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- Homi J. Bhabha was one of the main architects of India’s Atomic Energy programme.
- He is fondly remembered as the father of the Indian nuclear program.
- He was born on October 30, 1909 in Mumbai.
- He received his early education at Mumbai.
- His family had a long tradition of learning and service to the Nation.
- The family was also closely associated with Mahatma Gandhi and the Nehru family.
- He was the first chairman of the Indian Atomic Energy Commission.
- He died in a plane crash near Mont Blanc while heading to Vienna, Austria in 1966
- He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1954.
- The Atomic Energy Establishment was renamed as the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in his honor.
