ANSWER: Dr. Avinash Chander
Explanation:
Former Scientific Adviser to Defence Minister and ex DRDO chief Dr Avinash Chander on 25th February 2016 received the Astronautical Society of India’s Aryabhata Award 2013. The award was received from Dr. Chidambaram, Principle Scientific Advisor to Union Government and Chairman ISRO Dr. AS Kiran Kumar at a SAC function in Ahmedabad. Dr.Ranganath R Navalgund, Vikram Sarabhai Distinguished Professor, received the Aryabhata Award 2012.
