Programme to mark Centenary Celebrations of Dr Vikram Sarabhai

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New Delhi  : As a part of the year-long Birth Centenary celebrations of Dr Vikram Sarabhai, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Department of Space, have organised a two- day programme  in Mumbai beginning October 17, 2019. The programme was a curtain raiser to commemorate Dr Vikram Sarabhai’s contribution towards DAE.

A number of  contemporaries of Dr Sarabhai participated at the event. Luminaries like Dr Kasturirangan, former Chairman, ISRO, Dr M R Srinivasan, former Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission  & Secretary Department of Atomic Energy, Surendar Sharma, former Chief Executive, Heavy Water Board, were present on the occasion.Contributions of Dr Sarabhai to various activities of DAE like establishment of Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, giving a boost to nuclear power stations, establishment of important organisations in DAE like Heavy Water Board, Electronics Corporation of India Limited, Nuclear Fuel Complex and Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre were highlighted. Dignitaries, who had close association with Dr Sarabhai reminisced their association with him, according to a PIB release.

The programme will followed with interaction with children on 18^th October 18, 2019, and is dedicated to children invited from various schools across Mumbai. Popular lectures on nuclear energy and space sciences in addition to the Science Quiz and debate competitions and  speeches are the major attractions of this day. This curtain raiser will be followed by similar programmes in different units of DAE till August 2020.