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The inspiring Deepana Gandhi is a member of Team Indus, the only team from India shortlisted for the Google Lunar XPrize competition.
The web series titled ‘Moon Shot’, is a nine-part documentary film that profiles participants in this competition.
“The glass ceiling is there, but it is glass; you can see through it and break through it.” –Indira Nooyi
The love for science and the ubiquitous presence of mathematical equations in mind fuelled Deepana Gandhi’s appetite for the greater unknown. But opportunities in a small town is limited. Born and brought up in Ooty, a small rural town in the Southern part of India, she quickly realised that her dream of mixing science and maths together and pursuing a career in Space Technology was a far-fetched idea. However, skewed opportunities couldn’t match up with the determination of this woman.
In a country which does not encourage education, let alone achievement in the STEM fields (maths and science), this is an inspiring long shot indeed!
Today, this 26 year old is a member of Team Indus, the only team from India to have been shortlisted among 16 global teams for the $30 million Google Lunar XPrize competition, the race to land a privately-financed robotic craft on the Moon by December 2017.
Deepana also happens to be the centerpiece of a documentary series of 9 short films titled ‘Moon-Shot’, produced by JJ Abrams, co-creator of the TV series ‘Lost’ and director of last year’s ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’. The films will be exploring the lives of some selected members of the teams, finding out the many sacrifices they have made to reach where they are today and the driving force behind this incredible journey.
Take a look at the video below:
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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