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Personality: Dr.Raghunath Mashelkar
Raghunath Anant Mashelkar (Marathi: रघुनाथ अनंत माशेलकर, born 1 January 1943 in Mashel, Goa) is also known as Ramesh Mashelkar.He is the former Director General of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR), a chain of 38 publicly funded industrial research and development institutions in India. In the post-liberalized India, Mashelkar has played an important role in shaping India's science and technology policies. He was a member of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister and also of the Scientific Advisory Committee to the Cabinet set up by successive governments. He chaired twelve committees established to examine a variety of issues including higher education, national fuel policy, the drug regulatory system and the agriculture research system. Mashelkar has received over fifty awards and honorary doctorates and is a member of numerous scientific bodies and committees. The President of India honoured Mashelkar with Padmashri (1991) and with Padmabhushan (2000), which are two of the highest civilian honours in recognition of his contribution to nation building. On 25 January 2014, he was awarded Padma Vibhushan, 2nd highest civilian honour of India by the President of India
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