Raman Research Institute: Stepping into Platinum Jubilee

The Raman Research Institute (RRI) entered its 75th year on November 7, 2022, with the grand Platinum Jubilee Year launch. Among t he prominent list of attendees were former ISRO chairmen Dr. K. Kasturirangan and A S Kiran Kumar, members of the RRI Trust Jyotsna Dhawan and Vivek Radhakrishnan, along with several senior associates, directors of scientific institutions, faculty and students. Dr. Srivari Chandrasekhar, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology,presided over as the function’s chief guest.

He hailed RRI for leading research in emerging areas like quantum communications and for working towards the development of quantum-enabled technologies. Shri S. Somanath, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation, encouraged scientists at RRI to deepen research ties with the space agency.

The grand launch became an occasion to reminiscence about the institution’s glorious past through contributions made by its former staff and scientists, summarised by Prof. Rajaram Nityananda, former faculty, RRI. Dr. S. Seetha, Emeritus Scientist, RRI, elaborated on the institute’s space-based initiatives. Other former RRI faculty members like Prof. NV Madhusudhana, Prof. Joseph Samuel, Prof. Bala Iyer, and Prof. Avinash Deshpande spoke on topics ranging from the evolution of soft and condensed matter; Theory, Light and Matter; Gravitational Physics, and the evolution of Astronomy and Astrophysics.