Author: Mr. Gaurav Sharma ( Author is a Scientist and working with Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for India’s Future Space Missions) The story goes right back to 1960’s… A Scene which shows a bullock cart carrying APPLE satellite, and a young man carrying sounding rocket on bicycle near the coastal area of Arabian sea named Thumba (Trivandrum), a scientifically significant place of motherly India in gods own country Kerala. As in almost all cases here being no different, the story originates from the vision of a great visionary and physicist named ‘VIKRAM SARABHAI’ (12 August 1919 – 30 December 1971). In a short life span of 52 years he saw a vision of India’s space programme and endeavored for this scientific cause with great interest. Despite the less interest by newly liberated India, it is axiomatic that it was not easy task for him to convince Indian government for the relevance of Space programme for such a developing nation. This pursuit of Sarabha
Some description and analysis about present scenario with taking view of past history