Dr Ajai Sonkar who discovered Black Pearls, astounded APJ Kalam with his work wins Padma Shri
An independent research scientist has won the Padma Shri this year for discovering black pearls. Dr Ajai Kumar Sonkar is globally known due to the discovery. Dr. Ajai Kumar Sonkar, an independent research scientist from Prayagraj's Sangam city, was awarded the Padma Shri this year for his excellent efforts in the field of pearl culture. Dr. Ajai Sonkar is the head of the Pearl Aquaculture Research Foundation and the primary investigator for this research mission. His expertise in creating pearl-making procedures employing cutting-edge tissue culture has earned him international acclaim. Dr. Ajai Sonkar intended to be an engineer as a youth and studied physics, chemistry, and mathematics at Allahabad University. However, an episode of a Doordarshan afternoon TV show aroused his interest in pearl culture. Dr. Ajai Sonkar wished to create pearls from freshwater oysters in the manner of the Japanese. While he quickly saw that this would be a difficult undertaking, he...