Hanumant Shankar Sawant

Hanumant Shankar Sawant (13 August 1939 – 27 December 2025) was a radio astronomer and one of the pioneers of the Brazilian solar radio astronomy. He was the key scientist behind the concept, design, and installation of the Brazilian Decimetric Array (BDA). Under his leadership, an outstanding group in radio astrophysics was built at the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) in Brazil.

Hanumant Shankar Sawant
Born(1939-08-13)13 August 1939
Pune, British India
Died27 December 2025(2025-12-27) (aged 86)
CitizenshipBrazilian
Alma materFergusson College
Known forBrazilian Decimetric Array (BDA)
Scientific career
Doctoral advisorRajaram Vishnu Bhonsle
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