Pavuluri Subba Rao gets Aryabhatta award for contribution to astronautics

• Ananth Technologies Founder, CEO and Chairman Pavuluri Subba Rao has been conferred with the ‘Aryabhatta Award’ instituted by the Aeronautical Society of India (ASI). He was also presented with ASI’s ‘Distinguished Fellow’ title.
• He received the award recognition of Rao’s “tremendous lifetime contribution to the promotion of astronautics in India.”
• A former ISRO scientist, Rao incorporated Ananth Technologies Limited in 1992 to indigenously design and develop some of the country’s most sophisticated avionics for ISRO and the Defence sector.
• The Hyderabad-based company employs over 1,600 people across its three Centres of Excellence in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Thiruvananthapuram.
• ATL has supplied key components and technologies to 98 satellites and 78 launch vehicles for Indian space programmes.

ABOUT ARYABHATTA AWARD

• The Astronautical Society of India presents the Aryabhatta Award to people who have made significant contributions in the field of astronautics and aerospace technology in India.
• The society was established in 1990 and is a member of the International Astronautical Federation since 1958.
• The award is named after Aryabhata, an Indian astronomer and mathematician from the fifth century.
• It commemorates Aryabhata, the first Indian satellite launched on 19th April 1975. The award is generally presented by the Minister of State of the Prime Minister’s Office.