National award-winning filmmaker-writer Vinod Mankara’s new book was released from the rocket launchpad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
An Overview of the News
- The book release coincided with preparations for India’s upcoming moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, at SDSC-SHAR.
- ISRO Chairman S Somnath released the book by handing it over to Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) Director S Unnikrishnan Nair.
- The book launch was attended by several prominent personalities including SDSC-SHAR Director A Rajarajan, LPSC Director V Narayanan, former ISRO Director K Radhakrishnan, Lipi Akbar, Managing Director of Lipi Prakashan (publisher of the book) and many other space scientists.
- The book, “Prism: The Ancestral Abode of the Rainbow”, is a collection of science articles, providing readers with unique insights and perspectives.
The essence of the book
- Published by Kozhikode-based Lipi Books, ‘Prism’ is a compilation of 50 interesting articles from various streams of science including space science, astronomy, biology, anthropology and mathematics. It covers various topics such as the James Webb space telescope, dark sky tourism, black hole confirmation, the dog Laika’s first space journey and so on.
- Somanath himself has penned the foreword for the 167-page book in which he said it was full of the “marvels of science”.
- ‘Prism’ is an exploration into the aesthetic and poetic aspects of science and it would help common people develop a close bond with science and feel its beauty. Mankara is the maker of ‘Yanam’, a science-Sanskrit documentary on India’s historic Mars Orbiter Mission ‘Mangalyaan’. He has won national and state awards multiple times, has six films and 685 documentaries to his credit.
FAQs about A new book ‘Prism
A: The book ‘Prism: The Ancestral Abode of Rainbow’ is written by Vinod Mankara, a National award-winning filmmaker-writer.
A: The book was released from the rocket launchpad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
A: The book release coincided with the preparations for India’s upcoming moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, at Satish Dhawan Space Centre. It symbolizes the connection between the book’s content, which covers various aspects of science, and India’s space exploration efforts.
A: The book was released by S Somnath, the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). He handed over the book to S Unnikrishnan Nair, the Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC).
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