Google Doodle celebrates the 89th birthday of India's satellite man – Udupi Ramachandra Rao
3 years, 10 months ago

Google Doodle celebrates the 89th birthday of India's satellite man – Udupi Ramachandra Rao

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Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the 89th birthday of ‘India’s Satellite Man’ – professor and scientist Udupi Ramachandra Rao. A protégé of Dr Vikram Sarabhai, Rao is considered the father of India’s space program. He spearheaded the satellite program in India as he believed it would solve society’s problems of poverty and food shortage. He also was the driving force behind the launch of India’s first satellite – Aryabhata.

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From Thumba to the Moon: How Vikram Sarabhai ignited India's space dreams
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From Thumba to the Moon: How Vikram Sarabhai ignited India's space dreams

India Today  

On a sweltering November afternoon in 1963, a modest church in Thumba, Kerala, witnessed history. Yet, Sarabhai’s eloquence and conviction won over policymakers, leading to the establishment of the Indian National Committee for Space Research in 1962, which later evolved into Isro in 1969. Under Sarabhai’s leadership, Isro prioritised practical applications of space technology. Even as he charted India’s space …

The man who built a satellite in a shed
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The man who built a satellite in a shed

Hindustan Times  

Last week, as the Vikram lander descended into a graceful, precise, soft landing on the dark side of the moon, Indian hearts exploded in pride. In 1966, therefore, Vikram Sarabhai, then director of the Indian National Committee for Space Research invited one of his former PhD students at Physical Research Laboratories Ahmedabad, who had been researching solar cosmic-ray phenomena while …

Children’s Day 2022: Kolkata’s Shlok Mukherjee Emerges As India Winner Of Doodle For Google
2 years, 2 months ago

Children’s Day 2022: Kolkata’s Shlok Mukherjee Emerges As India Winner Of Doodle For Google

ABP News  

New Delhi: Shlok Mukherjee from Kolkata emerged as the winner of the 2022 'Doodle for Google' competition in India. Sharing his thoughts about the doodle, Shlok, who is a student of Delhi Public School in NewTown, Kolkata said, “In the next 25 years, my India will have scientists develop their own eco-friendly robot for humanity’s betterment. India will develop more …

India's satellite man: Everything you need to know about Udupi Ramachandra Rao
3 years, 10 months ago

India's satellite man: Everything you need to know about Udupi Ramachandra Rao

Firstpost  

Today is the 89th birth anniversary of Udupi Ramachandra Rao, who is also known as ‘India’s Satellite Man’ or the ‘Father of Indian Satellite Program’. Positions held Domestic 1984 - 1994 Chairman, Space Commission/Secretary, Department of Space, Government of India & Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation, Bangalore 1981 - 2001 Member, Space Commission, Government of India 1997 - 2000 Chairman, …

Google Doodle observes Udupi Ramachandra Rao’s birth anniversary
3 years, 10 months ago

Google Doodle observes Udupi Ramachandra Rao’s birth anniversary

Live Mint  

On his 89th birth anniversary, Google shared a doodle in honour of Udupi Ramachandra Rao, former Indian Space Research Organisation chairman and fondly known as 'India's Satellite Man'. Born in a remote village of Karnataka on this day in 1932, Prof Rao began his career as a cosmic-ray physicist and protege of Dr Vikram Sarabhai, a scientist widely regarded as …

Google Doodle celebrates birth anniversary of India’s Satellite Man U.R. Rao
3 years, 10 months ago

Google Doodle celebrates birth anniversary of India’s Satellite Man U.R. Rao

The Hindu  

Google Doodle today celebrates the 89th birthday of Indian professor and scientist Udupi Ramachandra Rao, under whose guidance, the first Indian satellite 'Aryabhata' was launched in 1975. He boosted the development of rocket technology leading to the successful launch of the Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle and the operational Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. Prof. Rao also initiated the development of the …

Udupi Ramachandra Rao Birth Anniversary: The Man Behind India’s First Satellite ‘Aryabhata’
3 years, 10 months ago

Udupi Ramachandra Rao Birth Anniversary: The Man Behind India’s First Satellite ‘Aryabhata’

News 18  

Udupi Ramachandra Rao, remembered by many as ‘India's Satellite Man’ was an internationally renowned space scientist who made immense contributions to the development of space technology in India. Rao returned to the homeland in 1966 and initiated a large-scale high-energy astronomy program at the Physical Research Laboratory before spearheading India’s satellite program in 1972. He is credited with establishing the …

Udupi Ramachandra Rao's 89th Birth Anniversary: Google Doodle Honours India's 'Satellite Man'
3 years, 10 months ago

Udupi Ramachandra Rao's 89th Birth Anniversary: Google Doodle Honours India's 'Satellite Man'

News 18  

Google Doodle on Wednesday celebrated the 89th birthday of the renowned Indian professor and scientist, Udupi Ramachandra Rao, with an endearing illustration. Rao is remembered as India’s ‘Satellite Man.” Born in a remote village of Karnataka on this day in 1932, Prof. Rao began his career as a cosmic-ray physicist and protégé of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, a scientist widely regarded …

Google Doodle honours Vikram Sarabhai, Father of India's Space Programme, on 100th birth anniversary
5 years, 5 months ago

Google Doodle honours Vikram Sarabhai, Father of India's Space Programme, on 100th birth anniversary

India Today  

Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the 100th birthday of the award-winning Indian physicist, industrialist and innovator Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai. Remembered as the Father of India’s Space Programme, Vikram Sarabhai was born in Ahmedabad on this day in 1919. He also established the Indian National Committee for Space Research in 1962, which was later renamed as the Indian Space Research Organisation. He …

Google Doodle celebrates Vikram Sarabhai’s 100th birthday
5 years, 5 months ago

Google Doodle celebrates Vikram Sarabhai’s 100th birthday

Hindustan Times  

As Chandrayaan-2 cruises to reach the moon by August 20 and drop a lander called Vikram on the Earth’s sole satellite on September 7, Google on Monday celebrated the 100th birthday of Dr Vikram Sarabhai - father of the Indian space programme “with a Doodle”. Google on Monday celebrated the 100th birthday of Dr Vikram Sarabhai - father of the …

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