My Tryst with Chandrayaan-2

LusseX Deployed

While I was trained as a Nuclear Fusion Scientist and spent nearly two decades working on Nuclear Fusion in USA and India, I moved to Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of ICT(DA-IICT), Gandhinagar in Gujarat in the summer of 2002 as  Professor to enlarge my area of work. Considering the focus areas of DA-IICT, I felt that I could work on Robotics to help manage the remote control requirements of Nuclear Fusion Reactors. As I was going through the literature on Robotics, I started to see the scope of a group of Robots linked by communication and working in a cooperative manner. From here I stumbled upon the concept of Wireless Sensor Network(WSN) or Sensor Network.

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How BTech(CSE) program at DYPIU is future-proof?

Few people have asked me about how BTech(CSE) program at DYPIU, Akurdi, Pune is future proof. I would request readers to first go through the blog giving details of this program at :

https://ranjan.inb-techcomp-sci-and-engg-at-d-y-patil-int-univ-akurdi-pune/

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Hope for Psoriasis (and possibly other skins issues e.g. Vitiligo/Leucoderma, Eczema etc)?

Psoriasis is a skin disease that seems to affect 2-3% of world population impacting about 125 Million(12.5 cr). In India, it is estimated to affect about 1% of population based on hospital studies (so may be missing out on many, who may not approach hospitals). While I had written this blog based on my experience of Psoriasis, I have a feeling that it may help with few other skin conditions such as Vitiligo/Leucoderma, Eczema etc. If you try this protocol for any condition, please share results through comments section. This way, we can possibly help others.

Psoriasis is a skin disease that seems to affect 2-3% of world population impacting about 125 Million(12.5 cr). In India, it is estimated to affect about 1% of population based on hospital studies (so may be missing out on many, who may not approach hospitals). While I had written this blog based on my experience of Psoriasis, I have a feeling that it may help with few other skin conditions such as Vitiligo/Leucoderma, Eczema etc. If you try this protocol for any condition, please share results through comments section. This way, we can possibly help others.

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“Lab in Bag” concept at D Y Patil International Univ, Akurdi, Pune

As availability of computer and Internet increased in India, it became much easier for students to work on software projects. However when it came to embedded systems project, students needed access to Laboratory Equipment such as Oscilloscope, Function Generator etc. This demotivated students to carry out projects involving hardware. This also has resulted in very few company working on Physical products in India.

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Empowering Women : KIRAN-IPR scheme

Dept of Science and Technology(DST), Govt of India funds activities to promote Science, Technology and Innovation in India. Among these are also schemes to empower women. One of the schemes is called Women Scientist Scheme (WOS) or KIRAN (Knowledge Involvement in Research Advancement through Nurturing). This has 3 components WOS-A, WOS-B and WOS-C (or KIRAN-IPR). Main purpose of these schemes is to bring back women with S&T background and mid-career break to main stream again.

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Learning from Netarhat School and Dignity of Labour !

From the age of 10, I studied in Netarhat Residential School close to Ranchi. It is about 156 kms from Ranchi by road and at a height of about 3700 ft. It was a boarding school and open to students from Bihar (Comprising of current Bihar and Jharkhand until year 2000). Students between age group of 10 to 12 years were taken in through a tough state wide competition.

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