New Delhi, April 25 -- Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday paid tribute to former ISRO chairman and Rajya Sabha MP Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan on his death anniversary, remembering his role in formulating the National Education Policy, 2020.

In an X post, Union Minister Pradhan said that Kasturirangan's wisdom shaped his understanding of education and nation-building. Pradhan also acknowledged the late astrophysicist as a "towering architect of India's space journey."

The Union Minister wrote, "On his death anniversary, I remember Dr Kasturirangan, not just as a towering architect of India's space journey or the guiding force behind NEP 2020, but as a mentor whose wisdom deeply shaped my own understanding of education...