Indian Space Research Organization is making successful achievements in the field of space research and is heading inch by inch towards joining the advanced countries in the world with grandiose programmes of knowing more and more of the unknown space. What makes us proud of our space scientists is that they are exploring the space through indigenous efforts and scientific knowledge without depending on or borrowing from outside. It speaks much for the ability of our scientists to make new and exciting researches and carry the country forward on the path of scientific and technological advancement. Only recently our scientists have successfully landed a satellite on planet Mars. They have done the country honour and pride.
Two things are to be noted in particular. First is that India’s successful launching of satellites in the space is essentially for peaceful purposes and not for threatening any country. India has a long tradition of being a peace loving country and peaceful use of scientific research has not to be taken in any negative sense. Secondly, and of equal significance is that India is prepared to share the benefits of space research with other people on the globe also. It would not want to restrain its achievements only to itself. This is what India has told to her friends around the world. India would be happy if the world community also adopted the same line of thinking that crucial scientific and technical investigations that are likely to benefit the mankind need to be shared. This is precisely what is meant by ancient Indian saying vasudavam kutambakam meaning the world is my family.
ISRO has launched its third navigation satellite IRNSS 1C on board its PSLV rocket from Sriharikota in the wee hours, moving closer to setting up its own navigation system on par with the GPS of the US. This is the fourth orbital launch of India in one year. The use of space for communication purposes has been established many years ago and the IRNSS 1C launched by ISRO is designed to provide accurate position information service to users in the country as well as the region extending up to 1,500 km from its boundary, which is its primary service area.
A significant inference one can draw from successive launches is that there is a vast field called space where there is scope of long term investigation and research. Space research will ultimately become a subject to be introduced in the curriculum of our educational institutes. In due course of time, we in India should be able to produce a large number of scientific and technological communities and become world leaders in these branches.
Launching of the Mars satellite event by ISRO was personally attended by the Prime Minister and he spoke and mixed with the scientific community to whom, goes the credit of making that significant achievement. This amply shows that the Prime Minister takes great pride in supporting country’s space research programme. He has also hinted that the ISRO will never have any shortage of funding in carrying forward its research activities. This should be considered a golden period in the history of ISRO. Its benefits for the nation will be extraordinarily significant. While we are proud of our scientists and technocrats, it becomes necessary to lay emphasis on the fact that we need more expansion in bringing modern science and technology to more youngsters and students in our educational institutions. Future generations of Indians have to be scientific and technology-minded. In particular, teaching of Mathematics and Physics should be made widespread in our schools and colleges. There should be greater interaction between our prime organizations like ISRO and our technical institutions like IITs and Engineering Colleges. Young students should be made familiar with what our outstanding scientists and technocrats are doing for the country. This will help them develop nationalist outlook and rejoice in the pride of being citizens of a great country which is trying to be among the pioneers of expansion of scientific knowledge.
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