To a place where you find a new world...... Good morning, writers! 😊 "Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain Did you know? 🌸 It was on April 2, 1984, when Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma had flown aboard the Soyuz T-11 rocket, becoming the first Indian in space. The voyage lasted 7 days, 21 hours and 40 minutes. When Sharma landed on Earth, he had already etched himself as an inspiration to thousands of Indians. Among his fans was a class 3 dropout in Ahmedabad, Kishan Singh Chauhan. Even though he had to give up his dreams of education due to financial constraints, he was enthusiastic about astronomy. A year after the launch, the humble 'paanwala' wrote to Sharma, congratulating him on the historic feat. He wrote the message in Gujarati and a retired professor composed it in English. When Rakesh received Kishan's letter amidst hundred others, he immediately replied, encouraging him to write more letters.
