Raja Ramanna
| Raja Ramanna | |
|---|---|
| Born |
28 January 1925 Tiptur, Tumkur district (in modern Karnataka State), British Indian Empire |
| Died | 24 September 2004 (aged 79) Mumbai, Maharashtra State, India |
| Residence | India |
| Citizenship | India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Fields | Physics |
| Institutions |
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Defence Research and Development Organisation International Atomic Energy Agency Ministry of Defence National Institute of Advanced Studies |
| Alma mater |
Bishop Cotton Boys' School Bengaluru Madras Christian College University of Mumbai King's College London, United Kingdom |
| Known for |
India's nuclear program Operation Smiling Buddha Operation Shakti |
| Notable awards |
Padma Shri (1968) Padma Bhushan (1973) Padma Vibhushan (1975) |
Raja Ramanna "ರಾಜಾ ರಾಮಣ್ಣ" (Kannada) (28 January 1928 – 24 September 2004) was an Indian physicist who is best known for his role in India's nuclear program during its early stages.
Having joined the nuclear program in 1964, Ramanna worked under Homi Jehangir Bhabha, and later became the director this program in 1967. Ramanna expanded and supervised scientific research on nuclear weapons and was the first directing officer of the small team of scientists that supervised and carried out the test of the nuclear device, under the codename Smiling Buddha, in 1974.
Ramanna was associated with and directed India's nuclear program for more than four decades, and also initiated industrial defence programmes for the Indian Armed Forces. Because of his directing role and leadership in developing the Indian nuclear programme over four decades, Ramanna is often considered the "Father of the India's nuclear program", and was also a recipient of Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian decoration, in honour of his services to build India's nuclear programme. Ramanna died in Mumbai in 2004 at the age of 79.
Raja Ramanna was born in beginning of 1925 to Rukmini and Ramanna in Tumkur, in the princely state of Mysore. The parents having recognised his talent for music early in life were instrumental in introducing him to classical Western music. Beginning his studies at Bishop Cotton Boys' School, Bangalore, where he mostly studied literature and classical music, he later attended Madras Christian College and resided at St.Thomas's Hall where he continued his interests in arts and literature but soon shifted back to physics. At Madras Christian College, Ramanna obtained a BSc in Physics and gained a BA degree in Classical music in 1947.
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