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Exclusive | Padma Shri Awardee Scientist Behind India's Akash Missile | Dr. Chandramouli Gaddamanugu

In this exclusive conversation, Padma Shri Dr. Chandramouli Gaddamanugu, one of India's most distinguished DRDO scientists, shares his remarkable journey of innovation, leadership, and nation-building. As the Project Director of the Akash Surface-to-Air Missile System, Dr. Gaddamanugu played a defining role in developing one of India's most successful indigenous defence programmes. From strengthening India's air defence to contributing to Atmanirbhar Bharat, his work has helped transform India's strategic capabilities. In this inspiring conversation, he discusses the Akash Missile programme, indigenous defence technology, scientific leadership, DRDO, innovation and his lifelong commitment to serving the nation. Highlights Journey from DRDO scientist to Padma Shri awardee The story behind the Akash Missile Programme India's march towards self-reliance in defence Innovation, engineering & national security Life lessons for young scientists and engineers Exclusive insights into India's defence ecosystem #PadmaShri2026 #DRDO #AkashMissile Sansad Television is the Parliamentary channel of India. It was created in 2021 by merging Lok Sabha Television and Rajya Sabha Television. Follow us on: -Twitter: https://twitter.com/sansad_tv -Insta: https://www.instagram.com/sansad.tv -FB: https://www.facebook.com/SansadTelevision/ -https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VanOx2c3wtbCBjvk2617 -WhatsApp: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VanOx2c3wtbCBjvk2617 -https://www.linkedin.com/company/105232558/admin/page-posts/published/ Visit Sansad TV website: https://sansadtv.nic.in/