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The hidden message in Chandrayaan 3: Isro and the science of engineering extraordinary humans

The hidden message in Chandrayaan 3: Isro and the science of engineering extraordinary humans
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Chronologically ISRO: Prof. U. R. Rao (1984 to 1994); Dr. K. Kasturirangan (1994 to 2003); G. Madhavan Nair (2003 to 2009); Dr. K. Radhakrishnan (2009 to 2014); Dr. Shailesh Nayak (2015 to 2015); A. S. Kiran Kumar (2015 to 2018); Dr K. Sivan 2018 to 2022); S Somanath (2022 incumbent); image credits: ISRO

Synopsis

India’s space agency is among those rare gems of organisational excellence and encapsulates the spirit of pushing oneself to be extraordinary. Here’s how they do it.

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P Veeramuthuvel. Yashpal Sharma. M Srikanth. Kirti Azad. S Somanath, K Kalpana. Syed Kirmani. There is no easily discernible pattern to the names listed above. But look closely and a shape starts emerging. Some are members of the Chandrayaan 3 team, and others are from the Indian cricket team that won the World Cup in 1983. These are both teams that achieved something for the first time in India’s history. Crucially both did it despite the odds

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