Honours and awards Kasturirangan is the recipient of honorary doctorates from 27 universities. Controversies He was the superior officer of ISRO when Nambi Narayanan was accused of selling secrets to Pakistan. Kasturirangan's lack of help to the latter was noted in the movie Rocketry: The Nambi Effect. References External links Dr. Kasturirangan's biodata at ISRO India's Space Enterprise : A Case Study in Strategic Thinking and Planning Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in science & engineering Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in science & engineering Recipients of the Padma Shri in science & engineering Living people 1940 births Indian Space Research Organisation people Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha Indian institute directors Members of the Planning Commission of India Maharaja's College, Ernakulam alumni Scientists from Kochi 20th-century Indian educational theorists Educators from Kerala 20th-century Indian physicists Recipients of the Rajyotsava Award 2014 Recipients of the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in Engineering Science