Vasant Gowarikar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian Scientist
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Place of Birth: Pune, Maharashtra, India
About Vasant Gowarikar
- Vasant Ranchhod Gowarikar (25 March 1933 – 2 January 2015) was an Indian scientist.
- He was a director in Indian Space Research Organization and also the scientific advisor to the Prime Minister of India in 1991–1993.
- Gowarikar made valuable contributions to the fields of space research, weather and population.
- He was well known for his monsoon forecast model as he was the first scientist to develop an indigenous weather forecasting model that predicted the monsoon correctly.
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