This book discusses the journey of Dr. K Kasturirangan, who shares
his experience during his long tenure at ISRO including the
Chairmanship of ISRO, subsequently membership of the Rajya Sabha,
the Planning Commission and many other responsibilities. Over the
past five decades of public and professional service to the nation,
Dr. Kasturirangan has graduated from a young researcher in
astrophysics working under Vikram Sarabhai to leading India's space
program (ISRO), being entrusted by five successive Prime Ministers,
besides dealing with several other domains of responsibilities
beyond space, all of which have significantly impacted India's
development. This book centers around select 12 public invited
lectures, Dr. Kasturirangan delivered ranging from developing
hi-tech space systems, to managing an organization as intricate as
ISRO which was guided by the wisdom of mentors, including Vikram
Sarabhai, M G K Menon, Satish Dhawan and U. R. Rao, to tackling
multi-faceted socio-economic issues, including India's nuclear
deal, report headed by him on the Western Ghats ecosystem, and the
new National Education Policy 2020. Scientists, historians, policy
makers, management strategists, journalists, or anyone with a keen
interest in understanding the processes behind such large-scale
science, technology and socio-economic endeavors - right from
planning, creating appropriate institutional mechanisms, working
with multiple stakeholders to ensure that these programs deliver
tangible benefits to society, articulating these benefits with
clarity to political leaders to assure public support - will find
this book deeply instructive and illuminating. It will be of
interest to the scientific, education and management community as
well as to policy makers and researchers affiliated with
multifaceted developmental issues.
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