E. S. Raja Gopal was a prominent Indian condensed matter physicist who made significant contributions to the field. He held the position of professor at the Indian Institute of Science and served as the director of the National Physical Laboratory of India. An esteemed fellow of major Indian science academies, Raja Gopal was recognized for his research excellence and received the prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize in 1978 for his work in Physical Sciences. He authored three reference texts and was an alumnus of the University of Oxford.
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May 12, 1936 Facts
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E. S. Raja Gopal belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: Salem
Place of Death: Bengaluru
Educated At: St Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli | University of Madras | Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru | University of Oxford
Occupation: physicist
Employers: Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Awards Received: Fellow of the Institute of Physics | Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 12, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 12, 2026 |
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| Sun | 21 Taurus 20 | 21 Taurus 34 | 17 Leo 25 |
| Moon | 26 Capricorn 30 | 19 Pisces 55 | 22 Taurus 30 |
| Mercury | 11 Gemini 44 | 18 Taurus 46 | 4 Virgo 1 |
| Venus | 8 Taurus 22 | 21 Gemini 53 | 28 Leo 59 |
| Mars | 29 Taurus 13 | 24 Aries 57 | 29 Cancer 55 |
| Jupiter | 22 Sagittarius 43 | 20 Cancer 37 | 14 Sagittarius 23 |
| Saturn | 20 Pisces 27 | 10 Aries 15 | 21 Pisces 32 |
| Uranus | 6 Taurus 26 | 0 Gemini 56 | 9 Taurus 35 |
| Neptune | 14 Virgo 1 | 3 Aries 35 | 15 Virgo 25 |
| Pluto | 25 Cancer 23 | 5 Aquarius 30 | 27 Cancer 32 |
| Rahu | 5 Capricorn 54 | 5 Pisces 12 | 1 Capricorn 8 |
| Ketu | 5 Cancer 54 | 5 Virgo 12 | 1 Cancer 8 |
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