India's Secret Nuclear Story: https://youtu.be/6Ar_1O3ftnQFrom Bullock Carts to Moon Landing - https://youtu.be/BPmLbsZTqsM?si=481iXYHC71XsG5NuIn this episode of Manastu Space Podcast, we have been joined by Miss Ruchira Sawant, who as an educator and space science writer is leading through her passion driven efforts for creativity & innovation.She is here to set and shape narratives, imparting a sense of independent thought and original creative thinking into young impressionable minds, school kids and local curious learners, and within their regional language.Her touch of authenticity and humble rootedness with the stories of her soil, she stands tall and class apart, as a next-door storyteller, that will always greet you with a smile and a powerful interaction.

We spoke on:✅Space Education: Space Stories to transform kids into Scientists✅ISRO, Chandrayaan & Inspiring the Next Generation Scientists✅Pokhran's Heroes & Homi Bhabha's Forgotten Museum✅From Smiling Buddha to Operation Sindoor✅ISRO vs NASA, Pokhran's CIA Trick & India's Nuclear Heroes✅Valentina to Valentina: Women of SpaceTime Stamps:00:00 - Welcome to Manastu Space Podcast #901:10 - Meet Miss Ruchira Sawant: India's Leading Space Educator & Science Communicator04:50 - How Reading Came Naturally & Impact of 'Tottochan: The Little Girl at the Window'06:45 - Wings of Fire: Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam's Influence on Space Dreams07:45 - Saamana & Power of Regional Storytelling09:00 - Free Thinking & Formative Education in Science Labs10:15 - India's Nuclear Programme & Our Legendary Scientists11:25 - ISRO vs NASA: Real Comparison Nobody Talks About12:20 - Paramanu: Celebrating Pokhran's Unsung Heroes Through Cinema14:18 - Dr. Gopal Kaushik: India's Real-Life James Bond you've never heard15:15 - Military & Scientists Collaborated for Nuclear Missions16:26 - Operation Smiling Buddha (1974) & Pokhran II: How India Tricked CIA by Playing Cricket17:25 - Satellite Blind Spots: The Strategic Leverage India Used18:40 - Stars Behind Pokhran II & The Famous 'Curd Rice' Story20:53 - Tragedy of Homi Bhabha's Museum: A National Shame22:05 - Valentina Tereshkova: The First Woman in Space & Her Legacy23:05 - How World War II Gave Birth to the Space Program24:15 - The Emotional Letter from 'Valentina to Valentina'25:45 - Why Space Stories Matter & Their Transformative Impact on Kids27:40 - Space Race, International Geophysical Year & Seeing 'Two Sides of the Moon'29:00 - Birth of the Satellite Idea: How It All Started30:00 - Humankind: A Hopeful History & Yuval Noah Harari's Vision31:00 - Marooned: When WW2 Enemies Became Space Brothers33:00 - Historic Apollo-Soyuz Mission (1975): Cold War's First Thaw34:30 - Irreplaceable Power of an Original Creative Thought35:10 - Indian Space Programme Insights with Dr. Kasturi Rangan37:35 - Why Chandrayaan Missions Were Absolutely Necessary for India's Future39:00 - "Hope Is a Good Thing, and No Good Thing Ever Dies" 🌍 Follow Manastu Space🔹Website: https://www.manastuspace.com/ 🔹LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/manastu-space/ 🔹Twitter/X: https://x.com/ManastuSpace 🔹Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manastuspace/ 📲Follow Ruchira Sawant🔗LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruchira-sawant-602401ba/🎙️Follow the Host - Raj Shrivastava 🔗LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raj-shrivastava-7656331a0/ 🔗Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenamezraj/ 🔗YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ThenamezRAJ/podcasts🚀 The Manastu Space Podcast is India’s first in-house podcast by a space organization, bringing you deep-dive conversations with space-tech leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, and thinkers shaping the future of space and deep tech.Be a part of Manastu's community, where propulsioning the greener way, we make space-talks cool and indeed build the knowledge access to 'space for all mankind!🔔Do like, share, and subscribe.For Enquiries: raj.shrivastava@manastuspace.com