| Shridhar Kamble |
TIRAVADE/KOLHAPUR: An insolent society would not permit him and his ancestors basic human contact, keeping him in a ghetto outside his village in Kolhapur district for centuries. Fortunately, celestial wonders are devoid of such bias, allowing Dalit boy Shridhar Kamble to have his head in the stars, literally.
Impressed by 17-year-old Shridhar's theory of galaxy evolution, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has invited the farm labourer's son into their fold as a junior scientist.
Shridhar Kamble, a 17-year HSC student has submitted his theory of galaxy evolution which is not only appreaciated in his school but also admired by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). NASA has now invited Shridhar as Junior scientist in their organization.
NASA also awarded scholarship of $10,000. Shridhar has got admission in Colorado University to study Bachelor of Science in Astronomy. For the first two years, Shridhar has to pay for his education and NASA will bear his third year education cost. He had earlier won young scientist award from Bhabha Research Institute when he was in 8th standard.
Chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has promised full financial aid to Shridhar Kamble (17), the Dalit boy from Tiravade village in Kolhapur district, about whom TOI wrote on Thursday ('Dalit boy touches the stars'). Shridhar, a budding astronomer, has been offered admission by Colorado University in the US, but being from a poor family does not have the funds to study.
As TOI reported, the prestigious National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the US, offered Shridhar a $10,000 scholarship after they were impressed by a research paper he wrote. Shridhar, whose father is a labourer and mother a nursery-school teachers, needs Rs 30 lakh more, which his parents are struggling to collect.
After reading the article on Thursday morning, Deshmukh told his principal secretary to write a letter to social justice minister Chandrakant Handore, directing him to contact Shridhar and give him the money he needs to pursue his dream. Deshmukh said that the Kamble family can rest assured that the state government will take care of the expenses.
Financial help for Shridhar is also pouring in from Delhi, Mumbai and Pune. "After the TOI report, I received calls from several industrial groups, including Bharti Airtel and Tilaknagar Industries Ltd, and also from the social welfare department of the state government," Shridhar told TOI on
Friday. Help is coming in from individuals as well, he added.
"With so many helping hands coming forward, I hope to fly to the US on July 15 and my heart is full of gratitude for all those who have come forward to help me," he said.
Cheers for Shridhar Kamble
News source Times of india
News source sulekha.com
Impressed by 17-year-old Shridhar's theory of galaxy evolution, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has invited the farm labourer's son into their fold as a junior scientist.
Shridhar Kamble, a 17-year HSC student has submitted his theory of galaxy evolution which is not only appreaciated in his school but also admired by NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). NASA has now invited Shridhar as Junior scientist in their organization.
NASA also awarded scholarship of $10,000. Shridhar has got admission in Colorado University to study Bachelor of Science in Astronomy. For the first two years, Shridhar has to pay for his education and NASA will bear his third year education cost. He had earlier won young scientist award from Bhabha Research Institute when he was in 8th standard.
Chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has promised full financial aid to Shridhar Kamble (17), the Dalit boy from Tiravade village in Kolhapur district, about whom TOI wrote on Thursday ('Dalit boy touches the stars'). Shridhar, a budding astronomer, has been offered admission by Colorado University in the US, but being from a poor family does not have the funds to study.
As TOI reported, the prestigious National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the US, offered Shridhar a $10,000 scholarship after they were impressed by a research paper he wrote. Shridhar, whose father is a labourer and mother a nursery-school teachers, needs Rs 30 lakh more, which his parents are struggling to collect.
After reading the article on Thursday morning, Deshmukh told his principal secretary to write a letter to social justice minister Chandrakant Handore, directing him to contact Shridhar and give him the money he needs to pursue his dream. Deshmukh said that the Kamble family can rest assured that the state government will take care of the expenses.
Financial help for Shridhar is also pouring in from Delhi, Mumbai and Pune. "After the TOI report, I received calls from several industrial groups, including Bharti Airtel and Tilaknagar Industries Ltd, and also from the social welfare department of the state government," Shridhar told TOI on
Friday. Help is coming in from individuals as well, he added.
"With so many helping hands coming forward, I hope to fly to the US on July 15 and my heart is full of gratitude for all those who have come forward to help me," he said.
Cheers for Shridhar Kamble
News source Times of india
News source sulekha.com
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