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{{Short description|Indian geologist (born 1955)}}
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{{Infobox scientist
|name = Chittenipattu Puthenveettil Rajendran
|image =
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1955|5|29}}
|birth_place = [[Ottapalam, Palakkad]], Kerala, India
|alma_mater = [[Kerala University]]<br />[[Cochin University of Science and Technology]]
|doctoral_advisor =
|known_for = [[Paleoseismology]] and [[tectonics]]
|footnotes =
|spouse = [[Kusala Rajendran]]
|field = Geology
|work_institution = [[Indian Institute of Science]]<br />[[Centre for Earth Science Studies]]
|prizes = National Geoscience Award (2009)
}}
'''Chittenipattu Puthenveettil Rajendran''', (born 29 May 1955) also known among his peers as '''CP''' , is an Indian geologist who has worked mainly in [[paleoseismology]] and Indian geology.

==Education==
Rajendran did his schooling in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] (Trivandrum) and [[Chennai]] and did his BSc (1976) in Geology from University College, [[Kerala University]] and MSc (1978) from [[Cochin University of Science and Technology]]. He joined [[Centre for Earth Science Studies]] as a research scientist. After obtaining PhD from the [[Cochin University of Science and Technology]] in 1988, he moved to the [[University of South Carolina]] (USA) for postdoctoral studies, till 1993.

==Profession==
CP moved back to [[Centre for Earth Science Studies]], Trivandrum in 1994 where he continued till 2008. He accepted Ramanujan National Fellowship<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.serc-dst.org/ramanujan_felloship.htm |title=Welcome to Science and Engineering Research Council |publisher=Serc-dst.org |date= |access-date=3 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119074453/http://www.serc-dst.org/ramanujan_felloship.htm |archive-date=19 November 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> by the Government of India at the [[Indian Institute of Science]] in 2009 and now works at the new centre initiated on [[Earth Science]] there. He is married to Prof. [[Kusala Rajendran]], currently in the faculty<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceas.iisc.ernet.in/~kusala/ |title=Home |publisher=Ceas.iisc.ernet.in |date= |access-date=3 December 2011}}</ref> at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.

Dr. Rajendran is one of India's foremost expert in [[paleoseismology]]. He has contributed to the development of this field for the last three decades by his research contributions in seismo-tectonics, earthquake geology, paleoseismology, and tsunami geology in India. His efforts have provided insights into the earthquake recurrence and fault zone deformation in various seismotectonic provinces of India.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/nov102000/1198.pdf | title=1198.pdf | nov102000 | currsci | Indian Academy of Sciences}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/25dec2010/25dec2010contents.htm |title=Current Science – Contents |publisher=Ias.ac.in |date=25 December 2010 |access-date=3 December 2011}}</ref>

He initiated paleoseismological work at various parts of the country including Killari (Latur),<ref name="geoscienceworld1">{{cite journal|url=http://geology.geoscienceworld.org/content/24/7/651.abstract |title=The 1993 Killari (Latur), central India, earthquake: An example of fault reactivation in the Precambrian crust |journal=Geology |volume=24 |issue=7 |pages=651 |publisher=Geology.geoscienceworld.org |date=30 September 1993 |access-date=3 December 2011|doi=10.1130/0091-7613(1996)024<0651:TKLCIE>2.3.CO;2 |last1=Rajendran |first1=C. P. |last2=Rajendran |first2=Kusala |last3=John |first3=Biju }}</ref> Kerala,<ref name="geoscienceworld1"/> Rann of Kachchh,<ref name="geoscienceworld2">{{cite journal|url=http://bssa.geoscienceworld.org/content/91/3/407.abstract |title=Characteristics of Deformation and Past Seismicity Associated with the 1819 Kutch Earthquake, Northwestern India |journal=Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America |volume=91 |issue=3 |pages=407–426 |publisher=Bssa.geoscienceworld.org |date=1 June 2001 |access-date=3 December 2011|doi=10.1785/0119990162 |last1=Rajendran |first1=C. P. |bibcode=2001BuSSA..91..407R }}</ref> Saurashtra, Cambay, Panvel (Maharashtra), Assam,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agu.org/pubs/crossref/2004/2003TC001605.shtml |title=Interpreting the style of faulting and paleoseismicity associated with the 1897 Shillong, northeast India, earthquake: Implications for regional tectonism |publisher=Agu.org |date=6 August 2004 |access-date=3 December 2011}}</ref> Central Himalaya<ref>{{cite journal|title=Tectonophysics : Geological investigations at Killari and Ter, central India and implications for palaeoseismicity in the shield region|doi=10.1016/S0040-1951(99)00086-4 |bibcode=1999Tectp.308...67R |volume=308 |issue=1–2|journal=Tectonophysics |pages=67–81|year=1999 |last1=Rajendran |first1=C.P |last2=Rajendran |first2=Kusala }}</ref> and Andaman-Nicobar region.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://bssa.geoscienceworld.org/content/97/1A/S174.abstract |title=Crustal Deformation and Seismic History Associated with the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake: A Perspective from the Andaman–Nicobar Islands |journal=Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America |volume=97 |pages=S174–S191 |publisher=Bssa.geoscienceworld.org |date=26 December 2004 |access-date=3 December 2011|doi=10.1785/0120050630 |last1=Rajendran |first1=C. P. |last2=Rajendran |first2=K. |last3=Anu |first3=R. |last4=Earnest |first4=A. |last5=Machado |first5=T. |last6=Mohan |first6=P. M. |last7=Freymueller |first7=J. }}</ref> His work prior to [[2001 Gujarat earthquake]] on the [[1819 Rann of Kutch earthquake]] and the linear elevated tract of land called "[[Allahbund]]" in the low-lying Rann in the northwest India has led to basic understanding on earthquake processes in the north western part of India.

His search in the epicentral area of the 1819 [[Rann of Kutch]] earthquake led to the identification of another event between 800 and 1,000 years B.P.<ref name="geoscienceworld2"/> Based on the relative size and frequency of 2001<ref>{{cite web|url=http://srl.geoscienceworld.org/content/73/4.cover-expansion |title=Cover Photo – July/August 2002, 73 (4) |publisher=Srl.geoscienceworld.org |date=6 January 2001 |access-date=3 December 2011}}</ref> and older sandblows, he interpreted that the earlier earthquake may have also originated from the same source.

CP was ranked among the top ten young researchers in the country by the "Outlook" Magazine<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?227955 |title=Kusala & C.P. Rajendran |publisher=Outlookindia.com |date=18 July 2005 |access-date=3 December 2011}}</ref> (dated 18 July 2005).

He is able to make original scientific contributions to earthquake studies and seismic hazard in India. Recent years he has also been working on the tsunami geology and hazard and worked in many globally important locations like the Chilean Coast<ref>{{cite journal|author=Nature |title=Predecessors of the giant 1960 Chile earthquake : Abstract |journal=Nature |volume=437 |issue=7057 |pages=404–407 |doi=10.1038/nature03943 |pmid=16163355 |year=2005 |bibcode=2005Natur.437..404C |s2cid=4398549 |hdl=10533/176718 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> and Makran Coast in Iran.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/dec252008/1739.pdf | title=1739.pdf | dec252008 | currsci | Indian Academy of Sciences}}</ref> He is also involved in the collaborative work and co-operation on tsunami hazard, among various researchers from many countries. He also writes articles for science popularisation.

Dr. Rajendran has served as a
* Member, Research Advisory Committee, [[Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology]], Govt. of India [2004–2006].
* Member, Council of the Geological Society of India [2004–2007]
* Member, Project Advisory and Management Committee on National Seismicity Programme, Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi, [1998– 2002].
* Member, Natural Disaster Management Plan for the Kerala State, Science and Technology, and Environment Council, Government of Kerala (2005).
* Member, Expert Committee, Government of Kerala, Stability of Mullaperiyar dam in the light of recent earthquakes (2000–2001)

==Awards==
He was awarded the National Geoscience Award in 2009<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=69590 |title=Press Information Bureau English Releases |publisher=Pib.nic.in |date= |access-date=3 December 2011}}</ref> by the Government of India for his contributions in the field of disaster management.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://ceas.iisc.ernet.in/~cprajendran/ Dr. C.P. Rajendran CEAS IISC homepage]
* [http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/jul252005/246.pdf On Sethusamudram Project]
* [http://www.ias.ac.in/currsci/25oct2011/987.pdf CP on ancient canal and stone quarries near Halebidu, Hassan District],
* [http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article2647342.ece Call for studies on reservoir-induced seismicity in Idukki]
* [http://images.mathrubhumi.com/flashpaper/2011/Dec/03/2011-Dec-03_05_Dai_26536.pdf On Mullaperiyar in Malayalam]

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[[Category:Indian seismologists]]
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[[Category:People from Ottapalam]]
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[[Category:University of Kerala alumni]]
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[[Category:Scientists from Kerala]]

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