ISRO chairman to visit Shivamogga to take part in Science Day programme
The Hindu
ISRO chairman V. Narayanan will attend National Science Day in Shivamogga, release a biography of scientist B.N. Suresh.
Indian Space Research Organisation Chairperson V. Narayanan will visit Shivamogga on February 28 to take part in the National Science Day programme, and release a biography of former ISRO scientist B.N. Suresh.
The programme, organised by the Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Education, will be held at Kuvempu Rangamandira at 4 p.m.
Addressing a press conference in Shivamogga on February 25, foundation chairman Talavane Prakash said that Mr. Narayanan would make a presentation and interact with students from engineering colleges, the post-graduation centre of Kuvempu University, and PU students.
B.N. Suresh, a renowned space scientist and recipient of the Padmabhushan, will be present on the occasion. The Kannada version of his biography – Onto Rocket Ship – translated by Turuvanooru Manjunath, will be released on the occasion.
The author of the book in English, Sunil Suresh, Kuvempu University Vice-Chancellor Professor Sharath Ananthamurthy, and writer Dr H.S. Nagabhushan will take part in the programmme, he stated.
Foundation office-bearers, including secretary B.L. Neelakanta Murthy, Dean H.N.S. Rao, and school principal Shrikant M. Hegde were present at the press conference.
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