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Little Star From Bihar: Schoolboy Gets Nominated As Fellow Of Royal Astronomical Society
Swarajya Staff
Nov 16, 2018, 11:55 AM | Updated 11:55 AM IST
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The prestigious fellowship rolled out by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) has now been offered to a 18-year-old boy from Madhubani’s Sarath village in Bihar, Times of India reported.
A student of Standard XII, Amal Pushp studies at Delhi Public School in Patna. Based out of Britain, RAS inspires young minds to express their interest in solar sciences and astronomy.
In order to promote research in astronomy, RAS was established in 1820. Headquartered at London’s Burlington House, the body holds about 4,000 members from around the world.
TOI quoted Amal as saying, “I was fascinated with astronomical phenomenon such as solar systems and eclipses and developed an interest in the field since childhood. My school is situated in Khagaul area, where there was a laboratory of astronomers in ancient times.”
Amal further added, “I had sent my research work on black hole astrophysics to Indian physicist Partha Ghose, former professor at S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Calcutta, who endorsed it for publication.”
Pushp has been nominated by Lord Martin Rees as a fellow of RAS. The news was later confirmed by RAS’s deputy executive director Dr Robert Massey. The perks of being a fellow includes access to grants, archives and library.
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