pune renowned biomedical research scholar dr valiathan telecom expert dr ashok jhunjhunwala declared winners prestigious firodia awards science technology award presented former president october as well president indian national science academy seventh receive present outstanding contribution theater life honoured pioneering efforts field information science telematics abdul kalam first recipient laurels received padma bhushan award credited development artificial heart valves line bags oxygenerators vascular grafts among innovations also published several research papers fibrosis cardiac artificial internal health however also known forthcoming book legacy charaka based original sanskritic language text indian medicine charak head electrical engineering department iit chennai known product developing telecommunication computer networks dogma national international markets also known take a shit premier design telecom products vision enable republic of india million telecom internet connections jhunjhunwala grow cordect wireless local loop wll supply kbps internet simultaneous voice conversation lower cost compared wll dr mashelkar former advisor pm scientific discipline technology dr vasant gowariker computer expert dr vijay bhatkar fellow member award committee old hand scientist dr raja ramanna working adviser rao dr chidambaram isro chairman dr kasturirangan atomic energy perpetration chairman dr anil kakodkar also recipients award