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A youth from a remote village in Kashmir, Asif Ali, has brought laurels to the Valley, as his two projects on astronomy have won approval from Kennedy Space Centre, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), USA. Asif, who comes from a humble background from a village in Mattan area of south Kashmir district, Anantnag, is studying astronomy at College of Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), Trivandrum, Kerala.
The two projects Asif will work on include those on estimation of asteroids (also called minor planets made up of rock, metal and part of the inner solar system) and the effect of gamma ray emissions (emitted from radioactive isotopes).
"I will be flying to NASA, US, soon to start my project work. After I return, I have some more projects in my mind that would cater to telecommunication problems faced by our state in particular and India in general," Asif said.
Son of a retired officer from the Animal Husbandry Department, Asif did his schooling from Army Goodwill School, Aishmuqam, Anantnag, and later Government Higher Secondary School, Mattan.
"I haven't been to elite schools of towns and cities. I dreamt of making big in life while studying at my native place in a remote area. However, to fulfill my aspirations, I went to a good college in Kerala under the guidance of brilliant mentors. I worked hard. My core interest was always astronomy," Asif said.
His rare achievement was recently acknowledged by the Army, which felicitated him in the presence of engineering students in Anantnag.
NASA approves two projects of a Kashmiri student : North, News - India Today
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