Ritu Karidhal is the mission director of ISRO’s ambitious
Moon Mission Chandrayana – 2. She has previously been the Deputy Operations
Director of ISRO’s Mars Orbital Mission, named Mangalyan. She hails from a
lower middle class family and studied from Lucknow and Bengaluru. Without
graduating from a top notch premier institutes of India, she has touched the
sky.
Following is the brief wiki and
biography of Ritu:
Real Name: Ritu
Karidhal
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Nick Name: Rocket Woman
of India
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Date of Birth:
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Father: Her father was working with Indian Army
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Mother:
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Educational Qualification: Ritu did
schooling from St. Anjani Public School, Lucknow. Later, she was graduated from
Lucknow University. She cracked GATE and took admission in the prestigious
Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, from where she has Masters in Aerospace
Engineering.
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Religion: Hindu
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Family and Caste: Ritu has two
sisters and two brothers. She has two children – one son and one daughter.
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Birth Place: Lucknow
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Awards and Recognition: Ritu is working with ISRO since 1997 and has led many projects. Her
biggest success comes with Mangalyan.
Ritu was
awarded ISRO’s Young Scientist Award in 2007. She got the prize and medal from
late A P J Abdul Kalam.
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Relationship Status: Ritu is
married and residing in Bengaluru with her husband and two children.
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