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Vikram Sarabhai
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<p>Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (12 August 1919 – 30 December 1971) was an Indian <a href="/facts/Physicist/cQcgvSIm">physicist</a> and <a href="/facts/Astronomer/ronF8j4a">astronomer</a> who initiated <a href="/facts/Space_research/dGHRlT0K">space research</a> and helped to develop <a href="/facts/Nuclear_power/jzSyvxSn">nuclear power</a> in India. Often regarded as the "<i>Father of Indian space program</i>", Sarabhai was honored with <a href="/facts/Padma_Bhushan/0LSGnLMP">Padma Bhushan</a> in 1966 and the <a href="/facts/Padma_Vibhushan/n1zUEWz7">Padma Vibhushan</a> (posthumously) in 1972. </p>