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Yagnaswami Sundara Rajan or Y. S. Rajan (Born 10 April 1943) is an eminent professor, scientists and administrator. He is Honorary Distinguished Professor in Indian Space Research Organisation. He has made major contributions to various aspects of management of Science, Technology and Innovation. In 2012, He has been awarded with Padma Shri for his contribution in Science and Engineering. He is one of the well known scientists, who has closely worked with Abdul Kalam, former President of India.

Early life
He was born on April 10, 1943 in Karnataka. He received his Masters degree in Physics from the University of Bombay in 1964. He started his career as a research scholar at Physical Research Laboratory.

Science and Technology Career
He went on to hold several position including scientific secretary positions in Department of Space, Indian Space Research Organisation /DOS. He contributed in areas like STI administration, institution building, diplomacy, strategic studies, environmental technologies and natural resources management. He was elected as Member of International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) (1986). He was the first Executive Director (ED) of Technology Information and Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC), since (1988-2002). He also worked as Vice-Chancellor in Punjab Technical University (PTU) and Scientific Adviser to Punjab Chief Minister.

Books and works
He is a coauthor of the popular and path breaking book India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium with A P J Abdul Kalam. Hindi version as Bharat 2020 aur uske baad. He has authored many books including Discover Your Power Quotient and more than 200 articles and papers, which have also been published in international journals.

Honours
He has been honoured with many awards including Padma Shri(2012), Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (1998), Fellow of World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS) (2010), Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt) from Jain Vishva Bharati University, Ladnun, Rajasthan (2005)