Dr. D S Kothari (Padma Bushan & Padma Vibhushan), then Scientific Advisor to Ministry of Defence, Government of India is an outstanding physicist, educationalist and considered as the ‘Architect of Defence Science’ in India. He was also the founder of most of the DRDO labs in India.
In his honour DRDO decided to sponsor a fellowship in the name of Prof DS Kothari Chair which commenced in the year 1998. The first Chair was allotted to Rear Adm KR Menon (Retd), who researched on the subject “A Nuclear Strategy for India”.
Current Allottee : At present the Chair is vacant.
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Awardee Name |
Research Topic |
Year |
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Lt Gen VK Saxena (Retd)
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Future Needs of Ground Based Air Defence in the Country. |
2019 |
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Maj Gen PK Mallick,VSM (Retd) |
Cyber Warfare – An Indian Experience. |
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Cdr PK Ghosh.
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Implications of Ballistic Missile Defence for Southern Asia. |
2005 |
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Brig MS Patial. |
Strategy for Consequence Management of WMD Terrorism. |
2004
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Brig BS Pama. |
Paradigm Shift of Training in the Army, including Joint Training |
2003 |
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Col PK Gautam (Retd) |
Environmental Security: Internal and External Dimensions and Response |
2002 |
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Brig AK Lal, VSM |
Space Warfare And Military Strategy |
2001 |
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Brig RK Bhonsle, SM. |
Transforming To The Information Warfare Paradigm. |
2000 |
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Maj Gen Yashwant Deva, AVSM (Retd). |
Emerging Global And National Information Infrastructures and Their Security Implication: An Analysis. (Secure or Perish) |
1999 |
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Rear Adm KR Menon (Retd). |
A Nuclear Strategy For India. |
1998
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