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{{Indian name|Tessy|Thomas}}
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| office     = Director General (Aeronautical Systems), [[Defence Research and Development Organisation|DRDO]]  
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| term_start         = {{Start date|2018|06|01|df=yes}}
| term_end   =  
| term_end           = 30 April 2023
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| predecessor         = CP Ramnarayan
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| successor           = M Z Siddique
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| birth_place = [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]], India
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| alma_mater = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Government Engineering College, Thrissur]]<br>{{small|([[Bachelor of Technology]])}}|[[Defence Institute of Advanced Technology|Institute of Armament Technology, Pune]]<br>{{small|([[Master of Engineering]])}}|[[Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad]]<br>{{small|([[Doctor of Philosophy]])}}|[[Indira Gandhi National Open University|Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi]]<br>{{small|([[Master of Business Administration]])}}}}
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'''Tessy Thomas ''' (born April 1963) is an Indian scientist and Director General of Aeronautical Systems and the former Project Director for [[Agni-IV]] missile in [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]].<ref name="thbl">{{cite news |author=M Somasekhar |title=Tessy Thomas elevated as D-G Aero of DRDO |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/tessy-thomas-elevated-as-d-g-aero-of-drdo/article24022280.ece |work=The Hindu Business Line |date=29 May 2018 |language=en}}</ref> She is the first ever woman scientist to head a missile project in [[India]].
'''Tessy Thomas '''(born April 1963) is an Indian aerospace engineer who worked on India's missile programs. She joined the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] in 1985. In 2009, she became the project director of the [[Agni-IV]] ballistic missile. She has been called India's "Missile Woman" and "Agniputri" in the media.


==Early life==
==Early life and education==
Tessy Thomas was born in April 1963 in [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]], [[Kerala]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120422154720/http://www.malayaly.com/php/showProfileDisplay.php?linkid=0&id=128 Profile of Dr.Tessy Thomas]</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1120429/jsp/7days/story_15431535.jsp|title=We watched breathlessly, praying for inner strength as the missile took off|work=The Telegraph|access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref> She was named after [[Mother Teresa]] (Tessy being a derivative of Teresa or Tressia).<ref name=":1">{{Citation|last=DD News|title=Tejasvini: Interaction with Tessy Thomas, The Missile Women of India|date=2016-10-09|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l9tM3G2AGs|access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref> There is conflicting information on whether her father was an [[Indian Foreign Service|IFS]] officer or a small-time businessman or an accountant.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aji |first1=Sowmya |title=India's Missile Woman: Tessy Thomas |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/profile/story/20120507-tessy-thomas-drdo-hyderabad-758193-2012-04-28 |work=India Today |issue=7 May 2012 |date=28 April 2012 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bagla |first1=Pallava |title=The 'missile woman' behind India's new ICBM |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-17781281 |work=BBC News |date=20 April 2012}}</ref><ref name=":4"/> When Thomas was 13, her father suffered from a stroke which left his right side paralyzed. Her mother who was a teacher, remained a homemaker to look after the family in such dire condition.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Citation|last=Atul Vidyalaya|title=Atul Vidyalaya - Speech - Agni Putri - Dr.Tessy Thomas, Missile Woman of India - 2015|date=2016-01-04|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ7jsY2N-i8|access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref>


She grew up near [[Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station]] and says her fascination with rockets and missiles began then. She was stimulated even by the wonderment of aircraft flying.<ref name=":3">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-17781281|title=The 'missile woman' behind India's new ICBM|last=Bagla|first=Pallav|work=BBC News |date=20 April 2012 |access-date=21 April 2012}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
Thomas is from [[Alleppy]], [[Kerala]]. She completed her B.Tech at [[Government Engineering College, Thrissur|Thrissur Engineering College]]. Later, she earned an M.Tech in [[Guided Missile]] from the [[Defence Institute of Advanced Technology|Institute of Armament Technology]] in [[Pune]], where she also worked as a faculty member.<ref name="IWSA"/>


Thomas has four other sisters and one brother. She has mentioned in interviews about her parents ensuring their children received proper education and encouraging the six siblings to pursue careers of their own interest so that they can excel. Two of her siblings are engineers while another pursued an [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Citation|last=INDIA SCIENCE NEWS ISN|title=Tessy Thomas.mp4|date=2013-02-09|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdvpvV13o9M|access-date=2018-01-20}}</ref>
==Career==
 
Thomas credited her hometown and mother for her personal development. “I grew up with the pretty backwaters of Kerala as my backyard. I guess nature gives you strength and good thoughts. The power of nature cannot be undermined in one’s development.” Of her mother she has said, “It must have been tough for my mother — who was not allowed to work — to look after us on her own. Yet she made sure each of her five daughters and one son had a good education.... I’ve inherited her strong will for sure. I am equally persevering and determined like my mother.”<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4"/>
 
== Education ==
Tessy Thomas studied in St. Michael's Higher Secondary School and St. Joseph's Girl's Higher Secondary School in [[Alappuzha district|Alappuzha]]. She had a natural flair for mathematics and physics. She scored one hundred percent in mathematics during her 11th and 12th years in school. In the same years she had also scored more than ninety five percent in science.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4"/><ref name=":2" />


She took an education loan of {{currency|100|INR}} per month from [[State Bank of India]] to study engineering from [[Government Engineering College, Thrissur]]. She also received a scholarship that covered her tuition fees having been entered into the first ten students of the merit list during her admissions. The loan gave her the courage to live in a hostel while pursuing her [[Bachelor of Technology|B.Tech]].<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite news|url=https://www.beaninspirer.com/tessy-thomas-first-indian-woman-scientist-head-missile-project-india/|title=Tessy Thomas – The First Indian Woman Scientist to Head a Missile Project in India|date=2016-12-22|work=Be An Inspirer|access-date=2018-01-20|language=en}}</ref>
Since 1988, she has worked at the [[Defence Research and Development Laboratory]] in [[Hyderabad]] on missile development. Her main work was designing guidance systems. She is also an expert in [[solid propellants]] used in [[Agni (missile)|Agni]] missiles.<ref name="IWSA"/>


In both school and college Tessy was involved in extracurricular activities including political issues. She excelled in sports especially badminton bringing much recognition to her alma maters.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|url=http://www.indianfrontliners.com/article/24184-dr-tessy-thomas/35-frontline-articles|title=Dr. Tessy Thomas|access-date=2018-01-20|language=en}}</ref>
She worked as Assistant Project Director during the successful launch of [[Agni-III]] in May 2008.<ref name="IWSA"/>


She also has an [[Master of Technology|M.Tech]] in Guided Missile from the [[Defence Institute of Advanced Technology|Institute of Armament Technology, Pune]] (now known as the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology).<ref name=":5" /> She also pursued [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]] in Operations Management and [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in guidance missile under the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]].<ref name=":4"/>
In 2009, she became the project director of the [[Agni-IV]] ballistic missile. After this appointment, the media called her India's "Missile Woman" and "Agniputri."<ref name="thbl">{{cite news |author=M Somasekhar |title=Tessy Thomas elevated as D-G Aero of DRDO |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/tessy-thomas-elevated-as-d-g-aero-of-drdo/article24022280.ece |work=The Hindu Business Line |date=29 May 2018 |language=en}}</ref>  
 
==Career==
Thomas joined the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] in 1988,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/122711/missile-woman-agniputri-tessy-thomas-drdo-kerala-india/|title=In Love With Rocket Science: The Story of Tessy Thomas, India's Missile Woman|date=2017-11-30|work=The Better India|access-date=2018-01-20|language=en}}</ref> where she worked on the design and developments of the new generation ballistic missile, Agni. She was appointed by [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] for the Agni Project.<ref name=":4"/>
In addition, Thomas was the associate project director of the 3,000&nbsp;km range [[Agni-III]] missile project.<ref name="kerala">[http://www.stateofkerala.in/news/dr%20tessy%20thomas%20is%20first%20woman%20scientist%20to%20head%20missile%20project.php Smt. Tessy Thomas is first woman scientist to head missile project] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422005959/http://www.stateofkerala.in/news/dr%20tessy%20thomas%20is%20first%20woman%20scientist%20to%20head%20missile%20project.php |date=22 April 2012 }}.</ref> She was the project director for mission [[Agni-IV|Agni IV]] which was successfully tested in 2011.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120419134057/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-11-17/india/30409431_1_wheelers-island-agni-programme-agni-missiles 'Agni Putri' Tessy Thomas breaks glass ceiling]</ref> Later, Thomas was appointed as the project director of the 5,000&nbsp;km range [[Agni-V]] in 2009, which was successfully tested on 19 April 2012. In 2018, she became the Director-General, Aeronautical Systems of DRDO.<ref name="thbl"/>
 
She is a fellow at the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE), Institution of Engineers-India (IEI) and Tata Administrative Service (TAS).<ref name=":4" />


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
She is married to Saroj Kumar, a commander in the [[Indian Navy]] and they have a son, Tejas.<ref name="IWSA">{{cite journal|date=September 2008|title=Meet India's "Missile Woman".|url=http://www.iwsa.net/BullJan09final.pdf|journal=IWSA Newsletter|volume=34|issue=3|access-date=19 April 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917090903/http://www.iwsa.net/BullJan09final.pdf|archive-date=17 September 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
She is married to Saroj Kumar, a commander in the [[Indian Navy]] and they have a son.<ref name="IWSA">{{cite journal|date=September 2008|title=Meet India's "Missile Woman".|url=http://www.iwsa.net/BullJan09final.pdf|journal=IWSA Newsletter|volume=34|issue=3|access-date=19 April 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917090903/http://www.iwsa.net/BullJan09final.pdf|archive-date=17 September 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
Tessy Thomas received the [[Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award]] for her contribution for making [[India]] self-reliant in the field of [[Integrated Guided Missile Development Program|missile technology]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Scientist honoured for work on Agni missile tech|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/features/scientist-honoured-for-workagni-missile-tech_764008.html|access-date=2 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Missile woman' Tessy Thomas conferred Shastri award|url=http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/missile-woman-tessy-thomas-conferred-shastri-award-476024.html|access-date=2 October 2012|date=October 2, 2012}}</ref>
Thomas received the [[Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award]] for her contribution for making [[India]] self-reliant in the field of [[Integrated Guided Missile Development Program|missile technology]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Scientist honoured for work on Agni missile tech|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/features/scientist-honoured-for-workagni-missile-tech_764008.html|access-date=2 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title='Missile woman' Tessy Thomas conferred Shastri award|url=http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/missile-woman-tessy-thomas-conferred-shastri-award-476024.html|access-date=2 October 2012|date=October 2, 2012}}</ref>


She was also the recipient of the Dr Thomas Cangan Leadership Award at the [[Faculty of Management Studies – Institute of Rural Management, Jaipur (FMS-IRM)]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=6th Thought Leadership Lecture Series at FMS-IRM |url=https://www.iirm.ac.in/event/5 |website=The Faculty of Management Studies, Institute of Rural Management |access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref>
She was also the recipient of the Dr Thomas Cangan Leadership Award at the [[Faculty of Management Studies – Institute of Rural Management, Jaipur (FMS-IRM)]] in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=6th Thought Leadership Lecture Series at FMS-IRM |url=https://www.iirm.ac.in/event/5 |website=The Faculty of Management Studies, Institute of Rural Management |access-date=24 February 2020}}</ref>
Thomas won 'Woman pioneer of the year' award at ETPrime Women Leadership Awards 2023 which was held in Mumbai.<ref>{{Cite news |title=ETPWLA 2023: Dr. Tessy Thomas wins Woman Pioneer Award at ETPrime Women Leadership Awards 2023 | newspaper=The Economic Times | date=16 August 2023 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/etpwla-2023-dr-tessy-thomas-wins-woman-pioneer-award-at-etprime-women-leadership-awards-2023/articleshow/102774976.cms?from=mdr | last1=Banerjee | first1=Sanhati }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch ETPWLA 2023: Celebrating excellence in women leadership |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/spotlight/etpwla2023 |website=[[The Economic Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=TPWLA 2023: Grand Felicitation Ceremony of ETPrime Women Leadership Awards to be held on August 4 | newspaper=The Economic Times | date=31 July 2023 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/company/corporate-trends/etpwla-2023-grand-felicitation-ceremony-of-etprime-women-leadership-awards-to-be-held-on-august-4/articleshow/102281109.cms?from=mdr | last1=Banerjee | first1=Sanhati | last2=Pema | first2=Tenzin }}</ref> The same year, she became a laureate of the [[Asian Scientist 100]] by the ''[[Asian Scientist]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.asianscientist.com/as100/ |title=The Asian Scientist 100 |author= <!--Not stated--> |date= |website= |publisher= [[Asian Scientist]] |access-date= 13 March 2025 |quote= |language= }}</ref>


== Publications ==
== Publications ==
* {{Cite journal|last=Thomas|first=Tessy|date=2005-07-01|title=Guidance Scheme for Solid Propelled Vehicle during Atmospheric Phase|journal=Defence Science Journal|language=en|volume=55|issue=3|pages=253–264|doi=10.14429/dsj.55.1987|doi-access=free}}
* {{Cite journal|last=Thomas|first=Tessy|date=2005-07-01|title=Guidance Scheme for Solid Propelled Vehicle during Atmospheric Phase|journal=Defence Science Journal|language=en|volume=55|issue=3|pages=253–264|doi=10.14429/dsj.55.1987|doi-access=free}}
* {{cite book |doi=10.12783/ballistics2017/16878 |chapter=Prediction of Real Gas and Non-Equilibrium Effects in the Gas Dynamics of Canister Launch Missile |title=30th International Symposium on Ballistics |year=2017 |last1=Sudhakar |first1=R. |last2=Venkanna |first2=M. |last3=Rao |first3=B. V. Papa |last4=Thomas |first4=Tessy |isbn=978-1-60595-419-6 }}
* {{cite book |doi=10.12783/ballistics2017/16878 |chapter=Prediction of Real Gas and Non-Equilibrium Effects in the Gas Dynamics of Canister Launch Missile |title=30th International Symposium on Ballistics |year=2017 |last1=Sudhakar |first1=R. |last2=Venkanna |first2=M. |last3=Rao |first3=B. V. Papa |last4=Thomas |first4=Tessy |isbn=978-1-60595-419-6 }}
* {{cite journal |id={{ProQuest|1413260295}} |last1=Thomas |first1=Tessy |last2=Jahagirdar |first2=D R |last3=Krishna |first3=I V Murali |last4=Varaprasad |first4=L. |title=Online Trajectory Reshaping for a Launch Vehicle to Minimize the Final Error Caused by Navigation and Guidance |journal=Defence Science Journal |location=New Delhi |volume=63 |issue=3 |date=May 2013 }}
* {{cite journal |id={{ProQuest|1413260295}} |last1=Thomas |first1=Tessy |last2=Jahagirdar |first2=D R |last3=Krishna |first3=I V Murali |last4=Varaprasad |first4=L. |title=Online Trajectory Reshaping for a Launch Vehicle to Minimize the Final Error Caused by Navigation and Guidance |journal=Defence Science Journal |location=New Delhi |volume=63 |issue=3 |date=May 2013 |pages=254–261 |doi=10.14429/dsj.63.2414 |doi-access=free }}
* {{cite book |doi=10.12783/ballistics2017/16860 |chapter=Developmental Challenges during Realization of High Progressivity Rocket Motor |title=30th International Symposium on Ballistics |year=2017 |last1=Ghogale |first1=Shrikant |last2=Venkanna |first2=M. |last3=Rao |first3=B.V. Papa |last4=Thomas |first4=Tessy |isbn=978-1-60595-419-6 }}
* {{cite book |doi=10.12783/ballistics2017/16860 |chapter=Developmental Challenges during Realization of High Progressivity Rocket Motor |title=30th International Symposium on Ballistics |year=2017 |last1=Ghogale |first1=Shrikant |last2=Venkanna |first2=M. |last3=Rao |first3=B.V. Papa |last4=Thomas |first4=Tessy |isbn=978-1-60595-419-6 }}


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*[[Agni-III|Agni-3]]
*[[Agni IV|Agni-4]]
*[[Agni-V|Agni-5]]
*[[Defence Research and Development Organisation|DRDO]]


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==References==
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In this Indian name, the name Thomas is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Tessy.

Tessy Thomas
Director General (Aeronautical Systems), DRDO
In office
1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) – 30 April 2023
Preceded byCP Ramnarayan
Succeeded byM Z Siddique
Personal details
Born1963 (1963) (age 63)
Alappuzha, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Spouse(s)Saroj Kumar
Children1
OccupationProject director at DRDO
Known forAgni Missile Project Director

Tessy Thomas (born April 1963) is an Indian aerospace engineer who worked on India's missile programs. She joined the Defence Research and Development Organisation in 1985. In 2009, she became the project director of the Agni-IV ballistic missile. She has been called India's "Missile Woman" and "Agniputri" in the media.

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Thomas is from Alleppy, Kerala. She completed her B.Tech at Thrissur Engineering College. Later, she earned an M.Tech in Guided Missile from the Institute of Armament Technology in Pune, where she also worked as a faculty member.[1]

Career[edit | edit source]

Since 1988, she has worked at the Defence Research and Development Laboratory in Hyderabad on missile development. Her main work was designing guidance systems. She is also an expert in solid propellants used in Agni missiles.[1]

She worked as Assistant Project Director during the successful launch of Agni-III in May 2008.[1]

In 2009, she became the project director of the Agni-IV ballistic missile. After this appointment, the media called her India's "Missile Woman" and "Agniputri."[2]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

She is married to Saroj Kumar, a commander in the Indian Navy and they have a son.[1]

Awards[edit | edit source]

Thomas received the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for her contribution for making India self-reliant in the field of missile technology.[3][4]

She was also the recipient of the Dr Thomas Cangan Leadership Award at the Faculty of Management Studies – Institute of Rural Management, Jaipur (FMS-IRM) in 2018.[5]

Thomas won 'Woman pioneer of the year' award at ETPrime Women Leadership Awards 2023 which was held in Mumbai.[6][7][8] The same year, she became a laureate of the Asian Scientist 100 by the Asian Scientist.[9]

Publications[edit | edit source]

  • Thomas, Tessy (1 July 2005). "Guidance Scheme for Solid Propelled Vehicle during Atmospheric Phase". Defence Science Journal. 55 (3): 253–264. doi:10.14429/dsj.55.1987.
  • Sudhakar, R.; Venkanna, M.; Rao, B. V. Papa; Thomas, Tessy (2017). "Prediction of Real Gas and Non-Equilibrium Effects in the Gas Dynamics of Canister Launch Missile". 30th International Symposium on Ballistics. doi:10.12783/ballistics2017/16878. ISBN 978-1-60595-419-6.
  • Thomas, Tessy; Jahagirdar, D R; Krishna, I V Murali; Varaprasad, L. (May 2013). "Online Trajectory Reshaping for a Launch Vehicle to Minimize the Final Error Caused by Navigation and Guidance". Defence Science Journal. 63 (3). New Delhi: 254–261. doi:10.14429/dsj.63.2414. ProQuest 1413260295.
  • Ghogale, Shrikant; Venkanna, M.; Rao, B.V. Papa; Thomas, Tessy (2017). "Developmental Challenges during Realization of High Progressivity Rocket Motor". 30th International Symposium on Ballistics. doi:10.12783/ballistics2017/16860. ISBN 978-1-60595-419-6.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Meet India's "Missile Woman"" (PDF). IWSA Newsletter. 34 (3). September 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  2. ↑ M Somasekhar (29 May 2018). "Tessy Thomas elevated as D-G Aero of DRDO". The Hindu Business Line.
  3. ↑ "Scientist honoured for work on Agni missile tech". Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "'Missile woman' Tessy Thomas conferred Shastri award". 2 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "6th Thought Leadership Lecture Series at FMS-IRM". The Faculty of Management Studies, Institute of Rural Management. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  6. ↑ Banerjee, Sanhati (16 August 2023). "ETPWLA 2023: Dr. Tessy Thomas wins Woman Pioneer Award at ETPrime Women Leadership Awards 2023". The Economic Times.
  7. ↑ "Watch ETPWLA 2023: Celebrating excellence in women leadership". The Economic Times.
  8. ↑ Banerjee, Sanhati; Pema, Tenzin (31 July 2023). "TPWLA 2023: Grand Felicitation Ceremony of ETPrime Women Leadership Awards to be held on August 4". The Economic Times.
  9. ↑ "The Asian Scientist 100". Asian Scientist. Retrieved 13 March 2025.

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