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Swarup
Swarup may refer to: *Jagendra Swarup (1949-2014), MLC for six consecutive terms, educationist, advocate *Virendra Swarup, member and chairman of the Legislative Council of Uttar Pradesh, India *Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar (1894–1955), Indian scientist *Swarup Kishan (1930–1992), Indian Test cricket umpire *Gopal Swarup Pathak (1896–1982), the fourth Vice President of India (1969–1974) *Raghunandan Swarup Pathak (1924–2007), the 18th Chief Justice of India *Swarup Singh (other), several people *Anand Swarup (died 1937), guru from the Dayal Bagh branch of the Radha Soami tradition *Anoop Swarup (born 1959), academic, social activist, ecologist, peace exponent *Dhirendra Swarup, nominated as FPSBI chairman *Govind Swarup, radio astronomer *Ram Swarup (1920–1998), independent Hindu thinker and prolific author *Shri Mohan Swarup (born 1918), Member of Parliament for several terms *Vikas Swarup Indian novelist and diplomat {{surname Surnames of Indian origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Govind Swarup
Govind Swarup (March 23, 1929 – September 7, 2020) was a pioneer in radio astronomy. In addition to research contributions in multiple areas of astronomy and astrophysics, he was a driving force behind the building of "ingenious, innovative and powerful observational facilities for front-line research in radio astronomy". Swarup was the key scientist behind the concept, design and installation of the Ooty Radio Telescope (Ootacamund, India) and the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) near Pune. Swarup was the founding director of the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR). Under his leadership, a strong group in radio astrophysics was built at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research that is comparable to the best in the world. He published over 125 research papers, edited 4 books, and held at least two patents. He contributed to the fields of solar radio emission, radio galaxies, quasars, pulsars, interplanetary s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |