{"id":26544,"date":"2017-05-31T13:25:40","date_gmt":"2017-05-31T13:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=26544"},"modified":"2017-09-01T13:10:54","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T13:10:54","slug":"dan-devin-prize-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/dan-devin-prize-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Devid Prize, 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: Who among the following has been chosen for the Dan Devid Prize 2017?<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) Amitav Ghosh<br \/>\n(b) Zubin Mehta<br \/>\n(c) Shrinivas Kulkarni<br \/>\n(d) CNR Rao<br \/>\n<strong>Answer- (c)<br \/>\nRelated facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>On May 21, 2017, the Dan David Prize 2017 was awarded by Israel based Dan David Foundation (headquartered at Tel Aviv University).<\/li>\n<li>The Dan David Prize is awarded for innovative and interdisciplinary research that breaks conventional boundaries and norms.<\/li>\n<li>Dan David Prize endowed by the Dan David Foundation is awarded to outstanding figures whose work represents remarkable achievement in selected fields within the three time dimensions- past, present and future.<\/li>\n<li>This year\u2019s fields are archaeology &amp; natural sciences, literature and astronomy.<br \/>\n<strong>Prize winners for year 2017 in various categories are:<\/strong><br \/>\nPast \u2013 Archaeology and Natural Sciences<br \/>\n1. Prof. Svante Paabo<br \/>\n2. Prof. David Reich<br \/>\nPresent- Literature<br \/>\n1. Jamaica Kincaid<br \/>\n2. A.B. Yehuoshua<br \/>\nFuture- Astronomy<br \/>\n1. Prof. Neil Gehrels<br \/>\n2. Prof. Shrinivas Kulkarni<br \/>\n3. Prof. Andrzej Udalsky<\/li>\n<li>Srinivas, born in Maharashtra, is a professor of astrophysics and planetary science at California Institute of Technology USA.<\/li>\n<li>Among his notable achievements the identifications of the host galaxies and supernovae associated with gamma ray bursts, the association of soft gamma-ray repeaters with neutron stars, and detailed studies of the full variety of supernovae, binary and millisecond pulsars, and magnetars are included.<\/li>\n<li>The Dan David Prize was introduced in the year 2002.<\/li>\n<li>Earlier, three other Indians, CNR Rao (2005), Jubin Mehta (2007) and Amitav Ghosh (2010) have won this award.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reference:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dandavidprize.org\/laureates\/2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.dandavidprize.org\/laureates\/2017<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dandavidprize.org\/laureates\/2017\/228-future-%E2%80%93-astronomy\/894-prof-shrinivas-kulkarni\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.dandavidprize.org\/laureates\/2017\/228-future-%E2%80%93-astronomy\/894-prof-shrinivas-kulkarni<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/indian-scientist-shrinivas-kulkarni-wins-dan-david-prize\/article18479235.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/indian-scientist-shrinivas-kulkarni-wins-dan-david-prize\/article18479235.ece<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Who among the following has been chosen for the Dan Devid Prize 2017? (a) Amitav Ghosh (b) Zubin Mehta (c) Shrinivas Kulkarni (d) CNR Rao Answer- (c) Related facts: On May 21, 2017, the Dan David Prize 2017 was awarded by Israel based Dan David Foundation (headquartered at Tel Aviv University). 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