Vikram Sarabhai

Isro - A Personal History traces Isro's climb from a fishing village in Kerala to a Mars mission

All great things have humble beginnings — so goes a saying. This is very true in the case of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro).

Isro: A look at the history of India's space agency by one of its first rocket scientists

Narrated by ISRO pioneer R Aravamudan, ISRO: A Personal History, tells the gripping story of the people who built India’s space research programme and how they did it — from the rocket engineers who laid the foundation to the savvy young engineers who keep Indian spaceships flying today.

Vikram Sarabhai, the father of the Indian Space Program passed away 45 years ago

Sarabhai died in a hotel room in Kerla, after witnessing the launch of a Russian rocket, on 30 December 1971.

MGK Menon: Administrator, institution builder; man who took IBM head on

Professor MGK Menon, who passed away at the age of 88 on Tuesday, was the last surviving architect of science and technology in independent India

Happy Independence Day: 7 Indian tech personalities you should know about

This Independence Day, let us take a moment to honour the scientists from our nation who have made significant contributions in their fields.

All others are dancers, she is the dance: A tribute to Mrinalini Sarabhai

Mrinalini Sarabhai exuded confidence acquired through expertise; she gave Bharatanatyam a space in Gujarat and thus, the dance form became pan Indian.

Legendary danseuse Mrinalini Sarabhai passes away at 97

Legendary danseuse and cultural doyen Mrinalini Sarabhai, a Padma Bhushan awardee, died on Thursday at a hospital in Ahmedabad following age-related complications,