The members of the Indian Textile Accessories & Machinery Manufacturers’ Association (ITAMMA) deeply mourns the sad and sudden demise of Suresh B Rao on February 28, 2016 at Mumbai. The textile engineering industry in general and ITAMMA in particular have suffered a grievous loss on his passing away and recalls with high appreciation his abiding contributions.
Rao was elected as the 51st & 52nd President of ITAMMA in the year 1993-94 and 1994-95 and also had been on the Board of Trustees since last two decades. Till the very last day of his passing away, he pro-actively addressed ITAMMA through correspondence in spite of his failing health through sheer will power and dedication.
During his Presidentship of ITAMMA and Vice-Chairmanship of India-ITME Society, he took keen interest in the activities of the association. He was amenable and courteous in handling various issues concerning the activities of the association. The demise of Rao created a void which is difficult to fill. He will be very much missed by the members of ITAMMA, India-ITME Society and all his colleagues who had benefitted by his counsel. He was the sole proprietor of Universal Marketing Corporation, Mumbai, which completed 50 glorious and successful years in 2015. His late wife, Shubha Suresh Rao, was a strong pillar of support through his personal and professional endeavours. Born on December 24, 1936, Rao passed his S.S.C at an early age of only 13 years due to a double promotion in school and graduated at 18 years in Bachelors of Science in Chemistry from Siddharth College, Mumbai. He then studied L.L.B at Government Law College Mumbai. He completed management studies from prestigious Bajaj Institute – in the very first batch conducted by the institution.