caption work_institution birth_place awards nationality known_for image article_title name occupation alma_mater
chandradathan in 2015 indian space research organisation vssc lpsc sdsc varkala , kerala , india padma shri -lrb- 2014 -rrb- indian indian space program chandrayaan mars orbiter mission madhavan chandradathan.jpg madhavan chandradathan
 m.c.dathan space scientist birla , thrissur sn college , varkala institute of technology govt . engg . college
madhavan chandradathan

m.c.dathan is an indian space scientist and the director of the vikram sarabhai space centre -lrb- vssc -rrb- .
the government of india honoured him , in 2014 , by awarding him the padma shri , the fourth highest civilian award , for his contributions to the fields of science and technology .
