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Vasant Gowarikar

Indian Scientist (1933-2015)

  • Fame44.0
  • Momentum6.7
  • Wikipedia417
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Lived 1933–2015, aged 82India
India flagIndiaScientistsScientist
  • Wikipedia
    8 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1933–2015
    Aged 82
  • Awards
    2
    recognised works
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Updated 2026-07-30

Vasant Ranchhod Gowariker was an Indian scientist. He was a director in the Indian Space Research Organization and also the scientific advisor to the Prime Minister of India from 1991 to 1993. Gowariker made valuable contributions to the fields of space research, weather and population. He was well known for his monsoon forecast model as he was the first scientist to develop an indigenous weather forecasting model that predicted the monsoon correctly.

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Scientist
Category
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Last updated
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  • వసంత్ గోవారికర్
    wikipedia · te.wikipedia.org
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    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
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  • वसंत गोवारिकर
    wikipedia · hi.wikipedia.org
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Status
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Born
March 25, 1933
Died
January 2, 2015
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