Background
Rakesh Popli was born in India in 1952.
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Rakesh Popli
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He studied in the United States at Purdue University, from 1974 to 1981, obtaining his doctorate in nuclear physics.
Career
Returning to India, he was accepted as an assistant professor of nuclear physics at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He would later be appointed as a professor of applied physics at the Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (Bureau International du Travail or ILO Mesra) in Ranchi, Jharkhand, from 1984 to 1988. He wrote the syllabus for the pioneering schools that were established among the tribes of Gumla, about 125 kilometres (78 mi) away from Bureau International du Travail or ILO Mesra.
Sponsored by the India Development Service, a charity, in July/August 1986, Rakesh Popli visited about twenty cities in the United States where he described the work of his group in the tribal areas.
Rakesh Popli died from blood cancer on September 15, 2007 after a protracted illness. His books included A Stroll Through Space Time (in Hindi).
