Indian Institute of Astrophysics @IIABengaluru, an autonomous body under @IndiaDST, has played a crucial role in the #SuryaTilak Project at #Ayodhya. Sunlight was directed onto the forehead of Sri Ram Lalla at 12 noon on April 17, 2024, on the occasion of Sri #RamNavami in the
Abhay Karandikar
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Member, @NITIAayog. Former Secretary @IndiaDST. Professor in the Dept of EE @IITBombay. Former Director @IITKanpur. Former Member(Part-time) @TRAI.
- Here is big news from @IITKanpur In an extraordinary gesture, our alumnus Mr Rakesh Gangwal, Co-Founder of IndiGo airlines has made one of the largest personal donations with a 100 crore contribution focused on supporting the School of Medical Sciences & Technology at IIT Kanpur
- .@IITKanpur has always been contributing to the projects of national interest. I feel proud to share that we have contributed our bit to the #KashiVishwanathDham.
- Super proud of my daughter Dr Niharika Karandikar who has graduated with MD in Paediatric from B J Medical College and Sassoon Hospital Pune. She is now a Paediatrician😊
- It was simply amazing!! Hon'ble PM surprised everyone by making unplanned visit to lecture halls to meet the students who could not attend the event in the auditorium due to limited capacity but we’re watching the event live. @PMOIndia @narendramodi @myogiadityanath @dpradhanbjp#WATCH | Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with IIT Kanpur students who weren’t part of the convocation ceremony today Source: PMO
00:00 - I am delighted to share that Prof. Harish Chandra Verma, our alumnus & retired Professor & now associated as a Adjunct faculty, has been awarded the Padma Shri. He epitomises outstanding teaching ethos of IITK #Padmashree #RepublicDay #PadmaAwards #Padmashri
- I joined today as Secretary of the @IndiaDST. I also met Heads of various divisions. Looking forward to contributing.
- A momentous occasion for our family ! I'm delighted to share that my younger brother and IIT Kanpur alumnus, Ashish Karandikar (BT/EE/95), currently serving as the Vice President of Engineering at NVIDIA, USA, has generously donated to establish three endowment programs in
- Replying to @karandi65The team led by @IIABengaluru carried out calculations of the Sun's position, designed and optimized the optical system, and performed the integration and alignment at the site.
- Congratulations to @IITKanpur alumnus Shri @AshwiniVaishnaw for being appointed as the Union Cabinet Minister. #iitkalumni #iitkanpur
- I am delighted to share that IEEE has approved new wireless standard- IEEE 1930.1 led by my research group at IIT Bombay. This is the first ever IEEE standard coming out of efforts from #India. standards.ieee.org/ieee/1930.1/10… @IEEESA @IEEEorg @DoT_India @GoI_MeitY @TRAI @AshwiniVaishnaw
- Replying to @karandi65As the temple is not fully completed now, the IIA experts modified the design to suit the existing structure and performed image optimization. This design, with four mirrors and two lenses, was executed for the Surya Tilak.
- Replying to @karandi65For more technical audience, here is the sun light transportation principle.

















