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ronald n. bracewell thakurdwara , uttar pradesh 260px indian radioastronomy tifr ; 23 march 1929 radioastronomy ; r & d ; pune padma the prime minister of india ; s s bhatnagar ; sri ; bhabha award for lifetime achievement by govind_swarup_image . png govind swarup
 govind swarup
govind swarup

professor govind swarup , -lrb- born mar 23 , 1929 in thakurdwara , uttar pradesh india -rrb- of the tata institute of fundamental research -lrb- tifr -rrb- , is an internationally renowned radio astronomer and one of the pioneers of radio astronomy .
he is known not only for his many important research contributions in several areas of astronomy and astrophysics , but also for his outstanding achievements in building ingenious , innovative and powerful observational facilities for front-line research in radio astronomy .
he has been the key scientist behind concept , design and installation of the ooty radio telescope -lrb- india -rrb- and the giant metrewave radio telescope -lrb- gmrt -rrb- near pune .
under his leadership , a strong group in radio astrophysics has been built at tata institute of fundamental research that is comparable to the best in the world .
