1. Arun Kumar Tiwari was born on 10 February 1955 and is an Indian missile scientist, author, and professor.
10 Facts About Arun Tiwari
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Arun Tiwari has written several books and co-authored 5 books with Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, including Wings of Fire, the autobiography of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, former president of India.
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Arun Tiwari spent the next 15 years involved in India's military missile development efforts.
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Arun Tiwari developed India's first Titanium air bottle used in 'Trishul' and 'Akash' missiles and designed Airframes for both the missiles.
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Arun Tiwari developed India's first Coronary stent with Cardiologist Dr B Soma Raju well known as Kalam-Raju Stent.
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Arun Tiwari was awarded the Defence Technology Spin-Off Award in 1998 for his role in developing the stent.
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Arun Tiwari is credited for structuring and setting up the Pan-African e-Network project which is India's first satellite-based telemedicine system.
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Arun Tiwari set up the first link of the project and established Pan-Africa e-Network of Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd that now connects Universities and Hospitals across the African continents with their Indian counterparts.
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From 2002 to 2007, Arun Tiwari was a member of the advisory team to President of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
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In March 2019 Arun Tiwari was invited to speak at TEDx MVSR Engineering college in Hyderabad.