered person). "ideal" would have been apt if the sentence was "his lifestyle is my ideal.. Understood brother?

[@abhishekranga5708]

@1:01 the humility in the tone when he says 'Be Humble'. All his students are blessed to have such a teacher.

[@MPK1881]

Very good professor. He is very very humble. When i studied in IITM, we were not getting chances to do VLSI courses. He offered VLSI courses for all who are interested and opened the doors for many interested would be embedded engineers. All the students wishes are with you and your family, kamakoti sir.

[@Smarak_Patra]

Oh God! I dont even know who this person is but i am totally in love with his character! Such a humble person and a million dollar smile. ❤️

[@sudhasreenivasan9557]

Such a humble human being, so much to learn from Director IIT M - Prof V Kamakoti.

[@samyakjain720]

No showoff ,no luxury so simple and down to earth

[@MrHopelessone]

What a wonderful human being. IIT-M is lucky to have him as the director.

[@sachinpatel736]

Ohhh good god!!!!! Sir's charachter deeply touched my soul within few minutes. What a life he lived and what a charachter he carries. Truly a living jewel in all aspects of life. 🙏 Salute 💫

[@pavantalpallikar]

When he plays Raghu pathy raghava on the violin ❤. Such a rooted humble person, mankind needs more such gems and we need more such content on the net.

[@hanma1705]

What an absolutely Humble and knowledgeable guy! IIT Madras is quite lucky to have him as their director. Wish more teachers become as humble as Prof. V. Kamakoti.

[@dipanjanbera5493]

I have never seen any director like this....his humbleness and smile really appreciating

[@ramganesh9833]

be humble is a huge advice..as soon as i got into airforce after IIT i was boasting everywhere..i wish when i was young somebody would have taught me that lesson! thank you sir..

[@gokulrao84]

The passion that he possess for teaching profession is astounding. This guy is a rare jewel in the ocean of wisdom ..

[@prasadpushkar3191]

Richness of Hindu Culture, and Brilliance of a Master amalgamated together with Humility and Humbleness

[@Parth99819]

shhh🤫🤫🤫🤫🤫secularism

[@Dubey_ji9]

@@Parth99819 🤣🤣😂😂🙏

[@syedthameem1346]

@@Parth99819 marry in dalit family

[@Parth99819]

@@syedthameem1346 no problem buddy I don't belive in caste & I can marry muslim girl also

[@parth1840]

@Führer isme religion ko lana kaha se hua ? jo video me dikh raha hai vahi keh raha hai 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@svramakrishnan5347]

Like the way he keeps smiling at all times. Simple humble and likeable. Inspiring indeed. MahaPeriyava blessings he has. So does his dad. What else you need here

[@mithunkumar25557]

I met him when he came as a chief guest to NIT Trichy, I received the Outstanding Researcher Award (Basically gold medalist for PhD folks) from him on NIT Trichy institute day 2022. He personally congratulated each and every awardee. I was just blown away by his humbleness.

[@nvjayaraman1]

I have been a an IIT M Alumni of 1967 ,batch. Nice to see Prof.Kamakoti and his Team,shaping and guiding the students of this great Institute. My humble Pranamams to him

[@donator5724]

Eyyy i know you from quora. I'm also from nitt cs

[@honblegaurav9917]

hey i have read your answers on Quora

[@thyagarajant.r.3256]

@@nvjayaraman1 1967 batch? That means one year before Dr kamakoti was born?!

[@AravindanUmashankar]

An institution is built by vision and leadership. A leadership that is steadfast in nurturing a culture of meritocracy. Humility, above all else is the hallmark of great leaders who build institutions that shape bright minds mints world class professionals that serve not just a nation but a global commune. Prof Kamkoti & his stint at IIT scales the benchmark a notch higher .. the thing that will linger on is is affable persona & the disarming humility .. more power to IIT Madras and its alumni who continuously excel in energising innovation & pioneering breakthroughs. A teacher is a nation builder and a guide to a limitless future.

[@rohanchdas3250]

I am really proud of being an Indian for such humble person like him. Salute to such great human beings.

[@amith3588]

Impressed how an accomplished gentleman can stick to his roots. The accent of the lady asking questions is halfway between India and US

[@harshabiliangady3211]

Sir i grew up on IIT B’bay campus am a Retd Prof OBG at B’liru. Am so so impressed by your humility and wow you are musician too. Yes it’s people like you that institutes like IIT need.

[@doolanakshatram6169]

You can see pictures of Kanchi Shankara Charya Paramacharya Pics in his house, Purely blessed by Kanchi Mutt Shankaracharya blessings , his name itself is Kamakoti which is also proof that they are disciples of Kanchi Mutt..Jai AdiShankaracharya .Paramacharyaaaa

[@vijayalakshmiraghunath119]

IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES He was my neighbor in nagarathnam colony mylapore He may not remember He was just 6 or 7 yrs old

[@kushal2901]

really moved by his politeness,his down to earth nature speaks a lot alongside his qualifications

[@aditichowdhary5221]

People like him are gems! He has gracefully carried his best advice ever since and now he believes in passing on the same to everyone. I am blessed to see his candid interview today. Thank you for that purest smile and advice sir. 🙏😇

[@mahimamishra1244]

I totally agree ❤️..it was please watching this video...thanks for sharing

[@dr_amulya8381]

Superr

[@Sumansingh0]

Tomorrow is my JEE advanced exam, it is motivating me a lot to how to cool the mind and always smile 😊😊😊

[@devashishkumar1247]

How was ur exam

[@ttwwoo22]

How was your exam

[@Sumansingh0]

@@devashishkumar1247 my exam went nice 🤗

[@whatsay3382]

@@Sumansingh0 hope you crack the iit!

[@Sumansingh0]

@@whatsay3382 thank's bro

[@therightgame3]

My toddler's nursery teacher has 100x more ego. Lots to learn for all of us in this video

[@JaiMaa-Gods_pilgrim]

Jai Maa. Extremely thrilling indeed to see our very dear Kamakoti Sir as the Director of IITM. Old memories (1988-1991) at IITM (CS-NSL) are coming to my mind. Many many thanks to you all for this upload. My best wishes for great achievements.

[@riyaroy5437]

He is such a polite and calm person, no arrogance of his stature and achievements👏👏👏 rare to find people like him🙏🙏🙏

[@RohitYadav-dj6zu]

Genuinely telling then he is giving me feel of like koi mil gaya Rohit Mehra 🥰.... So simple and at the same time a deep knowledgeable personality. 🙏🏻

[@osho040993]

A noble person in a a noble profession. Some one give this man a national award. People like these should be known by the nation.

[@RohitYadav-dj6zu]

He is really a dynamic and at the same time a grounded and genuine personality 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🎉

[@muskansyed2037]

I wish we have more professors like him in academia that can really change our perspective about teaching the methodologies involved and much much more.. I have never seen a more humbler person than Sir. He should be protected at all costs such a cool demeanor and composure he kept while answering all the questions. It's a very rare sight to see such a person speak so fluently yet patiently!!

[@Nutritionandhapiness]

My brother in law also from IITD ..I know they are very down to earth and so organic kind of people ..when I saw his friends and professor all are doctorate ,post doc peoples but they never show up any arrogance ,I was pregnant and fallen sick that time my brother in law and his friends comes to my place they cook for me they wash my rooms they treated me like a sister that’s really touched my soul..all of them are now doing post doc some of them now going to abroad for post doc ..I think IITan makes people first human and humble then engineer..director sir really very humble and beautiful soul❤️may god gives him good health and happiness

[@thyagarajant.r.3256]

IITstudents are very strong in fundamentals ..that is where they stand out

[@baibhavvikas1767]

It's great to see such humble people at top of the hierarchy

[@chandranavinjikat7394]

What a humble human being. It proves ancients saying that if you are humble you can reach rise higher.

[@jatinmarutianand7410]

The simplicity and genuineness , that's why he is DIRECTOR now :)

[@thiruvetti]

How can such an intelligent person be so humble and innocent too? Very rare to find such gems. Pranam to Shri. Kamakoti and best of luck with "RISC-V microprocessor" program. 🙏🙏

[@tr3534]

Absolutely yes......I'm witnessing a soft spoken,learned,top placed professional being so humble

[@prabinapas5718]

Really an extraordinary person that an institute seek to have as the deserving position to excel the institute. I have furtunate to listen him. Thank you professor.

[@rohitprajapati_1992]

Great personality ! I met him once before he was director, he is still the same person - humble and always smiling, lot of positive energy.

[@jayaramankrishnan6180]

For the past 10 years , I am seeing lot of growth in IIT Madras. Credit goes to the Director and His team. The present Director also will take to higher version. May all life in this Universe benefit by His Presence. With love and respect. K Jayaraman

[@chandrabanugopalakrishnan4826]

Very humble pure and intellectual like his father Prof Dr Veezhinathan They are ardent devotees of Kanchi Sankaracharya Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi Swamigal, lovingly called Mahaperiva and HH has poured His grace in abundance on them .I repeatedly watch his father's interview sharing heart warming experience with Mahaperiva..Like father like son..My humble Namaskaram...🙏🙏🙏

[@dipesh7921]

Such a wonderful and humble guy. Really an inspiration for us🔥

[@__inuyasha__208]

Professor Kamakoti is just like this, his reactions are not scripted. I have learnt couple of subjects under him

[@Om.Dandale]

He is breathing & living humbleness and life , never seen such a humble highly qualified person

[@Jaihindurashtra1]

He sures have Sheldon vibes , quiet genius he is . Really aspire to be like him one day . Cheers✌️

[@jaitrasaketh767]

Amazing humble personality. Someone to look up to 😀

[@madhumatidev4845]

We need Gurus like him to ensure we have a good and capable generation.

[@vikrampatel5652]

Man is he really director of an IIT institute, so humble humane and grounded. Charansparsh

[@yzx9122]

I have never seen a humble teacher like him although i am student from Bangladesh i have met him early 2016

[@harshitkatiyar2250]

What a cool person Professor is... ❤️

[@lomodhub4563]

Requesting everyone to like this video🎥 so that KZbin recommend this to all other jee aspirants as it is very motivating video

[@francisjayasurya61]

His Humility and genuine smile is biggest lesson.. Wonderful show about a person I recently admire. God bless him

[@deepubesra7471]

Late Night Browsing through KZbin... Caught hold of this one. Brought a Smile to my face. Wholesome Video 👌

[@bmjeevs]

Bazinga!! ....... Wow. Such a great man. Cool, funny, genius, down to earth. All put together in one person. Such an inspiring personality. Hat off to him.

[@saarthak8895]

Beautiful work guys! IITM TV growing with their new content. Damn amazing

[@suhasinimadhuryachennubhot9342]

That bazinga moment was the cutest! Amazing interview!! He’s very humble and his mind is beautiful.

[@imdadhsheik138]

I cannot imagine that an top most institute director has leading his life in a very simple and humble way glad to see u sir.......💯💯💯

[@parthiban.ggovindasamy2278]

You can't see such a nice cool and energetic person whom he loving poor country side students. He made lot for govt school students to know about IIT.God bless him long healthy and prosperous life.

[@authen4097]

One of the greatest gem of our country ❤️ love from IITR ❤️

[@shriharirao8647]

Oh my god .. he is so simple and humble person.. speaks with great humility . 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼Pranam sir

[@shailajamkrishna8042]

Need to learn lot from this person . Sir being a Director of such a renowned Institution astonished seeing your humbleness. God bless your family 🙏💐

[@EnigmaticSphinx8]

He radiates some extra phenomenal energy. 😃✨💗

[@sameekshaagarwal8103]

So thankful that I came across this video ❤✨ Can't help but say he brought smile to my face, hope he is reading all the appreciation he is getting in comment section. Really don't know you sir but pray all the good things for you. Thank you so much for this video. Loved it by all heart 🙏

[@mandalorian1992]

Being director of IIT Madras (technically the best college in india) the humility and wisdom is just awesome 👌

[@fcubic]

Fantastic person,all the best. Its a privilege to have people like this at the helm of. premium institution.

[@niharmoghe979]

Badhiya Content, OP Director Sir❤️ Team setting benchmarks by orders of magnitude already!

[@shubhamsinha7]

Man is exactly the professor that students imagine of

[@psirisha8738]

Is Prof Kamakoti Dr Prof Veezhinathan sir's son? I had the good fortune of doing my MA and M Phil when sir was the HOD Dept of sans Madras Univ very humble very simple very soft spoken smiling wearing a simple dhoti and shirt and a cloth bag ;hearing Kkalidasa's classics from Sir was divine I am very much indebted to Sir as ateacher of sans for30yrs now I still see Sir every time l teach kalidasas works I bow down toSir If prof Kamakoti sir is Sir's son then very glad "Yathaa Pitaa Tathaa Putrah"

[@chandrabanugopalakrishnan4826]

S U r right..He s Dr Prof Veezhinathan's son 😊

[@psirisha8738]

@@chandrabanugopalakrishnan4826 thank you for the reply

[@samir9965]

What a personality! Great men he is. In last two days I saw this video for more than 30 times. Wonderful! May God bless this world to have more and more such persons....

[@rdoxemotion9669]

i sadly couln't make in iit this year due some problem at home this was my drop year i wanna cry but i have to handle the situation at home i am missing that i'll not gonna study under such man and such nice institute even we don't have now third chance else i would prepare

[@natru7448]

That’s very sad, and I hope you do get out this trauma😕. But don’t let your college define rest of your life, develop a passion for your interest, do well, you’ll meet plenty of people similar to the community in IIT’s😄. All the best!👍

[@Analysing802]

U can do mtech

[@beepbeep1592]

All the best for your future. I'm sure that it's bring happiness for you. May you prosper, remain happy and get what you want.

[@Wiintb]

God bless you. Don't worry much. My son missed it, but he is doing masters in a very reputed institute overseas. Plans to do his research if it is interesting. Life is a marathon. I know it is easier to say. But trust me. You will win if you have the head in the right place. Give 100%, and may be you will get into IIT. God bless.

[@mohakahindu9750]

So humble so simple it's prove that a good person need not a fashionable, egofull😎😎

[@learnngrow3218]

What could you expect from a personality who is holding the leading face of the leading educational institution of India. A wonderful personality , LONG LIVE IIT MADRAS.

[@Factswithpriyanshu_]

The level of simplicity he has is unmatchable. Directors from top Institute especially mbbs are very arrogant and egoist. But he is just an exception. Hats off to you sir nd your simplicity ❤🙌🙌 नमन्ति गुणिनो जना, नमन्ति फलिनो वृक्षा

[@shivamswaraj8314]

Really inspiring to see how much we should be humble after achieving so much 🤗🤗🤗

[@AuraJewel]

It’s very telling he is humble, not only because of his wonderful smile and speech, but also because after playing the instrument he stayed seated there for sometime, that’s not easy especially in lotus position and since you age more people have difficulty sitting down on ground much less taking lotus position

[@venkataramangopalan1015]

Very nice to hear from Prof. KAAMAKOTI. So simple and humble. Represents the True Indianness. Learning commingled with Humility. The Violin that he played was wonderful. Rare to get such Personalities in this Arrogant world.

[@jawediqbal4136]

True academician. What a kind gesture. Definition of true Indian. We proud of Sir.

[@Docorif]

Humility personified. Makes one proud to be an Indian.

[@anushkavenkatesh2918]

iitmtv has really upped the ante, great video

[@anushka5746]

I am Amazed with sir's simplicity ❤️❤️❤️❤️ like he is director of top IIT institute..... IIT Madras rank no 1 and he is so simple no show off no attitude ❤️❤️god bless you sir .....south people are blessed with humbleness

[@Karan_Singh14]

​@@targetiiShe is talking about NIRF ranking

[@turulob1055]

He is not just a director. Grounded person with great responsibility.

[@prabhapaidipaty5223]

Thank you IIT M tv .. looking forward for more vedios of such kind

[@iitmtv]

More to come!

[@atharvakulkarni1499]

Our country needs such great personalities.

[@mangatinanda]

That simplicity and humbleness being a director at IITM... This is what Bharat needs and can teach the world going forward.

[@sadahaq6128]

I have heard good things about IIT Madras. This is just icing on the cake. I myself am IIT Kanpur alumni. I had to obtain some documents from the institute. So, I mailed the Honourable Director of IIT Kanpur. He was so nice and he saved me the hassle of coming to the institute to physically obtain them. Ofcourse, I would love to visit my institute sometime in future.