A biography of Homi J . Bhabha , an Indian nuclear physicist and the father of India's atomic energy program. Learn about his life, achievements, contributions, and legacy in physics and science. Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha Full credit for the establishment of India's nuclear research program, and its nuclear weapons program, must be given to Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha , a man who throughout his life dominated both the scientific and policy spheres of India's nuclear affairs, first bringing the Indian nuclear program to life and then setting its priorities and direction. Homi Jehangir Bhabha had an outstanding impact on our country. Through his brilliant work and efforts in developing India’s nuclear power, he became a renowned and revered individual. He was a nuclear physicist, engineer, architect and philanthropist, all in one. JRD Tata described Dr Bhabha as a Homi Jehangir Bhabha was an Indian physicist who laid the foundation for the country’s nuclear energy program.