astronomy

Subrahmaniam Nagarajan

Subrahmaniam Nagarajan is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Subrahmaniam Nagarajan rather than just read about it. In short: Subrahmaniam Nagarajan (7 November 1945 in Chennai, India - 25 December 2016) was an Indian wheat pathologist. He studied in Chennai till high school and completed his early education at the Agriculture College, Coimbatore, then pursued his masters at the Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi and received his doctorate in Agriculture from the Delhi University.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Subrahmaniam Nagarajan (7 November 1945 in Chennai, India - 25 December 2016) was an Indian wheat pathologist. He studied in Chennai till high school and completed his early education at the Agriculture College, Coimbatore, then pursued his masters at the Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi and received his doctorate in Agriculture from the Delhi University. He is the Project Director of the All India Wheat program and author of more than 120 research papers, 50 book chapters and two textbooks. Nagarajan, who is internationally respected as a wheat pathologist, has been recognized with the Borlaug award recently for his contribution to the advancement of the wheat program, pathology of wheat rusts and its elimination, and as an educator. He joined the IARI / ICAR in 1974 as wheat pathologist. Due to Nagarajan's work, for the last 12 years there has been no serious crop loss due to rust epidemics. He joined as Director, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi in April 2002. As Director of IARI, he developed the vision document and re-set the research agenda making a shift from production-oriented research to quality improvement, value addition and market-oriented research. After IARI, Dr S Nagarajan was tasked with establishing the Intellectual Property regime for plant varieties in India, under the albeit of Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPV & FRA), Government of India, New Delhi; where he served as Chairperson from 2005. Dr Nagarajan helped create and make operational in India, protection of plant varieties guided by Article 27(3)(b) of the World Trade Organisation’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPs). He retired from active service in 2010 and chiefly contributed as an advisor for M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) till his death in 2016.

Awards Winner of Dr. Norman Borlaug Award of the Coromandel Fertilizers (2004–2005) instituted in honour of Nobel laureate Dr Norman E. Borlaug. Winner of B. P. Pal Memorial Award (Honoured by Indian Science Congress). Recognised with the Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award of the ICAR (1987-1988). Award of Distinction conferred at International Plant Protection Congress, The Hague (1995). Honoured with Om Prakash Bashin Award (2001). Honoured with Dr.K.S.Bilgrami Award of INSA (2004). Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (1992). Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, Allahabad (2002). Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (1978) Germany

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Subrahmaniam Nagarajan

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Subrahmaniam Nagarajan claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Subrahmaniam Nagarajan before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Subrahmaniam Nagarajan ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Subrahmaniam Nagarajan

In research: Subrahmaniam Nagarajan appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Subrahmaniam Nagarajan in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Subrahmaniam Nagarajan is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1945 births, 2016 deaths, Delhi University alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Subrahmaniam Nagarajan outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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