Happy 80th Birthday
This video shows virtual sadhabhishekam/ sathabhishekam/80th birthday of Dr Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan. As per Indian Calendar we are virtually celebrating Dr Kasturirangan's 80th birthday with greetings/ best wishes from family, friends and relatives. Also includes childhood photos , awards and favourite things of Dr K Kasturirangan.
Kasturirangan, who is the head of the drafting committee on NEP, strongly believes in the need for diversity in education.
Kasturirangan is also an eminent scientist who steered the Indian space programme as chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for nine years.
Kasturirangan is currently the Chancellor of Central University of Rajasthan and NIIT University. He has also served as the chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University and the chairman of the Karnataka Knowledge Commission.
During his time at ISRO, he was a part of several successful launches, including the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle.
He is also a Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Sciences of India, Indian National Academy of Engineering, Astronautical Society of India, National Telematics Forum, The Indian Meteorological Society and The Third World Academy of Sciences.
He is the recipient of Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan.
He has also conferred with many other awards — Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Engineering, Shri Hari Om Ashram Dr.Vikram Sarabhai Prerit Award in Aerospace, M.P.Birla Memorial Award in Astronomy, Shri M.M.Chugani Memorial Award in Applied Science, H.K.Firodia Award in Science Technology, Rathindra Puraskar by Visvabharati, Santiniketan, Dr.M.N.Saha Birth Centenary Medal.
He has written more than 200 papers — both in international and national journals in the areas of astronomy, space science, space applications — and has edited six books.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the New Education Policy, saying that this will lay the foundation for 21st century India.
Thank you all for sharing your kind wishes and for making Dr Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan's 80th birthday memorable and wonderful.
Best Wishes,
Rajalakshmi Krishnaswamy.
