Subbiah Arunan Explained

Subbiah Arunan
Birth Place:	Kothaiseri, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality:	Indian
Field:	Mechanical Engineering and Space research
Work Institution:	VSSC
Known For:	Mars Orbiter Mission
Awards:	Padma Shri
Relatives:	Nambi Narayanan (father-in-law)

Subbiah Arunan is an Indian scientist and Padma Shri awardee,^[1] known for his role in the Mars Orbiter Mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).^{[2] [3]} He finished his schooling in St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Vikramasingapuram in Tirunelveli Dist. He was born in Kothaiseri, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu and completed his Mechanical engineering from Coimbatore Institute of Technology.

In 1984, he started his career in Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.^[4] He is the project director of Mars Orbiter Mission in 2013.^[5] He is married to Geetha Arunan, the daughter of fellow ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Full list: Padma Awards 2015 - IBNLive . ibnlive.in.com . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150127225955/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/full-list-padma-awards-2015/524838-3.html . 27 January 2015 . dead.
2. News: Isro gears up to launch India's first mission to Mars on November 5. https://web.archive.org/web/20131103203857/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-10-30/science/43529364_1_pslv-xl-curiosity-rover-mars-orbit. dead. 2013-11-03. 2013-11-06. The Times of India. 2013-11-07.
3. http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/india-s-mars-mission-the-isro-dreamers-who-made-it-possible-441893 India's Mars mission: The ISRO dreamers who made it possible
4. News: Mangalyaan planning director from Nellai. 2013-11-07. Dinamalar. 2013-11-07.
5. Web site: ISRO scientists who made Mangalyaan possible: All you need to know about them.
6. News: Ram . Arun . S Arunan: Man behind ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mission . The Economic Times . 2022-07-09.