India's Mars Mission: The Brains Behind Mangalyaan


BANGALORE: With India basking under the glory of reaching the moon in its first attempt, the world is showering praises to the Indian scientists. ISRO team proved its worth to the world with this great accomplishment.

With grand compliments, we proudly salute the whole team of ISRO who worked tirelessly to make this event a proud moment of India. As compiled by Business Standard, let us have a look at the masterminds behind the success of MOM.

K Radhakrishnan:

Chairman of ISRO, Dr. K. Radhakrishnan; the current Chairman of Space Commission, Secretary, Department of Space, Government of India and is a technocrat par excellence.

He is dynamic and result-oriented Manager with very fine personal and inter-personal qualities with a strategic vision and is an able Administrator with a positive attitude. K Radhakrishnan is an inspiring Leader who is credited with nurturing leadership skills in the younger generation.

He has had a distinguished career adorned with accomplishments that spans beyond 40 years in space technology, applications and space programme management. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2014.

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