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H.K. Firodia awards for Jayant Narlikar, S.B. Bhoje

T.S. Subramanian

Mashelkar will present awards on November 20 in Pune

CHENNAI: The H.K. Firodia awards for 2006 for excellence in science and technology will be awarded to Jayant V. Narlikar, founder-director, Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, and S.B. Bhoje, former Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, near here.

Dr. Narlikar has been selected for his contribution to cosmology and theoretical physics and Mr. Bhoje, for his contribution to developing the fast breeder reactor technology in India and construction of the 500-MWe prototype fast breeder reactor, which is under way at Kalpakkam. Mr. Bhoje is now Chief Academic Adviser, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, Maharashtra.

R.A. Mashelkar, Director-General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, will present the awards in Pune on November 20. The awards committee consisted of Dr. Vasant Gowariker, Dr. Mashelkar, Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, Prof. Govind Swaroop and Mr. Arun Firodia.

The H.K. Firodia Memorial Foundation instituted these annual awards in 1996 in memory of Firodia, one of the pioneers in the automobile industry in India. The recipients include President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Prof. C.N.R. Rao, Dr. Kakodkar, Dr. R. Chidambaram, Dr. S.K. Sikka and R.V. Perumal.

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