Vikram Sarabhai
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Vikram Sarabhai was an Indian physicist and visionary space scientist widely regarded as the father of the Indian space program.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vikram Sarabhai canonical | 7 |
| Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
educationist
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human ⓘ industrialist ⓘ physicist ⓘ scientific administrator ⓘ space scientist ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in cosmic ray physics ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Padma Bhushan
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Padma Vibhushan ⓘ Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Medal (often cited among his recognitions) ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1919-08-12 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Ahmedabad
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Bombay Presidency ⓘ British India ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| child |
Kartikeya Sarabhai
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Mrinalini Sarabhai ⓘ
surface form:
Mallika Sarabhai
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| commemoratedBy |
Community Science Centre, Ahmedabad
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surface form:
Vikram A. Sarabhai Community Science Centre
Vikram Sarabhai Library ⓘ
surface form:
Vikram Sarabhai Library at IIM Ahmedabad
Vikram Sarabhai Planetarium (various institutions named after him) ⓘ Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1971-12-30 ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisTitle | Cosmic Ray Investigations in Tropical Latitudes ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Guindy campus
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surface form:
Guindy engineering college (early studies, often cited as preparatory)
St John’s College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
Gujarat University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Gujarat
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| familyName | Sarabhai ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
astrophysics
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cosmic ray research ⓘ physics ⓘ science policy ⓘ space science ⓘ |
| founded |
Community Science Centre, Ahmedabad
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Darpana Academy of Performing Arts (with Mrinalini Sarabhai) ⓘ Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad ⓘ Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ
surface form:
Indian National Committee for Space Research
Operations Research Group ⓘ Physical Research Laboratory ⓘ |
| fullName |
Vikram Sarabhai
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surface form:
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai
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| givenName | Vikram ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Father of the Indian space program ⓘ |
| inspired | establishment of ISRO’s satellite launch vehicle program ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Homi Jehangir Bhabha ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being the father of the Indian space program
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establishing a strong institutional base for Indian science and technology ⓘ pioneering space applications for communication and education in India ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sarabhai family ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of India’s first satellite program
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establishment of the Indian National Committee for Space Research ⓘ founding of the Indian space program ⓘ promotion of space applications for national development ⓘ |
| padmaBhushanYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| padmaVibhushanYear | posthumously in 1972 ⓘ |
| parent |
Ambalal Sarabhai
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Sarladevi Sarabhai ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kerala
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Thiruvananthapuram ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India
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Chairman of the Indian National Committee for Space Research ⓘ Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ President of the Physics section, Indian Science Congress ⓘ Vice-President of the Fourth UN Conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy ⓘ |
| religion | Jainism ⓘ |
| spouse | Mrinalini Sarabhai ⓘ |
| workInstitution |
Atomic Energy Commission of India
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Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ Physical Research Laboratory ⓘ |
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Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai
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Vikram
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Vikram (Chandrayaan-3 lander)
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