K-Sivan-ISRO-Chief-From-Poor-Farmer-To-A
Rocket-Man
The life of ISRO chairman K Sivan is similar to Chandrayaan-2 mission. He too has overcome many challenges and has gone from floor to pit. The lander may have missed reaching the moon, but K. Sivan's life is full of challenges and achievements. Learn - How did Sivan, born in the house of a poor farmer, take this amazing journey?
A child was born on April 14, 1957, to the farmer Kailashavadivu in the village of Sarakallavilai in Kanyakumari, in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Mother Chellam and other family members fondly named Sivan. He got his early education in a government school through Tamil medium. Along with studies, he used to work with his father in the fields along with his other siblings. Sivan was good at studies, so father and other family members encouraged him.
The economic situation was not good, despite the economic misery and all the miseries, Sivan completed his BSc (Mathematics) from ST Hindu College, Nagercoil. That too with 100 per cent marks. He was the first member of his family to graduate. After this, the father changed his mind. The financial situation was not such that all children could afford higher education. Hence, Sivan's other siblings could not pursue higher education. Sivan then did aeronautical engineering from Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1980. After this, he did his post-graduation in engineering from the Indian Institute of Sciences (IIS). In 2006, he earned his PhD in aerospace engineering from IIT Bombay.
Sivan joined the Indian Space Research Organisation in 1982 after earning an aeronautical engineering degree from MIT, a relationship with ISRO. He started contributing to the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) project. After this, the organization was allowed to work in various campaigns. In April 2011, he became the project director of GSLV. In July 2014, he was appointed as the director of ISRO's Liquid Propulsion Systems Center, considering Sivan's contribution. On 1 June 2015, he was made the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC). On 15 January 2018, Sivan took over as the head of ISRO.
Sivan joined ISRO in 1982. Here he worked in almost every rocket program. Before taking over as the chairman of ISRO, he was the director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC), which makes rockets. He is called the Rocketman of ISRO due to his contribution to the Cycrogenic Engine, PSLV, GSLV and Reusable Launch Vehicle programs. He was instrumental in launching 104 satellites simultaneously by India on 15 February 2017. This is also ISRO's world record. On July 15, 2019, when Chandrayaan-2 was about to fly for its mission, it had to be stopped a few hours ago due to technical reasons. After that Sivan formed a high-powered team So that the problem can be detected and fixed it within 24 hours. Seven days later Chandrayaan-2 was successfully launched. In the Mann Ki Baat program, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised ISRO scientists for removing the technical flaw in 24 hours.
Childhood Full Of Shortages
Remembering the past, Sivan says that childhood was filled with many shortages. The father's financial condition was not such that he could manage labourers to work in the fields. Therefore, all the people of the family used to share in farming. My childhood has passed without shoes and sandals. When I was in college, I used to help my father in the fields. This was the reason that the father got admission in the college near the house. I used to wear a dhoti till college. When I went to MIT, I wore pants for the first time.
Sivan likes Music and listening to Tamil classical music and gardening in his free time. His favourite film is Aradhana (1969) starring Rajesh Khanna. He once told reporters that when I was the director of VSSC, I had grown a variety of roses in my home garden in Thiruvananthapuram.
0 Comments