About Baldev Raj
Lived 1947 – 2018 (aged 70). Baldev Raj was an Indian engineer, metallurgist, scientist and executive.
Baldev Raj (9 April 1947 – 6 January 2018) was an Indian scientist and director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) in Kalpakkam, India.
Education He had a Bachelors in Engineering (B.E.) from Government Engineering College, Raipur Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur (Now National Institute of Technology, Raipur), and a PhD from IISc, Bangalore, D.Sc. (h.c.) from Sathyabama Deemed University, Chennai.
Career He was director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) in Kalpakkam, India. He was also the director of the National Institute of Advanced Studies.
He died on 6 January 2018 in Pune from an apparent cardiac arrest.
Awards He was awarded one of the H K Firodia awards, padma shri award also for 2015.
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Indian scientist (1947-2018)
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Baldev Raj was born on 9 April 1947 in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Baldev Raj died on 6 January 2018 in Pune.
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Baldev Raj was an engineer, metallurgist, scientist and executive.
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