R Aravamudan, one of ISRO’s early pioneers captured in this iconic photo, no more

One of the most popular pictures that captured ISRO’s early days is that of a vest-clad Aravamudan working on an experimental rocket payload, while APJ Abdul Kalam assisted him. 

Chennai: Ramabhadran Aravamudan, a veteran of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the country’s science and technology fraternity breathed his last late on Wednesday at his Bengaluru residence. Aged 84, he is survived by his wife Gita, a senior journalist and their two sons. The senior scientist, tracking and telemetry radar expert had been ailing for over a year now, owing to kidney failure.