'Indian First, Then Tamil': ISRO Chief K Sivan Old Interview Goes Viral After Chandrayaan-2
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. From going to work in a farm studying in a small government school to walking barefoot to school the ISRO chairpersons journey is truly humbling.
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.
SunTV: As a Tamil, having attained a big position, what do u want to say to ppl of TN?
¡ª Ethirajan Srinivasan (@Ethirajans) September 10, 2019
Sivan: First of all, I am an Indian, I joined #ISRO as an Indian & ISRO is a place where people from all regions & languages work, contribute, but I am grateful to my brothers who celebrate me pic.twitter.com/tES7uzNCJO
¡°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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First Of All I Am An Indian Isro Chief K Sivan Responds To Sun Tv Interviewers Question Over Tamil Identity
¡ª Amrita Bhinder (@amritabhinder) September 10, 2019
¡°First of all, I am an Indian, I joined ISRO as an Indian, and ISRO is a place where people from all regions and languages work and contribute,¡± https://t.co/AvHt5Fyd6c
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First of all, I am an Indian: ISRO chief Dr. K. Sivan
¡ª Ashok Kumar Khanna (@AshokKu55696605) September 10, 2019
Next Tamilian
Proud of you
#SivanPrideOfIndia pic.twitter.com/LwAZilnrJ0
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I¡¯m afraid, K Sivan missed a trick here. He¡¯s an Indian only because of his Tamil identity and apparently, that¡¯s his primary identity. There¡¯s no specific identity called Indian identity. The conglomerate of Tamils, Kannadigas, Telugus and others is the Indian identity. pic.twitter.com/3nPbd6qDWg
¡ª Ramachandra.M/ ????????.??? (@nanuramu) September 11, 2019
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.
