Summary:
The former student of IIT-Madras was a full-time mridangam artiste before joining the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). K.
Radhakrishnan – former Chairman of ISRO is a multi-talented artiste with expertise in Kathakali, Kerala Natanam and Carnatic music. “I have been trained in Carnatic music since I was six by several maestros, including Perumbavoor G.
Ravindranath. They often go through a lot of stress and having an artistic side to life helps a lot in relieving it. He is not the only one scientist in India’s premier space organisation who straddles the worlds of science and fine arts with ease..