Three remarkable people
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Three remarkable men, all in their late eighties, passed away within days of each other in December 2020, two of them in Bengaluru and a third in Allahabad.
Enough has appeared in this paper and elsewhere about Professor Roddam Narasimha who died on December 14, as a scientist and a teacher in the Indian Institute of Science. India’s aerospace programme owes a lot to him.
A scientist strategist
Roddam was a tremendously curious individual who wore his achievements lightly. He was a member of India’s highest-level strategic and security bodies.
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Professor Roddam Narasimha shows a model of the LCA to former PM PV Narasimha Rao in 1985. (Photo: IISC)
BENGALURU: His long trail of contributions to Indian science, lasting more than five decades, have helped several objects take flight and breach barriers but Professor Roddam Narasimha himself remained grounded. Whie his mind constantly decoded several historical developments his eyes were always firmly set on futuristic technologies and he worked relentlessly on programmes that would benefit generations after him.
One of India’s foremost aerospace and fundamental science scientists, Roddam became the phenomenon he was because he never let his personal excellence consume him, as testimonies by multiple stalwarts of Indian science reiterate.
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PM Modi condoles demise of aerospace scientist Roddam Narasimha ANI | Updated: Dec 15, 2020 10:35 IST
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the demise of aerospace scientist Professor Roddam Narasimha and offered condolences to his family.
Modi said that Professor Narasimha was an outstanding scientist, passionate about leveraging the power of science and innovation for India s progress. Shri Roddam Narasimha personified the best of India s tradition of knowledge and enquiry. He was an outstanding scientist, passionate about leveraging the power of science and innovation for India s progress. Pained by his demise. Condolences to his family and friends. Om Shanti, the Prime Minister wrote on Twitter.