“I was in a comfortable and prestigious central government scientific position in the Department of Atomic Energy,” informs Aravamudan. Despite the friendly warnings from friends about leaving a prestigious job for something still in its nascent stage, Aravamudan accepted.
After Mangalyaan, the limelight is now back on the 'rocket women' of the #ISRO, M Vanitha and Ritu Karidhal, as they spearhead India's 'most complex' space mission yet.