G. Madhavan Nair

Nair (''right'') with [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]], 2002 G. Madhavan Nair (born 31 October 1943) is an Indian space scientist and a former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, and Secretary to the Department of Space, Government of India. His tenure saw commencement of Indian Human Spaceflight Programme and launch of extraterrestrial exploration mission Chandrayaan-I.

He was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology Patna until he stepped down due to his involvement in a controversial deal relating to sale of radio spectrum bandwidth involving Antrix. He was subsequently barred from holding any private position.

Nair was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour, on 26 January 2009. Provided by Wikipedia
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