Dr. Anil Kakodkar has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest of the 10 th Convocation. Dr. Kakodkar was the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India and the Secretary to the Government of India. He was the Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay from 1996–2000. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour, on 26 January 2009.
Dr. Kakodkar has worked for the development of the atomic energy programme in India throughout his professional life. Focus of his work has been on self-reliant development of nuclear reactor systems to address the Indian programme requirements. He was amongst the chosen few involved in the first successful Peaceful Nuclear Explosion Experiment that India conducted on May 18, 1974 at Pokhran. He later played a key role in the series of successful Nuclear Tests conducted during May 1998, again at Pokhran. The comprehensive and robust atomic energy programme under the leadership of Dr. Kakodkar has earned India a distinctive status as a country with advanced nuclear technology.
Over the years, Dr. Kakodkar has built competent teams of highly specialized scientists and engineers in the reactor engineering programme. He was the Chairman, Solar Energy Corporation in its formative years. He was also the Chairman of Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA) during 2006-12, the Chairman, Governing Board, Inter University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi, and the Chairperson, Board of Governors of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay during 2006-2015. Dr. Kakodkar has been honored by all three Padma awards and the highest State awards from Maharashtra, Goa and Madhya Pradesh besides several national and international awards and honors.
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