Vikram Sarabhai
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Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was an Indian physicist and astronomer who initiated space research and helped to develop nuclear power in India. Often regarded as the "Father of Indian space program", Sarabhai was honored with Padma Bhushan in 1966 and the Padma Vibhushan (posthumously) in 1972.
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Vikram and Mrinalini Sarabhai (1948)
Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhai, (left) Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and head of India's Department of Atomic Energy and Dr. Thomas O. Paine, NASA Administrator, sign an agreement to cooperate in an unprecedented experiment using a space satellite to bring instructional television programs to some 5,000 Indian villages.
Sarabhai on a 1972 Indian stampAwards 3
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Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra RaoAlso won Padma Vibhushan in science & engineering
Jayant Vishnu NarlikarAlso won Padma Bhushan in science & engineering
Verghese KurienAlso won Padma Vibhushan in science & engineering
Kiran Mazumdar-ShawAlso won Padma Bhushan in science & engineering
Salim AliAlso won Padma Vibhushan in science & engineeringAbout this person
Country
IndiaCategory
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 1971 · aged 52
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