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Sunday, April 2 2023

The Astronaut Maker: Dr. Ravi Margasahayam, the man who sent over 700 humans into space

by Namrata Srivastava | Oct 13, 2022

(October 13, 2022) About 15 minutes into our conversation, Dr. Ravi Margasahayam told me that he once had a chance meeting with mountaineer Tenzing Norgay, who taught him a very important lesson – something he still lives by. “It was 1973, I was in...

The Asian God: Following the trail of Lord Ganesha

by Namrata Srivastava | Aug 31, 2022

(August 31, 2022) Java 2019: He had almost finished ploughing half of his paddy field. The plan was to finish the rest of the land before breaking for lunch. But just as he moved ahead, the machine got stuck and refused to budge despite several attempts. What he...