Top honour for former DRDO chief Dr Avinash Chander

The Aryabhata Award is presented annually to an individual for outstanding lifetime contribution to the promotion of astronautics in India

Dr Avinash Chander, former scientific advisor to the defence minister and ex-DRDO chief, today received the prestigious Astronautical Society of India's Aryabhata Award.

He received the award from Dr R Chidambaram, principal scientific advisor to government of India, and Dr A S Kiran Kumar, chairman ISRO, at ASI-ISRO Awards function held at Space Applications Centre in Ahmedabad.

The Aryabhata Award, named after the fifth century Indian astronomer and mathematician and also in commemoration of the first Indian satellite, Aryabhata, is presented annually to an individual for outstanding lifetime contribution to the promotion of astronautics in India.

The award consists of a citation and Rs 1 lakh in cash.

 

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