Vikram Sarabhai - wikipedia Vikram Sarabhai Vikram Sarabhai વિક્રમ સારાભાઈ Vikram Sarabhai Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai ( 1919 - 08 - 12 ) 12 August 1919 Ahmedabad, Bombay Presidency, British India 30 December 1971 ( 1971 - 12 - 30 ) ( aged 52 ) Halcyon Castle, Kovalam in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Nationality Indian Alma mater Gujarat College, University of Cambridge Known for father of Indian space program Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Spouse ( s ) Mrinalini Sarabhai ( Hindi : मृणालिनी साराभाई ) ( classical dancer ) Children Mallika Sarabhai ( daughter ) Kartikeya Sarabhai ( son ) Awards Padma Bhushan ( 1966 ) Padma Vibhushan ( posthumously ) ( 1972 ) Scientific career Fields Physics Institutions Indian Space Research Organisation Physical Research Laboratory Doctoral advisor C.V. Raman Doctoral students Udupi Ramachandra Rao Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai ( 12 August 1919 -- 30 December 1971 ) was an Indian scientist and innovator widely regarded as the father of India 's space programme. Sarabhai received the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Medal in 1962. The nation honoured him awarding Padma Bhushan in 1966 and Padma Vibhushan ( posthumously ) in 1972. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Professional life 3 Indian Institute of Management ( IIM ), Ahmedabad 4 Distinguished positions 5 Legacy 6 References 7 External links Personal life Son of The Kumar Ambalal Sarabhai, he came from the famous Sarabhai family of India who were major industrialists committed to the Indian independence movement. Vikram Sarabhai married the classical dancer Mrinalini in 1942. The couple had two children. His daughter Mallika gained prominence as an actress and activist, and his son Kartikeya Sarabhai too became an active person in science. During his lifetime, he practiced Jainism and belonged to the Shrimal Jain community of Ahmedabad. Professional life This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( November 2017 ) Known as the cradle of space sciences in India, the Physical Research Laboratory ( PRL ) was founded in 1947 by Vikram Sarabhai. PRL had a modest beginning at his residence, the RETREAT, with research on cosmic rays. The institute was formally established at the M.G. Science Institute, Ahmedabad, on 11 November 1947 with support from the Karmkshetra Educational Foundation and the Ahmedabad Education Society. Prof. Kalpathi Ramakrishna Ramanathan was the first Director of the institute. The initial focus was research on cosmic rays and the properties of the upper atmosphere. Research areas were expanded to include theoretical physics and radio physics later with grants from the Atomic Energy Commission. He led the Sarabhai family 's diverse business conglomerate. His interests varied from science to sports to statistics. He set up Operations Research Group ( ORG ), the first market research organization in the country. Most notable among them are the Nehru Foundation for Development in Ahmedabad and the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad ( IIMA ), the Ahmedabad Textile Industry 's Research Association ( ATIRA ) and the ( CEPT ). Along with his wife Mrinalini Sarabhai, he founded the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts. Other institutions established by him include the Faster Breeder Test Reactor ( FBTR ) in Kalpakkam, Variable Energy Cyclotron Project in Calcutta, Electronics Corporation of India Limited ( ECIL ) in Hyderabad and Uranium Corporation of India Limited ( UCIL ) in Jaduguda, Jharkhand. Sarabhai started a project for the fabrication and launch of an Indian satellite. As a result, the first Indian satellite, Aryabhata, was put in orbit in 1975 from a Russian cosmodrome. Indian Institute of Management ( IIM ), Ahmedabad The decade following independence in 1947 was a witness to a surge of innovative ideas to build a fledgling independent nation into a model democratic state committed to growth with equity in the development of its people. The establishment of Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad ( IIMA ) was the outcome of one such innovative initiative. Distinguished positions President of the Physics section, Indian Science Congress ( 1962 ) President of the General Conference of the I.A.E.A., Vienna ( 1970 ) Vice-President, Fourth UN Conference on ' Peaceful uses of Atomic Energy ' ( 1971 ) Legacy The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, ( VSSC ), which is the Indian Space Research Organization 's lead facility for launch vehicle development located in Thiruvananthapuram ( Trivandrum ), capital of Kerala state, is named in his memory. Along with other Ahmedabad - based industrialists, he played a major role in setting up of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. In 1973, the International Astronomical Union decided that a lunar crater, Bessel A, in the Sea of Serenity will be known as the Sarabhai crater. References Jump up ^ `` Vikram Sarabhai Biography ''. mapsofindia.com. mapsofindia. January 30, 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2015. Jump up ^ `` About Vikram Sarabhai ''. iloveindia.com. iloveindia. Retrieved 22 July 2015. 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Jump up ^ `` Jains steal the show with 7 Padmas ''. The times of India. Times of India. April 9, 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2015. The Jain community has always nurtured exceptional talent whether it is eminent scientist Vikram Sarabhai, who is considered the father of the country 's space programme, or poet, thinker and spiritual leader Banarsidas who composed the magnum opus Ardhakathanaka, the first ever autobiography in Hindi literature. Jump up ^ `` BRIEF HISTORY ''. Retrieved 28 March 2016. Jump up ^ Antonín Rükl : Atlas Měsíce, Aventinum ( Praha 1991 ), chapter Bessel, page 74, ISBN 80 - 85277 - 10 - 7 ( in Czech ) Jump up ^ Sarabhai ( crater ) -- `` Planetary Names : Sarabhai on Moon ; ''. Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, IAU, USGS, NASA. Oct 18, 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2015. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vikram Sarabhai. 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Question: who laid the foundation of space science in india
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