The ASI Govind Swarup Lifetime Achievement award for Astronomy and Astrophysics has been instituted by ASI and is awarded to senior scientists of eminence once in two years for notable and important contributions to the areas of Astronomy and Astrophysics in the country.

• Prof. Govind Swarup, FRS, widely regarded as the father of Indian radio astronomy, conceived of and led the construction of the Ooty Radio Telescope (ORT) .
• He was a visionary and one of the strongest early proponents of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). 
• He was the recipient of many prestigious national and international awards and honours in his lifetime.