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Vikram Sarabhai
Indian physicist and astronomer
Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (12 August &#;– 30 December ) was an Indian physicist and astronomer who initiated space research and helped to develop nuclear power in India.
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Often regarded as the "Father of Indian space program",[2] Sarabhai was honored with Padma Bhushan in and the Padma Vibhushan (posthumously) in
Personal life
Vikram Sarabhai was born on 12 August in a GujaratiŚvetāmbaraShrimaliJain family, in Ahmedabad, India.[3][4][5] His father was Ambalal Sarabhai a major industrialist committed to the Indian independence movement.[6][1] Vikram Sarabhai married the classical dancer Mrinalini in The couple had two children.
His daughter Mallika gained prominence as an actress and activist, and his son Kartikeya too became an active person in science. He attended Gujarat College, Ahmedabad, but later moved to the University of Cambridge, England, where he took hi Vikram Sarabhai (12 August 1919 - PULAF