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Following his retirement from the government in 2000, he wrote extensively on science policy; he also served as a professor at the
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to create the foundation for modern Indian science and technology. He held important positions in the
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on August 12, 2019, and was survived by his wife Vibha Parthasarathi, and sons Vibodh and Unmish.
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He also was involved in defence matters, such as being consulted by the government during the
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A. Parthasarathi died after a period of illness at his residence in
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Technology at the Core: Science & Technology with Indira Gandhi
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From 1967 to 1970, Parthasarathi served as Special Assistant to
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in the 1970s that would manufacture critical products such as
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Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
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physicist
electronics engineer
Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
Gopalaswami Parthasarathy
N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
radio astronomy
University of Cambridge
UK
Martin Ryle
physics
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
science policy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
USA
Vikram Sarabhai
Atomic Energy Commission
Indira Gandhi
P. N. Haksar
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
public sector enterprises
microchips
optic fibres
1971 Indo-Pakistani War
1974 nuclear test in Pokhran
Centre for Studies in Science Policy
Jawaharlal Nehru University
New Delhi

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