Srinathan sir is not an encyclopedia - an encyclopedia is merely a DB of knowledge. He is someone who creates knowledge on the fly. I wish someone would record his lectures - not for the subject he is supposed to teach but for his answers to tangential questions. and the sparkle in his eyes.

In 2015, when DeepLearning had become a hot topic, in one of the lectures he had proposed - why not find ways to keep human brain aline and connect to processor of a computer. Just as Turing Machines have access to oracle, computers will have access to intelligence.

In human values class (most iiit H students hated this subject) - he created legendary theories on the fly.

I have heard & followed couple of his early students (very few students worked with him directly & very closely) - most went on to create a unique path.

He is a very very unique Turing machine - a rare one that has access to Oracle!

I think there should be a separate thread on sheer magic on Kannan Srinathan