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UH VARYANI (1936 ) - RETIRED BUT STILL ACTIVE TO INSPIRE ENGINEERS
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Though UH Varyani Sir 's long journey as Structural engineer started from M/s Gulzar Singh Associates ,  he was destined to get International exposure and was selected for Training to West Germany  as Structural Designer  through , Govt of India. He worked with German engineers of Structures in a stay of about  one and half year in 1963 - 65.
Returned back to India in 1965 and rejoined  M/ Gulzar Singh and was posted at newly branch office , Calcutta where he was heading the design department from 1966 - 68 . But due to sudden demise of Er Gulzar Singh at age of 44 ,  UH Varyani not only lost his Mentor , but also became jobless due to closure of firm.

For a short while , he along with his colleagues formed a firm to take structural works ,and  his past credibility on  deliverables (Design work) helped the firm to seek jobs .  But soon UH Varyani got a job in NIDC , a  GOI Enterprise  and served there at senior position. Fortunes again favoured  him and was selected to Libya as  a Structural Expert  on  GOI Foreign Assignment ,  spending almost 10 years there .  His literary work on Technical aspects started in Libya .

On return from Libya , he was appointed by a leading  Architectural
firm  M/s Kothari & Associates  to head their Structural Design Department.  He was assiciated on many prestigious projects of firm  and retired from there.

UH Varyani Sir has shared his invaluable experience  in form of Four Books , Fourty papers and was associated with more than 2000 Structural Design Projects in his long career as Structural Designer. He is also an active member on this Structural engineering Forum.

The Practitioner of Structural Designs ,still inspire engineers and his books  enrich the Library of Designers / Consultants / Firms. His straightforwardness and very humble attitude  is examplary.