The Hindu : National : A medical college in honour of Kalpana

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Wednesday, Jul 25, 2007
ePaper

National

National

A medical college in honour of Kalpana

Special Correspondent

CHANDIGARH: The Haryana Government would set up a medical college to commemorate India-born astronaut Kalpana Chawla at Karnal in Haryana with the assistance of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Tuesday.

He was inaugurating the Kalpana Chawla Memorial Planetarium at Kurukshetra.

The planetarium has been constructed by the National Science Museum Council, the Union Ministry of Culture, and the Haryana Science and Technology Council.

Mr. Hooda said the country was proud of the achievements of Kalpana Chawla in the field of astronomy and outer space.

The Karnal-based Kalpana had never forgotten her Indian roots while getting higher education in the U.S. and later working for NASA as an astronaut, he said.

It was a matter of pride that Kalpana was the first Indian woman to go into space and recently she was followed by Indian-born Sunita Williams. She would also be a source of inspiration for the people, especially the students.

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Chander Mohan said the new planetarium would help develop a scientific temper among students.

Printer friendly page
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

National