Bengaluru, Nov 20: Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla on Thursday called upon people to take up the responsibility to realise the dream of ‘Viksit Bharat’ (Developed India) by 2047.

Group Captain Shukla, is an Indian Air Force officer and test pilot. He and three other astronauts have been selected and trained to go to the space in India’s first manned mission ‘Gaganyaan’, which is expected to take place in 2027.

Addressing a gathering at the Bengaluru Tech Summit, Shukla said, “To realise our dream of Viksit Bharat-2047, my only request to all of you is to take up the responsibility and think ‘How can I take India from here to be a developed nation in 2047’.” He said, “India will soon have its citizens going to space on an Indian launch rocket in an Indian capsule from Indian soil.

“And for t

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