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About K. N. Shankara
- Koodli Nanjunda Ghanapathi Shankara was a space scientist from India.
- He was the Director of ISRO's Space Applications Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad and ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bangalore .
- He was the Director of Satellite Communications Program Office and Program Director, INSAT, and was looking after overall planning and direction of communication satellite program.
- His work in the field of transponder design and development led to a boost in India's communication satellite technology. For his contribution in the field of satellite technology, Shankara was awarded the Padma Shri by the government of India in 2004.
- He is said to be the person who conceptualized Chandrayaan, India's first venture to Moon.
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