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Sivan Kailasavadivu (born 14 April 1957) is an Indian aerospace engineer who served as the Secretary of the Department of Space and Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) and Space Commission.
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K. Sivan was born on Sunday, 14 April 1957 (age: 66 years, as of 2023) in Mela Sarakkalvilai, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India. Since childhood, he was very brilliant at studies. His family was very poor. His father, Kailasavadivoonadar was a paddy and mango farmer. In childhood, Sivan had helped his father in agriculture and used to sell mangoes in ...
Sivan was born to Kailasavadivoonadar (Farmer) and Chellamall. He has two sisters and one brother. He got married to Malathi Sivan who is a homemaker. The couple has two sons; Sushanth (Engineer) and Siddharth.
He passed Bachelor of Science from South Travancore Hindu College, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India. He got 100% marks in mathematics in BSc. Thereafter, he got enrolled at the Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) and received a bachelor degree in Engineering in 1980. He completed his masters in Aerospace Engineering from the Indian Institute of Scienc...
Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Research Award (1999)ISRO Merit Award (2007)Dr. Biren Roy Space Science and/or Design Award (2011)Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) Alumni Association (2013)Doctor of Science from Satyabhama University, Chennai (2014)Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2018)In his childhood, his family was so poor that his siblings could not receive higher education.According to his uncle, A Shunmugavel, Sivan was very hard-working and serious about the studies. He had never received any tuition.He is the first graduate from his family as well as his village.Sivan (Extreme Left) with his friendHis father came to know about his talent when he got 100% marks in mathematics in BSc. His father sold some part of his land and borrowed some money from others to get Sivan enrolled at the Madras...Before being enrolled at MIT, Sivan used to wear ‘dhoti/lungi’ in college. At MIT, he wore pants for the first time.He has earned a nickname, ‘Rocket Man‘ for developing cryogenic engines for India’s space programs. He also helped in enabling rockets to be launched under different weather and wind conditions.Siv...Dr. K. Sivan served as the Secretary, Department of Space, Chairman, Space Commission and Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from January 2018 to January 2022. Dr. K Sivan joined ISRO in 1982 and was inducted into PSLV Project.
Sep 6, 2023 · New Delhi: Dr K Sivan, also known as Kailasavadivoo Sivan, is a successful Indian space scientist and administrator who has made noteworthy advancements in the field of space technology...
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Jan 17, 2022 · K Sivan had joined ISRO in 1982 as a junior space scientist. K Sivan not only contributed to the field of space technology but also medical science. Image: HT File. After having a glorious career...
Dr. K. Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)/ Secretary, Department of Space (DOS) participated in the meeting of Space Agency Leaders of G20 nations on September 20, 2021. Italian Space Agency (ASI) has organized this event with the theme of “Space for People, Planet and Prosperity”.
Sivan was the chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the time of the Chandrayaan-2 mission, launched in 2019.
