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	Raja Ramanna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Raja Ramanna (1925 - September 23, 2004) born in Tumkur, Karnataka, was an Indian nuclear scientist and was associated with the country's first nuclear test in 1974.
		Beginning his studies at Bishop Cotton Boys School, Bangalore, Raja Ramanna obtained Ph.D. and L.R.S.M. from London.
		Ramanna was the director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) for over a decade.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Raja_Ramanna (245 words)

	Raja Ramanna, India's - The Boston Globe
		Ramanna had been undergoing treatment for an intestinal ailment at a Bombay hospital, said an assistant in his office at the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bangalore.
		Ramanna attended college in Madras and earned a doctorate in atomic energy from the University of London.
		Ramanna was later appointed scientific adviser to the Defense Ministry and head of the Department of Atomic Energy.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/09/25/raja_ramanna_indias (199 words)

	Raja Ramanna
		Ramanna was born in Tumkur in Karnataka on January 28, 1925.
		Ramanna and his group determined the neutron diffusion and slowing down constants in water and beryllium oxide by using a pulsed neutron source.
		Ramanna and his coworkers measured the energy and angular distributions of prompt neutrons and gamma rays emitted by fission fragments.
	www.vigyanprasar.gov.in /scientists/RRamanna.htm (3511 words)

	Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Maharaja H.H. Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (June 4, 1884-August 3, 1940) also known popularly as Nalvadi Krishna Raja Wadiyar was one of the most celebrated rulers among the Indian States.
		During Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV's reign this institution got enlarged and in 1907 this house of people became bicameral by the institution of Legislative Council- a house of elders which introduced many new legislation for the state.
		Famous Nuclear Physicist Late Dr. Raja Ramanna early in his teens had achieved considerable prowess in playing on the piano.His talent was duly reported to the Maharaja, Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Krishna_Raja_Wadiyar_IV (1966 words)

	India`s eminent nuclear scientist Ramanna dead
		Ramanna, who played a key role in the country`s first Pokhran nuclear test in 1974, breathed his last at 0315 hrs in Bombay Hospital, B K Goyal, Dean of the Hospital said in Mumbai, India`s economic hub.
		Ramanna, who is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son, was admitted to the Hospital on Monday after he complained of giddiness and sweating.
		Ramanna was associated with India`s nuclear program at a critical stage of its development and contributed to placing the country`s indigenous nuclear capabilities on a firm footing.
	www.globalsecurity.org /wmd/library/news/india/2004/india-040924-irna01.htm (299 words)

	Dr. Raja Ramanna passes away (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Raja Ramanna, former Chairman, Board Of Governors, IIT Bombay and former Chairman of Indian Atomic Energy Commission passed away on Thursday, September 23, 2004.
		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 and immensely contributed to the development and growth of the Institute.
		Ramanna, in addition to being an eminent nuclear scientist, had been a key figure in the Indian scientific establishment.
	www.alumni.iitb.ac.in /RajaRamanna.htm (200 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation
		Ramanna, 79, was admitted to Bombay Hospital on Thursday after he complained of giddiness and sweating.
		On Thursday night, Ramanna?s family members and officials at the department of atomic energy, of which he was once chairman, had said he breathed his last at 7.30 pm, but the doctors at the hospital said his condition was critical and he was on a ventilator.
		Ramanna held the posts of chairman of the department of atomic energy (1987), director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (1972-78, 1981-83), was minister of state for defence (1990) and a member of the Rajya Sabha (1997-2003).
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040925/asp/nation/story_3801878.asp (613 words)

	Pay tributes to Raja Ramanna
		aja Ramanna, a stalwart of India's nuclear programme, died in Mumbai on September 23.
		Bhabha hand-picked Dr Ramanna to put the country on the world nuclear map in a short time after his theory of nuclear fission was established between 1965 and 1968.
		Ramanna the scientist was also passionate about music and could play the piano and violin with dexterity.
	specials.rediff.com /news/2004/sep/27msg.htm (162 words)

	Raja Ramanna, , Legends, Raja Ramanna profile, Pokhran nuclear test was Ramanna's idea. Dynamite is generally used to ...
		The credit for this achievement goes to Raja Ramanna and his colleagues, as also to Bhabha, who laid the foundation for the country's nuclear programme.
		Ramanna was born on January 28, 1925, and had his basic education at Bangalore.
		Ramanna's fundamental contributions lie in the field of nuclear fission.
	www.4to40.com /legends/index.asp?article=legends_rajaramanna (342 words)

	EducationGuardian.co.uk \| Special Reports \| Raja Ramanna
		Ramanna rose to become head of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc) in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), a post he held for two periods (1972-78 and 1981-83).
		Ramanna was shocked and scared by the Iraqi proposal.
		It was ironic that shortly before Ramanna died, Washington announced that it would ease export controls on the Indian civilian nuclear and space facilities.
	education.guardian.co.uk /obituary/story/0,,1317193,00.html (956 words)

	Raja Ramanna \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Raja Ramanna, architect of India's nuclear weapons program, died Friday.
		As director of the government-run research center in Bombay, Dr. Ramanna led the team that built and tested India's first atomic bomb in the western state of Rajasthan in 1974.
		Born Jan. 28, 1925, Dr. Ramanna attended college in Madras and earned a doctorate in atomic energy from the University of London.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20040926/news_2m26ramanna.html (228 words)

	Raja Ramanna cremated
		The mortal remains of eminent nuclear scientist Dr Raja Ramanna were cremated in Mumbai on Friday.
		Dr Ramanna's body was taken to the Shivaji Park electric crematorium from his son Shyam's Worli residence and the last rites were performed at around 1545 IST.
		Dr Ramanna, a stalwart of India's nuclear programme who was associated with the country's first nuclear test in 1974, died on Thursday of intestine problem.
	www.rediff.com /news/2004/sep/24raja.htm (141 words)

	The Hindu : Front Page : Raja Ramanna passes away
		The mortal remains of the doyen of India's nuclear programme and noted physicist, Raja Ramanna, who died in the early hours of today, were consigned to the flames here this afternoon.
		Ramanna, who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Bombay Hospital in a critical condition yesterday, passed away at 3.15 a.m.
		Ramanna, an early disciple of Homi J. Bhabha, was the brain behind India's first nuclear test at Pokhran in 1974 when he was Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
	www.hindu.com /2004/09/25/stories/2004092504780100.htm (288 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| Top Indian nuclear scientist dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Raja Ramanna, 79, who had been unwell for some time, died in a city hospital early on Friday.
		Dr Ramanna was the head of India's premier nuclear research centre when the country exploded its first nuclear device in 1974.
		Dr Ramanna, who was a respected scientist and a professional pianist, also headed India's Atomic Energy Commission and served a term as the country's junior defence minister.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/3685396.stm (266 words)

	Ramanna's demise shocks scientists - Sify.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Ramanna was an excellent organiser and brought out the best talents of the people working for him, Iyengar, who was very close to him professionally, told PTI on Friday in Mumbai.
		Ramanna's words were always respected at the international atomic energy and he was the pioneer in formulating the Bhabha Atomic Research Centres Training School Programme -- a unique and sucessful venture for human resource development for the department of atomic energy, Iyengar said.
		Ramanna was one of the early associates of founder of India's nuclear programme Dr Homi Bhabha and one of the pioneering and outstanding scientists that the country has ever produced, he added.
	sify.com /news/othernews/fullstory.php?id=13574145 (405 words)

	outlookindia.com
		Ramanna, physicist par excellence and father of Indian nuclear bomb programme, breathed his last at 3.15 am at Bombay Hospital due to internal bleeding in the stomach, Dr B K Goyal, Dean of the Hospital, told PTI.
		Last night Ramanna's family members and officials at the Department of Atomic energy had said that his end came at 1930 hours yesterday, but the doctors at Mumbai Hospital maintained that his condition was critical and he was kept on a ventilator.
		Ramanna was in Mumbai visiting his son who resides at Worli in Central Mumbai when he complained of giddiness and sweating on Monday.
	www.outlookindia.com /pti_print.asp?id=251389 (206 words)

	N-blasts yield wrongly assessed -- Ramanna
		Ramanna stated that the voluntary moratorium on tests announced by India was the right alternative to signing the CTBT in terms of the CTBTneeded to be further defined to include all type of tests, be it on land, water, air or even computer simulated.
		Later, speaking to media persons, Ramanna stated that the recent denial of a visa to Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman Dr R Chidambaram needn't be taken seriously as the decision was apparently taken at a lower level.
		Ramanna said that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had done good work in the past, but was nowlanded with problems of inspection and safeguards the world over and with dwindling influence.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19980719/20050764.html (519 words)

	The Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Dr Raja Ramanna was one of India’s nuclear pio- neers.
		Ramanna continued this talent-building when he served as scientific adviser to the defence minister.
		It was Ramanna who started the India-Philippines Agency of the IAEA by which we donated a neutron spectrometer to the Philippines.
	www.the-week.com /24oct10/currentevents_article4.htm (662 words)

	Scientist Raja Ramanna no more
		Dr Raja Ramanna, a stalwart of India's nuclear programme who was associated with the country's first nuclear test in 1974, died in Mumbai on Thursday of intestine problem.
		He was 79 and is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.
		Ramanna had been admitted to Bombay Hospital on Tuesday.
	in.rediff.com /news/2004/sep/23raja.htm (315 words)

	Raja Ramanna: The man Saddam wanted- The Economic Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Ramanna’s contemporary Indian scientists and his admirers often cite his encounter with Saddam Hussein to explain why the West is not really worried about India becoming a nuclear proliferater after it joined the exclusive nuclear club uninvited with a series of tests in May 1998.
		Like President APJ Abdul Kalam, the eminent missile scientist who plays the veena, Ramanna is among the few scientists who carried on with his music alongside his physics, having been an accomplished piano player with a Diploma of Licentiate from the Royal School of Music in London.
		Ramanna was director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) when then prime minister Indira Gandhi, during a tour of the facility in September 1972, authorised the scientists there to manufacture an atomic device they had designed and prepare it for a test.
	economictimes.indiatimes.com /articleshow/863014.cms (401 words)

	Pioneer of Indian N-plan dies -DAWN - International; 25 September, 2004
		BOMBAY, Sept 24: Raja Ramanna, the scientist who pioneered India's drive to become a nuclear power, died on Friday in Bombay at age 79, a hospital official said.
		Ramanna supervised India's first nuclear test in the Pokhran desert of Rajasthan in 1974 and was the former head of the Atomic Energy Commission, which is in charge of the nuclear programme.
		"Ramanna was on a life support system which was withdrawn on Friday morning after which he was declared dead," said a senior official at Bombay Hospital where the scientist had been admitted earlier in the week.
	www.dawn.com /2004/09/25/int8.htm (269 words)

	PIB Press Release
		Dr. Raja Ramanna was a shining star in this galaxy of outstanding scientists.
		Raja Ramanna was a charming man blessed with great spontaneity.
		Dr. Ramanna was associated with key milestones in India’s nuclear programme.
	pib.nic.in /release/release.asp?relid=14334 (720 words)

	India's Nuclear Weapons Program - Smiling Buddha: 1974
		Ramanna worked closely with Dr. Basanti Dulal Nag Chaudhuri of director of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and science advisor to the minister of defense to coordinate the work of explosive system development.
		Ramanna indicates in his autobiography that a round of decision making meetings occurred in 1974 prior to the test.
		Ramanna claims that he had been told by Sethna that the code phrase had been used, and that the phrase was Dhar's idea.
	nuclearweaponarchive.org /India/IndiaSmiling.html (3237 words)

	Indiantelevision.com > Breaking News > Crest Promoter Dr Raja Ramanna passes away
		Dr Ramanna was admitted to hospital on Monday after he complained of giddiness and sweating.
		Also known as the father of India's nuclear bomb programme Dr Ramanna was held in high regard by the country's scientific and academic community.
		Dr Ramanna, who was also the chairman of Indian animation major Crest Communication (now renamed as Crest Animation Studios) is survived by by his wife, two daughters and his son Shyam Ramanna.
	www.indiantelevision.com /headlines/y2k4/sep/sep261.htm (230 words)

	South Asian Media Net > OPINION
		Raja Ramanna, an architect of Indiaâs nuclear weapons programme, wore many hats during his lifetime.
		In an interview in 1999, Dr Ramanna sought to dispel the myth that the 1974 nuclear test was a peaceful experiment.
		âRamanna was responsible for initiating several programmes of the Indian nuclear department from R&D to reactor building,â colleague and fellow nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar told a news agency from Vienna.
	www.southasianmedia.net /index_opinion4.cfm?id=43288 (728 words)

	INDOlink - India General News - Top Nuclear Scientist Raja Ramanna Is Dead (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		A multi-faceted personality, Ramanna was Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, a former Union Minister and a member of the Rajya Sabha.
		Iyengar said Ramanna recognised the importance of fundamental science and its influence on the society.
		Dr Ramanna was the head of India's premier nuclear research center when the country exploded its first nuclear device in 1974.
	www.indolink.com /displayArticleS.php?id=092404014245 (972 words)

	Nation pays homage to Raja Ramanna - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Dr Ramanna, who was the architect of the country’s first nuclear test at Pokhran in 1974, was admitted to the hospital on Monday with an intestinal problem.
		Dr Ramanna was minister of state for defence in the V P Singh government in 1989-90.
		The most important fallout of Dr Ramanna’s bold declaration was that it forced the country’s policy makers to openly acknowledge India’s nuclear prowess and capabilities as an “atomic power” and accept the responsibilities that came with that.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/sep252004/i1.asp (639 words)

	Asiaweek.com \| Toy Story Too? \| 4/27/2001
		It's well past midnight, Ramanna is having a glass of wine in the Renoir bar, and the only Bambi likely to drift into this Bangkok watering hole is one of the local women like those taking turns lighting Ramanna's cigarettes and massaging his back.
		His dad Raja is a veteran politician, a former Indian defense minister and a renowned scientist known as the father of India's nuclear program.
		Ramanna says his perfectionism and work habits so exasperated colleagues in his native Mumbai that he was obliged to become an entrepreneur.
	www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/magazine/nations/0,8782,106828,00.html (2832 words)

	the-south-asian
		Dr Raja Ramanna, the nuclear scientist, died aged 78 following a heart attack, on September 24, 2004.
		Ramanna headed the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai for two periods (1972-78 and 1981-83).
		Ramanna was interested in Buddhist philosophy and remained director emeritus of the Bangalore-based National Institute of Advanced Studies until his last days.
	www.the-south-asian.com /Jan2005/Dr_Raja_Ramanna_MS_Subbulakshmi.htm (287 words)

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