Today is the death anniversary of the great scientist Dr Vikram Sarabhai, who played an important role in starting the space program of the country after independence. He said that if we contribute meaningfully in the creation of the nation, then by developing advanced technology, we can find solutions to the problems of man and society. Vikram Sarabhai's full name was Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai and he was born on 12 August 1919 in Ahmedabad. He belonged to the popular Sarabhai family. This family contributed to the Indian independence movement.
Vikram Sarabhai first established the Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) in Ahmedabad in 1947 after studying from Cambridge. For this, he persuaded his family and friends to establish a research institute. As a result, PRL came into existence. He was only 28 years old. He then contributed to the establishment of several institutes one after the other.
He was also the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. He established the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad with the help of other businessmen from Ahmedabad. Thereafter played an important role in the establishment of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The result of his discussion with NASA in 1966 was that the satellite instructional television experiment (site) was introduced during 1975–76. The result of his efforts was that in 1975, the country's first satellite Aryabhata was introduced. He was awarded the Bhatnagar Award for Peace in 1962. In 1966, he was honoured with Padam Bhushan and in 1972 he was awarded Padma Vibhushan (posthumously). He died in 1971 at the age of 52.
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