Nambi Narayanan
Nambi Narayanan
Nambi Narayanan is an aerospace engineer who previously worked with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). He came into the limelight in 1994 when he was arrested under false charges of espionage. Narayanan was later given a compensation of Rs 1.3 crore by the Kerala government. Recognising his contribution to the development of rocket science in India, the Government of India conferred Narayanan with the country’s third-highest civilian award, Padma Bhushan, in 2019.
Professional Life
In 1969, Narayanan won a prestigious NASA fellowship that helped him find his way into Princeton University, where he gained expertise in chemical rocket propulsion. Upon returning to India, where solid motors were common, he introduced liquid propellant motors.
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SC cancels Kerala HC order granting pre-arrest bail to 4 in Isro spy case
The Supreme Court Friday quashed the Kerala High Court order granting anticipatory bail to four people, including a former ...| December 02, 2022, Friday -
ISRO spy case 'victim' Maldivian national Fousia Hassan dies in Colombo
The ISRO spy case surfaced in 1994 when S. Nambi Narayanan, a top scientist at the ISRO unit here, was arrested on charges of ...| August 31, 2022, Wednesday -
R Madhavan's Rocketry: The Nambi Effect streams on Amazon Prime Video now
Rocketry: The Nambi Effect is R Madhavan's passion project and the film is written, produced, and directed by actor R Madhavan, ...| July 26, 2022, Tuesday -
Nambi Narayanan tried to influence CBI probe in ISRO spy case: ex-cops
Vijayan, along with 17 other former Kerala police and IB officials, is facing a CBI probe for allegedly falsely implicating ...| November 10, 2021, Wednesday -
Victims of 1994 ISRO espionage case will be heard, says Kerala court
'Victims' of the 1994 espionage case -- former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan and two Maldives nationals who were arrested back ...| July 12, 2021, Monday -
False implication of Narayanan delayed India's cryo tech development: CBI
CBI opposed in the Kerala High Court the bail pleas by two former Kerala Police officers, who were involved in the arrest of ...| July 08, 2021, Thursday -
ISRO spying case: CBI likely to record Nambi Narayanan's statement today
The Delhi Special Unit of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), probing the alleged framing of space scientist Nambi ...| June 29, 2021, Tuesday -
Conduct further probe into role of cops in ISRO espionage case: SC asks CBI
SC on Thursday ordered that the report of a high-level committee on the role of erring police officials in 1994 espionage case ...| April 15, 2021, Thursday -
Kerala govt to give Rs 1.3 crore as compensation to former ISRO scientist
On the basis of Jaykumar's recommendations, the cabinet took the decision| December 27, 2019, Friday -
Glad my work finally recognised, says ex-ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan
Looking back at the turn of events, the former scientist said they were "a part of life" and was glad that his contribution was ...| January 26, 2019, Saturday
