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Sivan is the son of a mango farmer and studied in a Tamil medium Government school in Mela Sarakkalvilai Village and later in Vallankumaranvilai, in Kanyakumari district. He is the first graduate from his family. [6] Later Sivan graduated with a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering from Madras Institute of Technology in 1980.
Sep 6, 2023 · In a small village called Mela Sarakkalvilai in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India, Dr K Sivan has now become a crucial figure in India’s space program rising from humble...
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Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India School He studied in a Tamil-medium school in Mela Sarakkalvilai and Vallankumaranvilai village in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India
- 14 April 1957 (Sunday)
- Rocket Man
- Kailasavadivoo Sivan
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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...Aug 31, 2023 · Born on April 14, 1957, in Mela Sarakkalvilai, a village in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, India, he emerged from humble beginnings to become a pivotal figure in India’s space program. K. Sivan Early Life and Education
- 14 April 1957
- Rocket Man
- Kailasavadivoo Sivan
Sep 11, 2019 · Sivan studied in a Tamil medium Government school in Mela Sarakkalvilai Village and later in Vallankumaranvilai in Kanyakumari district. He is the first graduate from his family.
Jul 23, 2019 · Meet K Sivan, the humble son of a farmer who studied in local government schools in Tamil medium at Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu and now heads the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
