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In its maiden attempt, India became the first Asian nation to reach the Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt. One man who held it all together and made us proud is Dr Mayilswamy Annadurai.

Here is the little-known story of Udupi Ramachandra Rao, visionary space scientist, ex-ISRO chief and the architect of India’s first satellite Aryabhata.