Who among the following is best known as the Chief Architect of the Indian Atomic Energy Program?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Homi Jehangir Bhabha
Homi Jehangir Bhabha (1909-1966) is known as the father of India’s nuclear programme. He founded the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in 1945 and became the first chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, set up in 1948.
He drew up India’s three-stage nuclear power programme, planned to use the country’s small uranium and large thorium reserves. The Atomic Energy Establishment at Trombay was renamed the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) after his death in an air crash in 1966.