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Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan

Indian space scientist

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born: 1940
died: 2025
age at death: 84
known for: politician, physicist, astronomer

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Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan was an Indian space scientist who headed ISRO from 1994 to 2003. Until his death, he was Chancellor of Central University of Rajasthan and NIIT University. He was also chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University and the chairman of Karnataka Knowledge Commission. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha (2003–09) and a former member of the Planning Commission of India which was renamed as NITI Aayog in 2015.

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