Onto a Rocket Ship: The Exciting Journey of Suresh BN Into Rocketry and Education

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What does it take to grow up in a small remote village, walk six kilometers a day to school and go on to reach the highest echelons of success, be recognized with countless awards including the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan and make an indelible mark on the Indian Space program, Educational and Scientific arenas? This book is an inspiring story of passion and perseverance, where we follow the life of Suresh BN, one of India's foremost scientists, someone who has made invaluable contributions to the Indian Space program and other educational and scientific institutions. From his humble beginnings in a remote village called Hoskare, near the town of Koppa, Karnataka, the book traces his life journey with all its ups and downs. Learn how a combination of passion, determination and some serendipity saw him find his way to ISRO; From those tentative beginnings, his story follows interesting and sometime unexpected paths, with a fair share of challenges and life changing moments in the arena of rocket science and space education.