J u m p t o c o n t e n t
M a i n m e n u
M a i n m e n u
N a v i g a t i o n
● M a i n p a g e ● C o n t e n t s ● C u r r e n t e v e n t s ● R a n d o m a r t i c l e ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● C o n t a c t u s ● D o n a t e
C o n t r i b u t e
● H e l p ● L e a r n t o e d i t ● C o m m u n i t y p o r t a l ● R e c e n t c h a n g e s ● U p l o a d f i l e
S e a r c h
Search
A p p e a r a n c e
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t ● L o g i n
P e r s o n a l t o o l s
● C r e a t e a c c o u n t ● L o g i n
P a g e s f o r l o g g e d o u t e d i t o r s l e a r n m o r e ● C o n t r i b u t i o n s ● T a l k
( T o p )
1 S e e a l s o
2 R e f e r e n c e s
T o g g l e t h e t a b l e o f c o n t e n t s
E k n a t h V a s a n t C h i t n i s
2 l a n g u a g e s
● ह ि न ् द ी ● த ம ி ழ ்
E d i t l i n k s
● A r t i c l e ● T a l k
E n g l i s h
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
T o o l s
T o o l s
A c t i o n s
● R e a d ● E d i t ● V i e w h i s t o r y
G e n e r a l
● W h a t l i n k s h e r e ● R e l a t e d c h a n g e s ● U p l o a d f i l e ● S p e c i a l p a g e s ● P e r m a n e n t l i n k ● P a g e i n f o r m a t i o n ● C i t e t h i s p a g e ● G e t s h o r t e n e d U R L ● D o w n l o a d Q R c o d e ● W i k i d a t a i t e m
P r i n t / e x p o r t
● D o w n l o a d a s P D F ● P r i n t a b l e v e r s i o n
A p p e a r a n c e
F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
Eknath Vasant Chitnis is an Indian space scientist and a former member secretary at the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR),[1] Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).[2] Space Applications Centre of ISRO and a former colleague of APJ Abdul Kalam , the erstwhile president of India.[3] Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan , the third highest civilian award, in 1985.[4]
It was EV Chitnis who helped Vikram Sarabhai choose location of Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station , which was result of a location hunt done by Chitnis from 1961.[5] A. P. J. Abdul Kalam into Indian space program after getting impressed by his resume and recommendation from H.G.S. Murthy (after interview by Murthy) by selecting him for the training under NASA .[6] [7]
In 2008, EV Chitnis was unanimously selected as the Chairman of Press Trust of India .[8]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Pushpa M. Bhargava; Chandana Chakrabarti (2003). The Saga of Indian Science Since Independence: In a Nutshell ISBN 978-81-7371-435-1
^ "People's president started out with Isro giants" . The Times of India . 29 July 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2018 .
^ "Padma Awards" . Padma Awards . Government of India. 17 May 2018. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018 .
^ "Remembering Vikram Sarabhai on his 100th birth anniversary: 'He treated everyone as an equal' . The Indian Express . 12 August 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020 .
^ Pawar, Ashwini (29 July 2015). "I'm proud that I recommended him for ISRO: EV Chitnis" . DNA India . Retrieved 26 October 2020 .
^ Khelkar, Pankaj (28 July 2015). "This man gave Dr Kalam his first project" . India Today . Retrieved 26 October 2020 .
^ "Chitnis new PTI Chairman" . outlookindia.com/ . Retrieved 26 October 2020 .
t
e
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
# Posthumous conferral
t
e
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eknath_Vasant_Chitnis&oldid=1210958197 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● R e c i p i e n t s o f t h e P a d m a B h u s h a n i n s c i e n c e & e n g i n e e r i n g ● I n d i a n s p a c e s c i e n t i s t s ● I n d i a n S p a c e R e s e a r c h O r g a n i s a t i o n p e o p l e ● I n d i a n s c i e n t i s t s t u b s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● U s e d m y d a t e s f r o m J u l y 2 0 1 9 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h h C a r d s ● Y e a r o f b i r t h m i s s i n g ● A l l s t u b a r t i c l e s
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 2 9 F e b r u a r y 2 0 2 4 , a t 0 4 : 0 7 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
