Freedom of Science

As we script an enthralling history with a sanguine lunar project with Chandrayaan-3, it brings together a sense of pride and unfurls many factors to look up to.

Being the face of science and information technologies, this discipline has certainly come a long way in establishing itself as a strong suit in this decade.

 As a citizen of a country that has just celebrated its 77th independence day, these landmark moments are a testament to the enriched scientific temperament of nationhood. Having become the very first country after the superpowers to complete a soft landing on the moon, this episode strengthens the freedom and sovereignty we have achieved with the country’s space agency and its incredible scientists.

One of the humbling pictures of ISRO taken in the Sos, where rockets were carried on very common bicycles, reminds us of the thresholds we have crossed to attain the freedom to be the first, aug-mentative, and stellar ones in the long journey. One of the news pieces published by Mathrubhumi Daily discussed the increased scientific temperament in the country. When the project Chan-drayaan-1 was launched in 2028, the knowledge and inquisitiveness of the space realm were limited to academia and their respective circles. However, today, ISRO and the steps it takes to marvel at science are celebrated by 4.05 million people across the globe. If we look broadly, it is participation and the quest to be articulate that make it possible with great pride. Read more