Biography of Vikram Sarabhai complete biography for Class 10, Class 12, and Graduation and other classes.
| Full Name | Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai |
| Born | 12 August 1919, Ahmedabad, Bombay |
| Died On | 30 December 1971 (aged 52) |
| Known for | Indian space program Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad |
| Children | Mallika Sarabhai (daughter) |
| Spouse | Mrinalini Sarabhai |
If there was any scientist, who could be credited with launching India into the space age, it is Vikram Sarabhai, who made a valuable contribution in this regard. His services to the country and science will always be remembered. He took Indian science to greater heights and was a top scientist. A grateful nation named the space center after him to commemorate his services to the country.
Sarabhai returned to India in 1939 from England after completing his education. He had mostly done research on changes in cosmic rays and atomic energy and was awarded a Ph.D. by the University of Cambridge for his research. He established a laboratory in Ahmedabad for research, in Physics. He also became the chairman of Atomic Energy Commission 1 and was mainly instrumental in the establishment and development of the Atomic Energy Centre at Thumba (Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala) in 1971. He was always busy with research on space and contributed a lot to the development of medical science and aviation technology. It was because of his persistent efforts that India could launch its first space satellite Aryabhatt’.
Vikram Sarabhai was born in Ahmedabad on August 12, 1919, in a prosperous family of industrialists. By nature, he was industrious and science and mathematics were his favorite subjects. He played the same role in the space program as Dr. Homi S. Bhabha had done earlier for atomic energy. He presided over the 14th session of the International Atomic Energy Commission and was awarded by India, `Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize’ in 1962. He was conferred ‘Padma Shri’ in 1966 and was posthumously awarded ‘Padma Vibushan’ in 1972. He advocated the use of science for peace internationally and died of cardiac failure on December 30, 1971, in Thiruvananthapuram, where he had gone to inspect the Thumba Rocket Launching Station.
