Background
Balan, Nanan was born on May 27, 1950 in Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Son of Nanan and Appiyamma (Kunchukittan) Nanu.
Balan, Nanan was born on May 27, 1950 in Trivandrum, Kerala, India. Son of Nanan and Appiyamma (Kunchukittan) Nanu.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, University Kerala, India, 1973. Master of Science in Physics, University Kerala, India, 1975. Master of Science in Space Physics, University Kerala, India, 1976.
Doctor of Philosophy in Space Physics, University Kerala, India, 1984.
Technology officer University Kerala, 1979-1987, reader, since 1987. Visiting scholar Boston University, 1988. Research associate University Sheffield, England, 1989-1995.
Visiting professor Institute Space and Astronautical Science, Japan, 1995-1996, Kyoto (Japan) University, since 1996.
Married Viswaprabha Viswanathan, July 3, 1985. Children: Visaly, Vumsikrishna.