The Man behind India's First Solar Mission is Dr Sankarasubramanian K, a senior scientist and he has been appointed by ISRO as the Principal Scientist for the Aditya-L1 Mission.

He is an experienced scientist specialising in solar studies at the U R Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) in Bengaluru. He completed his PhD in Physics from Bangalore University through the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. His research focuses on areas like the Solar Magnetic field, Optics, and Instrumentation.

Dr Sankarasubramanian K has made significant contributions to various missions of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) including AstroSat, Chandrayaan-1, and Chandrayaan-2, taking on various roles. Presently, he leads the Space Astronomy Group (SAG) at URSC. This group is dedicated to creating scientific tools for upcoming missions such as Aditya-L1, XPoSat and the science payload for Chandrayaan-3's propulsion module.

Additionally, Dr. Sankarasubramanian K holds the role of Principal Investigator for one of the X-ray payloads aboard Aditya-L1.

He also heads the Aditya-L1 Science Working Group, which is a collaborative effort involving experts from several Indian research institutes engaged in solar research.

Source: ISRO