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Dec 30, 2008 · Dr Vikram Sarabhai died in a room of his favourite resort on Kovalam beach after he had witnessed firing of a Russian rocket and inaugurated Thumba railway station.
Within an hour into the conversation, Sarabhai died of cardiac arrest at the age of 52 in Trivandrum (now Thiruvananthapuram ). His body was cremated in Ahmedabad . Distinguished positions [ edit] President of the Physics section, Indian Science Congress (1962) President of the General Conference of the I.A.E.A., Vienna (1970)
May 6, 2024 · Vikram Sarabhai (born August 12, 1919, Ahmadabad, India—died December 30, 1971, Kovalam) was an Indian physicist and industrialist who initiated space research and helped develop nuclear power in India.
Dec 30, 2021 · Dr Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai died on December 30, 1971. It was the same day when he was supposed to review the SLV design before his departure for Bombay. Before his death, he had also spoken to the then President of India, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, on the telephone.
Dec 31, 1971 · NEW DELHI, Dec. 30—Vik ram A. Sarabhai, chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commis sion, who had an international reputation in cosmic ray and space research, died in his sleep this morning at...
Aug 18, 2021 · Lal Bahadur Shastri, who had succeeded Nehru as the prime minister in 1964, died under mysterious circumstances on January 11, soon after signing a peace treaty with Ayub Khan of Pakistan, in...
Dec 30, 2022 · December 30 marks the 51st death anniversary of the physicist, who envisioned India's rise into space and the need to go beyond the borders of our planet, even as the country was struggling to put three meals on the table.
Aug 27, 2023 · Vikram Sarabhai died young, at the age of 52 in December 1971. He was succeeded by brilliant and capable leaders, but he also left behind a vision which continued to shape the programme long after his death.
Oct 27, 2017 · On December 30, 1971, Vikram Sarabhai, the father of India’s space programme, was found dead in a hotel room at the Halcyon Castle in Kovalam.
Jul 18, 2022 · Not only a renowned scientist, Sarabhai was an industrialist, an institution builder, a social reformer and visionary whose fierce commitment to Indian independence fuelled his work to sky-rocket India into the 20th century. From India to England, the stars and beyond, here’s the story of Vikram Sarabhai.
