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'''Prahlada''' is an Indian missile scientist, former vice chancellor of [[Defence Institute of Advanced Technology]] and a former director of [[Defence Research and Development Laboratory]], the largest of the [[Defence Research and Development Organization]] laboratories in India, known for his contributions to [[Indian space programme]].<ref name="NIAS">{{cite web | url=http://www.nias.res.in/docs/Biodata_Dr_Prahlada.pdf | title=NIAS | publisher=NIAS | date=2015 | access-date=1 March 2015 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="IISc">{{cite web | url=http://mgmt.iisc.ernet.in/newwordpress/dr-prahlada/ | title=IISc | publisher=Indian Institute of Science | date=2015 | access-date=1 March 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529234727/http://mgmt.iisc.ernet.in/newwordpress/dr-prahlada/ | archive-date=2015-05-29 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="DRDO">{{cite web | url=http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=chiefcontrollers-prahlad.jsp | title=DRDO | publisher=DRDO | date=2015 | access-date=1 March 2022}}</ref> He was honoured by the [[Government of India]] in 2015 with [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest Indian civilian award.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Padma Awards |date=2015 |access-date=16 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128022143/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 |archive-date=28 January 2015 }}</ref>
'''Prahlada''' is an Indian missile scientist, former vice chancellor of [[Defence Institute of Advanced Technology]] and a former director of [[Defence Research and Development Laboratory]], the largest of the [[Defence Research and Development Organization]] laboratories in India, known for his contributions to [[Indian space programme]].<ref name="NIAS">{{cite web | url=http://www.nias.res.in/docs/Biodata_Dr_Prahlada.pdf | title=NIAS | publisher=NIAS | date=2015 | access-date=1 March 2015 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="IISc">{{cite web | url=http://mgmt.iisc.ernet.in/newwordpress/dr-prahlada/ | title=IISc | publisher=Indian Institute of Science | date=2015 | access-date=1 March 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529234727/http://mgmt.iisc.ernet.in/newwordpress/dr-prahlada/ | archive-date=2015-05-29 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="DRDO">{{cite web | url=http://www.drdo.gov.in/drdo/English/index.jsp?pg=chiefcontrollers-prahlad.jsp | title=DRDO | publisher=DRDO | date=2015 | access-date=1 March 2015}}</ref> He was honoured by the [[Government of India]] in 2015 with [[Padma Shri]], the fourth highest Indian civilian award.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Padma Awards |date=2015 |access-date=16 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128022143/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 |archive-date=28 January 2015 }}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Prahlada was born on 5 February 1947 in [[Bangalore]]<ref name="IISc" /><ref name="DRDO" /> in [[Madras Presidency]] of [[British Raj|British India]].<ref name="NIAS" /> He graduated in mechanical engineering from [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering|University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE)]] which is affiliated to [[Bangalore University]] in 1969<ref name="India Strategic">{{cite web | url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories3673_Dr_Prahlada_Honoured_with_Padma_Shri.htm | title=India Strategic | publisher=India Strategic | date=2015 | access-date=1 March 2022}}</ref> and obtained a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from the [[Indian Institute of Science]], with ''rockets and missile systems'' as the major.<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="IISc" /><ref name="DRDO" /> He pursued his research at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad]]<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/prahlada-takes-over-as-diat-vicechancellor/article2359758.ece | title= Prahlada takes over as DIAT Vice-Chancellor | newspaper=The Hindu | date=16 August 2011 | access-date=29 December 2022}}</ref> from where he secured a doctoral degree (PhD).<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="IISc" /> He started his career with the [[Government of India]] in 1971 and has served several space and defence organizations<ref name="India Strategic" /> such as [[Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre]] (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram and [[Aeronautical Development Establishment]] (ADE), Bengaluru before joining [[Defence Research and Development Laboratory]] (DRDL), Hyderabad as its director in 1997, a post he held till 2005.<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="IISc" /><ref name="DRDO" /> During this period, he also served as the chairman of the [[Integrated Guided Missile Development Program]] (IGDMP).<ref name="IISc" /><ref name="DRDO" />
Prahlada was born on 5 February 1947 in [[Bangalore]]<ref name="IISc" /><ref name="DRDO" /> in [[Madras Presidency]] of [[British Raj|British India]].<ref name="NIAS" /> He graduated in mechanical engineering from [[University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering|University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE)]] which is affiliated to [[Bangalore University]] in 1969<ref name="India Strategic">{{cite web | url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories3673_Dr_Prahlada_Honoured_with_Padma_Shri.htm | title=India Strategic | publisher=India Strategic | date=2015 | access-date=1 March 2015}}</ref> and obtained a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from the [[Indian Institute of Science]], with ''rockets and missile systems'' as the major.<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="IISc" /><ref name="DRDO" /> He pursued his research at the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad]]<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/prahlada-takes-over-as-diat-vicechancellor/article2359758.ece | title= Prahlada takes over as DIAT Vice-Chancellor | newspaper=The Hindu | date=16 August 2011 | access-date=29 December 2018}}</ref> from where he secured a doctoral degree (PhD).<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="IISc" /> He started his career with the [[Government of India]] in 1971 and has served several space and defence organizations<ref name="India Strategic" /> such as [[Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre]] (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram and [[Aeronautical Development Establishment]] (ADE), Bengaluru before joining [[Defence Research and Development Laboratory]] (DRDL), Hyderabad as its director in 1997, a post he held till 2005.<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="IISc" /><ref name="DRDO" /> During this period, he also served as the chairman of the [[Integrated Guided Missile Development Program]] (IGDMP).<ref name="IISc" /><ref name="DRDO" />


In 2005, Prahlada moved to [[DRDO]] headquarters as the Chief Controller Research and Development with the additional responsibility of the Chief Controller for Aeronautical Cluster of laboratories of the organization.<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="DRDO" /> He was appointed, in 2011, as the vice chancellor of [[Defence Institute of Advanced Technology]],<ref name="India Strategic" /><ref name="Press Infirmation Bureau">{{cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=74440 | title=Press Infirmation Bureau | publisher=Press Infirmation Bureau | date=11 August 2011 | access-date=1 March 2022}}</ref> a deemed university based in Pune and run by the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]]<ref name="The Hindu" /> and served there till his superannuation in February 2015.<ref name="DIAT">{{cite web | url=http://www.diat.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=142 | title=DIAT | publisher=DIAT | date=2015 | access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> He holds the post of an adjunct professor at the Indian Institute of Science at its Department of Aerospace and the Department of Management Studies.<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="DRDO" />
In 2005, Prahlada moved to [[DRDO]] headquarters as the Chief Controller Research and Development with the additional responsibility of the Chief Controller for Aeronautical Cluster of laboratories of the organization.<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="DRDO" /> He was appointed, in 2011, as the vice chancellor of [[Defence Institute of Advanced Technology]],<ref name="India Strategic" /><ref name="Press Infirmation Bureau">{{cite web | url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=74440 | title=Press Infirmation Bureau | publisher=Press Infirmation Bureau | date=11 August 2011 | access-date=1 March 2015}}</ref> a deemed university based in Pune and run by the [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Ministry of Defence]]<ref name="The Hindu" /> and served there till his superannuation in February 2015.<ref name="DIAT">{{cite web | url=http://www.diat.ac.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82&Itemid=142 | title=DIAT | publisher=DIAT | date=2015 | access-date=2 March 2015}}</ref> He holds the post of an adjunct professor at the Indian Institute of Science at its Department of Aerospace and the Department of Management Studies.<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="DRDO" />


==Positions==
==Positions==
Prahlada is a former president of Hyderabad Management Association during 2003-04 and is reported to have organized a year long Lecture series titled ''India - My Dream'' where eminent personalities were invited to deliver key lectures.<ref name="NIAS" /> He held the presidency of the World Congress on Disaster Management<ref name="World Congress on Disaster Management">{{cite web | url=http://www.wcdm.org/ | title=World Congress on Disaster Management | publisher=World Congress on Disaster Management | date=2015 | access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> on two occasions, in 2008 and 2010.<ref name="NIAS" /> He is a former chairman of the Hyderabad chapters of ''Indian Society for Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering'' (ISAMPE),<ref name="ISAMPE">{{cite web|url=http://isampe.org/hyd-chap.htm |title=ISAMPE |publisher=ISAMPE |date=2015 |access-date=2 March 2015 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908093637/http://www.isampe.org/hyd-chap.htm |archive-date=8 September 2013 }}</ref> ''Indian Society for Nondestructive Testing'' (ISNT)<ref name="ISNT">{{cite web | url=http://www.isnt.org/chapters_Hyderabad.htm | title=ISNT | publisher=ISNT | date=2015 | access-date=2 March 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115201/http://www.isnt.org/chapters_Hyderabad.htm | archive-date=2015-04-02 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and the ''Indian Academy of Engineering'' (INAE) and is a former president of the ''Society for Aerospace Quality and Reliability''<ref name="SAQR">{{cite web | url=http://saqrindia.org/Home.aspx | title=SAQR | publisher=SAQR | date=2015 | access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> (SAQR).<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="IISc" /> He is a donor member of the Alumni Association of the Indian Institute of Science and a managing trustee of the Trust for Advancement of Aerodynamics of India.<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="IISc" /> He is also a member of [[Confederation of Indian Industries]] (CII) National Committee on Higher Education, [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|MHRD]] Task Force on Institution Mechanism, Sector Innovation Council of the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Ministry of Human Resource Development]] and [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry]] (FICCI) National Committee on Science and Technology<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="IISc" /> and sits on the editorial board of the Indian journal, ''Indian Strategic''.<ref name="India Strategic" />
Prahlada is a former president of Hyderabad Management Association during 2003-04 and is reported to have organized a year long Lecture series titled ''India - My Dream'' where eminent personalities were invited to deliver key lectures.<ref name="NIAS" /> He held the presidency of the World Congress on Disaster Management<ref name="World Congress on Disaster Management">{{cite web | url=http://www.wcdm.org/ | title=World Congress on Disaster Management | publisher=World Congress on Disaster Management | date=2015 | access-date=2 March 2015}}</ref> on two occasions, in 2008 and 2010.<ref name="NIAS" /> He is a former chairman of the Hyderabad chapters of ''Indian Society for Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering'' (ISAMPE),<ref name="ISAMPE">{{cite web|url=http://isampe.org/hyd-chap.htm |title=ISAMPE |publisher=ISAMPE |date=2015 |access-date=2 March 2015 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130908093637/http://www.isampe.org/hyd-chap.htm |archive-date=8 September 2013 }}</ref> ''Indian Society for Nondestructive Testing'' (ISNT)<ref name="ISNT">{{cite web | url=http://www.isnt.org/chapters_Hyderabad.htm | title=ISNT | publisher=ISNT | date=2015 | access-date=2 March 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115201/http://www.isnt.org/chapters_Hyderabad.htm | archive-date=2015-04-02 | url-status=dead }}</ref> and the ''Indian Academy of Engineering'' (INAE) and is a former president of the ''Society for Aerospace Quality and Reliability''<ref name="SAQR">{{cite web | url=http://saqrindia.org/Home.aspx | title=SAQR | publisher=SAQR | date=2015 | access-date=2 March 2015}}</ref> (SAQR).<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="IISc" /> He is a donor member of the Alumni Association of the Indian Institute of Science and a managing trustee of the Trust for Advancement of Aerodynamics of India.<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="IISc" /> He is also a member of [[Confederation of Indian Industries]] (CII) National Committee on Higher Education, [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|MHRD]] Task Force on Institution Mechanism, Sector Innovation Council of the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Ministry of Human Resource Development]] and [[Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry]] (FICCI) National Committee on Science and Technology<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="IISc" /> and sits on the editorial board of the Indian journal, ''Indian Strategic''.<ref name="India Strategic" />


==Legacy==
==Legacy==
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==Awards and recognitions==
==Awards and recognitions==
Prahlada is a fellow of several Indian institutions and professional bodies such as Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences, [[Indian National Academy of Engineering]], [[Institution of Engineers (India)|Institution of Engineers]], Society for Shock Wave Research of India, Astronautical Society of India,<ref name="Astronautical Society of India">{{cite web | url=http://asindia.org/ | title=Astronautical Society of India | publisher=Astronautical Society of India | date=2015 | access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> Systems Society of India,<ref name="Systems Society of India">{{cite web | url=http://www.sysi.org/ | title=Systems Society of India | publisher=Systems Society of India | date=2015 | access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> [[Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers]] and [[Aeronautical Society of India]].<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="IISc" /><ref name="DRDO" /> He was conferred the doctoral degree (honoris causa) by [[Sri Venkateswara University]] in 2006 and by the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur|Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University]], Anantapur in 2012.<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="IISc" /><ref name="DRDO" /> He is a recipient of awards and honours such as [[DRDO]] Scientist of the Year, HMA – Member of the Year, [[IISc]] Distinguished Alumnus Award, Sivananda Eminent Citizen Award and Hyderabad Management Association Life Time Achievement Award.<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="IISc" /><ref name="DRDO" /> He has also received National Aeronautical Prize, 2008 [[DRDO]] Award and Eminent Engineers Award. The [[Government of India]] awarded him [[Padma Shri]] in 2015.<ref name="Padma Awards" /><ref name="India Strategic" />
Prahlada is a fellow of several Indian institutions and professional bodies such as Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences, [[Indian National Academy of Engineering]], [[Institution of Engineers (India)|Institution of Engineers]], Society for Shock Wave Research of India, Astronautical Society of India,<ref name="Astronautical Society of India">{{cite web | url=http://asindia.org/ | title=Astronautical Society of India | publisher=Astronautical Society of India | date=2015 | access-date=2 March 2015}}</ref> Systems Society of India,<ref name="Systems Society of India">{{cite web | url=http://www.sysi.org/ | title=Systems Society of India | publisher=Systems Society of India | date=2015 | access-date=2 March 2015}}</ref> [[Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers]] and [[Aeronautical Society of India]].<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="IISc" /><ref name="DRDO" /> He was conferred the doctoral degree (honoris causa) by [[Sri Venkateswara University]] in 2006 and by the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur|Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University]], Anantapur in 2012.<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="IISc" /><ref name="DRDO" /> He is a recipient of awards and honours such as [[DRDO]] Scientist of the Year, HMA – Member of the Year, [[IISc]] Distinguished Alumnus Award, Sivananda Eminent Citizen Award and Hyderabad Management Association Life Time Achievement Award.<ref name="NIAS" /><ref name="IISc" /><ref name="DRDO" /> He has also received National Aeronautical Prize, 2008 [[DRDO]] Award and Eminent Engineers Award. The [[Government of India]] awarded him [[Padma Shri]] in 2015.<ref name="Padma Awards" /><ref name="India Strategic" />


==See also==
==See also==

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Prahlada
Born5 February 1947
Bangalore, Madras Presidency, British India (modern-day Karnataka, India)
OccupationMissile scientist
Years active1971-2015
Known forMissile science
AwardsPadma Shri
National Aeronautical Prize
Sivananda Eminent Citizen Award
DRDO Award
Eminent Engineers Award
HMA Life Time Achievement Award

Prahlada is an Indian missile scientist, former vice chancellor of Defence Institute of Advanced Technology and a former director of Defence Research and Development Laboratory, the largest of the Defence Research and Development Organization laboratories in India, known for his contributions to Indian space programme.[1][2][3] He was honoured by the Government of India in 2015 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[4]

Biography[edit]

Prahlada was born on 5 February 1947 in Bangalore[2][3] in Madras Presidency of British India.[1] He graduated in mechanical engineering from University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE) which is affiliated to Bangalore University in 1969[5] and obtained a master's degree in aeronautical engineering from the Indian Institute of Science, with rockets and missile systems as the major.[1][2][3] He pursued his research at the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad[6] from where he secured a doctoral degree (PhD).[1][2] He started his career with the Government of India in 1971 and has served several space and defence organizations[5] such as Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram and Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru before joining Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad as its director in 1997, a post he held till 2005.[1][2][3] During this period, he also served as the chairman of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGDMP).[2][3]

In 2005, Prahlada moved to DRDO headquarters as the Chief Controller Research and Development with the additional responsibility of the Chief Controller for Aeronautical Cluster of laboratories of the organization.[1][3] He was appointed, in 2011, as the vice chancellor of Defence Institute of Advanced Technology,[5][7] a deemed university based in Pune and run by the Ministry of Defence[6] and served there till his superannuation in February 2015.[8] He holds the post of an adjunct professor at the Indian Institute of Science at its Department of Aerospace and the Department of Management Studies.[1][3]

Positions[edit]

Prahlada is a former president of Hyderabad Management Association during 2003-04 and is reported to have organized a year long Lecture series titled India - My Dream where eminent personalities were invited to deliver key lectures.[1] He held the presidency of the World Congress on Disaster Management[9] on two occasions, in 2008 and 2010.[1] He is a former chairman of the Hyderabad chapters of Indian Society for Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering (ISAMPE),[10] Indian Society for Nondestructive Testing (ISNT)[11] and the Indian Academy of Engineering (INAE) and is a former president of the Society for Aerospace Quality and Reliability[12] (SAQR).[1][2] He is a donor member of the Alumni Association of the Indian Institute of Science and a managing trustee of the Trust for Advancement of Aerodynamics of India.[1][2] He is also a member of Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) National Committee on Higher Education, MHRD Task Force on Institution Mechanism, Sector Innovation Council of the Ministry of Human Resource Development and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) National Committee on Science and Technology[1][2] and sits on the editorial board of the Indian journal, Indian Strategic.[5]

Legacy[edit]

BrahMos missile
Akash missile

Integrated Guided Missile Development Program, during Prahlada's tenure as its chairman, is reported to have developed several key technologies for Indian space programme related to rocket propulsion, onboard avionics, missile systems, radar systems and hypersonic flight vehicles.[1][2][3] He is also known to have contributed to the establishment of Compact Antenna Test Range, Structural Dynamic Test Centre, Supersonic Ramjet Engine Test facility, Subsonic Ramjet Engine Test facility, 6 Component Rocket Motor Test facility, Computer Integrated Tomography, Computational Fluid Dynamics Centre, Shock Tube facility, High Temperature Material Characterization Facility, High Temperature Structural Testing and Missile System Simulation Centre for Indian Space Research Organization.[1][3] He has served as the project head for Akash, a surface to air missile system[6] and as the chief designer of many other Indian missile systems viz. Prithvi, Agni and Nag.[1][2][3]

It was during Prahlada's tenure as the director, Defence Research and Development Laboratory initiated projects such as Astra air to air missile system and Long Range Surface to air missile system for Naval application.[1][2] He was involved with the project formulation, management and trials of BrahMos Supersonic cruise missile system and submarine launched long range ballistic missile system as programme director.[1][3][6] His contributions are also reported in the formulation of Defence Procurement Procedures 2006 and 2008.[1] His tenure at DRDO also witnessed commercialization of DRDO technologies by the organization with assistance from FICCI.[1][2][3] As the vice chancellor of Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), he was involved in introducing courses in subjects such as Technology Management, Biosciences and Defence Electronics Systems under the newly formed Department of Bioscience and Technology.[1][2][6][7] DIAT was upgraded as a Category A University during his term there.[1]

Awards and recognitions[edit]

Prahlada is a fellow of several Indian institutions and professional bodies such as Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences, Indian National Academy of Engineering, Institution of Engineers, Society for Shock Wave Research of India, Astronautical Society of India,[13] Systems Society of India,[14] Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers and Aeronautical Society of India.[1][2][3] He was conferred the doctoral degree (honoris causa) by Sri Venkateswara University in 2006 and by the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur in 2012.[1][2][3] He is a recipient of awards and honours such as DRDO Scientist of the Year, HMA – Member of the Year, IISc Distinguished Alumnus Award, Sivananda Eminent Citizen Award and Hyderabad Management Association Life Time Achievement Award.[1][2][3] He has also received National Aeronautical Prize, 2008 DRDO Award and Eminent Engineers Award. The Government of India awarded him Padma Shri in 2015.[4][5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 "NIAS" (PDF). NIAS. 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 "IISc". Indian Institute of Science. 2015. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 "DRDO". DRDO. 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "India Strategic". India Strategic. 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Prahlada takes over as DIAT Vice-Chancellor". The Hindu. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Press Infirmation Bureau". Press Infirmation Bureau. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "DIAT". DIAT. 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "World Congress on Disaster Management". World Congress on Disaster Management. 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "ISAMPE". ISAMPE. 2015. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ↑ "ISNT". ISNT. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "SAQR". SAQR. 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  13. ↑ "Astronautical Society of India". Astronautical Society of India. 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Systems Society of India". Systems Society of India. 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
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