administration. He was a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha from 1997 to 2003. Dr. Ramanna was closely associated with the I.I.T. Bombay, having been chairman of the board of Governors for three consecutive terms from 1975 to 1984. In 2000, Ramanna was also the first director of National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore. Institute Named After Ramanna Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore (M.P.) Posts held Chairman, Governing Council, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Council of Management, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore Chairman, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay President, Indian National Science Academy Vice-President, Indian Academy of Sciences Scientific Adviser to the Minister of Defence Director-general of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Secretary for Defence Research, Government of India Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Director, National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISc campus, Bangalore Awards Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology in 1963 Padma Shri in 1968 Padma Bhushan in 1973 Padma Vibhushan in 1975 Books The Structure of Music in Raga and Western Systems Years of Pilgrimage ( Autobiography) (1991) References Further reading Ramanna, Raja. Years of Pilgrimage: An Autobiography. New Delhi: Viking, 1991. Srinivasan, M. R. From Fission to Fusion: The Story of India's Atomic Energy Programme. New Delhi: Viking, 2002. Singh, Jagjit. Some Eminent Indian Scientists. New Delhi: Publications Division, Govt. of India. Sundaram, C.V., L. V. Krishnan, and T. S. Iyengar. Atomic Energy in India: 50 Years. Mumbai: Department of Atomic Energy, 1998. Parthasarathy, K. S. Ramanna: a doyen among scientists, The Hindu, September 30, 2004. Srinivasan, M. R. Ramanna & the nuclear programme, The Hindu, September 28, 2004. Sreekantan, B.V. Raja Ramanna–Down the Memory Lane. Current Science, Vol. 87, No. 8, pp. 1150–51, 2004. Rao, K. R. Raja Ramanna-A Personal Tribute. Current Science, Vol. 87, No. 8, pp. 1152–54, 2004. Profiles in Scientific Research: Contributions of the Fellows. Vol.1. pp. 460–62. New Delhi: Indian National Science Academy, 1995. Iyengar, P.K. Remembering Ramanna. The Hindu, September 25, 2004. Ramanna, R., Jain, S. R., Pramana vol. 57, 263, 2001. External links Interview with Dr. Raja Ramanna Obituary in rediff.com Biography in Vigyan Prasar Science Portal 1925 births 2004 deaths Alumni of King's College London 20th-century Indian physicists Indian nuclear physicists Recipients of the Padma Vibhushan in science & engineering Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in science & engineering