ASTRONOMER IN SEARCH OF EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE
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| P.R.Mohan Kumar, ‘Andromeda’, Gandhi Nagar, Thrissur |
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For
many years now, an amateur astronomer has been actively collaborating with
a worldwide network in the ‘search for extra-terrestrial
intelligence’. P.R.Mohan
Kumar, ‘Andromeda’, Gandhi Nagar, Thrissur, is the lover of the
sky who sifts through data provided by NASA and University of Berkeley in
their search for life elsewhere in the universe.
The
turning point in his life occurred when he was 22.
A chance letter to an address seen in the newspaper brought a book
on astronomy by return mail. He read the book with curiosity and enthusiasm.
And that kindled his interest in the science of stargazing.
Even
when he worked as a power plant engineer in Damodar Valley Corporation, he
had no difficulty in apportioning time for the nightlife below the vault
of stars. His later
employment in Saudi Arabia brought him international exposure to groups of
like-minded persons.
He
was thus able to become active member of organizations like British
Astronomical Society, American Planetary Society, International Hawk Watch
etc.
Mohan
Kumar is the owner of a rare extra-terrestrial gift:
two pieces of asteroids that fell in the USA.
He
has the strong faith that life must exist in other parts of the universe.
And he waits patiently for the first signals from them.
Courtesy: Soni M.Bhattathirippad, Sree, Malayala Manorama, January 20, 2002
Contributed by: Administrator
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