Prof.Govind Swarup outdoors
Prof. Govind Swarup standing outdoors and looking out right of frame with others standing behind him.Prof. Govind Swarup is a radio astronomer and one of the pioneers of radio astronomy. He is known not only for his many important research contributions in several areas of astronomy and astrophysics, but also for his outstanding achievements in building ingenious, innovative and powerful observational facilities for front-line research in radio astronomy. He has been the key scientist behind concept, design and installation of the Ooty Radio Telescope (India) and the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) near Pune. Under his leadership, a strong group in radio astrophysics has been built at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research that is comparable to the best in the world.
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About this artwork
- Title: Prof.Govind Swarup outdoors
- Artist: Tata Institute Of Fundamental Research (Tifr)
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
- Movement: Documentary Realism
- Creative period: Mid 20th Century
- Corpus context: early modernism , post-colonial development
- Keywords: 1960s photograph , radio astronomy , scientific research
- Topics: scientific research , indian science , telescope project

