Name: Madhavan Nair
Title: Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation
Age: 65
Qualifications: Completed engineering from Kerala University in 1966. He then trained with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai.
Work Experience: Joined the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station in 1967. Has been associated with various elements of India’s space programme since. Has headed ISRO since 2003.
Hobbies: Likes listening to ghazals and old Malayalam film music. Humour novels are a weakness.
(This story appears in the 25 September, 2009 issue of Forbes India. To visit our Archives, click here.)