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Institutions That Shaped Modern India ISRO
The end of colonial rule was an important milestone worth celebrating, but what lay ahead was a long journey towards the making of modern India. The narrative of ‘modern India’ would be incomplete without the stories of institutions that helped shape India as we know it today. This volume, part of a series on institutions that shaped modern India, gives an in-depth introduction to one such institution—the Indian space research organisation (ISRO). it tells the story of ISRO from its inception to present times. Capturing its history and its evolution, dotted with several achievements and some setbacks, and offering deep insights into isro’s key projects—past, present and futures book is an ode to an institution that has been at the steering wheel of India’s journey into space and has played a seminal role in nation-building.
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Chandrayaan-3 : India on the Moon
On 23 August 2023, India scripted history as Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the Moon’s South Pole. India became the first and only country to reach this remote lunar region, a milestone that has elevated India to the ranks of the United States (US), Russia and China—the only three other nations that have reached the moon. But these were not the only records Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) made that day; it also garnered over 8 million concurrent views of the live moon landing on YouTube, highest ever in the history of the platform. This book offers an overview of the Chandrayaan-3 mission and covers the evolution of India’s Moon programme. It traces India’s journey to the Moon, starting from its inception during the early 2000s.