Aerospace scientist Roddam Narasimha passes away; PM tweets condolences
Renowned aerospace scientist and Padma Vibhushan awardee Roddam Narasimha passed away at a private hospital. He was 87.
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He was admitted to the hospital on December 8 after he suffered a brain hemorrhage.
He served at the prestigious Indian Institute of Science (IISc), breathed his last at 8.30 pm, neurologist Dr Sunil V Furtado said.
PM Modi tweeted his condolences. He wrote, "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."
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“When he was brought to our hospital, he was in a very critical stage. There was bleeding inside his brain,” Dr Furtado, neurosurgeon and senior consultant at the Ramaiah Memorial Hospital.
Adding that Narasimha had a heart-related ailment and suffered a brain stroke in 2018 as well. He is survived by his wife and a daughter.
He was born on July 20, 1933, and made a mark in the field of aerospace and as a fluid dynamist. He taught Aerospace Engineering at the IISc from 1962 to 1999. He also served as the director of the National Aerospace Laboratories from 1984 to 1993.
He was also the chairperson of the Engineering Mechanics unit at the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) in Bengaluru from 2000 to 2014.
Considering his contribution, the central government bestowed on him Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award of India, in 2013.
Dr Kalam and Prof Narasimha had also together authored a book “Developments In Fluid Mechanics and Space Technology”.
-PTC News
