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I am deeply saddened to hear about his demise. I am sharing one memory that I will never forget:

I met with him while his visit to MNNIT Allahabad for a course curriculum meeting in April 2012. I went with him to the places he used to visit during his stay at HRI Allahabad. He had also discussed about his life at HRI Allahabad and motivated me to do research in mathematics.

My sincere condolence to his family. May your soul rest in peace sir. Om Shanti.

I was sad to hear that Prof. Raghunathan is no more and has succumbed to corona. He taught us a course in MSc here, which was very thorough. I will always remember him as a mild-mannered, easily approachable, pleasant personality. May his soul rest in peace, and my deepest condolences to his family.

I am truly saddened by this news - Raghu was an inspiration. I did undergraduate research in his lab back in the early 90's. He was always even-tempered, had a dry sense of humor, and he knew when to step in and give advice. He obviously had a major impact on my becoming an academic and choosing magnetic resonance. He will be missed as a mentor, an academic leader, and as a perfect gentleman.

It is indeed very sad to know that Raghu has passed away. We had shared a good friendship throughout his stay in IITK, and also later whenever we met. He was a gentle-natured colleague. Apart from being a good teacher, and a good researcher, he had varied interests: Cricket, Classical Music and of course a subtle sense of humour!! We will miss him!! May his soul rest in peace and hope that his children (Jyotsna and Ravi) and their families are able to accept this loss.

I was very sorry to learn that Prof. P. Raghunathan (Raghu) passed away due to COVID. He was an excellent colleague with a dry sense of humor. When I joined IITK in July 1987, he was among the colleagues who was trying to help me settle down. I have had the chance to meet him after he left IITK and have noticed that his sense of humor was alive and kicking. The NMR centre that he helped set up at AIIMS is doing extremely well and this must be a sense of great satisfaction to Raghu. Deepest condolences to his family.