Udupi Ramachandra Rao

Born| (1932-03-10)10 March 1932

Adamaru, South Canara district, Madras Presidency, British India
(present-day Adamaru, Udupi district, Karnataka, India)

Died| 24 July 2017(2017-07-24) (aged 85)

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Alma mater|

* Madras University (BSc)
* Banaras Hindu University (MSc)
* Gujarat University (PhD)

Known for| Indian Space Program
Spouse(s)| Yashoda Rao
Awards|

* Padma Bhushan (1976)
* Padma Vibhushan (2017)

Scientific career
Fields| Space science and Satellite Technology
Institutions|

* Indian Space Research Organisation
* Physical Research Laboratory
* Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, Bengaluru

Doctoral advisor| Vikram Sarabhai

Udupi Ramachandra Rao

4th Chairman of ISRO
In office
1984 (1984) – 1994 (1994)
Preceded by| Satish Dhawan
Succeeded by| Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan

Udupi Ramachandra Rao (10 March 1932 – 24 July 2017) was an Indian space scientist and former chairman of ISRO.[1] He was also the Chairman of the Governing Council of the Physical Research Laboratory at Ahmedabad and Nehru Planetarium at Bengaluru and chancellor of the Indian Institute for Space Science and Technology (IIST) at Thiruvananthapuram.[2] He is known as "The Satellite Man of India". He pioneered India's first satellite launch Aryabhata in 1975.

Rao was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 1976, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2017.[3] He was inducted into the Satellite Hall of Fame, Washington, on 19 March 2013 at a ceremony organised by the Society of Satellite Professionals International. With this he became the first Indian to be inducted.[4][5] He was also to be inducted in International Astronautics Federation (IAF) on 15 May 2016. He was again the first Indian to achieve such a feat.[6]

## Contents

* 1 Early life
* 2 Education
* 3 Career
* 4 As Chairman of ISRO
* 5 Additional responsibilities
* 6 Awards
* 7 Honours
* 8 Legacy
* 9 Fellowships / Memberships
* 10 Professional Activities in International Arena
* 11 Books authored
* 12 References
* 13 External links

## Early life

U. R. Rao was born into a Madhwa Brahmin Hindu family at Adamaru in the state of Karnataka.[7] His parents were Lakshminarayana Acharya and Krishnaveni Amma. He had his primary education at Adamaru. He completed his secondary education from Christian High School, Udupi. He completed his B.Sc. from Government Arts and Science College (now in Andhra Pradesh), M.Sc. from Banaras Hindu University and Ph.D. at Physical Research Laboratory Ahemdabad under the guidance of Vikram Sarabhai.[8]

## Education

* Ph.D. – Gujarat University, 1960
* M.Sc. – Banaras Hindu University, 1954
* B.Sc. – Madras University, 1952[9]

After working as a post doctoral associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Assistant Professor at University of Texas at Dallas where he carried out investigations as a prime experimenter on a number of Pioneer and Explorer spacecraft,[10] Rao returned to India in 1966 as a professor at the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad.[10][8]

## Career

Rao started his career as a cosmic ray scientist and worked under Vikram Sarabhai, which he continued at MIT. In association with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory group, he was the first to establish the continuous nature of the solar wind and its effect on geomagnetism using Mariner 2 observations. Rao's experiments on a number of Pioneer and Explorer spacecraft led to a complete understanding of the solar cosmic-ray phenomena and the electromagnetic state of the interplanetary space. Convinced of the imperative need to use space technology for rapid development, Rao undertook the responsibility for the establishment of satellite technology in India in 1972.[11] Under his guidance, beginning with the first Indian satellite "Aryabhata" in 1975, over 18 satellites including Bhaskara, APPLE, Rohini, INSAT-1 and INSAT-2 series of multipurpose satellites and the IRS-1A and IRS-1B remote sensing satellites were designed, fabricated and launched for providing communication, remote sensing, and meteorological services.

## As Chairman of ISRO

After taking charge as Chairman, Space Commission and Secretary, Department of Space in 1985, Rao accelerated the development of rocket technology [12] resulting in the successful launch of the Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV) rocket in 1992. He was also responsible for the development of the operational the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), which successfully launched an 850 kg. satellite into a polar orbit in 1995. Rao initiated the development of the geostationary launch vehicle, the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), and the development of cryogenic technology in 1991. He was responsible for successful launch of INSAT satellites during his stint at ISRO. The launch of INSAT satellites gave a thrust to communications in India, during the 1980s and 1990s. The successful launch of INSAT provided telecommunication links to remote corners of India. During these decades fixed telephone (called as landline) expanded throughout country due to availability of satellite links at different places in the ground. People could talk easily from anywhere by use of STD (Subscriber Trunk Dialing) instead of waiting for hours to get the connection. This development played a key role in future for India to develop as an Information Technology hub. He was the first Chairman of Antrix Corporation. He received the Padma Bhushan in 1976. He was the first Indian space scientist to be allowed into the prestigious Satellite Hall of Fame in Washington DC, USA in recent past on 19 March 2013.

## Additional responsibilities

Rao was an elected Fellow of many academies such as Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications Engineers, International Academy of Astronautics and Third World Academy of Sciences. Rao was conferred Fellowship of the World Academy of Arts & Sciences. He was the General President of the Indian Science Congress Association for 1995-96. Rao was the Vice President of International Astronautical Federation (IAF) during 1984 to 1992 and continued to be the Chairman of the Committee for Liaison with Developing Countries (CLIODN) since 1986. Rao was elected as the Chairman of United Nations - Committee On Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN-COPUOS) in June 1997 and also Chairman of UNISPACE-III Conference. He was elected as the Chairman of the 30th International Antarctic Treaty Consultative Committee Meeting at Delhi in April 2007.

He was the Co-Chairman of the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa.[13] He was the first chairman of Prasar Bharati.[14] Rao was the Fourth President of the Governing Body of the Centre for Space Physics in 2007. While the President, he changed its name to Indian Centre for Space Physics in recognition of its national importance.[15]

Other positions held by Rao in India include:

* Chairman, Karnataka Science and Technology Academy
* Chairman, Bangalore Association of Science Education-JNP
* Chancellor, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow
* Member, Central Board of Directors, Reserve Bank of India
* Additional Director, Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Ltd., Bangalore
* Chairman, Governing Council of Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune

## Awards

He was the recipient of various national and international awards, including:[16][17]

National Awards
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Vibhushan Award to Prof. Udupi Ramachandra Rao, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on 30 March 2017

* 1975 Karnataka Rajyotsava Award
* 1975 Hari Om Vikram Sarabhai Award
* 1975 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in the Space science & technology field[18]
* 1976 Padma Bhushan[19]
* 1980 National Design Award
* 1980 Vasvik Research Award in the Electronic Sciences & Technology field[20]
* 1983 Karnataka Rajyotsava Award
* 1987 PC Mahalnobis Medal
* 1993 Om Prakash Bhasin Award in the Energy & Aerospace field[21]
* 1993 Meghnad Saha Medal
* 1994 P.C. Chandra Puraskar Award
* 1994 Electronics Man of the Year Award by ELCINA[22]
* 1995 Zaheer Hussain Memorial Award
* 1995 Aryabhata Award
* 1995 Jawaharhal Nehru Award
* 1996 SK Mitra Birth Centenary Gold Medal
* 1997 Yudhvir Foundation Award[23]
* 1997 Rabindranath Tagore Award of Viswa Bharati University
* 1999 Gujar Mal Modi Award for Science & Technology[24]
* 2001 Nadoja Award from Kannada University, Hampi
* 2001 Life Time Contribution Award in Engineering of INAE[25]
* 2002 Sir M. Visvesvaraya Memorial Award
* 2003 Press Bureau of India Award
* 2004 Star of India Award from Vishwabharathy Foundation, Hyderabad
* 2004 Special Award 2004, Karnataka Media Academy[14]
* 2005 Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi Outstanding Leadership Award[26]
* 2007 Life Time Achievement Award of Indian Space Research Organisation
* 2007 Distinguished Scientist Gold Medal of the Karnataka Science & Technology Academy.
* 2007 Vishwamanava Award by Vishwamanava Samsthe[27]
* 2007 A.V. Rama Rao Technology Award[28]
* 2008 Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Award for 2007-2008 from ISCA
* 2017 Padma Vibhushan[19]

International Awards

* 1973 Group Achievement Award by NASA, USA
* 1975 Medal of Honour by Academy of Sciences, USSR
* 1991 Yuri Gagarin Medal of USSR[29]
* 1992 Allan D Emil Award on International Cooperation
* 1994 Frank J Malina Award (International Astronautical Federation)[29]
* 1996 Vikram Sarabhai Medal of COSPAR[29]
* 1997 Outstanding Book Award of the International Academy of Astronautics for the Book Space Technology for Sustainable Development
* 2000 Eduard Dolezal Award of ISPRS
* 2004 Space News magazine named him as one of the Top 10 International personalities who have made a substantial difference in civil, commerce and military space in the world since 1989[30]
* 2005 Theodore Von Karman Award which is the highest Award of the International Academy of Astronautics.
* 2013 Inducted into Satellite Hall of Fame by Society of Satellite Professionals International' [4][5][6]
* 2016 Inducted into Hall of Fame by International Astronautical Federation
* 2017 Asian Scientist 100, Asian Scientist[31]

## Honours

People's President and distinguished scientist Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam had an effective association with Prof. U. R. Rao. While Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam was President, he presented the Life Time Achievement Award constituted by ISRO and Astronautical Society of India (ASI) to Prof. Rao for his outstanding contribution to the organization. D. Litt. (Hon. Causa) from Kannada University, Hampi

D.Sc (Hons. Causa) from the Universities of:

* 1976 Mysore
* 1976 Rahuri
* 1981 Calcutta
* 1984 Mangalore
* 1992 University of Bologna (Italy)
* 1992 Banaras
* 1992 Udaipur
* 1993 Tirupati (SV)
* 1994 Hyderabad (JN)
* 1994 Madras (Anna University)
* 1994 Roorkee University
* 1995 Punjabi University, Patiala
* 1997 Shri Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur
* 1999 Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
* 2001 D.Litt. (Hons. Causa) from Kannada University, Hampi
* 2002 Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut
* 2005 UP Technical University, Lucknow
* 2006 Viswesvaraiah Technical University, Belgaum
* 2007 Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi

## Legacy

On March 10, 2021, a Google Doodle was made in honor of his 89th birthday.[32]

## Fellowships / Memberships

* Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences
* Fellow of the Indian National Science Academy
* Fellow of National Science Academy
* Fellow of Third World Academy of Sciences
* Fellow of the International Academy of Astronautics
* Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering
* Fellow of the Astronautical Society of India
* Hon. Fellow of the Aeronautical Society
* Distinguished Fellow Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers
* Hon. Fellow of Indian National Cartographic Association
* Fellow of Broadcasting and Engineering Society of India
* Hon. Fellow Aero Medical Society of India
* Distinguished Fellow of Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad
* Fellow of World Academy of Arts & Sciences, USA.
* Fellow of International Aeronautical Federation (IAF) proposed.

## Professional Activities in International Arena

* 1986-1992 Vice President, International Astronautical Federation
* 1988 to ???? President, Committee for Liaison with Developing Nations (CLODIN) of IAF
* 1997-2000 Chairman, UN-COPUOS (United Nations - Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space)
* 1999 President, UNISPACE-III Conference
* 2007 Chairman, 30th International Antarctic Treaty Consultative Committee Meeting

Other roles

* President of UNISPACE III Conference, Vienna, in 1979
* Led Indian Delegation in COPUOS and S&T Sub Committee of COPUOS from 1980 to 1994, UNISPACE-II in 1982 and President UNISPACE-III in 2000.
* Chairman of the UN Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (1996–1999)

## Books authored

* U. R. Rao, K. Kasturirangan, K. R. Sridhara Murthi. and Surendra Pal (Editors), "Perspectives in Communications", World Scientific (1987). ISBN 978-9971-978-76-1
* U. R. Rao, "Space and Agenda 21 - Caring for Planet Earth", Prism Books Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore (1995).
* U. R. Rao, "Space Technology for Sustainable Development", Tata McGraw-Hill Pub., New Delhi (1996)

## References

1. ↑ "The Hindu : DD to improve quality of programmes". http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/03/17/stories/2002031703000400.htm.
2. ↑ "Indian space pioneer Udupi Ramachandra Rao passes away". The Hindu. 2017-07-24. http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/indian-space-pioneer-udupi-ramachandra-rao-passes-away/article19340621.ece.
3. ↑ "List of Padma awardees 2017". The Hindu. 2017-01-25. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/List-of-Padma-awardees-2017/article17092476.ece.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "U.R. Rao inducted into Satellite Hall of Fame". The Hindu. 29 March 2013. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/ur-rao-inducted-into-satellite-hall-of-fame/article4560537.ece.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "SSPI Announces the 2013 Satellite Hall of Fame Inductees". Society of Satellite Professionals International. http://www.sspi.org/news/115898/SSPI-Announces-the-2013-Satellite-Hall-of-Fame-Inductees.htm.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Prof U R Rao inducted into the Satellite Hall of Fame, Washington" (Press release). isro.org. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
7. ↑ Pulakkat, Hari (30 April 2021) (in en). SPACE. LIFE. MATTER.: The Coming of Age of Indian Science. Hachette India. ISBN 978-93-89253-80-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=UuYrEAAAQBAJ&dq=Udupi+Ramachandra+Rao+brahmin&pg=PT93.
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Prof. U. R. Rao was married to Mrs. Yashoda Rao. "India's Pioneer Space Scientist – Professor Udupi Ramachandra Rao". karnataka.com. 2011-11-17. http://www.karnataka.com/personalities/ur-rao/.
9. ↑ "Prof. Udupi Ramachandra Rao - Biodata". ISRO. http://www.isro.org/Ourchairman/former/urrao_biodata.aspx.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Prof. Udupi Ramachandra Rao (1984-1994) - ISRO". https://www.isro.gov.in/about-isro/prof-udupi-ramachandra-rao-1984-1994.
11. ↑ "Indian Fellow". Indian National Science Academy. http://insaindia.org/detail.php?id=N79-0649.
12. ↑ "Welcome to ISRO :: Former Chairman :: Prof. Udupi Ramachandra Rao - Introduction". http://www.isro.org/Ourchairman/former/urrao_introduction.aspx.
13. ↑ "Morale of space scientists hit, says U.R. Rao". The Hindu (Bangalore, India). 28 January 2012. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2840230.ece.
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Space scientist gets Media Academy award". The Times of India (Bangalore, India). 27 November 2004. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2004-11-27/bangalore/27170163_1_award-media-academy-kannada-prabha.
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16. ↑ "Prof. Udupi Ramachandra Rao - Awards Honours". ISRO. http://www.isro.org/Ourchairman/former/urrao_awardshonours.aspx.
17. ↑ "PANDIT GOVIND BALLABH PANT MEMORIAL LECTURE - IV". Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development. http://gbpihed.nic.in/MemorialLecture/4-Lecture.pdf.
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21. ↑ "SHRI OM PRAKASH BHASIN AWARDS". Om Prakash Bhasin Foundation. http://www.opbfawards.com/engineering.html.
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24. ↑ "Gujar Mal Modi Award for Science & Technology". International Institute of Fine Arts. http://www.iifaindia.org/award_gmma.html.
25. ↑ "LIFE TIME CONTRIBUTION AWARD IN ENGINEERING". Indian National Academy of Engineering. http://www.inae.in/life_time.html.
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32. ↑ "Prof. Udupi Ramachandra Rao's 89th Birthday". 10 March 2021. https://doodles.google/doodle/prof-udupi-ramachandra-raos-89th-birthday/.

## External links

* Interview with Astrotalkuk.org "ISRO the Early Years" August 2013
* Prof. Udupi Ramachandra Rao (1984-1994)

Government offices

Preceded by
Satish Dhawan |  ISRO Chairman
1984 - 1994  | Succeeded by
K Kasturirangan

* v
* t
* e

Indian space program

* Department of Space (DoS)

Organisations|

* Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
* Antrix Corporation
* Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)
* Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS)
* Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems (LEOS)
* National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL)
* New Space India Limited
* Physical Research Laboratory (PRL)
* Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU)
* Integrated Space Cell
* Defence Space Agency

Programmes|

* Bhaskara
* GAGAN
* GSAT
* INSAT
* IRNSS
* IRS
* Cartosat
* RISAT
* Rohini
* SROSS
* Chandrayaan
* Human Spaceflight Programme

Satellites|

* APPLE
* Aryabhata
* HAMSAT
* IMS-1
* Megha-Tropiques
* NISAR
* SARAL
* South Asia Satellite
* SRE
* SRE II
* Kalpana-1
* CARE

Space observatories|

* Astrosat
* Aditya-L1 (planned)
* AstroSat-2 (planned)

Lunar and
planetary spacecraft|

* Chandrayaan-1
* Chandrayaan-2
* Chandrayaan-3 (planned, 2021)
* Lunar Polar Exploration Mission (proposed)
* Mars Orbiter Mission
* Mars Orbiter Mission 2 (proposed)
* Shukrayaan-1 (proposed)

Crewed spacecraft|

* Gaganyaan (Under development)

Rockets|

* Engines
* CE-7.5
* CE-20
* Vikas
* Orbital
* SLV
* ASLV
* PSLV
* GSLV
* Mk I
* Mk II
* Mk III
* Suborbital
* Rohini
* ATV
* Concepts
* ULV
* Under development
* RLV Technology Demonstration Programme
* RLV-TD
* HEX
* SSLV
* SCE-200

Facilities|

* Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN)
* ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC)
* ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC)
* Master Control Facility (MCF)
* Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC)
* Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS)
* ISRO Satellite Integration and Testing Establishment (ISITE)
* Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC)
* Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC)
* ISRO Propulsion Complex
* Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC)

Related|

* SAGA-220 (supercomputer)
* RESPOND

* List of Indian satellites
* List of Satish Dhawan Space Centre launches
* List of ISRO missions

* v
* t
* e

Recipients of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in Engineering Science

1960s|

* Homi Sethna (1960)
* Man Mohan Suri (1962)
* P. Brahm (1963)
* Bal Raj Nijhawan (1964)
* A. S. Rao (1965)
* Jai Krishna (1966)
* T. R. Anantharaman (1967)
* K. R. Chakravorty (1968)

1970s|

* A. Bhattacharyya (1971)
* Govind Swarup (1972)
* Rajindar Pal Wadhwa (1972)
* Man Mohan Sharma (1973)
* Roddam Narasimha (1974)
* Mangalore Anantha Pai (1974)
* Udipi Ramachandra Rao (1975)
* Kasturi Lal Chopra (1975)
* Rajinder Kumar (1976)
* Vaidyeswaran Rajaraman (1976)
* Sekharipuram Narayaniyer Seshadri (1978)
* Digvijai Singh (1978)
* Palle Rama Rao (1979)

1980s|

* V. S. R. Arunachalam (1980)
* S. C. Dutta Roy (1981)
* R. A. Mashelkar (1982)
* K. Kasturirangan (1983)
* S. S. Sukhatme (1983)
* D. D. Bhawalkar (1984)
* Paul Ratnasamy (1984)
* P. R. Rao (1985)
* Manohar Lal Munjal (1986)
* Shrikant Lele (1987)
* B. D. Kulkarni (1988)
* Surendra Prasad (1988)
* Srikumar Banerjee (1989)
* G. V. Rao (1989)

1990s|

* S. K. Pal (1990)
* Gangan Pratap (1990)
* J. B. Joshi (1991)
* Vivek Borkar (1992)
* Dipankar Banerjee (1993)
* S. K. Bhatia (1993)
* G. Sundarrajan (1994)
* Kamanio Chattopadhyay (1995)
* Devang Vipin Khakhar (1997)
* Ashok Jhunjhunwala (1998)
* Anurag Sharma (1998)

2000s|

* Ashutosh Sharma (2002)
* Atul Chokshi (2003)
* Soumitro Banerjee (2003)
* Subhasis Chaudhuri (2004)
* Vivek Ranade (2004)
* V. Ramgopal Rao (2005)
* Kalyanmoy Deb (2005)
* Ashish Kishore Lele (2006)
* Sanjay Mittal (2006)
* Rama Govindarajan (2007)
* Budharaju Srinivasa Murty (2007)
* Ranjan Kumar Mallik (2008)
* Giridhar Madras (2009)
* Jayant Haritsa (2009)

2010s|

* G. K. Ananthasuresh (2010)
* Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay (2010)
* Sirshendu De (2011)
* Upadrasta Ramamurty (2011)
* Ravishankar Narayanan (2012)
* Y. Shanthi Pavan (2012)
* Bikramjit Basu (2013)
* Suman Chakraborty (2013)
* Soumen Chakrabarti (2014)
* S Venkata Mohan (2014)
* Yogesh Moreshwar Joshi (2015)
* Avinash Kumar Agarwal (2016)
* Venkata Narayana Padmanabhan (2016)
* Aloke Paul (2017)
* Neelesh B. Mehta (2017)
* Amit Agrawal (2018)
* Ashwin Gumaste (2018)

* v
* t
* e

Padma Vibhushan award recipients

Arts|

* Ebrahim Alkazi
* Kishori Amonkar
* Amitabh Bachchan
* Teejan Bai
* M. Balamuralikrishna
* T. Balasaraswati
* Asha Bhosle
* Nandalal Bose
* Hariprasad Chaurasia
* Girija Devi
* Kumar Gandharva
* Adoor Gopalakrishnan
* Satish Gujral
* Gangubai Hangal
* Bhupen Hazarika
* M. F. Husain
* Ilaiyaraaja
* Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer
* Bhimsen Joshi
* Ali Akbar Khan
* Amjad Ali Khan
* Allauddin Khan
* Bismillah Khan
* Ghulam Mustafa Khan
* Yamini Krishnamurthy
* Dilip Kumar
* R. K. Laxman
* Birju Maharaj
* Kishan Maharaj
* Lata Mangeshkar
* Sonal Mansingh
* Mallikarjun Mansur
* Zubin Mehta
* Mario Miranda
* Chhannulal Mishra
* Kelucharan Mohapatra
* Raghunath Mohapatra
* Jasraj Motiram
* Benode Behari Mukherjee
* Hrishikesh Mukherjee
* Rajinikanth
* Ram Narayan
* D. K. Pattammal
* K. Shankar Pillai
* Balwant Moreshwar Purandare
* Akkineni Nageswara Rao
* Kaloji Narayana Rao
* Satyajit Ray
* S. H. Raza
* Zohra Sehgal
* Uday Shankar
* Ravi Shankar
* V. Shantaram
* Shivkumar Sharma
* Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman
* M. S. Subbulakshmi
* K. G. Subramanyan
* Kapila Vatsyayan
* Homai Vyarawalla
* K. J. Yesudas

Civil Service|

* Bimala Prasad Chaliha
* Naresh Chandra
* T. N. Chaturvedi
* Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri
* Suranjan Das
* Rajeshwar Dayal
* Basanti Devi
* P. N. Dhar
* Jyotindra Nath Dixit
* M. S. Gill
* Hafiz Mohamad Ibrahim
* H. V. R. Iyengar
* Bhola Nath Jha
* Dattatraya Shridhar Joshi
* Ajudhiya Nath Khosla
* Rai Krishnadasa
* V. Krishnamurthy
* P. Prabhakar Kumaramangalam
* Pratap Chandra Lal
* K. B. Lall
* Sam Manekshaw
* Om Prakash Mehra
* Mohan Sinha Mehta
* M. G. K. Menon
* Brajesh Mishra
* Sumati Morarjee
* A. Ramasamy Mudaliar
* Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda
* Chakravarthi V. Narasimhan
* Braj Kumar Nehru
* Bhairab Dutt Pande
* Ghananand Pande
* Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
* T. V. Rajeswar
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Medicine|

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Science and Engineering|

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* Ramkinkar Baij
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* Ratan Lal Joshi
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* Surrendar Saini
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* Ahmed Jan Thirakwa
* N. M. Wagle
* Prem Nath Wahi
* Yashpal

1971|

* N. Ramaswami Ayyar
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* Gokulbhai Bhatt
* Jaishankar Bhojak
* Kandathil Mammen Cherian
* Ramrao Deshmukh
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1972|

* Jagjit Singh Aurora
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* Gopal Gurunath Bewoor
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* Kunhiraman Palat Candeth
* Ram Narayan Chakravarti
* Yashodhara Dasappa
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* Bhalchandra Nilkanth Purandare
* Tapishwar Narain Raina
* Bharat Ram
* Mohinder Singh Randhawa
* Adya Rangacharya
* M. B. Ramachandra Rao
* A. S. Rao
* Sujoy Bhushan Roy
* Khusro Faramurz Rustamji
* Shantilal C. Sheth
* Baldev Singh
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* Birendranath Sircar
* Papanasam Sivan
* Chandrika Prasad Srivastava
* M. S. Swaminathan
* Bal Dattatreya Tilak
* Syed Husain Zaheer

1973|

* Om P. Bahl
* Chembai
* Harindranath Chattopadhyay
* Banarsidas Chaturvedi
* M. A. Muthiah Chettiar
* M. F. Husain
* Pothan Joseph
* N. R. Malkani
* Vinoo Mankad
* Krishnarao Shankar Pandit
* Pitambar Pant
* Vennelakanti Raghavaiah
* Raja Ramanna
* K. Sukumaran

1974|

* Alice Boner
* Camille Bulcke
* Ram Kumar Caroli
* Dhirendra Nath Ganguly
* D. V. Gundappa
* V. S. Huzurbazar
* Chintamoni Kar
* Mogubai Kurdikar
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* Sukhlal Sanghvi
* Hasmukh Dhirajlal Sankalia
* Jaideva Singh
* Khushwant Singh
* Arunachala Sreenivasan
* Raman Viswanathan

1975|

* Begum Akhtar
* Dilbagh Singh Athwal
* Asima Chatterjee
* Madhav Sadashiv Gore
* Pratul Chandra Gupta
* P. K. Iyengar
* Darab Jehangir Jussawala
* Pancheti Koteswaram
* Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi
* Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay
* Kirpal Singh Narang
* Ronald Carlton Vivian Piadade Noronha
* Ratan Shastri

1976|

* Malcolm Adiseshiah
* Harivansh Rai Bachchan
* Nabakanta Barua
* Laxmanshastri Balaji Joshi
* Naoroji Pirojsha Godrej
* Zehra Ali Yavar Jung
* Mallikarjun Mansur
* Yash Pal
* Bhogilal Pandya
* Udupi Ramachandra Rao
* Krishnaswami Srinivas Sanjivi
* Devulapalli Krishnasastri
* C. Sivaramamurti
* E. C. George Sudarshan

1977|

* Gopinath Aman
* Prithvi Singh Azad
* Harish-Chandra
* Kumar Gandharva
* Phulrenu Guha
* Jagmohan
* Kailas Nath Kaul
* Yousuf Hussain Khan
* K. S. Narayanaswamy
* Balasubramaniam Ramamurthi
* Perugu Siva Reddy
* Annapurna Devi
* Yudhvir Singh
* M. N. Srinivas
* Thenpattinam Ponnusamy Meenakshi Sundaran

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Biological Sciences|

* Sunil Kumar Podder
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* M. R. N. Murthy
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Chemical Sciences|

* Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao
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* Biman Bagchi
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* Jayaraman Chandrasekhar
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* Srinivasan Sampath
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Earth, Atmosphere, Ocean and Planetary Sciences|

* Shankar Doraiswamy

Engineering Sciences|

* Roddam Narasimha
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Mathematical Sciences|

* Siva Athreya
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Medical Sciences|

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Physical Sciences|

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