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Vikram Sarabhai
Sarabhai in 1971
Chairman of the Indian Space Research
Organisation
In office
1969–1971
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byM. G. K. Menon
Chairman of the Indian National Committee for
Space Research
In office
1963–1969
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Chairperson of the Atomic Energy Commission of India
In office
1966–1971
Preceded byHomi J. Bhabha
Succeeded byH.N. Sethna
Personal details
Born
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai

(1919-08-12)12 August 1919[1]
Ahmedabad,
Bombay Presidency,
British India
(now in Gujarat, India)
Died30 December 1971(1971-12-30) (aged 52)
Halcyon Castle, Trivandrum (now Thiruvananthapuram), Kerala, India
SpouseMrinalini Sarabhai (m.1942)
ChildrenMallika Sarabhai (daughter)
Kartikeya Sarabhai (son)
Parent(s)Ambalal Sarabhai (father)
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge (BA, PhD)
Known forIndian space program
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
AwardsPadma Bhushan (1966)
Padma Vibhushan (posthumously) (1972)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
InstitutionsIndian Space Research Organisation
Physical Research Laboratory
Doctoral advisorC. V. Raman
Doctoral studentsUdupi Ramachandra Rao
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Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai Jain (12 August 1919 – 30 December 1971) was an Indian physicist and astronomer who initiated space research and helped to develop nuclear power in India.

He was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1966 and the Padma Vibhushan (posthumously) in 1972.

  1. ^ Shah 2016, Chapter 1.

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