| Born : | 15 October 1931
Rameswaram, Ramanathapuram district,Tamil Nadu) |  |
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| Died : | 27 July 2015 (aged 83)
Shillong, Meghalaya, India |
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| Education : |
St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli (BEng),
Madras Institute of Technology (MEng) |
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| Known for : | Aerospace Scientist, Author and President of India |
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| Fields : | Aerospace |
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| Awards : | Padma Bhushan (1981), Padma Vibhushan (1990), Bharat Ratna (1997) etc |
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