Kodavatiganti Rohini Prasad

Kodavatiganti Rohini Prasad (14 September 1949 – 8 September 2012) was an author and retired scientist of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai. He is the son of well known Telugu writer Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao.[1] He wrote books on Science, Music, and other subjects in his mother tongue Telugu.[2][3] He also wrote in several online magazines.[4] He was also an expert in Hindustani classical music.

Kodavatiganti Rohini Prasad
Died(2012-09-08)8 September 2012
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
EducationPh.D in Nuclear Physics
Alma materAndhra University,
Bombay University
OccupationScientist, Author
Spouse(s)Lalita
ChildrenKarthik, Yamini
Parents

Personal life

Rohini Prasad was born to Kodavatiganti Kutumba Rao, Varudhini. His maternal uncle Kommuri Sambasiva Rao is also a famous Telugu author.[5] He completed M.Sc in Nuclear physics from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. After that he joined Bhabha Atomic Research Center, Trombay as a research scientist. He got his Ph.D from Bombay University for his research on Radio Activity devices. He worked there for 30 years and retired. After his retirement he worked as a consultant in Atlanta, United States. He also worked as a consultant in ECIL.

Death

He died on 8 September 2012 in Mumbai from complications related to Diabetes. As he was a strict rationalist and a scientist himself, his family decided to donate his body to a medical college instead of the customary cremation.

gollark: Orbital nuclear-bomb-pumped gamma-ray lasers.
gollark: I mean, if they are several-tens-of-billionaires.
gollark: Angry billionaires could probably destroy civilization in a more interesting way than just nuclear weapons!
gollark: But you have to sign a form saying you'll only use it for good and not evil.
gollark: Solution: maintain consistency, legalize all weapons whatsoever.

References
  1. "Rohini Prasad, Writer". rohiniprasadk.s5.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  2. "Books by Kodavatiganti Rohini Prasad on Kinige". kinige.com. Kinige. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  3. "Books by Kodavatiganti Rohini Prasad". avkf.org. AVK Foundation. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. "Articles by Kodavatiganti Rohini Prasad". eemaata.com. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  5. Rohini Prasad, Kodavatiganti (1 June 2012). Anuvula Sakti (PDF) (First ed.). Hyderabad: Hyderabad Book Trust. p. VI. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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