Narender K. Sehgal, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Narender K. Sehgal

Particle physicist

Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1940

Place of Birth: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Profession: physicist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Narender K.
Sehgal (born 7 November 1940) is an Indian physicist, scientific administrator, and science populariser.
He was born in Lahore (now in Pakistan).
He worked as Scientific Officer in the Theoretical Reactor Physics Division of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.
In 1963 he went to US for his MSc and PhD in particle physics from the University of Wisconsin.
He became professor of physics at the Somali National University in Magadiscio, East Africa.
He returned to India in 1978 as Visiting Scientist at the Space Applications Centre (SAC) of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
In 1982 he joined the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India.
He was head of the National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC) and later Vigyan Prasar, where he remained until his retirement in 2000.In 1991 Narendar K.
Sehgal was awarded the UNESCO Kalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science "for his contribution to the promotion of the integrity and accessibility of scientific knowledge, and propagating the scientific and technological culture to the broadest possible base."