page_title: Mylswamy Annadurai
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caption_attribution_description: English: Mylswamy annadurai
context_page_description: Mylswamy Annadurai, popularly known as Moon Man of India, is an Indian scientist working as vice president for Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, Chairman, Board of Governors, National Design and Research Forum. Prior to taking this assignment he was with Indian Space Research Organisation and served as director, ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore. During his 36 years of service in ISRO, he had some of the major contributions, including two of the major missions of ISRO, namely Chandrayaan-1 and Mangalyaan. Annadurai has been listed among 100 Global thinkers of 2014 and topped the innovators list. His works are mentioned in textbooks of Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education
context_section_description: Mylswamy Annadurai, popularly known as Moon Man of India, is an Indian   scientist working as  vice president for  Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST), Chairman, Board of Governors, National Design and Research Forum(NDRF. He was born on July 2, 1958, in a village called  Kothavadi near Pollachi in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu state of India). Prior to taking this assignment he was with  Indian Space Research Organisation and served as director, ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bangalore. During his 36 years of service in ISRO, he had some of the major contributions, including two of the major missions of ISRO, namely Chandrayaan-1 and   Mangalyaan.   Annadurai has been  listed among 100 Global thinkers of 2014 and  topped the innovators list. His works are mentioned in textbooks of Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education
caption: M. Annadurai
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