Rapid Industrialization: Nehru understood the importance of industries and supported rapid industrialization in a mixed economy with the government investing in key industries. JRD Tata supported Dr. Homi Bhabha’s idea and TIFR was set up on 1 June 1945. So, when Nehru did not start INCOSPAR or ISRO, deliberately and consciously impacted its funding, and had very little input into the overall Indian Institute of Science operations, how did Nehru become responsible for the Indian space program? He writes on myriad interesting themes. Before making someone hero, check your facts. Let us look at the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and our space program. Nehru was the accidental PM who gets credit without spending a penny. When Nehru was NOT making any decisions for India. The Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was set up by Dr. Vikram Sarabhai to create an indigenous space program. November 1889 in Allahabad; 27. INCOSPAR took the decision to set up Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) at Thumba on the southern tip of India. Bollywood and Indian Soft Power – How and why are they linked? TIFR (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) provided finances. When Nehru did not start INCOSPAR or ISRO, and infact stalled funding the space program - then how did Nehru become responsible for the Indian space program? The committee took over the responsibilities of the Department of Atomic Energy in space science and research. The Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was set up by Dr. Vikram Sarabhai in 1962 to formulate the Indian Space Programme. The progress and the funding of this work was via Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and not the government of India. One may be reminded that the origin of Indian Institute of Science can be traced to the conversation between Swami Vivekananda and Jamsetji Tata on the ship they took to US in 1893, where the Swami made this suggestion for starting a research institute for fundamental science research in India. It was in 1969, that INCOSPAR became Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). [7] At the time, the committee was part of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. #chandrayaan2, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Before independence. The panache of a writer is proven by the creative pen he uses to transform the most mundane topic into a thrilling story. we are a friendly and user-focused community for Redditors from India. In 1962, under the Ministry of Atomic Energetics (DAE) the Indian National Committee for Space Science (INCOSPAR) was set up by Jawaharlal Nehru, urging scientist Vikram Sarabhai to realize that space research is required. INCOSPAR grew and became ISRO in 1969, also under the DAE. Jawaharlal Nehru (Hindi जवहरलल नहर, Javāharlāl Nehrū; * 14. Nehru was convinced that nuclear energy would bring about a global revolution in the social, economic and political spheres, besides affecting a nation’s defence capabilities. Press J to jump to the feed. It was a department within Tata Institute Of Financial Research (TIFR). The institute was initially within the campus of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. Nehru inaugurated but he never helped, initially Sarabhai spent his money, then, others money and had to fight a lot, finally the china defeat and alienation of Nehru from politics helped Sarabhai to get the registration done with the Govt.