Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Modi Visits IIT Madras Brain Centre During Chennai Visit
Narendra Modi visited a brain research centre at IIT Madras on Sunday.
Experts explained the centre’s work to him.
The centre began in 2022.
It studies the brain using detailed images and aims to map brain cells and connections.
It also hopes to create useful scientific information and tools.
The visit came after Modi launched a new Chennai Metro yellow-line section and visited a temple.
Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay joined him.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at IIT Madras on Sunday.
Experts briefed Modi on the centre’s functions and research.
The visit followed the launch of Chennai Metro Rail’s Phase Two yellow line and a temple darshan on the IIT Madras campus.
IIT Madras launched the centre in 2022 to support high-resolution imaging and mapping of the brain.
Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay accompanied Modi.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accompanied by Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay.
- What
- Modi visited the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre and received a briefing on its functions and research.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- The IIT Madras campus in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- Why
- The article says experts briefed Modi on the centre’s functions and research; it does not state a further reason for the visit.
- Centre
- Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre
- Location
- IIT Madras campus, Chennai
- Established
- Launched by IIT Madras in 2022
- Research focus
- Mapping the human brain at cellular and connectivity levels, with high-resolution brain imaging
- Stated ambition
- To become a world-renowned research centre producing human brain data, scientific output and technology tools
- Accompanying officials
- Tamil Nadu Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar and Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay