Full Name | Kailasavadivoo Sivan |
Name Earned | Rocket Man |
Profession | Scientist; Chairperson of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |
Career |
Major Designation(s) | • Director of the ISRO's Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (2014) • Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (2015) • Chief of the ISRO (2018) |
Awards/Honours | • Dr. Vikram Sarabhai Research Award (1999) • ISRO Merit Award (2007) • Dr. Biren Roy Space Science and/or Design Award (2011) • Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) Alumni Association (2013) • Doctor of Science from Satyabhama University, Chennai (2014) • Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (2018) • 'Vigyan Rattan' Award by the Vice-President of India, Venkaiah Naidu (2019) • Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Award by the Government of Tamil Nadu (2019) |
Personal Life |
Date of Birth | 14 April 1957 (Sunday) |
Age (as of 2023) | 66 Years |
Birthplace | Mela Sarakkalvilai, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
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Zodiac sign | Aries |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India |
School | He studied in a Tamil-medium school in Mela Sarakkalvilai and Vallankumaranvilai village in Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India |
College/University | • South Travancore Hindu College, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India (Bachelor of Science) • Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai, India (A Bachelor Degree in Engineering in 1980) • Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India (A Master Degree in Aerospace Engineering in 1982) • Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, India (PhD in Aerospace Engineering in 2007) |
Educational Qualification(s) | • Masters in Aerospace Engineering • Doctorate in Aerospace Engineering |
Religion | Hinduism |
Hobbies | Reading, Travelling, Listening to Tamil Classical Songs, Gardening |
Relationships & More |
Marital Status | Married |
Family |
Wife/Spouse | Malathi Sivan (Homemaker)
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Children | Sons- Sushanth (Engineer), Siddharth
 Daughter- None |
Parents | Father- Kailasavadivoonadar (Farmer) Mother- Chellamall
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Siblings | Brother- 1 Sisters- 2
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Favourite Things |
Favourite Food(s) | Dal-Chawal, South Indian Cuisines |
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