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Student casts Kalpana Chawla in bronze

A fine-arts student in Chennai has sculpted a life-size bronze sculpture of India-born American astronaut, Kalpana Chawla.The sculpture will be exhibited for public viewing on February 1, the day......

'Kalpana Chawla was the best'

That the American print media has not sparedwords in covering the Columbia tragedy is a truism. What is refreshing is that equal play has been given to Kalpana Chawla as well. 'If Jeffrey C......

Kalpana Chawla: Inspiration for a generation

A year after she met with a blazing end amidst the stars she had once wanted to touch, astronaut Kalpana Chawla continues to inspire students all across the world to dream and dream big.Also......

Kalpana Chawla, the poet

OnOctober 27, 1980 Kalpana Chawla wrote a poem to her friend, which she titled 'Toward the Goal'. rediff.com reproduces the poem as a tribute to brave astronaut.Dive deep downAn aim awaitsPearls......

Texas University tribute to Kalpana Chawla

The University of Texas, Arlington, has named its US $21 million residence hall after India-born astronaut Kalpana Chawla, who earned her master's degree there in aerospace engineering in 1984.The......

Now, NASA supercomputer is 'fastest'

The Unites States space agency NASA has unveiled the world's fastest supercomputer at its Ames Research Centre in California, where India-born astronaut Kalpana Chawla worked for years, in honour......

NRI meet to miss some big names

Absent from the list of participants for the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, the largest ever gathering of global Indians being held between January 9-11, are businessmen like Laxmi Mittal, Swaraj Paul,......

Where the health of Ayushman Bharat is in a shambles

'From coming up with the correct list of beneficiaries to finding enough people to work as Ayushman Mitras to generating awareness about the scheme -- many things need to fall in place before it......

Andhera Review: Absurd

It is sporadically chilling but the disparate elements take forever to come together, notes Deepa Gahlot. The sci-fi-paranormal horror series, Andhera, starts by introducing the idea that darkness......

How Much Was Madhuri's Dhak Dhak Outfit Sold For?

'Why don't I organise an auction of cinematic memorabilia?' recalls Dinesh Raheja.'There are sure to be legions of film buffs who will cherish the chance to own souvenirs intimately associated with......

Big B's 61st birthday present!

President A P J Abdul Kalam, cricket star Sachin Tendulkar, film star Amitabh Bachchan,the late astronaut Kalpana Chawla, the late social worker Mother Teresa, and legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar......

It's All About Loving Numbers!

Bollywood loves number games. And not just the rat race kind. There's a slew of movies with numbers in their title. It's easy to see why. Be it to embody a chronological accuracy, catchphrase or......

Shraddha-Aditya lock lips in OK Jaanu

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Filmmaker Karan Johar ‏turned to Twitter to share a new still from his production OK Jaanu. The film is an official......