Teacher's tributes to
scientists Science teacher M. Ashok showing around the scientist corridor'
at Chilakaluripet. A
teacher has given shape to his enthusiasm for science by erecting statues of
scientists on his estate. Maddukuri Ashok, who teaches physical sciences at
Zilla Parishad High School at Yallamanda, has put up statues of 19 eminent
scientists in what calls a “scientist corridor.” “The
statues of Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Madam Curie and Sarvepalli
Radhakrishanan, etc, made of fibre glass have been put up in a row amidst green
fields by this ardent enthusiast of science. A plaque carrying their names and
the distinction they achieved is installed on the pedestal. Each bust-size
image is erected on a granite pedestal and Mr. Ashok is now laying a BT road so
that students can visit the place. “I
do not believe in God or religion. Science is life and the scientists, who have
made our lives better, comfortable and healthy should be revered,” Mr. Ashok
says. His keen …
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