Annapurni Subramaniam, Director of IIA Bengaluru, has become the first Indian woman and fourth Indian overall to win the prestigious COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal.
She is the director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics in Bengaluru
Aug 25, 2026
01:29 pm
What's the storyProfessor Annapurni Subramaniam, the Director of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics in Bengaluru, has become the first Indian woman to be awarded the COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal.
The prestigious international medal is given by the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) and ISRO for outstanding contributions to space research.
For decades, Professor Annapurni Subramaniam has studied some of the universe's most fascinating mysteries—from star clusters and…
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