The Vainu Bappu gallery, set up in the Science Park here, was inaugurated by Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, former Home Minister and the Deputy leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly on Saturday. The new gallery in the park is set up as part of the efforts to give a facelift to the institution, which is supported by the district panchayath. Read more
Manali Kallat Vainu Bappu (August 10, 1927 - August 19, 1982) was an Indian astronomer and president of the International Astronomical Union. Bappu helped establish several astronomical institutions in India - including the Vainu Bappu Observatory named after him - and also contributed to the establishment of the modern Indian Institute of Astrophysics. Read more