Born on August 12, 1919, Vikram Sarabhai founded ISRO in 1969 while spearheading the launch of India’s first satellite 'Aryabhata'. Dr Sarabhai’s dialogue with NASA in 1966 resulted in the launch of Satellite Instructional Television Experiment in 1975, bringing cable television to rural India. A mentor to late President Abdul Kalam, the late Padma Vibhushan-awardee also co-founded IIM Ahmedabad.