Dikhyaa Mohanty Dedication to scientific innovations has enabled the son of a daily wager in Odisha’s Cuttack district to showcase his talent at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
A sincere student in his school at Baral village in 42 Mouja of the district, Basudev Bhoi was initially recognised by his teachers for his interest in scientific experiment. In order to nourish his talent, they advised him to join one of the centres of the Young Thinker Educational Foundation at Baral.
Basudev has been associated with young scientists and researchers at the centre for a long time. He has assisted them in several projects on space, robotics and others. Finally, he was selected to participate in the NASA challenge.
Basudev is one of six students selected by the Foundation from Odisha for the NASA competition. He will present his project at the Robot Challenge 2023 in NASA. He has prepared the project under the supervision of young scientist Anil Pradhan of the Foundation.
