S Somanath: Wiki, Bio, Age, Net Worth, ISRO, Family, Education, Net Worth

  S Somanath: Wiki, Bio, Age, Net Worth, ISRO, Family, Education, Height , Weight, Property, Early Life, Lifestyle, House, Cars, personal life, Ethnicity, Nationality, Caste, Parents, Children. Somanath is a popular rocket technologist and an Indian aerospace engineer. He is well known for working with Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre ISRO from the Year 1995. In 2018 he was appointed as the director of the centre. He has raised his designation through lots of hard work in different fields of launch vehicle design. Currently, he agreed to get the next orders to work as a chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation. He was appointed as the chairman of ISRO on 12th January 2022. The award-winning researcher Mr Somanath will now make ISRO proud with his new services. If you want to know more about Mr Somanath I strongly recommend you to stay on this article.

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S Somanath Early Life and Education

Mr Somanath original name was Sridhara Paniker Somanath. He was born to his South Indian parents in Alappuzha Kerala. Spent his childhood learning dedication and motivation towards his every work. His father taught him that whatever you do must be done with deep understanding and dedication. This made Somnath successful at an early age in his life. He completed his schooling at Saint Augustine High School. After schooling, he went to his Pre University program from Maharaja College Ernakulam in maths and physics. For his higher studies, he went to TKM College of Engineering Kollam where is completed is the degree of Bachelor of Technology in mechanical engineering in 1985. For his master’s he went to the Indian Institute of Science in aerospace engineering, dynamics and control. He graduated with his master’s degree in 1995. He then started earning and working at different Posts with his master’s degree. He was not satisfied and later he decided to get PhD degree in mechanical engineering. He completed his PhD at the Indian Institute of Technology  Madras in 2008.

S Somanath Family

S Somnath was born in 1963 to a South Indian family. Doctor Somanath father was an educationist. His name was Vedanparambik Sreedhara Panicker. His father was a Hindi teacher. He always supported Somanath as his father. He was a person who arranged books of science for his son in English as well as in the Malayalam language. His mother Mrs Thankamma was also a  supporting lady and had fulfilled every daily need for his son when he was a student. Mr Somnath was with a lot of fortune to be born in his family who supported and praised him at every step of his life.

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S Somanath Wife and Children

Dr Somanath is happily married for more than two decades. His wife Mrs Valsala Kumari is working with the finance department. She handles GST (Goods and Service Tax) under the ministry of finance. Doctor Somnath has two children. Both of the children have now completed their post-graduation in engineering. His son’s name is Madhav and his daughter’s name is Mallika.

S Somanath Career and Profession

Dr Somanath started working in VSCC (Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre) ISRO in 1995. His first job was as project manager PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle). He worked in this position for many years. In the year 2010, he became the project director of GSLV MK3 (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle). He along with working as a project director also handles the position of Deputy Director for propulsion and space Ordinance structure Entity. He worked for this post for 4 years. At the beginning of 2015, he was designated as director for the liquid propulsion systems centre. In 2018 he was given the responsibility of the director of VSCC ISRO. Later in 2022, he was assigned as the chairman for ISRO. He is currently working as the chairman of ISRO. After appointing chairman Somnath shared that our nation needs new players in the sector of Space Science to make different economically viable programs. He also shared that he believes our entire space Sector needs to develop something substantial and challenging.

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S Somnath Net Worth, Income Sources and Salary

Dr Somanath is working on a very high post through his hard work and dedication. His monthly salary is around 2.25 lakh Indian rupees and nearly about 25 lakhs annually. He has raised a lot of money with his hard work and dedication in his field. His estimated net worth is said to be about 2 to 5 crore Indian rupees.

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S Somnath Bio, Height, Weight, Profile, Net Worth

Real Name Sreedhara Panicker Somanath
Nickname S Somnath
Gender Male
Profession Aerospace Engineer and Rocket Technologist
Height (approx.) in centimetres– 173 cm

in meters– 1.73 m

in feet inches– 5’ 8”

Weight (approx.) in kilograms– 82 kg

in pounds– 180 lbs

Figure Measurements (approx.) Not known
Eye Colour Black
Hair Colour Black
Date of Birth in July 1963
Age (as in 2021) 58 Years
Birth Place Aroor, Alappuzha, Kerala
Zodiac sign/Sun sign Not Known
Nationality Indian
Hometown Bangalore, India
School St. Augustine High School
College/University Maharaj’s College Ernakulam

TKM College of Engineering, Kollam

Indian Institute of Science

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

Educational Qualification B.Tech in Mechanical and

Masters in Aerospace Engineering

PhD in Mechanical engineering

Religion Hinduism
Ethnicity Brown
Caste Not Known
Address Not Known
Hobbies/Interests Travelling, Listening to Music
Marital Status Married
Affairs/Boyfriends/Girlfriends Not Known
Sexuality Straight
Parents Father: Mr Vedanparambil Sreedhara Panicker

Mother: Mrs Thankamma

Siblings Brother: Not known

Sister: Not Known

Husband/Wife/Spouse Mrs Valsalakumari
Children Daughter: Malika

Son: Madhav

Net Worth 2 to 5 Crore

Some lesser-known facts about S Somanath

  • Dr Somnath has won a space gold medal from the astronautical Society of India.
  • Dr Somanath is a fellow of INAE (Indian National Academy of Engineering).
  • He has won the performance excellence award in 2014.
  • He has won Team Excellence Award for GSLV MK-3 in 2014.
  • He does not use any source of social media.

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