In Memory of Dr Sandeep Sirothia
- By: Ashwini Sirothia
- Short URL: https://archive.backabuddy.co.za/ashwini-sirothia-5781886452422643881
- Date Created: 12 December 2023
Personal message
It is with a sense of great sadness that we announce the passing on of Dr Sandeep Sirothia, a Senior Astronomer with the Radio Astronomy Group (RARG) at SARAO, and an honorary Senior Research Associate at the Rhodes Centre for Astronomy Techniques and Technologies (RATT). He joined RARG on 10 April 2014, and was thus the longest-serving member of our team.
Sandeep will be mourned as a husband, father, friend, colleague, mentor, teacher, and overall radio astronomer. He is survived by his wife Ashwini, and his daughters Asmi and Astha.
If you would like to leave a message of support, and make a donation, no matter how small, to support the family in their heartbreaking time, please use this page.
Donations
- Dec 21, 2023 - USD $ 108.05 Fees covered
- "Sandeep was a wonderful colleague. We all deeply miss him." - Alain Lecavelier
- Dec 15, 2023 - USD $ 54.03 Fees covered
- "" - Anonymous
- Dec 12, 2023 - USD $ 100.00
- "I am shocked and saddened to hear this news. I have fond remembrances of working with Sirothia in Pune on the GMRT correlator. My deepest condolences to his family." - Anish Roshi
- Dec 12, 2023 - R 500.00 Fees covered
- "I will remember Sandeep for his deep kindness and generosity of spirit, time, and wisdom. He will be greatly missed in the South African radio astronomy community. My deepest condolences to Ashwini, Asmi, and Astha." - Roger Deane
Statistics
Fundraising target
R 50 000.00Donations to date
R 14 873.86Funds raised offline
R 9 960.00In Memory of Dr Sandeep Sirothia Campaign
