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Growing up in small towns like Ottapalam and Cherpulassery in Palakkad, Kerala, Aswin's first "laboratory" was the pristine night sky. His grandparents would take him to railway stations to catch late-night trains, and while waiting, he would stare up at the vast expanse of stars over the Nila River. These early experiences, encouraged by local mentors, turned a childhood fascination into a lifelong pursuit of pure science. Defying the "Elite Only" Myth

Scope for Citizen Science and Public Outreach Projects in the Developing World (Proceedings of the IAU, 2020). aswin sekhar

In June 2023, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) honoured Sekhar’s contributions by naming a (asteroid) after him: 33928 Aswinsekhar . Growing up in small towns like Ottapalam and

: With this recognition, Sekhar joined a select group of legendary Indian scientists with celestial namesakes, including Nobel laureates C.V. Raman and Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar . Background and Advocacy Defying the "Elite Only" Myth Scope for Citizen

Recognizing that significant meteor shower outbursts are frequently missed due to localized bad weather or limited camera network coverage, Dr. Sekhar played a crucial role in developing the "Mobile Observation of METeor" (MoMET) device.