Nellai S. Muthu

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Nellai Su Muthu

Nellai S. Muthu (born May 10, 1951) is Tamil writer and a scientist working at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. He has written many technical books and novels based on science in Tamil. He has won several awards from the Tamil development department of Tamil Nadu for his works Vinveli 2057, Arivutom vingana vilaiyattu, Einsteinum andaveliyum and Ariviyal varalaru

Awards[edit]

Muthu received an award from the government of India's National Council for Science and Technology in 2004 for making science accessible to the public through his books, magazine contributions, and other media.[1] He received the Mahakavi Bharathi Aiynthamizh award in the Ariviyal Tamil category from Bharathiar University.[2] He also received the Pal Maruthuvar G. Sitrambalanar award for his work Evurthiyiyal.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Annual Report 2004-2005". Department of science and technology. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  2. ^ "Mahakavi Bharathi Aiynthamizh awards". The Hindu. 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Awards presented to authors of science books in Tamil". The Hindu. 4 October 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2013.