text: Known as cradle of space science in India, the Physical Research Laboratory(PRL) was founded in 1947 by Dr.. Vikram Sarabhai.. as a unit of the Department of space, government of India, PRL carries out fundamental research y in select areas of Physics, Space and Atmospheric Sciences, Astronomy, Astrophysics and Solar Physics and Geosciences. (OSM data version: 2016-11-23T15:14:03Z) #mapsme