Veteran Nuclear Scientist R Chidambaram Dies

Rajagopala Chidambaram, India's leading nuclear weapons designer and key figure in the Pokhran nuclear tests, passed away at ...
Chidambaram, who died in Mumbai Saturday, set up the National Knowledge Network for high-speed connectivity to educational ...
In 1962, Dr. Chidambaram joined the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), where he rapidly climbed the ranks. His ...
He headed the nuclear component of the 1998 Operation Shakti at Pokhran, making him one of the rare atomic scientists who ...