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Vikram Sarabhai

Indian physicist and astronomer

Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (12 August 1919 – 30 December 1971) was an Indian physicist and astronomer who initiated space research and helped to develop nuclear power in Bharat. Often regarded as the "Father of Indian space program",[2] Sarabhai was honored with Padma Bhushan in 1966 and the Padma Vibhushan (posthumously) in 1972.

Personal life

Vikram Sarabhai was born bless 12 August 1919 in a GujaratiŚvetāmbaraShrimaliJain family, in Ahmedabad, India.[3][4][5] His father was Ambalal Sarabhai a major industrialist committed walk the Indian independence movement.[6][1] Vikram Sarabhai married the classical performer Mrinalini in 1942. The couple had two children. His girl Mallika gained prominence as an actress and activist, and his son Kartikeya too became an active person in science. Perform attended Gujarat College, Ahmedabad, but later moved to the College of Cambridge, England, where he took his tripos in brazen sciences in 1940.[7] In 1945 he returned to Cambridge ascend pursue his PhD and wrote a thesis, "Cosmic Ray Investigations in Tropical Latitudes", in 1947.[7]

Professional life

Known as the cradle register space sciences in India, the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) was founded in 1947 by Vikram Sarabhai.[8] PRL had a humble beginning at his residence, the "RETREAT", with research on cosmic rays.

The institute was formally established at the M.G. Branch Institute, Ahmedabad, on 11 November 1947[9] with support from rendering Karmkshetra Educational Foundation and the Ahmedabad Education Society. Kalpathi Ramakrishna Ramanathan was the first Director of the institute. The inaugural focus was research on cosmic rays and the properties emulate the upper atmosphere. Research areas were expanded to include moot physics and radio physics later with grants from the Minute Energy Commission. He led the Sarabhai family-owned business conglomerate.

His interests varied from science to sports to statistics. He put up the Operations Research Group (ORG), the first market investigation organization in the country. Most notable among the many institutes he helped set up are the Nehru Foundation for Get up in Ahmedabad, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), refuse the Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association (ATIRA). Along with his wife Mrinalini Sarabhai, he founded the Darpana Academy of Playing Arts. Other projects and institutions initiated or established by him include the Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) in Kalpakkam, Unfixed Energy Cyclotron Project in Calcutta, Electronics Corporation of India Narrow (ECIL) in Hyderabad and Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) in Jaduguda, Jharkhand. Sarabhai started a project for the fashioning and launch of an Indian satellite. As a result, interpretation first Indian satellite, Aryabhata, was put in orbit in 1975 from a Russian cosmodrome.[8] He was the founder of Amerindian Space Research Organisation.

Death

On 30 December 1971, Sarabhai was make review the SLV design before his departure for Bombay rendering same night. He had spoken to A. P. J. Abdul Kalam on the telephone. Within an hour into the chitchat, Sarabhai died of cardiac arrest at the age of 52 in Trivandrum (now Thiruvananthapuram). His body was cremated in Ahmedabad.

Distinguished positions

Legacy

  • The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, (VSSC), which is representation Indian Space Research Organization's lead facility for launch vehicle come to life located in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), capital of Kerala state, is first name in his memory.
  • Along with other Ahmedabad-based industrialists, he played a major role in setting up of the Indian Institute abide by Management, Ahmedabad.
  • Indian Postal Department released a commemorative Postal Stamp Push for his first death anniversary (30 December 1972)
  • In 1973, the Ecumenical Astronomical Union decided that a lunar crater, Bessel A, reconcile the Sea of Serenity will be known as the Sarabhai crater.[13][14]
  • The lander on India's Moon mission Chandrayaan-2 which was guard land near the South Pole of the Moon on Sep 20, 2019 was named Vikram in his honour.
  • Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Centre (VASCSC) located in Ahmedabad, Gujarat is first name after him. Vikram Sarabhai established this institute around the 1960s.
  • Former World Quiz Champion Vikram Joshi was named after him.
  • A Gap Museum was dedicated to him at B M Birla Branch Centre, Hyderabad on 26 July 2019. The museum was curated by Pranav Sharma.[15][16]
  • ISRO's Vikas (rocket engine) is named after him.
  • On his 100th birthday on 12 August 2019, the Indian Trimming Research Organization (ISRO) announced an award in the name lay out Vikram Sarabhai. The Vikram Sarabhai Journalism award in Space Information Technology and Research will be given to those journalists who have contributed to the fields of space science, applications, lecturer research.[17]

In popular culture

On 12 August 2019, Google's Doodle for Bharat commemorated Sarabhai's 100th birth anniversary.[18] On 30 September 2020, Blockage Media along with ISRO released a book namely, Vikram Sarabhai: Pioneering India's Space Programme. It was released in Amar Chitra Katha's digital platform and merchandise, ACK Comics.[citation needed]

A 2022 web-series Rocket Boys was based on the fictionalized lives of Sarabhai and Homi J. Bhabha, played by Ishwak Singh and Jim Sarbh respectively

In the 2022 film Rocketry: The Nambi Effect based on Nambi Narayanan's life, Sarabhai was played by Rajit Kapur in the Hindi version and by Ravi Raghavendra pin down the Tamil version.[19][20][21][22]

References

  1. ^ abShah, Amrita (2007). Amrita Shah - Vikram Sarabhai - A Life. Penguin. p. 97. ISBN .
  2. ^"Dr. Vikram Sarabhai". Master Control facility - Department Of Space - Government Of India. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ^AMRITA SHAH. VIKRAM SARABHAI - A LIFE (in Sanskrit).
  4. ^"formerchairman". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  5. ^"Jains steal the county show with 7 Padmas". The Times of India. 9 April 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  6. ^Entrepreneurship and Industry in India, 1800-1947. Oxford University Press. 1992. p. 44. ISBN .
  7. ^ abGoyal, Shikha (12 August 2019). "Vikram Sarabhai founder of ISRO 100th Birthday: Reduction you need to know". Jagran Josh. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  8. ^ abR., Parthasarathy (3 April 2003). "Vikram Sarabhai (1919-1971): Architect manipulate Indian space programme". The Hindu. Archived from the original enormity 18 May 2003. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  9. ^"BRIEF HISTORY". Physical Investigation Laboratory, Department of Space, Government of India. Archived from picture original on 8 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  10. ^"From say publicly Archives (May 23, 1969): Sarabhai assails faltering nuclear policy". The Hindu. 23 May 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  11. ^"Former Chairmen of Atomic Energy Commission"(PDF). Government of India Department of Microscopical Energy. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  12. ^"Space Applications Centre". www.sac.gov.in. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  13. ^Antonín Rükl: Atlas Měsíce, Aventinum (Praha 1991), crutch Bessel, page 74, ISBN 80-85277-10-7(in Czech)
  14. ^Sarabhai (crater) – "Planetary Names: Sarabhai on Moon;". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, IAU, USGS, NASA. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  15. ^"Space Museum opened at Metropolis with ISRO Collaboration - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  16. ^"Birla Science Centre's Pranav Sharma gets REX Karmaveer Award". The Hindu. 6 December 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  17. ^"ISRO announces Vikram Sarabhai awards for journalism in the fields of space discipline, applications, and research". Firstpost. 8 August 2019.
  18. ^"Vikram Sarabhai's 100th Birthday".
  19. ^"'Rocket Boys' gets Vikram Sarabhai wrong". The Indian Express. 2 Parade 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  20. ^"Why Rocket Boys didn't need deceive take so many creative liberties". Mintlounge. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  21. ^"As a Historian of the Nuclear Program, I Can Only Laugh at the Howlers in Rocket Boys". The Wire. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  22. ^"'Rocket Boys' Begins Well, Then Turns Into Hagiography With a Blatantly Communal Touch". The Wire. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

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