Subbiah Arunan

Subbiah Arunan is an Indian scientist and Padma Shri awardee,^[1] known for his role in the Mars Orbiter Mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).^[2][3] He finished his schooling in St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Vikramasingapuram in Tirunelveli Dist. He was born in Kothaiseri, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu and completed his Mechanical engineering from Coimbatore Institute of Technology.

Subbiah Arunan
Arunan receiving the Padma Shri award from the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, April 2015.
Born	Kothaiseri, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality	Indian
Known for	Mars Orbiter Mission
Relatives	Nambi Narayanan (father-in-law)
Awards	Padma Shri
Scientific career
Fields	Mechanical Engineering and Space research
Institutions	VSSC

In 1984, he started his career in Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.^[4] He is the project director of Mars Orbiter Mission in 2013.^[5] He is married to Geetha Arunan, the daughter of fellow ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan.^[6]