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ஆனைமுகனும் அருகம்புல்லும்!….

September 12, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

புண்ணியம் செய்வாருக்கு பூவுண்டு; நீருண்டு. அண்ணல் அது கண்டு அருள்புரியா நிற்கும் என்பார் திருமூலர். இறைவனுக்கு நாம் மலர்களையும், அருகம்புல், வில்வம், துளசி, வன்னி மற்றும் மந்தார இலைகளை சாற்றுகிறோம். இவ்வாறு இறைவனுக்கு சாற்றப்படும் இலைகளில், அருகம்புல்லின் மகிமையை கூறும் கதை இது:
கணபதி வழிபாட்டை முடித்து எழுந்தார் கவுன்டின்ய முனிவர். அவர் மனைவியான ஆசிரியை (இது பதவியல்ல; அப்பெண்மணியின் பெயர்.) கணவரின் திருவடிகளில் விழுந்து வணங்கியவள், ‘சுவாமி… நறுமணமும், அழகும் மிகுந்த மலர்கள் பல இருக்க, தாங்கள் அருகம்புல்லை கொண்டு, ஆனைமுகனை அர்ச்சிக்கிறீர்களே… இதற்கு காரணம் என்ன?’ என்று கேட்டாள்.

அதற்கு கவுன்டின்யர், ‘பெண்ணே… கர்ப்பக்கிருகத்தில் கனல் மூண்டு எழும்; அதனால், அங்கிருக்கும் ஆனைமுகனுக்கு அதிக குளிர்ச்சி வேண்டும். குளிர்ச்சியை தருவது அருகம்புல்; அருக வேர் தைலத்தால் தீராத வெம்மையும் தீரும். புராணங்களில் கூறப்பட்டுள்ள இந்த அடிப்படை உண்மையை உணராவிட்டால், அவை வெறுங்கதைகளாக தான் தோன்றும்…’ என்றவர், அக்கதையை கூறத் துவங்கினார்…
‘யமனுடைய மகன் அனலன்; பெயருக்கு ஏற்றபடி இவன் அடுத்தவர் உடம்பில் அவருக்கு தெரியாமல் புகுந்து, அவர்களை உருக்கி, சத்தை உண்பது தான் இவன் வேலை. மண்ணுலகில் இருப்பவர்களையெல்லாம் இவ்வாறு உருக்குலைத்த அனலன், அதன்பின், தேவலோகத்தில் புகுந்தான். அவனின் குணம் அறிந்த தேவர்கள் பயந்து, ‘ஆனைமுக வள்ளலே… அனலனிடம் இருந்து எங்களை காப்பாற்றுங்கள்…’ என வேண்டினர்.
‘விக்னம் நீக்கும் விநாயகர் அங்கே தோன்றி, துதிக்கையால் அனலனை சுருட்டி விழுங்கினார். ஆனால், அடுத்த வினாடி அனைவரின் வயிரும் எரிந்தது; தாங்க முடியாமல் தடுமாறினர். விநாயகரின் திருமேனி குளிர்ந்தால் தான், அனைவரின் துயரமும் தீரும் என உணர்ந்த தேவர்கள், சந்திரனின் குளிர்ந்த ஒளிக்கற்றைகள் மற்றும் குளிர்ச்சி மிகுந்த அரவங்களை விநாயகரின் திருமேனியில் சாற்றினர்; பலனேதும் இல்லை. ‘அப்போது, முனிவர்கள் ஒவ்வொருவரும், 21 அருகம்புல்லை விநாயகரின் திருமேனியில் சாற்றினர். விநாயகரின் வயிறு குளிர்ந்த அதே வினாடியில், அனைவரின் வயிறும் குளிர்ந்தது. அன்று முதல், ஆனைமுகனுக்கு அருகம்புல் சாற்றும் நியதி உண்டானது….’ என்றார்.
உடலில் சூடு அதிகமாகும் போது, எதிர்விளைவுகள் உண்டாகி, உடல்நிலை பாதிக்கும். அப்போது பக்கவிளைவுகள் இல்லாதவாறு உடல் கொதிப்பை ஆற்றுவதோடு, ஆரோக்கியத்தையும் அளிப்பது அருகம்புல். அதனாலே, நம் முன்னோர் அருகம்புல் சாறு அருந்தச் சொன்னார்கள்.
ஆகவே, ஞானநூல்களின் அடிப்படை உண்மையை உணர்வோம்; ஐங்கரன் அருளால் அல்லல்கள் நீங்கும்!

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திருமந்திரம்!
ஓட வல்லார் தமரோடு நடாவுவன்
பாட வல்லார் ஒலி பார்மிசை வாழ்குவன்
தேட வல்லார்க்கு அருள் தேவர் பிரானொடும்
கூட வல்லார் அடி கூடுவன் யானே!
விளக்கம்: தல யாத்திரை செல்பவர்களோடு செல்வேன்; சிவபெருமானின் புகழை பாடுவோரின் பாடல் ஒலியை கேட்டு, இன்புறுவேன். உள்ளத்தில் இறைவனை தேடி, இறையருளை அடைய வல்லவர்களுடன் சேர்வேன்.
கருத்து: புனித தலங்களுக்கு செல்வதும், இறைவனின் புகழைப் பாடுவதும், இறையடியார்களுடன் இணைந்து இருப்பதும், இறை அருளை அடையும் வழி.

Source….www.dinamalar.com

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Heartwarming photo of Danish officer and Syrian refugee goes viral….

September 12, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

The heartwarming image of a Danish officer playing with a Syrian refugee girl is going viral. Source: Reddit

AS the Syrian refugee crisis unfolded, we saw hundreds of pictures of people crossing the Danish border in search of a better life.

We have seen tragic images of men, women and children weeping and struggling as they set off on foot — walking down seemingly endless desert roads, or cramped among thousands of others and waiting to cross numerous borders.

But amid all the coverage of the horrific crisis comes a heart-warming picture of a Danish officer playing a game with a Syrian refugee girl, as a group of asylum seekers walk along the Danish-German border towards Sweden.

The beautiful interaction was caught on camera. Source: Reddit

The photo quickly went viral after it was shared on Reddit. Danish newspaper BTreported they were playing a game in which the officer would hold his wedding ring in one hand, and the girl would have to guess where it is.

Police assistant commissioner Knud Reinholdt told BT: “The picture shows that even though we have a task we must solve, we are also dealing with people who are in a difficult situation that nobody wants to be in.

“We have to deal with children who have experienced a lot of things and who have travelled far, so if we can make life a little easier for them, as in the pictures, then it’s worth it. It does not cost anything.”

With more than 380,000 migrants and refugees having crossed the Mediterranean since January, Europe is struggling to cope with the worst refugee crisis it has faced since World War II.

Syria’s civil war has accounted for half of all crossings so far this year, which claimed 240,000 lives after four and a half years.

Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced that Australia will take 12,000 Syrian refugees within a year, on top of Australia’s current refugee intake.

Source….www.news.com.au

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Out-Of-This-World’ Photos Sent by Mangalyaan That Made Us Say WOW! ….

September 12, 2015September 12, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

Ever since it began its mission in space, the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) spacecraft has been clicking some stupendous images, opening a window into outer space so all of us can enjoy the view. Here’s how the craft has kept us entertained and spellbound with witty comments and incredible photos.

India’s very own Mangalyaan, which has been orbiting Mars since about a year now, keeps sending some really amazing shots from out there. And people at Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), being as gracious as they have always been, keep releasing those pictures, so all of us can get a piece of the breathtaking wonder.

All the pictures are taken by the Mars Orbiter with its Mars Color Camera (MCC). Each image is magnificent in itself, and gives us the privilege of watching something which is literally out of this world, and situated millions of kilometres away – it’s nothing but incredible that we can view them in such high resolution from the comfort of our couches. All thanks to MOM.

Here are few marvels from ISRO’s photo bank that literally took our breath away: –

Taken just a few days after launch, this one shows India. What a view! –

First image of the Earth by MCC of Mars Orbiter Spacecraft taken on Nov 19, 2013

Looks like an image out of a science fiction novel, doesn’t it?

Source….www.thebetterindia.com

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How Savithri Has Been Playing Mother to Destitute Elderly Women for 37 Years …

September 12, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

In 1978, Savithri Vaithi started an old age home, Vishranthi, for abandoned and destitute elderly women in Chennai. Thirty-seven years later, and at the age of over 80 now, Savithri still spends her time taking care of these women who have no one else to rely on. Here’s her story.

Savithri Vaithi’s wrinkled face hides hundreds of stories about the homeless elderly women she has taken care of and their painful days that she has tried to ease. With no family to take care of them, these destitute women have landed up at Savithri’s doorstep and she has taken them in, with kindness and compassion, one by one.

“It is not an old age home where kids can drop their mothers off. It is a home only for those who have no one and nowhere to go,” explains Srilekha, Savithri’s niece, brought up by her.

Several hundred women have knocked on the doors of Vishranthi in all these years, looking for some help and rest in their twilight years. Savithri has given them the dignity they deserve.

Savithri is 80 and not in very good health now. “But she is still worried about all those ladies living in Vishranthi. She still has the final say and she will always be the soul behind this initiative,” says Srilekha.

Savithri started working in the social sector when she was just 16. She worked in the slums of Choolai in Chennai, as part of a group called ‘Barefoot Walkers’ who would take care of the health, education and other needs of the slum dwellers.

Later, she started a book bank, educated underprivileged kids, and worked for the homeless and needy.

Savithri with one of the earliest Governors of Tamil Nadu, Late Shri Prabhudas Patwari, who laid the foundation of the building on which Vishranthi stands to this day –

But it was Vishranthi that gave Savithri’s life a new purpose. She started it in the late 70s with support from Help Age India and Dr. Natrajan, a geriatrist at the General Hospital in Chennai.

“The idea was to bring together some housewives who wanted to do something in their free time and leverage their energy to do something good for the elderly. Savithri started identifying abandoned women at the railway stations, roadside, etc., and bringing them to her old age home. Gradually, the news spread and hundreds of women started coming to Vishranthi,” says Srilekha.

Wife of A.V. Meiappa Chettiyar donated an acre of land in Palavakkam and Help Age India raised funds for the construction of the building. And this is how Vishranthi moved from a small rented house to bigger premises that now house over 150 elderly women and a staff of about 50.

For all of them now, Savithri is the family that they had once hoped would give them respect and peace in their old age.

From providing them with healthy food to having them undergo regular medical checkups, Savithri makes sure that they lack for little. And eventually, she performs their last rites with the dignity and grace they deserve.

“We have welcomed new women here and even seen their deaths. We get attached to all of these ladies. It is very difficult to see them die,” says Srilekha.

“In earlier times, women were not allowed to go to the cremation ground. But Savithri went there every time one of the ladies from our old age home was taken there. She received strong opposition but she stood against that boldly. Thanks to her, those challenges are not being faced by us now because she raised her voice against them back then,” she adds.

After a woman dies in the old age home, the staff at Vishranthi arrange to donate the organs of the deceased. They try to trace the family to participate in the last rituals. But if the family cannot be found, the women are cremated with due respect.

“These old age homes are full of stories of hundreds of women — each one more heartbreaking and thought provoking than the other,” says Srilekha.

Though Savithri is very sick and immobile to take care of the home by herself now, the administration of Vishranthi is being ably carried out in the same standard that she had set, by a Board of Trustees which changes every two years.

“She is leaving behind a legacy that we all will cherish. Her dream is our dream now and we will make sure we keep growing and taking care of these needy women,” concludes Srilekha.

To know more about their work, contact them at – vishranthi.trust@yahoo.com or lekha.shri@gmail.com

Source…www.the betterindia.com

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Can You Pronounce This 58-Letter Name? This Man Can, Like a Boss !!!

September 12, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

Image Courtesy: Screengrab taken from video posted on Facebook by Channel 4 News

The only way to describe this Welsh weather presenter is ‘supercalifragilisticexpialidocious’. And if you think that’s a mouthful, you ain’t seen (or heard) nothing yet.

In a video that’s going viral with over 6.8 million views on Facebook, Channel 4 weatherman Liam Dutton talks about one of the warmest places in UK on September 9 in his forecast, and it just happens to be called, wait for it… Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.

No, that wasn’t a seizure-induced typing error – that’s actually the name of a large village in North West Wales.

The video shows Mr Dutton, calm as a breeze, pronouncing the giant name and then talking about the weather conditions in the area. He’s so collected, you’d think saying that name out loud is a cakewalk.

It really isn’t, even for those born Welsh, like actress Catherine Zeta-Jones who gave Mr Dutton 10 on 10. “Amazing job!! Some of those Welsh names are tricky!” she said on her Facebook page.

So watch Mr Dutton and then try saying ‘Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch’ yourself. And while you’re at it, also try saying

‘Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu.’ That’s the name of a hill in New Zealand.

https://video-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hvideo-xfp1/v/t43.1792-2/11959269_10153205021301939_1582746876_n.mp4?efg=eyJybHIiOjE1MDAsInJsYSI6MTAyNH0%3D&rl=1500&vabr=699&oh=d199490caa96079cd2f2a6ac3e50bcc9&oe=55F3CDAF

Source…..www,ndtv.com and http://www.facebook.com

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Message for the Day…” Love for Love’s sake is eternal…Love is God…”

September 11, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

You have to seek love only through love. The Gopikas prayed: “Oh Krishna, play Your sweet flute and sow the seeds of love in the desert of loveless hearts. Let the rain of love fall on earth and make the rivers of love flow.” The rivers of love must flow continuously. It is enough, if you can understand this one principle of love. This love is everything. Treat this love as the be-all and end-all of your life. Do not direct your love towards material objects. If you continue to love for love’s sake, then such a love will be eternal. It is not the body that is to be loved, but the principle of love. All the names and forms are evanescent and impermanent. Love directed towards temporary objects or beings is physical, whereas love for love’s sake is eternal. Love is God. You must attain Divinity with such love.

This 96-Year-Old Is Fulfilling His Dream to Study by Enrolling for a PG Course …

September 11, 2015September 11, 2015Natarajan1 Comment

A 96-year-old man from Patna has shown the world that age should never be a barrier for those who want to learn. And then learn some more. The man got himself enrolled for a MA (Economics) course at Nalanda Open University, to fulfil his 77 year old dream of studying economics.

Age is just a number, they say. And with his zeal to live life to the fullest, and the desire to study as much as he wants, Raj Kumar Vaishya has proven that this phrase can be turned into an actual fact.

This 96-year-old man was admitted to the Master’s course in Economics at Nalanda Open University (NOU) in Patna on Tuesday, for the 2015-16 session.

Vaishya was born on April 1, 1920 in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. And this post-graduation course has been a lifelong dream for him.

It was more than 75 years ago that Vaishya had last visited a college as a student. In 1934, he passed matriculation from the Government High School in Bareilly and then moved on to complete his graduation from Agra University in 1938. After this, he successfully obtained a Bachelor of Law (LLB) degree in 1940. But that was it for the man who wanted to study further. He got a job as a law officer with the Christian Mica Industry at Koderma, and hence, could not opt for the post-graduation course that he really wanted to take up at that time.

Since the past 77 years, he had been carrying around that dream of getting an MA degree for himself. He retired from service as general manager in 1977 and returned to Bareilly. Following this, he moved to Patna to live with one of his sons, after his wife passed away. He has three sons and all of them have retired from their jobs.

Six months back, Vaishya expressed his desire to take up the MA course in front of his son and daughter-in-law. They feared it would be very difficult for him at this age, but he assured that he would be able to handle it.

Thus, Prof Santosh Kumar, his son who has retired from the National Institute of Technology, Patna and his daughter-in-law Prof Bharti S Kumar, who is a retired professor of Patna University, met the officials at NOU and explained the situation.

They agreed to enrol him in the current course. Not just that, they even came to visit Vaishya to hand over his identity card and course materials, at his residence in Rajendra Nagar.

Ras Bihari Prasad Singh, NOU vice-chancellor, said that Vaishya simply proves that age is no bar in acquiring knowledge and formal degrees.

Raj Kumar Vaishya’s happiness knew no bounds when he had the course material in his hand. “I have always been interested in economics…I wanted to do MA in this subject only,” he told India Today.

Source….Tanaya Singh….www.the better india.com

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” ஷேமமா இரு…உன் கடமையை செய் …”

September 11, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

ஒரு பக்தரின் குடும்பத்தில் கஷ்டங்கள் தொடர்ந்து வந்து கொண்டேயிருந்தன. குடும்ப தலைவர், ஒரு ஜோசியரிடம் தன் ஜாதகத்தை கொடுத்து விவரம் கேட்டார். ‘எக்கச்சக்கமா கிரக தோஷம், நவக்ரக ஹோமம், பெரிய அளவிலே செய்வது தான் பரிஹாரம்’.

பெரியவாளுடைய அனுமதியை பெற வந்தார் பக்தர். ‘ஜோசியர் சொன்ன படி நவக்ரக ஹோமம் செய்தால், நல்லது ஏற்படா விட்டாலும், நிச்சயம் கெடுதல் ஏற்படாது’ என்று சிந்தனைக்குரிய ஒரு பதிலை கூறி விட்டார்கள் பெரியவாள்.

பக்தருக்கு குழப்பம். ஹோமம் செய்வதா? வேண்டாமா? பெரியவாளை மறுபடி கேட்கலாம் என்றால், பெரியவா அங்கே இருந்தால் தானே? பதில் சொன்ன உடனேயே, சடக்கென்று புறப்பட்டு அந்த இடத்தை விட்டு போய்விட்டார்கள்.

பக்தர், பெரியவாளின் கைங்கர்யபரர்களிடம் ‘பெரியவா சரியான முடிவு சொல்லலையே?’என்று புலம்பி நச்சரித்தார்.அவருடைய தொல்லை தாங்காமல், ஒரு சிஷ்யர் பெரியவாளிடம் போய் பக்தரின் ஆதங்கத்தை சொன்னார்.

பெரியவா சொன்ன பதில்….

1. எல்லோருக்கும் அவரவர்களுக்கான கடமைகள் உண்டு. இவன் வீட்டில் தாத்தா, பாட்டி, இருக்கிறார்கள். அவர்களை சரிவர கவனித்து போஷிக்க வேண்டும். அது முக்கியமான தர்மம்.

2. வீட்டு வாசலுக்கு வந்து பிச்சை கேட்பவர்களுக்கு கூடுமானவரையில் தர்மம் செய்யணும்.

3. தாகத்துடன் வருபவர்களுக்கு தண்ணீர் கொடுக்க வேண்டும்.

4. ஏழைகளையும், சமையற்காரர்களையும், தொழிலாளிகளையும் நிந்தனை செய்யகூடாது, பிரியமாக நடத்த வேண்டும். –

இதில் இருந்து, அக்குடும்ப தலைவர் இந்த நற்செயல்களை செய்யவில்லை என்பதை ஊகித்து அறிய முடிகிறது. அந்த சீடர், பக்தரிடம் போய், ‘உங்கள் கடைமைகளை எல்லாம் தவறாமல் செய்து வந்தாலே போதும். குடும்ப கஷ்டம் எல்லாம் போய்விடும். ஹோமம் செய்ய வேண்டிய தேவையே இருக்காது’ என்று பக்குவமாக சொன்னார்.

பக்தருக்கு நெஞ்சில் முள் குத்திற்று. பெரியவாளிடம் மறுபடியும் வந்தார். தன் துஷ்டத்தனங்களை ஒப்பு கொண்டார். ‘பரம்பரையா வந்தது. பெரியவா அனுகிரகத்தாலே, நல்ல வழிக்கு திரும்பணும். சரணாகதி பண்றேன்’.

பெரியவாள் மனம் உருகி போய்விட்டது.

‘க்ஷேமமா இரு’.

அது சரி, அந்த குடும்பத்தின் பரம்பரை இழிகுணங்கள் பெரியவாளுக்கு எப்படி தெரிந்தது?

ஸ்வாமியே சரணம்

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Natarajan

Better Tech, Upgraded Stations – Japan to Help Indian Railways Revamp Its Look and Feel…..

September 11, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

Indian Railways is all set for a $140 billion investment plan, which will be executed over the next five years to modernise the system. And in this, we are going to get a lot of help from Japan as well.

If all goes as plan, we might soon be welcomed by some really modern and world class railways stations in India, all equipped with features that will enhance the railway experience for commuters.

As a part of its railway station development plan, Indian Railways has identified 400 stations which will be upgraded with the help of private investment. And for this, Japan has agreed to be a part of the process and to help us reach there.

Picture Credit: Keshav Mukund Kandhadai/Flickr

In July this year, the Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi had given approval for redevelopment of 400 stations by involving private parties using the Swiss Challenge method. In this method, open bids are invited from interested parties and the best proposal is accepted by an expert committee. India will soon host a Japanese delegation which is going to come in with the aim of studying the opportunities for industries in this development plan.

In meetings with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu discussed the ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in terms of the rail sector. These meeting included discussions on the participation of Japanese railways and Japanese companies in the development of different areas of Indian Railways, with a focus on technological modernization and upgradation.

Here are the things on which the two countries will be working together:

Modernising the railway stations.
Japan will assist Indian Railways in achieving its zero-accident mission.
They will also help in solving the issue of sanitation by working on the development of waterless and odourless toilets in trains and station.
They will provide assistance in development of a legal framework for high speed railways in India as well.

The zero-accident mission, which was chalked out keeping in view the increasing number of train accidents, will include renewal of tracks, construction of more railway bridges, development of accident proof coaches, better signalling and more.

“Once we implement it fully, the accident rate will go down and speeds will improve, facilities will improve, quality of service will go up and revenue will increase. Customer experience will go up significantly,” Suresh Prabhu had earlier informed The Hindu.

To begin with, Research Designs & Standards Organisation (RDSO), which is the research wing of Indian Railways, will sign a MoU with Railway Technical Research Institute of Japan. As per the memorandum, Japan will conduct research work for upgradation of our stations.

The plan is that Railways will invest $140 billion in infrastructure upgradation in the next five years. For this, the Railway Minister also held meetings with heads of leading financial institutions in the country.

Source…..Tanaya Singh…www.thebetterindia.com

Natarajan

5 Things You Should Know About J Manjula – DRDO’s First Woman Director-General ….

September 11, 2015NatarajanLeave a comment

J Manjula, a recognized scientist, will now be heading the Electronics & Communication Systems cluster, one of the seven main clusters of DRDO. Here are six amazing things to know about the reputed scientist.

J Manjula, , has become the first woman to lead a very important cluster of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

Manjula has been appointed as the first woman Director General and she will be heading the Electronics & Communication Systems cluster. Already a known name in the field of science, she will be one of the seven DG’s who are heading different clusters within the DRDO.

Here are some interesting facts that you should know about the lady –

1. Manjula is an alumna of Osmania University, Hyderabad and a practising electronics and communications engineer. She joined DRDO in 1987 after working for some time in Electronics Corporation of India Ltd.

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2. Before the recent appointment, she was leading Defence Avionics Research Establishment (DARE), which is an establishment of DRDO, as a Director since July 2014.

3. The recognised scientist is also the recipient of DRDO award for “Performance Excellence”; the Scientist of the Year award, 2011; and the India Today Woman Summit award of 2014. –

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4. She has worked with the Integrated Electronic Warfare cluster of DRDO’s Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL) Hyderabad, for 26 years.

5. She has successfully designed fast signal acquisition receivers, high power RF systems, responsive jammers and controller software for various systems that have been introduced in Army, Navy, Air Force and Paramilitary forces.

DRDO works in a hierarchical format with a Director General, S. Christopher who was appointed a few months ago, and seven DGs heading the various clusters. And Manjula has taken charge from yet another distinguished scientist, Dr. K.D. Nayak.

Source…Shreya Pareek….www.the betterindia.com

Natarajan