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By Our Special Correspondent
MUMBAI, SEPT. 24. The mortal remains of the doyen of India's nuclear programme and noted physicist, Raja Ramanna, who died in the early hours of today, were consigned to the flames here this afternoon. Dr. Ramanna, who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Bombay Hospital in a critical condition yesterday, passed away at 3.15 a.m. today. He was 79 and is survived by his wife, son and two daughters. The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who had a close association with Dr. Ramanna, had specially flown in here last night to enquire about his condition.
Brain behind Pokhran
Dr. Ramanna, an early disciple of Homi J. Bhabha, was the brain behind India's first nuclear test at Pokhran in 1974 when he was Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). Later, he became Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Minister of State for Defence. Among the mourners were the former Chairmen of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), H.N. Sethana and P.K. Iyengar, the chairman of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India, S.K. Jain, the chairman of the Heavy Water Board, S.C. Hiremath, and the former BARC director, B. Bhattacharjee. Also present was film-maker Shyam Benegal. Dr. Ramanna's son, Shyam Ramanna, took the body to the cremation chamber after a solemn Vedic ceremony. Earlier, wreaths were laid on behalf of the Maharashtra and Karnataka Governments and also on behalf of the Defence Ministry. The Naval Officer-in-Charge of Maharashtra, Commodore Surendra Khanna, represented the armed forces.
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