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Swell with pride

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Chandrayaan-2. It made for a fascinating and inform-

ative read (‘Reaching for the moon’, July 21). I was

overwhelmed seeing Chandrayaan-2 soaring into the

sky. With this achievement, the Indian Space Research

Organisation has made every Indian’s heart swell with

pride.

I liked the interview of ISRO chairman K. Sivan and

the story on Antrix Corporation Ltd. The graphics in

the cover story was awesome.

ISRO is what it is today because of the rich con-

tributions made by Vikram Sarabhai, A.P.J. Abdul

Kalam and other scientists there.

I want to thank all the women scientists who led

India’s second moon mission. As a regular reader and

an ardent fan of THE WEEK for many years, let me

congratulate you for bringing out such a wonderful

issue.

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INTERVIEW: K. SIVAN, CHAIRMAN, ISRO

CHANDRAYAAN-

ACE IN SPACE

Your cover story on India’s

second lunar mission was

truly heart-warming and

refreshing. It is for certain

that the historic launch

will put India into the elite

club of countries that have

soft landed on the moon.

The scientists of ISRO

are synonymous with

hard work, perseverance

and team spirit. All of

them deserve our hearti-

est congratulations.

The monumental

achievement has yet again

conclusively demonstrat-

ed to the whole world that

our scientists are second

to none, and that their

glorious achievements

can surpass even the

heights of the limitless

skies. The pathbreak-

ing success of the ISRO

scientists needs to serve

as a morale-booster and

a source of inspiration for

our youth.

India has truly emerged

as a space superpower.

B. Suresh Kumar,

On email.

It is particularly gratifying

to know that three women

scientists were at the helm

of Chandrayaan-2. The

cover story paid, quite

appropriately, rich tribute

to Sarabhai, the father of

Indian space programme.

Mallika Sarabhai’s emo-

tion-choked reminiscences

of the last days of her father

were touching.

Raveendranath A.,

On email.

Despite lacking the

wherewithal and technol-

ogy at par with a country

like the US, our scientists

were not deterred from

dreaming and preparing

for Chandrayaan-2. This

is indicative of the resolve

and determination to be

not left behind in the space

programme and research.

Way to go!

K.V. Raghuram,

On email.

Total disaster

It is always better to allow

the single largest party to

form a government in a

state. By not doing so, you

leave the door open for

malcontent leaders to cre-

ate issues in the long run

(‘Relentless rebellion’, July

21). It was unfortunate that

the Congress and the JD(S)

were fighting a desperate

battle on two fronts—trying

to bring back the rebels,

while also protecting the

existing group, members of

which were ready to scoot

off any time.

Most MLAs who

have resigned are of the