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Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
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Birth Name:
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai
Common Name:
Father of the Indian Space Program
Date of Birth:
12 August, 1919
Place of Birth:
Ahmedabad, India
Place of Death:
Date of Death:
30 December, 1971
Sex:
Male
Nationality:
Indian
Education:
Gujarat College in Ahmedabad
St. John's College, University of Cambridge, London
Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore
Family
Father:
Ambalal Sarabhai
Mother:
Sarla Devi
Spouse:
Mrinalini Sarabhai (Classical dancer)
Son:
Kartikeya
Daughter:
Mallika
Career
Profession:
Physicist
Claim to Fame:
Indian space program
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Vikram Sarabhai founded the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad on November 11, 1947. He was only 28 at that time. Sarabhai was a creator and cultivator of institutions and PRL was the first step in that direction
The International Astronomical Union named a crater in the moon (in the Sea of Serenity) after him, in honour of his contributions to science
He was the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission in 1966, Vice-President and Chairman of the UN Conference on peaceful uses of outer space in 1968, and President of the 14th General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency
He was the recipient of the Bhatnagar Memorial Award for Physics in 1962, the Padma Bhushan in 1966, and was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan
His deep cultural interests led him, along with his wife Mrinalini Sarabhai, to establish Darpana Academy, an institution devoted to performing arts and propagation of ancient culture of India
In 1965, he established the Community Science Centre in Ahmedabad with a view to popularise science among children
India’s first satellite Aryabhata launched in 1975, was one of the many projects planned by him
Sarabhai pioneered India’s space age by expanding the Indian Space Research Organization
He helped build and direct the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad from 1962-1965
He established the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad in 1948
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