Vainu Bappu: Father of Modern Indian Astronomy
Known as the “Father of Modern Indian Astronomy,” this is the story of the only Indian to have a comet and an asteroid named after him. Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu was an Indian astronomer and the President of International Astronomical Union, who was instrumental in establishing the @Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru. On August …