Who Is E Sreedharan? See the Brain Behind Indian Metro Rail at Work

E Sreedharan, popularly known as the 'Metro Man', is credited with changing the face of public transport in India with his leadership in building the Konkan Railway and the Delhi Metro. (AFP Photo)

E Sreedharan served as the managing director of Delhi Metro Rail corporation DMRC between 1995 and 2012. (Reuters Photo)

Sreedharan was to step down in 2000 but was repeatedly requested by the Delhi government to continue as the DMRC chief. (AP Photo)

E Sreedharan during an inspection of the newly constructed Kochi Metro train station Palarivattom. (PTI Photo)

E Sreedharan at the Parliament. (PTI Photo)

E Sreedharan was awarded the Padma Shri in 2001 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008. (PTI Photo)

Sreedharan was appointed by the former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to serve on the United Nations's High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport (HLAG-ST) for three years in 2015. (PTI Photo)

E Sreedharan while inspecting the high speed Airport Metro Express Line in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

E Sreedharan with former Vice President Hamid Ansari. (PTI Photo)

E Sreedharan stands with other officials inside a compartment of the India's first standard gauge metro car after it was flagged off at a function at Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (PTI Photo)

E Sreedharan with former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit. (PTI Photo)

E Sreedharan while congratulating Mangu Singh who assumed the office of DMRC Managing Director in New Delhi in 2012. (PTI Photo)

E Sreedharan along with former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit flagging off the Kirti Nagar-Ashok Park Main section of Mundka-Inderlok-Kirti Nagar line (Green Line) in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

E Sreedharan during the launch function of Yamuna Bank-Anand Vihar route in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

E Sreedharan and ex-Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit during their inspection of Delhi Metro's airport express link in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

E Sreedharan during an award function in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)