Question: Colathur Gopalan, who died recently, was?
(a) Tamil Musician
(b) Nutrition Scientist
(c) Space scientist
(d) Film director
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- On 3rd October, 2019; popular nutrition scientist Colathur Gopalan passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He was 101.
- He was former Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research (1974-1979). He was born in the year 1918, at Salem, Tamil Nadu.
- Gopalan earned doctorate from University of London in 1949 and headed the National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, from 1961 to 1974.
- He was conferred Padmashri in 1970 & Padma Bhushan in 2003.
- Some of the prestigious awards he received are- WHO’s Health for All medal in 1988; the International Union of Nutrition Sciences (IUNS) award for path breaking work on nutritional problems in developing countries in 1989. This union also recognised him as a Living legend in nutrition science in 2013. Federation of Asian Nutrition Societies (FANS) conferred him the Living Legend Award in August 2019.