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PM Modi asks youth to draw inspiration from great scientist Dr Kapany
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his 139th ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme has paid his respects to the ‘Father of Fiber Optics’ – Padma Vibhushan Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany on his birth centenary on October 31st. The PM has asked the youth to draw inspiration from such great scientists.
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- Akashvani Punjab Correspondent reports that “Born on October 31, 1926, in Moga, Punjab, to Sardar Sundar Singh and Smt. Kundan Kaur, Dr. Kapany grew up in Dehradun and graduated from Agra University.
- He passed away peacefully in California on December 3rd, 2020.
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