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indian space research organisation hindu dr. koodli nanjunda ghanapathi shankara indian electrical and electronics engineering and satellite technology 07 may 1945 indian space program bangalore padma shri -lrb- 2004 -rrb- kn_shankara . jpg k. n. shankara
 k. n. shankara ph.d. of science , bangalore -lrb- electrical communication engineering -rrb- , indian institute
k. n. shankara

koodli nanjunda ghanapathi shankara is a space scientist from india .
he was the director of isro 's space applications centre -lrb- sac -rrb- , ahmedabad and isro satellite centre -lrb- isac -rrb- , bangalore and now working as a senior scientist in isac .
he was the director of satellite communications program office and program director , insat , and was looking after overall planning and direction of communication satellite program .
his work in the field of design and development of transponders led to a boon in india 's communication satellite technology .
for his contribution in the field of satellite technology , he was awarded padma shri by the government of india in 2004 .
he is said to be the person who conceptualized chandrayaan , india 's first venture to moon .
