IIT Madras Professor Wins Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025

Prof Mohanasankar Sivaprakasam from IIT Madras has won a big award called the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar 2025.

This award is given to people who do great work in science and technology.

Prof Sivaprakasam won because he created affordable healthcare technologies that have helped over 15 million people.

He works at IIT Madras and has developed things like a mobile eye surgery unit, a 3D brain atlas, and affordable diagnostic tools.

The award is like a special certificate from the President of India and doesn't include any money.

Prof Sivaprakasam's work is important because it helps people in rural areas get better healthcare without relying on expensive imports.

His team gets most of their funding from private companies, not the government.