No proper road, no water supply — this drought-hit village used to be deprived of even the basic amenities. But then, as a villager says, "Kalam sir showed us the path to develop our village"!
Amidst the euphoria surrounding ISRO's audacious achievements, few Indians pause to think about the legendary man who made it all possible. Here's his inspiring story.
The first iron-cased rockets in the world to be successfully deployed for military use, Tipu Sultan's Mysorean rockets also handed the British some of their worst defeats in India.
Dr. Srinivasan Sundarrajan, the former director of National Institute of Technology, Trichy, and ex-DRDO scientist, worked with the Late President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam for well over two decades. Here he shares with us some of his more personal experiences with Dr. Kalam, during his famed morning walks.
The flowers at the Mughal Gardens have been named after famed personalities like Queen Elizabeth, French fashion designer Christian Dior, and presidents from across the globe.
Swapan Sett has been travelling across the country, playing music on busy streets and selling his art, so that he can see his wife hale and hearty again.
On November 21 1963, that a small rocket took off from Thumba on the outskirts of Thiruvananthapuram, announcing the birth of the modern space age in India. This is the interesting story of Indian space history's first milestone.