<p class="bodytext">Prathyush P Poduval from Mangaluru city made the country and the city proud by winning the silver medal at the International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prathyush pursuing his degree in basic science at the IISc, Bengaluru, is the son of MRPL (Project Department) Chief General Manager Prasanth P Pdoduval and Sunita P Poduval.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Prathyush was trained for the Olympiads by the Centre For Advanced Learning (CFAL),” Severene Rosario, CFAL programme coordinator said on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The International Olympiad was organised in Beijing, China, from November 3 to 11. There were 214 students across the world, competing against each other. Around 40 countries participated in the Olympiad.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prathyush was the only candidate from South India and was part of the five-member team representing India. In 2018, four students from Mangaluru had qualified for the selection camp of the International Olympiads. All of them were students of CFAL. India bagged 3 silver and 2 bronze medals at the Olympiad.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">State topper</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rosario further said that Prathyush studied Advanced Sciences and Mathematics at CFAL from his eighth grade. Being the Karnataka state topper in KVPY 2017-18, he has been offered a yearly scholarship of Rs 84,000 by the government.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prathyush attended Ross Math Camp, which was held in Ohio State University, US, in the months of June and July.</p>.<p class="bodytext">CFAL Programme Coordinator Vijay Moras and Prathyush’s parents Prasanth and Sunitha were present.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Prathyush P Poduval from Mangaluru city made the country and the city proud by winning the silver medal at the International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prathyush pursuing his degree in basic science at the IISc, Bengaluru, is the son of MRPL (Project Department) Chief General Manager Prasanth P Pdoduval and Sunita P Poduval.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Prathyush was trained for the Olympiads by the Centre For Advanced Learning (CFAL),” Severene Rosario, CFAL programme coordinator said on Tuesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The International Olympiad was organised in Beijing, China, from November 3 to 11. There were 214 students across the world, competing against each other. Around 40 countries participated in the Olympiad.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prathyush was the only candidate from South India and was part of the five-member team representing India. In 2018, four students from Mangaluru had qualified for the selection camp of the International Olympiads. All of them were students of CFAL. India bagged 3 silver and 2 bronze medals at the Olympiad.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">State topper</p>.<p class="bodytext">Rosario further said that Prathyush studied Advanced Sciences and Mathematics at CFAL from his eighth grade. Being the Karnataka state topper in KVPY 2017-18, he has been offered a yearly scholarship of Rs 84,000 by the government.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Prathyush attended Ross Math Camp, which was held in Ohio State University, US, in the months of June and July.</p>.<p class="bodytext">CFAL Programme Coordinator Vijay Moras and Prathyush’s parents Prasanth and Sunitha were present.</p>