Nandivada Rathnasree

She was a member of the Astronomical Society of India, and in 2014, she was appointed to chair their Public Outreach and Education Committee, where she directed a number of programs aimed at improving the communication of scientific ideas and concepts to laypeople. In 2019, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's birth, she compiled a collection of his writing on astronomy and devised a trail that visited locations of astronomical interest that he had visited. She worked with the National Council of Science Museums as an advisor on astronomy-related communications, and was also the chief editor for science-related publications for the National Council of Educational Research and Training. She was a vocal opponent of astrology, and wrote publicly to criticise a decision by the Indian University Grants Commission to introduce it as a subject to be taught in higher education. She also advocated against light pollution in India.