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K Kasturirangan, visionary space scientist and architect of India’s education reforms, passes away at 84

IndiaTimes Friday, 25 April 2025
Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, the former ISRO chairman and architect of the National Education Policy 2020, passed away at 84 in Bengaluru. He spearheaded significant ISRO missions, including the Chandrayaan planning, and later revolutionized India's education system.
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