birth_place awards birth_date article_title name occupation
bengaluru , karnataka , india padma drdo award eminent engineers award hma life time achievement award shri national aeronautical prize sivananda eminent citizen award 5 february 1947 prahlada -lrb- scientist -rrb-
 prahlada missile scientist
prahlada -lrb- scientist -rrb-

prahlada is an indian missile scientist , former vice chancellor of defence institute of advanced technology and a former director of defence research and development laboratory , the largest of the defence research and development organization laboratories in india , known for his contributions to indian space programme .
he was honoured by the government of india in 2015 with padma shri , the fourth highest indian civilian award .
