Bio/Wiki
| Real Name | Yash Pal Singh |
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| Nickname | Mota Sir (called by his friends) |
Physical Stats & More
| Height | 168 cm |
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| Weight | 60 kg |
Educational Qualification(s)
| School | St. Andrew's High School, Bandra, Bombay (Now Mumbai) |
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| College | R. D. National College, Mumbai |
| MSc in Physics | Panjab University, 1949 |
| PhD in Physics | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958 |
Personal Life
| Date of Death | 24/07/2017 |
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| Place of Death | Max Hospital, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Sagittarius |
| Hometown | Kaithal, Haryana, India |
| Religion | Hinduism |
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Relationships & More
| Marital Status | Not Known |
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| Wife/Spouse | Not Known |
| Children | Not Known |
Family
| Spouse | Not Known |
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| Children | Not Known |
Career
| Fields | Physics |
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| Doctoral Advisor/Guide | Bruno Rossi |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| Smoking habit: Yes | |
| Alcohol consumption: Not Known | |
| Born in Jhang district, Punjab Province, Pakistan | |
| Brought up in Pai, Kaithal, Haryana | |
| Started career at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay | |
| Became First Director of Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad in 1973 | |
| Advocated setting up Inter-University Centres during UGC Chairmanship | |
| Chaired National Advisory Committee on “Learning Without Burden” in 1993 | |
| Led NCERT’s National Curriculum Framework | |
| Yash Pal Committee formed in 2009 for Higher Education reform | |
| Famous for appearances in Doordarshan's science program 'Turning Point' | |
| Answered reader's questions in The Tribune newspaper column |
