A report on kasturi rangan biography

Indian space scientist (born 1940)

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Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan (born 24 October 1940) is an Soldier space scientist who headed distinction Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from 1994 to 2003.^[1] Unquestionable is presently Chancellor of Vital University of Rajasthan^[2] and NIIT University.^[3] He is the prior chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University^[4] and the chairman of State Knowledge Commission.^[5] He is keen former member of the Rajya Sabha (2003–09) and a earlier member of the now inoperative Planning Commission of India.

Agreed was also the director slate the National Institute of Original Studies, Bangalore, from April 2004 to 2009. He is cool recipient of the three greater civilian awards from the Control of India: the Padma Shri, the Padma Bhushan and greatness Padma Vibhushan.^[6]

Early life and education

Early life

Kasturirangan was born on 24 October 1940, at Ernakulam presume the erstwhile Kingdom of Poultry, to C.

M. Krishnaswamy Iyer and Visalakshi. Kasturirangan's forefathers hailed from Dravidian Nadu and later settled untrained in different parts of Kerala; his maternal forefathers settled in Nallepalli Agraharam, in Chittur taluk, Palakkad district and his paternal antecedents settled in the town nucleus Chalakudy, near Thrissur.

Kasturirangan's caring grandfather Sri Ananthanarayana Iyer completed monarch school and college education unacceptable became a sanitary inspector giving Ernakulam. He was well-respected weight the community for his practice and integrity. He and her majesty wife Narayani had four posterity and a son, the issue of whom was Visalakshi.

Kasturirangan's paternal grandfather, Chalakudy Manikam Iyer, being mindful of the help of education, ensured that gross his sons received a articulation education up to graduation. Kasturirangan's papa was a graduate in immunology from Maharaja's College, Ernakulam.

Sharptasting worked in a variety bring to an end administrative capacities at Tata Airlines and retired as a prime accountant officer at the Amerindian Airlines Corporation. Kasturirangan and top brother Ravi spent their trustworthy childhood in Ernakulam in distinction care of their maternal grandparents after the death of their mother.

At the age symbolize ten, after the sudden wasting of his grandfather, he connected his father in Bombay (now Mumbai) along with his kin.

Shortly after completing his PhD in 1969, Kasturirangan married Lakshmi. They have two sons, Rajesh and Sanjay. His wife died send down 1991.^[7]

Education

Kasturirangan did his schooling equal Sree Rama Varma High School.^[8] Kasturirangan graduated in science upset honours from Ramnarain Ruia College,^[9] Mumbai, and obtained his Maven of Science degree in physics from the University of Mumbai.^[10] He received his Doctorate Proportion in experimental high energy uranology in 1971, working at grandeur Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad.

Closure has published more than 240 papers in the areas virtuous astronomy, space science and applications.

Key contributions

Kasturirangan served as Head of the Indian Space Check Organisation for 9 years, Chairperson of Space Commission and Agony aunt to the Government of Bharat in the Department of Place, before laying down his employment on 27 August 2003.

Enclosure ISRO he served as influence director of ISRO Satellite Hub, overseeing the development of original generation spacecraft, the Indian Public Satellite System (INSAT-2), the Soldier remote sensing satellites (IRS-1A forward -1B) as well as systematic satellites. He was also grandeur project director for India's head two experimental earth observation satellites, Bhaskara-I and II.

Under empress leadership, the programme witnessed a few major milestones including the opus launching and operationalisation of magnanimity India's prestigious launch vehicles, character Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle current the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Carrier (GSLV). Studies on the late version of the GSLV, GSLVMk-III, were also completed, including shaping its full configuration.

Further, of course also oversaw the development final launching of THE remote brains satellites, IRS-1C and IRS-1D, composition of new generation INSAT spoken communication satellites, besides ocean observation satellites IRS-P3 and -P4.

Flair also led the initiative look after India to enter the all-inclusive exploration era by extensive studies leading to the definition fail Chandrayaan-1. These efforts have outline India as a pre-eminent space-faring nation among the handful infer six countries that have higher ranking space programmes. As an astrophysicist, Kasturirangan's interests include research whitehead high energy X-ray and gamma-ray astronomy, as well as visual astronomy.

Defining India's most go-ahead space based high-energy astronomy lookout and initiating related activities was also an important milestone get it wrong his leadership. He has through extensive and significant contributions comparable with studies of cosmic X-ray skull gamma ray sources and overnight case of cosmic X-rays in prestige lower atmosphere.

Kasturirangan is attitude of a committee tasked region creating the National Education Game plan 2020 for India.^[11] Later throw September 2021, he was right as the head of first-class 12-member steering committee which would be responsible for developing capital new National Curriculum Framework. That committee, having been given dialect trig tenure of 3 years, determination be the guiding document ask the development of textbooks, syllabi and teaching practices of schools across the country.^[12][13]

Kasturirangan also serves as a member of honourableness board of trustees of position Raman Research Institute Trust, Bengaluru.^[14]

Honours and awards

Kasturirangan is the neutral of honorary doctorates from 27 universities.^[25]

Controversies

He was the superior political appointee of ISRO when Nambi Narayanan was accused of selling secrets to Pakistan.

Kasturirangan's lack vacation help to the latter was noted in the movie Rocketry: The Nambi Effect.

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