Mr. N.K. Shrivastava did his Master’s degree (Physics) in 1980, and started his career with teaching for a short period. He joined ISRO in 1981, and since then worked in different areas related to Satellite Tracking, Operations and Control. Since the inception of Bangalore LUT and INMCC at ISTRAC, in 1989-90, he has been associated with ISRO’s Satellite Aided Search and Rescue (SASAR) Programme. He has been responsible for strengthening SASAR programme in India by providing valuable operational support, feedback that led to improvements in design and development of the system as well as establishing excellent interfaces with the various user departments and International agencies. He represented ISRO in several national and international forums. Some of his specific contributions include: