Akshay Kumar

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Review: 'Mission Mangal' (2019)

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Culture Scicomm Akshay Kumar Bollywood Chandrayaan 2 frugal engineering frugal innovation GSLV Mk-III Hinduism Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO Make in India Mangalyaan Mars Orbiter Mission Mission Mangal NASA nationalism PSLV science communication Vidya Balan

This review assumes Tanul Thakur’s review as a preamble. There's the argument that ISRO isn't doing much by way of public outreach and trust in the media is at a low, and for many people – mo…