 Vikram Sarabhai (1919-1971)Indian Physicist and Industrialist. He initiated space research and helped develop nuclear power in India. The range and breadth of Sarabhai’s interests were remarkable. Sarabhai founded the Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s Research Association in 1947 and looked after its affairs until 1956. Realizing the need for professional management education in India, Sarabhai was instrumental in setting up the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmadabad in 1962. He established the Indian National Committee for Space Research in 1962, which was later renamed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
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