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Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai 
Dr. Vikram SarabhaiBorn 12 August 1919[1][2]
Ahmedabad, IndiaDied 30 December 1971 (aged 52)
Halcyon Castle, Kovalam inThiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IndiaResidence India Nationality Indian Fields Physics Institutions Indian Space Research Organisation
Physical Research LaboratoryAlma mater University of Cambridge Doctoral advisor Sir C. V. Raman Known for Indian space program
Indian Institute of Management AhmedabadNotable awards Padma Bhushan (1966)
Padma Vibhushan (posthumously) (1972)Spouse Mrinalini Sarabhai