Scientist Baldevkrishan Sharma

Scientist Baldevkrishan is a Rashtrapati Awardee, with a Cash Prize for his patented invention, the STD Control Device, received in January 1974 by the then Industries Minister, Dr C Subramanium. The nodal agency that recommended the Awards was the National Research Development Corporation of India and the Inventions Promotion Board, New Delhi. During his pre-graduation period at the (Royal) Institute of Science, now known as Bhabha State University, Fort, Mumbai, he was in Junior B.Sc. with Physics as the principal subject and Maths as the subsidiary subject. During his junior B.Sc. year, he participated in a Science Fair Exhibition and won the 1st Prize in December 1969. Next year, in December 1970, he again participated in a Science Fair exhibition with his new invention, the automatic gas control and safety device, where he again won the top prize.