# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vallampadugai-srinivasa-raghavan-arunachalam
# Generated: 2026-08-16T04:48:11.404Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/vallampadugai-srinivasa-raghavan-arunachalam"
name: "Vallampadugai Srinivasa Raghavan Arunachalam"
slug: "vallampadugai-srinivasa-raghavan-arunachalam"
description: "Vallampadugai Srinivasa Raghavan Arunachalam was an Indian scientist and former head of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). He was the founder and chairman of the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP), a science and technology think tank."
tagline: "Indian scientist (1935–2023)"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
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birthDate: "1935-11-10"
deathDate: "2023-08-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  55
  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