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| field = [[Chemistry]]
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'''Giridhar Madras''' is an Indian [[chemical engineer]] and a professor at the [[Indian Institute of Science]].<ref>{{cite news|title=IISc Honours 8 Faculty Members |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/IISc-Honours-8-Faculty-Members/2015/05/10/article2806737.ece|newspaper=The Indian Express|access-date=21 August 2016|date=10 May 2015}}</ref> He is a recipient of the Swarna Jayanti Fellowship, J C Bose National Fellowship and the [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology|Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.csir.res.in/external/Heads/career/award/ssb_aw_2009.PDF| title=Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards 2009| access-date=21 August 2016| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327055701/http://www.csir.res.in/external/heads/career/award/SSB_AW_2009.PDF| archive-date=27 March 2017| df=dmy-all}}</ref> He has published more than 550 journal articles, fetching close to 20,000 citations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=PUZ8qcgAAAAJ|title = Giridhar Madras}}</ref> This makes him one of most cited scientists working in an engineering field in India. He has graduated over 100 students, including 50 Ph.D students.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/giridharmadras/students|title = Giridhar Madras - Students}}</ref> He also writes a blog<ref>http://giridharmadras.blogspot.com</ref> about life at [[IISc]].

After a sexual harassment complaint filed by a doctoral student advised by him and subsequent investigation by [[IISc]]’s internal complaints committee that confirmed the allegation to be true, the [[IISc]] governing council asked him to seek "compulsory retirement" in October 2018. At first, Honourable Justice Devdas of Karnataka high court has stayed the compulsory retirement of Prof. Giridhar Madras on 7 January 2019, stating several legal violations were made by ICC in the investigation process.The court concurred with Prof Madras that the IISc failed to give him a show-cause notice before forcing him into retirement. Further, the woman had been satisfied with the professor’s response to her first complaint which was eventually closed.<ref>{{cite news|title=IISc prof in #MeToo row gets relief from high court|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/city/iisc-prof-metoo-row-gets-711905.html|newspaper=Deccan Herald|access-date=8 January 2019}}</ref> Subsequently, on 6 August 2019, Honourable Justice B.P. Bajanthri of Karnataka high court absolved Professor Madras of any wrongdoing in the aforementioned case, and directed [[IISc]] to take action against the Director and the ICC "for violating the rule prohibiting disclosure of the contents of a complaint of sexual harassment and inquiry proceedings.<ref>{{cite news|title=HC directs action against IISc. director |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/hc-directs-action-against-iisc-director/article28838100.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=16 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/cleared-of-metoo-iisc-professor-madras-returns/articleshow/70634513.cms|title = Cleared of #MeToo, IISc professor Madras returns}}</ref> "

Unwilling to take action against its own faculty and director, the institute filed an appeal against the above decision. The appeal was disposed following a settlement reached between IISc and Professor Giridhar Madras. The terms of this settlement are confidential. Giridhar Madras left the institute taking voluntary retirement on the day of infamy, December 7 ([http://karnatakajudiciary.kar.nic.in:8080/repository/rep_judgmentcase.php Case WA 3681/2019]).

==References==
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{{SSBPST recipients in Chemical Science}}
{{Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Laureates of Karnataka}}

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