Ques : Which of the following Indian will be awarded with Oscar 2016 for ‘groundbreaking design’?
(a) Rahul Thakkar
(b) Bhanu Athaiya
(c) Resul Pookutty
(d) Satyajit Ray
Ans (a)
Related facts
- On February 13, 2016 the Indian-origin actor, producer Rahul Thakkar will be honoured with Academy Award in a function held at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills.
- 10 scientific and technical achievements represented by 33 individual award recipients will be honored during annual Scientific and Technical Awards.
- Bhanu Athaiya, Satyajit Ray, Resul Pookutty, A.R. Rahman and Gulzar had also awarded with Academy Awards before Rahul Thakkar from India.
- Rahul Thakkar is a computer engineering graduate from Mumbai University.
- Thakkar shares the honour with Richard Chuang for “groundbreaking design” of the review workflows and advanced playback features, of the DreamWorks Animation Media Review System.
- Thakkar, who took his Master’s degree in computer science from Utah State University, has over 20 years of experience in product design and research.
Reference
http://www.oscars.org/news/11-scientific-and-technical-achievements-be-honored-academy-awardsr