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13/05/23 06:41 AM IST

Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement Award

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  • Veteran astronomer Jayant Naralikar was recently conferred the first Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement Award instituted by the Astronomical Society of India (ASI).
About Prof. Naralikar
  • Naralikar, a past president of ASI, was the founding director of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) and amongst the first to initiate cosmology research in the country.
  • He came up with an idea of creating a dedicated center to nucleate and spread astronomy curriculum and research in the Indian Universities.
  • His dream was fulfilled with his hard work by the formation of IUCAA. He has been a motivational figure for young aspiring minds for decades.
About the Award
  • In 2022, Astronomical Society of India (ASI) instituted the Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement award to recognise eminent Indian astronomers for the contributions they have made to the field of Astronomy and Astrophysics in India over their careers.
  • The award is named in honour of Prof. Govind Swarup (1929-2020). Prof. Swarup is widely regarded to be the founder of Indian radio astronomy.
  • He conceived of and led the construction of the Ooty Radio Telescope (ORT) and the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) using innovative, cost-effective ideas optimized for the Indian environment.
  • He was a visionary and one of the strongest early proponents of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).
  • He was the founding director of the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), Pune.
Source- PIB

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