India-born scientist wins ₹3.35-crore MIT Award
India-born scientist Ramesh Raskar was awarded $500,000 (₹3.35 crore) for his work on ultra-fast imaging camera that can see around corners and a camera that can read closed books. The award, Lemelson-MIT prize, is claimed to be one of the world’s largest single cash awards for inventions. The 46-year-old, who is originally from Nasik, is an imaging scientist at MIT.