Mr.Kannan studied at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Chennai and Delhi.As a child Mr.Kannan was very curious. He always asked questions and if unanswered he would spend weeks pondering over that question till he gets an answer for it.He was a very active child and he used to play games like football and table tennis.He enjoyed watching cricket. His favourite subject was physics as it explained the world of colours,magnets and things around him. He also realised that small experiments could explain the whole universe.