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Waman Bapuji Metre - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Waman Bapuji Metre - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Waman Bapuji Metre - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Waman Bapuji Metre ( ) (February 14, 1906 November 21, 1970), admiringly referred to as Dd ('Elder Brother'in Bengali) Metre in the Indian oil industry circles, was the doyen of Indian petroleum geologists. For his life-time pioneering contribution to petroleum exploration and development in India and for his 'significant contribution to the growth of the oil industry in the country', he was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1968, the highest of the civilian awards conferred to date by the President of India on any professional in the fields of mining, petroleum exploration or production.
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1 Early life 2 Forty Years of Contribution to Oil Industry of South Asia 2.1 Pioneering work in India, Burma and Pakistan 2.2 The Defining Oil Discovery in India 2.3 At the Dawn of Oil India & ONGC 3 Recognition and awards 4 Children
Early life
Born in a family of Mali community farmers of modest means in the village of Kalamb, now in Maharashtra state in India, Waman went to high school in the nearest town of Yavatmal, and was reputed to be the first one from his village to attend high school. After matriculating from the school, he went to the city of Nagpur and earned Intermediate Science degree at a college there. He won a scholarship to the Indian School of Mines & Applied Geology in 1926, which was established only that year on the model of Royal School of Mines, and graduated in 1930 with the first batch of students from that institution. He married Shantabai Akarte (1920-1994) from Sendurjanaghat in Amaravati district in 1935.
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He worked in London headquarters of Burmah Oil on the geological integration work for northeastern India during the period 1939-1941. He returned to Digboi during 1941-1949 for development management there during the war years and some exploratory work thereafter in NEFA (now Arunachal Pradesh) and Khasi Hills. In 1949, within two years after independence and the partition of India, he was transferred to Karachi for a brief period as Senior Exploration Geologist in Pakistan for Burmah Oil operations there the year before it evolved into Pakistan Petroleum Limited. The fact that such a transfer took place when bitterness between the two countries was at its peak, reflected the high regard in which he was held by his Pakistani counterparts. Returning to Assam, India, he helped focus exploration efforts on structure concealed by alluvium. In 1953, he became the first Indian to be promoted to the position of Senior Geologist India for Burmah Oil.
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Children
Nalini Metre, Arun Metre, Asha Hadole, Ravi Metre, Usha Chaujer, Sheila Vir, Sudha Tewari, Kshama Metrerecipient Padma Shri in 2008, Pramode Metre, Vinod Metre and Anil Metre. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waman_Bapuji_Metre&oldid=585753625" Categories: Indian geologists Recipients of the Padma Bhushan People in the petroleum industry People from Maharashtra 1906 births 1970 deaths People from Yavatmal district Burmah-Castrol This page was last modified on 12 December 2013 at 15:34. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.
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