Ritu Karidhal: Profile, Wiki, Age, Education and Family

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.

Ritu has that dream of becoming a space scientist since her childhood days. She started to nurture herself for the same from school. In fact, she has become a beacon of hope for millions of Indian teens residing in small towns and having big dream in their eyes.

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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Father:   Her father was working with Indian Army

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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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