Dr. Raghbir Singh Khandpur , former Director General Pushpa Gujral Science City Kapurthala was awarded the highest National Award for outstanding contribution in science popularization and communication. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. two lakhs , a memento and a citation. The award was given to him in a function organized at Technology Bhawan on the National Science Day (February,28,2018 at New Delhi. The award was given by Dr. Ashutosh Sharm , Secretary , Department of Science & Technology , Govt. of India . Dr. Harsh Vardhan. Honrable Union Minister of Science, Technology and Environment was the chief guest of this function.<\/p>\n
The award has been conferred on Dr. Khandpur for his outstanding achievement in developing the Science City , Kapurthala almost from scratch. Spread over 72 acres of land with an investment of over Rs. 100 crores , is an all inclusive place of edutainment for people of all ages , social background and levels of education. Dr. Khandpur has authored 10 books , 4 of them by McGraw Hill, USA. He holds 7 patents for his innovative designs.<\/p>\n
Dr. Khandpur is a former Director General , Centre for Electronics Design & Technology , Govt. of India ,and founder Director , Centre for Development of Advance Computing , Mohali. Prior to that , he worked as Head , Medical Instrumentation in CSIO , Chandigah for 24 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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