Background
Desai, Mahesh Dahyabhai was born on April 30, 1936 in Navasari, Gujarat, India. Son of Dahyabhai and Puspaben D. (Pathak) Desai.
Desai, Mahesh Dahyabhai was born on April 30, 1936 in Navasari, Gujarat, India. Son of Dahyabhai and Puspaben D. (Pathak) Desai.
Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering, Maharaja Sayaji University, Baroda, India, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, South Gujarat (India) University, 1973.
Site engineer State Public Works Department, Bombay, 1958-1961. Research officer central water power commission Government of India, Delhi, 1961-1963. Deputy director Central Soil and Materials Research Station, New Delhi, 1963-1969.
Professor Sri Venkateswara Regional College of Engineering and Technology, Surat, India, 1969-1993. Professor Procter and Gamble Center South Gujarat University, 1979—1993. With Earth Work Foundation Ground Engineering, Surat, India, 1990, consultant, 1993-2006.
Doctor of Philosophy guide Sardar Vahabbhai National Institute of Technology.
Member citizen council public awareness against flood protection, Surat, India, 1975. Researcher on engineering aspects of plauge Center for Social Studies, Surat, 1995. Technical expert Asian Cities Climate Changes Resilience Network, Surat.
Volunteer, teachers training program All India Technology Education Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology. Fellow Indian Geotechnical Society, Center Social Studies (senior ). Member Institution Engineers.
Married Bhadraben R. Pathak (deceased), December 20, 1941. Children: Jagruti, Prakruti, Trupti.
