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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l21&quot;&gt;Line 21:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (born 1939) is an Indian scientist and former head of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO),&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/former-drdo-chief-vk-aatre-to-submit-report-on-strategic-partnership-this-week/articleshow/50521993.cms?from=mdr|title=Former DRDO chief VK Aatre to submit report on strategic partnership this week|date=2018-07-11|work=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=2020-03-23}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; India&amp;#039;s premier Defence [[research and development]] organization. In that capacity, he also served as the Scientific Advisor to the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Raksha Mantri&amp;#039;&amp;#039;). He is a recipient of the [[Padma Vibhushan]] award.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://expert.inae.in/index.php/vasudev-kalkunte-aatre|title=Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre|website=expert.inae.in|access-date=2020-01-10}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (born 1939) is an Indian scientist and former head of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO),&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/former-drdo-chief-vk-aatre-to-submit-report-on-strategic-partnership-this-week/articleshow/50521993.cms?from=mdr|title=Former DRDO chief VK Aatre to submit report on strategic partnership this week|date=2018-07-11|work=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=2020-03-23}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; India&amp;#039;s premier Defence [[research and development]] organization. In that capacity, he also served as the Scientific Advisor to the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Raksha Mantri&amp;#039;&amp;#039;). He is a recipient of the [[Padma Vibhushan]] award.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://expert.inae.in/index.php/vasudev-kalkunte-aatre|title=Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre|website=expert.inae.in|access-date=2020-01-10}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Biography ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Biography==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Aatre was born in 1939 in [[Bangalore]]. He completed his [[Bachelor of Engineering|BE]] in [[&lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Electrical Engineering&lt;/del&gt;]] from [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]] (UVCE), Bangalore then part of [[University of Mysore]] in 1961 and a master&#039;s degree from the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc), Bangalore, in 1963.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Dr.&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=http://www.drdo.org/pub/nl/Feb2000/appointednlfeb.htm |title=www.drdo.org |access-date=5 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227102836/http://www.drdo.org/pub/nl/Feb2000/appointednlfeb.htm |archive-date=27 December 2004 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was awarded a [[PhD]] in &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Electrical Engineering &lt;/del&gt;from the [[University of Waterloo]], Canada, in 1967. Thereafter, he worked as a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Professor &lt;/del&gt;of &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Electrical Engineering &lt;/del&gt;at the [[Technical University of Nova Scotia]], [[City of Halifax|Halifax]], Canada, until 1980.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Dr.&quot;/&amp;gt; He was a &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Visiting Professor &lt;/del&gt;at IISc till 1977. He is a former member of the [[Defence Research &amp;amp; Development Service]] (DRDS).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Aatre was born in 1939 in [[Bangalore]]. He completed his [[Bachelor of Engineering|BE]] in [[&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;electrical engineering&lt;/ins&gt;]] from [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]] (UVCE), Bangalore&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, &lt;/ins&gt;then part of [[University of Mysore]] in 1961 and a master&#039;s degree from the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc), Bangalore, in 1963.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Dr.&quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=http://www.drdo.org/pub/nl/Feb2000/appointednlfeb.htm |title=www.drdo.org |access-date=5 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227102836/http://www.drdo.org/pub/nl/Feb2000/appointednlfeb.htm |archive-date=27 December 2004 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was awarded a [[PhD]] in &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;electrical engineering &lt;/ins&gt;from the [[University of Waterloo]], Canada, in 1967. Thereafter, he worked as a &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;professor &lt;/ins&gt;of &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;electrical engineering &lt;/ins&gt;at the [[Technical University of Nova Scotia]], [[City of Halifax|Halifax]], Canada, until 1980.&amp;lt;ref name=&quot;Dr.&quot;/&amp;gt; He was a &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;visiting professor &lt;/ins&gt;at IISc till 1977. He is a former member of the [[Defence Research &amp;amp; Development Service]] (DRDS).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 1980, Aatre joined DRDO at the [[Naval Physical &amp;amp; Oceanographic Laboratory]] (NPOL), [[Cochin]], and became its Director in 1984. He was later appointed as &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Chief Controller &lt;/del&gt;(R&amp;amp;D) of DRDO. In February 2000, he replaced [[Abdul Kalam]] as the &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;Director General &lt;/del&gt;of DRDO and SA to RM, serving as scientific advisor to the then Defence Minister, [[George Fernandes]]. He retired in October 2004 and was replaced by Dr. M. Natrajan.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book|title=Soaring High ; A Biography of Dr. Vasudev K. Aatre|last=Divyananda|first=K|last2=Selvamurthy|first2=W|publisher=I.K. International Publishing House (February 16, 2005)|year=2005|isbn=8188237248}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 1980, Aatre joined DRDO at the [[Naval Physical &amp;amp; Oceanographic Laboratory]] (NPOL), [[Cochin]], and became its Director in 1984. He was later appointed as &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;chief controller &lt;/ins&gt;(R&amp;amp;D) of DRDO. In February 2000, he replaced [[Abdul Kalam]] as the &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;director general &lt;/ins&gt;of DRDO and SA to RM, serving as scientific advisor to the then Defence Minister, [[George Fernandes]]. He retired in October 2004 and was replaced by Dr. M. Natrajan.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book|title=Soaring High ; A Biography of Dr. Vasudev K. Aatre|last=Divyananda|first=K|last2=Selvamurthy|first2=W|publisher=I.K. International Publishing House (February 16, 2005)|year=2005|isbn=8188237248}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Aatre was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] award in 2000 by the then [[President of India|President]] [[K. R. Narayanan]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dr.&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Aatre was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] award in 2000 by the then [[President of India|President]] [[K. R. Narayanan]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dr.&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2015, [[Karnataka Science and Technology Academy|Karnataka Science and Technology]] awarded him with the academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/exchief-of-drdo-vk-aatre-honoured/article6863356.ece|title=Ex-chief of DRDO V.K. Aatre honoured|date=2015-02-06|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2020-03-23|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2015, [[Karnataka Science and Technology Academy|Karnataka Science and Technology]] awarded him with the academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/exchief-of-drdo-vk-aatre-honoured/article6863356.ece|title=Ex-chief of DRDO V.K. Aatre honoured|date=2015-02-06|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2020-03-23|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== See also ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==See also==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[List of University of Waterloo people]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[List of University of Waterloo people]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== References ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Reflist}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Reflist}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Further reading ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Further reading==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Dr. K Divyananda; Dr. [[W Selvamurthy]] (2005). &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Soaring High: A Biography of Dr. V. K. Aatre&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. New Delhi: IK International {{ISBN|81-88237-24-8}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Dr. K Divyananda; Dr. [[W Selvamurthy]] (2005). &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Soaring High: A Biography of Dr. V. K. Aatre&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. New Delhi: IK International {{ISBN|81-88237-24-8}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l21&quot;&gt;Line 21:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (born 1939) is an Indian scientist and former head of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO),&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/former-drdo-chief-vk-aatre-to-submit-report-on-strategic-partnership-this-week/articleshow/50521993.cms?from=mdr|title=Former DRDO chief VK Aatre to submit report on strategic partnership this week|date=2018-07-11|work=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=2020-03-23}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; India&amp;#039;s premier Defence [[research and development]] organization. In that capacity, he also served as the Scientific Advisor to the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Raksha Mantri&amp;#039;&amp;#039;). He is a recipient of the [[Padma Vibhushan]] award.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://expert.inae.in/index.php/vasudev-kalkunte-aatre|title=Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre|website=expert.inae.in|access-date=2020-01-10}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (born 1939) is an Indian scientist and former head of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO),&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/former-drdo-chief-vk-aatre-to-submit-report-on-strategic-partnership-this-week/articleshow/50521993.cms?from=mdr|title=Former DRDO chief VK Aatre to submit report on strategic partnership this week|date=2018-07-11|work=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=2020-03-23}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; India&amp;#039;s premier Defence [[research and development]] organization. In that capacity, he also served as the Scientific Advisor to the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Raksha Mantri&amp;#039;&amp;#039;). He is a recipient of the [[Padma Vibhushan]] award.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://expert.inae.in/index.php/vasudev-kalkunte-aatre|title=Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre|website=expert.inae.in|access-date=2020-01-10}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Biography==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Biography ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Aatre was born in 1939 in [[Bangalore]]. He completed his [[Bachelor of Engineering|BE]] in [[Electrical Engineering]] from [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]] (UVCE), Bangalore then part of [[University of Mysore]] in 1961 and a master&amp;#039;s degree from the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc), Bangalore, in 1963.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dr.&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=http://www.drdo.org/pub/nl/Feb2000/appointednlfeb.htm |title=www.drdo.org |access-date=5 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227102836/http://www.drdo.org/pub/nl/Feb2000/appointednlfeb.htm |archive-date=27 December 2004 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was awarded a [[PhD]] in Electrical Engineering from the [[University of Waterloo]], Canada, in 1967. Thereafter, he worked as a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the [[Technical University of Nova Scotia]], [[City of Halifax|Halifax]], Canada, until 1980.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dr.&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; He was a Visiting Professor at IISc till 1977. He is a former member of the [[Defence Research &amp;amp; Development Service]] (DRDS).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Aatre was born in 1939 in [[Bangalore]]. He completed his [[Bachelor of Engineering|BE]] in [[Electrical Engineering]] from [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]] (UVCE), Bangalore then part of [[University of Mysore]] in 1961 and a master&amp;#039;s degree from the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc), Bangalore, in 1963.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dr.&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=http://www.drdo.org/pub/nl/Feb2000/appointednlfeb.htm |title=www.drdo.org |access-date=5 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227102836/http://www.drdo.org/pub/nl/Feb2000/appointednlfeb.htm |archive-date=27 December 2004 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was awarded a [[PhD]] in Electrical Engineering from the [[University of Waterloo]], Canada, in 1967. Thereafter, he worked as a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the [[Technical University of Nova Scotia]], [[City of Halifax|Halifax]], Canada, until 1980.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dr.&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; He was a Visiting Professor at IISc till 1977. He is a former member of the [[Defence Research &amp;amp; Development Service]] (DRDS).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2015, [[Karnataka Science and Technology Academy|Karnataka Science and Technology]] awarded him with the academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/exchief-of-drdo-vk-aatre-honoured/article6863356.ece|title=Ex-chief of DRDO V.K. Aatre honoured|date=2015-02-06|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2020-03-23|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;In 2015, [[Karnataka Science and Technology Academy|Karnataka Science and Technology]] awarded him with the academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/exchief-of-drdo-vk-aatre-honoured/article6863356.ece|title=Ex-chief of DRDO V.K. Aatre honoured|date=2015-02-06|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2020-03-23|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==See also==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== See also ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[List of University of Waterloo people]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [[List of University of Waterloo people]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==References==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== References ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Reflist}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{Reflist}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Further reading==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Further reading ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Dr. K Divyananda; Dr. [[W Selvamurthy]] (2005). &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Soaring High: A Biography of Dr. V. K. Aatre&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. New Delhi: IK International {{ISBN|81-88237-24-8}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* Dr. K Divyananda; Dr. [[W Selvamurthy]] (2005). &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Soaring High: A Biography of Dr. V. K. Aatre&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. New Delhi: IK International {{ISBN|81-88237-24-8}}&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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|name             = Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre&lt;br /&gt;
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|birth_date       = 1939 &amp;lt;!-- Use {{birth date|df=yes|Year|Month|Date}} when birth date is found--&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|birth_place      = [[Bangalore]], [[British India]]&lt;br /&gt;
|citizenship      = India&lt;br /&gt;
|field            = [[Electrical engineering]]&lt;br /&gt;
|alma_mater       = [[University of Waterloo]], [[Canada]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Indian Institute of Science]]&lt;br /&gt;
|work_institution = [[Indian Institute of Science]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Defence Research and Development Organisation]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory|Naval Physical &amp;amp; Oceanographic Lab]]&lt;br /&gt;
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|prizes           = [[Padma Bhushan]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Padma Vibhushan]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (born 1939) is an Indian scientist and former head of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO),&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/former-drdo-chief-vk-aatre-to-submit-report-on-strategic-partnership-this-week/articleshow/50521993.cms?from=mdr|title=Former DRDO chief VK Aatre to submit report on strategic partnership this week|date=2018-07-11|work=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=2020-03-23}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; India&amp;#039;s premier Defence [[research and development]] organization. In that capacity, he also served as the Scientific Advisor to the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Defence Minister]] (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Raksha Mantri&amp;#039;&amp;#039;). He is a recipient of the [[Padma Vibhushan]] award.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://expert.inae.in/index.php/vasudev-kalkunte-aatre|title=Vasudev Kalkunte Aatre|website=expert.inae.in|access-date=2020-01-10}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Biography==&lt;br /&gt;
Aatre was born in 1939 in [[Bangalore]]. He completed his [[Bachelor of Engineering|BE]] in [[Electrical Engineering]] from [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering]] (UVCE), Bangalore then part of [[University of Mysore]] in 1961 and a master&amp;#039;s degree from the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc), Bangalore, in 1963.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dr.&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=http://www.drdo.org/pub/nl/Feb2000/appointednlfeb.htm |title=www.drdo.org |access-date=5 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041227102836/http://www.drdo.org/pub/nl/Feb2000/appointednlfeb.htm |archive-date=27 December 2004 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was awarded a [[PhD]] in Electrical Engineering from the [[University of Waterloo]], Canada, in 1967. Thereafter, he worked as a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the [[Technical University of Nova Scotia]], [[City of Halifax|Halifax]], Canada, until 1980.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dr.&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; He was a Visiting Professor at IISc till 1977. He is a former member of the [[Defence Research &amp;amp; Development Service]] (DRDS).&lt;br /&gt;
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In 1980, Aatre joined DRDO at the [[Naval Physical &amp;amp; Oceanographic Laboratory]] (NPOL), [[Cochin]], and became its Director in 1984. He was later appointed as Chief Controller (R&amp;amp;D) of DRDO. In February 2000, he replaced [[Abdul Kalam]] as the Director General of DRDO and SA to RM, serving as scientific advisor to the then Defence Minister, [[George Fernandes]]. He retired in October 2004 and was replaced by Dr. M. Natrajan.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book|title=Soaring High ; A Biography of Dr. Vasudev K. Aatre|last=Divyananda|first=K|last2=Selvamurthy|first2=W|publisher=I.K. International Publishing House (February 16, 2005)|year=2005|isbn=8188237248}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Aatre was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] award in 2000 by the then [[President of India|President]] [[K. R. Narayanan]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dr.&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
He was bestowed with [[Padma Vibhushan]] award, India&amp;#039;s second highest civilian award in 2016. He is now chairman of IIEST SHIBPUR, Howrah.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/Scientist-VK-Aatre-gets-Padma-Vibhushan/articleshow/50718667.cms|title=turban: Scientist VK Aatre gets Padma Vibhushan {{!}} Bengaluru News - Times of India|last=Jan 25|first=Chethan Kumar {{!}} TNN {{!}} Updated|last2=2016|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-01-10|last3=Ist|first3=17:20}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2015, [[Karnataka Science and Technology Academy|Karnataka Science and Technology]] awarded him with the academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/exchief-of-drdo-vk-aatre-honoured/article6863356.ece|title=Ex-chief of DRDO V.K. Aatre honoured|date=2015-02-06|work=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=2020-03-23|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[List of University of Waterloo people]]&lt;br /&gt;
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* Dr. K Divyananda; Dr. [[W Selvamurthy]] (2005). &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Soaring High: A Biography of Dr. V. K. Aatre&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. New Delhi: IK International {{ISBN|81-88237-24-8}}&lt;br /&gt;
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