Govindarajan Padmanaban, a popular biochemical scientist from Tamil Nadu, was honored with the country’s highest scientific recognition, the ‘Vignan Ratna’, by President Draupati Murmu yesterday.
Earlier His group researched the therapeutic benefits of the molecule ‘curcumin’ found in turmeric.
He received the Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri honors for his work.
He is now the chancellor of Tamil Nadu Central University in Tiruvarur.
Govindarajan Padmanaban, an 86-year-old biochemist from Tamil Nadu, received the ‘Vignan Ratna’ award for lifetime achievement in a ceremony at the President’s House.
National Science Awards were presented in a variety of categories to researchers .
Who excelled in the fields of science, technology, and innovation in the country.
The central government mentioned in January of last year.
The awards will now be granted in four categories under the name ‘Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar’.
While it was previously reported that 56 persons will get these honors each year.
Finally now , 32 people and one organization were announced as winners in the first phase of honor.
The President presented ‘Vignan Sri’ awards to 13 people on Friday.
Including, Professor Lashmanan Muthusamy of Bharathidasan University in Trichy, Tamil Nadu.
Director Annapoorani Subramaniam of the Indian Astrophysical Institute in Bangalore, Karnataka, and Director Anantharamakrishnan of the Thiruvananthapuram CSIR in Kerala.
Following this, President Draupadi Murmu awarded the first Rashtriya Scientist Awards in Delhi yesterday
