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Satish Dhawan, the visionary leader behind ISRO's success, transformed India’s space programme, driving innovation and using technology to improve millions of lives.

Here's the incredible story of India’s first rocket launch on November 21, 1963, from a small church in Thumba.

From science and technology to agriculture and the arts, the contributions of these visionaries continue to shape our nation’s progress.

Nobel Laureate CV Raman, Homi J Bhabha, Vikram Sarabhai and more - find out everything about these scientists who contributed to building India.

Dr. Kamla Chowdhry was IIM Ahmedabad’s first faculty member. She effectively ran the institute from its bungalow office in Shahibaug in the early years -- taking key administrative decisions, recruiting the first set of faculty and closely coordinating with the Harvard Business School and Ford Foundation.

At a time when India couldn’t afford to import latest technologies, this forgotten man set up public sector companies that would manufactured critical components such as microchips and optic fibres. #Tribute #RIP

Other famous scientists who have their names etched on the moon are Dr Vikram Sarabhai, American astronomer Daniel Kirkwood and German physicist Arnold Sommerfeld.

“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.

Raja Ramanna, MGK Menon and Vikram Sarabhai were among the Indian stalwarts who greeted the astronaut trio of Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. But also among the crowds was a thrilled Mumbaikar who gifted them lottery tickets. Find out why!

"I cannot believe that a man, who has been to space and has been honoured by both the Russian and Indian governments, sat with me for 45 minutes. I am truly blessed."