The Aryabhata Award or Aryabhatta Award is an annual award, presented to individuals with notable lifetime contributions in the field of astronautics and aerospace technology in India.[1][2]
| Aryabhata Award | |
|---|---|
| Individual award for notable contributions to astronautics | |
| Sponsored by | Astronautical Society of India, Minister of State (Prime Minister's Office) |
| Reward(s) | ₹1 lakh (equivalent to ₹1.3 lakh or US$1,700 in 2023) and an award citation |
It was instituted by the Astronautical Society of India (ASI) (established 1990),[3][4][5] an International Astronautical Federation member since 1958. The award is usually presented by the Minister of State of the Prime Minister's Office, and consists of a citation and ₹1 lakh (₹100,000).
History edit
The award is named after the fifth century Indian astronomer and mathematician Aryabhata,[6] and in commemoration of the first Indian satellite Aryabhata (launched 19 April 1975).
Award winners edit
- P. D. Bhavsar (1999)[7]
- R.P. Shenoy (2000)[7]
- Roddam Narasimha (2004)[8]
- P.S. Goel (2005)[9]
- Pramod Kale (2006)[10]
- A. E. Muthunayagam (2010)[11]
- V. K. Saraswat (2011)[11]
- Ranganath R. Navalgund (2012)[12]
- Avinash Chander (2016)[13]
See also edit
References edit
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- ^ "DRDO Chief gets prestigious Aryabhatta award". Zee News. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Astronautical Society of India". iafastro.org. Archived from the original on 2018-02-26.
- ^ "'Health Monitoring and Fault Detection In Aerospace Systems' (HMFD-2015)". vssc.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2018-03-18.
- ^ "This Day in History (22-Oct-2008) – India's first unmanned lunar mission, Chandrayaan-1, was launched". mukundsathe.com - This Day in History. Archived from the original on 2018-06-09.
- ^ "10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About India's First Satellite And The Man It Was Named After". thebetterindia.com. 1 May 2015. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Bhavsar, Shenoy bag Aryabhatta Award". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 2018-06-09.
- ^ "Prof Roddam Narasimha gets Aryabhatta Award". Hindustan Times. 5 August 2006. Archived from the original on 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Dr PS Goel bags Aryabhata Award". Hindustan Times. 11 May 2007. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017.
- ^ "Pramod Kale gets Aryabhatta award". oneindia.com. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Astronautical Society's Aryabhatta award for Muthunayagam, Saraswat". thehindu.com. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Navalgund, Avinash Chander bag Aryabhata award". business-standard.com. 23 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016.
- ^ "Avinash Chander receives Aryabhata award". thehindu.com. 26 February 2016. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018.
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