# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rajagopala-chidambaram
# Generated: 2026-08-15T14:34:34.875Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rajagopala-chidambaram"
name: "Rajagopala Chidambaram"
slug: "rajagopala-chidambaram"
description: "Rajagopala Chidambaram was an Indian physicist who is known for his integral role in India's nuclear weapons program; he coordinated test preparation for the Pokhran-I (1974) and Pokhran-II (1998)."
tagline: "Indian metallurgist"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rajagopala_Chidambaram.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
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birthDate: "1936-12-11"
deathDate: "2025-01-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump