As the wife of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi she had the exalted status of being the First Lady but Sonia never paraded herself in that image. Some misgiving or fear always lurked in the corner of her heart. Without Indiraji everything looked empty to her. Rajiv tried his best to provide emotional support to her […]
Meanwhile, Punjab was in the grip of Khalistani terrorists. They wanted to create independent state called ‘Khalistan’. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi would never allow any separatist activity to succeed. It meant Balkanistation of India, not acceptable at any cost. To defend the integrity of the country Indira Gandhi took strong steps to eliminate terrorism from
After becoming a Gandhi, Sonia began to mould herself in Indian tradition and culture without any delay or hitch. In little time an Italian born girl transformed into an Indian traditional bahu (daughter-in-law). To be a daugher-in-law of a traditional Indian family she Indianised her wear and style whereas many upper class Indians were giving
Sonia was born on December 9, 1946 in a middle class family of Italy. Stefano Maino was her father and Paula Maino was the name of her mother. Sonia had two sibling sisters and she was the second one. The elder sister was called Anushka Maino and Nadia Maino the younger one.Stefano Maino was one
Today, Sonia Gandhi is a household name, she needs no introduction. In the firmament of Indian politics she shines as the brightest star. That is the proof of her political acumen, courage and discipline. In a way we can say that she redeemed Indian National Congress that was on the verge of slipping down into
The space mission of Columbia Space Shuttle was coming to an logical end in its return to home base. After accomplishing its 28th space flight campaign Columbia was returning to earth at the blinding speed of 18 times that of sound, approximately 20,000 kms an hour.The eyes of all the seven astronauts were rivetted on
During the orbit the space craft gets pulled towards the earth but its fast speed keeps it in the orbital path.While orbitting the craft is exposed to direct sun light and it gets heated up to 2500F. And when it is on the dark side of the earth the temperature falls to—2500F.The Orbiter Cabin is
Exploring the space and its infinite mind-boggling mysteries has been man’s quest for centuries dating back to prehistoric days. It was infact, the attempt to know the facts about the celestial bodies in the skies, that man learnt to think, guess, imagine and come up with hypothetical answers which eventually took shape of religions, faiths,
NASA was shortlisting trained, talented and worthy ones to make a team that would undertake an ambitious space research. Kalpana Chawla was also an aspirant. NASA had received 2962 applications of eligible candidates for the mission. Out of 2962 only six would finally make the team.Project was to send the final chosen team into space
In 1988, Kalpana completed her thesis and duly earned Doctorate for research in Computational Fluid Dynamics for Colarado University.That was the time when there was a great demand for Aero-engineers and Space researchers. The big companies and institutions were snapping up talented people in the above fields. Brilliant ones like Kalpana Chawla were the prize
U.S. was a new country with a new atmosphere, liberal attitudes and complete freedom. Kalpana also felt changes taking place inside her according to the environment. She carried on with her reserve attitude. By nature she was an introvert who didn’t like too much mixing up with others. Kalpana devoted most of her time to
After some time in D.A.V. college Kalpana Chawla migrated to Dayal Singh college which had better engineering education facilities, the subject she opted for. In a quick time she adjusted to the environment of her new institution. Everything was going fine when she was again seized with the wish to emulate birds. She wanted to
Whenever in open the little Monto could not help gazing into the sky hoping to spot a bird or an aerial craft in flight which was her delight. At the age of seven, the father realised that it was time his Monto was admitted to school in proper fashion. The choice fell on English medium
As already revealed Chawlas already had two daughters and one son. They yearned for the fourth one to be a son as the father thought that his expanding enterprises would need at least two sons to carry them forward and further expand into an industrial empire. Then, industry was the only field a common ambitious
India has an enviable record of producing great characters who originated from very humble backgrounds of village or small town set ups to rise up to lofty heights of achievements in the fields of astronomy, mathematics, science, philosophy, philanthropy, new thoughts, principles, religion and spiritualism.Kalpana Chawla was different in the sense that boosted by burning