Now that Chandrayaan 3 has created a lot of interest in Science and scientists!
Like millions of Indians and others, I watched spellbound the graphical image depicting the touch down of Chandrayaan 3 on moon on Tv. It was a thrilling moment and a joyous one! It was also a huge relief, replacing the total sadness we felt when Chandrayaan 2 crashed! I think we watched with a feeling that it will be fine this time! We spontaneously applauded the project leaders, the scientists and others who had worked on this project with a such total commitment. Then it was the time to give and take credit for the success of our Indian science and the scientists involved. ( People who follow Indian cricket will understand the euphoria! Especially how a fan who watched the last few overs without even taking a toilet break will justifiably claim some of the credit for the success of our Indian team! It was no different here. There was even a sly dig made at the graduates who went abroad. It is OK and we have learnt to take all this with a pinch of salt!) There were many scie