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+Hebbar shrI-vaiShNava, cousin to V's grandfather.

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+Source: [TW](https://x.com/Jairam_Ramesh/status/1884088167550116110)
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+Today is the birth centenary of a true colossus. For four decades, Dr. Raja Ramanna was the foundational pillar of the country’s nuclear establishment. He was responsible for Pokhran-1 in May 1974 and for being the mentor of those responsible for Pokhran-2 in May 1998. Between 1978 and 1981, he gave new direction to the DRDO. While serving as Scientific Adviser, he personally laid the groundwork for the induction of APJ Abdul Kalam as Director of DRDL, Hyderabad to boost India’s missile development - a debt that Dr. Kalam has handsomely acknowledged in his memoir “Wings of Fire.”
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+But Dr. Ramanna was more than a distinguished nuclear physicist. Like all great European physicists of the 20th century, Dr. Ramanna was steeped in Western classical music throughout his life and was a fine, professionally trained pianist. In his slim, circumspect, but yet hugely educative  book published in March 1991 he writes: 
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+> “..the title of my autobiography is borrowed from a series of musical works written in the nineteenth century by the great Hungarian pianist-composer Franz Liszt….Thus by calling my autobiography Years of Pilgrimage, I only show my appreciation to the great master.” 
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+He also writes that when he was nineteen he first met, in what was then called Mysore, the man who determined the course of his life thereafter. This was none other than Dr. Homi Bhabha, himself a fine artist and violinist (and pianist). Dr. Ramanna  doesn’t say so but for sure they must have talked about music before getting on to the question of his higher studies in physics, which Dr. Bhabha facilitated in the UK a year later.
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+After his retirement in January 1987, Dr. Ramanna built up the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bengaluru and immersed himself in the study of Indian philosophy which had always interested him even as he was fascinated with Western classical music.+++(4)+++ His enduring contribution in this area is the English translation published in 1997 of the famous eleventh century Sanskrit Bhakti poem Mukundamala.
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+During January-November 1990, Dr. Ramanna was Minister of State of Defence in the V.P. Singh Govt. His parliamentary career was unique. He is the only person to be first elected to the Rajya Sabha in March 1990 from UP for a two-year term  and later nominated to the Council of States by the President of India when I.K. Gujral was PM for a six-year term beginning August 1997.

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+Source: [TW](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/from-tumkur-to-pokhran-the-multifaceted-legacy-of-raja-ramanna-in-indias-nuclear-journey-/articleshow/117632225.cms)
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+From Tumkur to Pokhran: The multifaceted legacy of Raja Ramanna in India's nuclear journey  
+Chethan Kumar / TNN / Jan 28, 2025, 16:28 IST
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+Raja Ramanna, a significant figure in India's nuclear programme, played a pivotal role in the nation’s atomic advancements. His tenure included the successful Pokhran tests and the transformation of DRDO. He later served both as a Minister and a foundational pioneer in the nuclear field.
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+BENGALURU: Raja Ramanna, whose birth centenary was commemorated Tuesday (January 28), stood as a towering figure who seamlessly bridged the worlds of science, music, philosophy, and public service. The nuclear physicist played a key role in India’s nuclear programme, including the two successful tests in Pokhran.
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+Ramanna was born in Titpur, in Karnataka’s Tumkur district. He studied science at Madras Christian College before moving to London, where he completed a PhD in physics at King’s College. He returned to India in 1949.
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+Upon his return to India, he was recruited by Homi Bhabha to join the Indian nuclear programme and served as director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) twice. India tested its first atomic bomb in 1974 during his tenure. For this accomplishment, Ramanna received the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian honour.
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+According to the Atomic Heritage Foundation: “...On a visit to Baghdad in 1978, Ramanna was recruited by Saddam Hussein to build an atomic bomb for Iraq. “You have done enough for your country; don’t go back,” declared Hussein. “Stay here and take over our nuclear programme. I will pay you whatever you want.” Ramanna refused and left Iraq the next day.”
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+During his career, Ramanna also served as chairman of the Indian Atomic Energy Commission and as secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy. Aside from this, he served as the scientific adviser to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
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+According to DRDO, Ramanna made significant contributions in the field of neutron thermalisation and reactor design. 
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+> “He brought home to DRDO three important aspects of leadership.  
+> India’s first nuclear reactor, Apsara, was designed under his guidance. Under his tenure, DRDO was transformed into a more challenging workplace.”
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+A DRDO statement further reads: 
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+> “...The predominant activity of catering to the short-term requirements of the services was replaced by technical activities, leading to contemporary systems development. Thrust areas were clearly identified and prioritisation of the resources was accordingly carried out. 
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+> The personnel policy was also changed to conform to the ‘flexible complementing’ policy adopted by other S&T departments. Steps were taken to promote inter-laboratory interaction and cooperation for better utilisation of resources.”
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+After his retirement in January 1987, Ramanna established the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bengaluru in 1988.
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+Member of Parliament Jairam Ramesh said in a post on X that 
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+> “Ramanna was the foundational pillar of the country’s nuclear establishment.” 
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+Recollecting several of Ramanna’s contributions, Ramesh recounted: 
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+> “During January-November 1990, Ramanna was minister of state of defence in the VP Singh govt. His parliamentary career was unique. He is the only person to be first elected to the Rajya Sabha in March 1990 from UP for a two-year term and later nominated to the Council of States by the President of India when IK Gujral was PM for a six-year term beginning August 1997.”

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