From going to work in a farm, studying in a small government school to walking barefoot to school, the ISRO chairperson's journey is truly humbling.?
Indian Space Research Organisation chairperson Dr Kailasavadivoo Sivan has struck a chord with thousands of people, all over again.?
In an interview given in Tamil to Sun TV, Sivan had any message for the people of Tamil Nadu, and it shows just how humble he is.
¡°First of all, I am an Indian¡±, he said in a statement, which resonated across the country.?
¡°I joined ISRO as an Indian. ISRO is a place where people from all regions and languages work and contribute. But I am grateful to my brothers who celebrate me,¡± he told the interviewer.
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The 62-year-old man behind India's space program was born to a simple farmer in the village of Tarakkanvillai in Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari district. He went to a local Tamil medium government school, where he showed brilliance his family thankfully recognized.?
Sivan was the first among his family members to ever graduate, earning his Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from ST Hindu College in Nagercoil.
Over the years, Sivan has earned numerous accolades for his contributions to ISRO. In 1999 he was given the Shri Hari Om Ashram Prerit Dr Vikram Sarabhai Research Award. He received the ISRO Merit Award in 2007, the Dr. Biren Roy Space Science Award in 2011, and most recently Tamil Nadu's Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Award in 2019.?