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Meet Nigar Shaji from TN’s Tenkasi, Aditya-L1 mission project director

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Shengottai (Tenkasi District) , TAMIL NADU:

The 23-hour-and-40-minute countdown for the Sun mission has begun. Aditya-L1 satellite will lift off from Sriharikota on Saturday at 11.50 a.m

Inside: Project director of the ambitious Aditya-L1 Nigar Shaji

Tenkasi : 

The contribution of Tamils to India’s Space Odyssey seems to be enduring as a woman scientist from the state’s southern district of Tenkasi will have her tryst with destiny when Aditya-L1 satellite soars into the sky on Saturday.

 Nigar Shaji (59), a native of Shengottai, is the project director of the ambitious Aditya-L1, which is the first space-based mission deployed by India to study the Sun.

Speaking to TNIE on Friday, Shaji’s brother S Sheik Saleem said Shaji completed her schooling in English medium at the Shengottai government higher secondary school.

“She did her graduation in engineering from the Tirunelveli government engineering college and joined ISRO in 1987. She resides in Bengaluru and visits Shengottai whenever there are family functions. Shaji’s husband, an engineer, is working in a Gulf country, and her son is also working as a scientist in the Netherlands. Her daughter and our mother are staying with Shaji in Bengaluru. We lost our father 30 years ago,” Saleem said. Incidentally, Chandrayaan 3 project director P Veeramuthuvel is also from Tamil Nadu.

Countdown starts

The 23-hour-and-40-minute countdown for the Sun mission has begun. Aditya-L1 satellite will lift off from Sriharikota on Saturday at 11.50 a.m. 

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Tamil Nadu / by Thinakaran Rajamani, Express News Service / September 02nd, 2023

J&K: Slain rifleman Aurangzeb’s brothers join Army

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Aurangzeb was abducted from Pulwama by terrorists and later his bullet-ridden body was recovered on June 14 last year.

Aurangzeb’s brothers Mohammad Tariq and Mohammad Shabbir join the Indian Army. (Photo: India Today)

Nearly a year after Rifleman Aurangzeb was abducted and killed by terrorists in Kashmir, his two brothers – Mohammad Tariq and Mohammad Shabbir, have joined the Infantry Battalion of Territorial army.

Aurangzeb was abducted from Pulwama by terrorists and later his bullet-ridden body was recovered on June 14 last year. The deceased Army man was proceeding towards his home for the festival of Eid when he was abducted in broad daylight from a vehicle. After his abduction, the Jammu and Kashmir police had launched a massive manhunt.

His father Mohammad Hanief said, “My two sons have joined TA Battalion. When Aurangzeb was killed, I told Raksha Mantri and top officers of the Indian Army that I will dedicate all my six sons to the forces.” He said, “My two sons will avenge the death of my son.”

Aurangzeb’s mother Raaj Begum said, “Yes, we fear something untoward may happen, but our sons wanted to join the Indian Army.”

Mohammad Tariq said, “After our training, we will fight against terrorism and will take revenge for our martyred brother Aurengzeb. Today we feel proud of joining the Indian army and are proud of our country.”

Aurangzeb’s father was a former sepoy of the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry. He joined the BJP before Lok Sabha polls but says his decision to send all his sons to the Indian Army is not based on his political inclination.

His eldest son Mohammed Qasim has already completed 12 years service and is back to serving in the Kashmir Valley.

source: http://www.indiatoday.in / India Today / Home> News> India / by Kamaljit Kaur Sandhu, New Delhi / July 22nd, 2019