Ex-ISRO Chief: 'Developing State-of-the-Art Tech In India Is The Way Ahead'

Former ISRO chief, K Kasturirangan proclaimed that outlining of a strategy is an integral part of the Indian Space program, for the sake of long term sustainability. India has been utilizing its resources on ventures that can support future space explorations. The Padma Vibhusan recipient delivered a talk on “Space – An innovative route to multidimensional development” in the 5th Udai Pareek Memorial Lecture, jointly sponsored by the Malaviya National Institute of Technology (MNIT) and the Manipal University.

As a part of his lecture, he shed some light on the resources present in ISRO and other Indian Space agencies, to back up their designing for future space missions. He confidently declared that India requires state-of-the-art facilities within the country for the space programme to flourish. Supporting the vision of Dr Vikram Sarabhai, father of the Indian space program, India has already built the workforce required to boost the space program, in and outside the space agencies.

As of 20th January, 2016 India has launched 81 satellites since the Aryabhata in 1975 and worked on innumerable space missions in partnership with foreign countries. According to professor Kasturirangan, India has also ventured into space commerce, where our space technology has helped different countries with their Space missions. For further development, India needs to chalk out a specific map for future endeavors. He cordially invited the youth of India to take interest in Indian space missions.


The director of MNIT, Prof IK Bhatt, Mr. K Ramkumar, national president of NHRDN, Ashok Bapna President of NHRDN Jaipur chapter, LK Bhat, Director of MNIT Jaipur along other faculty members and representatives from various institutions were present at the lecture. The lecture report will be soon updated on the NHRD Jaipur Chapter website.

Source: NHRDN