 |
Home Publications Lectures Piano Recitals Tributes |
|
Dr. Ramanna’s work at NIAS included setting up the curriculum and overseeing the establishment of the NIAS campus at IISc. His efforts led to the first building coming up in 1990 and the auditorium in 1997 in keeping with JRD’s vision for the Institute. He ensured that the Institute offered both inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary studies and research that would benefit society. Along with Prof. Kapur, he planned and organised the first courses conducted by NIAS, which covered a wide spectrum of topics under the theme of ‘Integrated Approach to Knowledge and Information’. Inviting distinguished speakers from many fields to deliver talks, those early courses were held at different venues. Indeed, Dr. Ramanna was the reason that so many of distinguished speakers came to NIAS later on as both short-term and long-term visiting professors. His thinking and contributions to making NIAS what it is today are immeasurable. He wrote extensively on his special interests of philosophy and music. He was also an accomplished pianist. Even after retiring from his position as Director, he was a regular at NIAS providing valuable guidance until his passing away. The Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Memorial Award, the Padma Shri, the Padma Bhushan, the Padma Vibhushan, the Meghnad Saha Medal, the Om Prakash Bhasin Award and the Asutosh Mookerjee Memorial Award for 1996-1997 instituted by the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), for his outstanding contribution to the advancement of science. |
|
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43