The Unlikely Rise of the Indian Space Program

I wish my country had a significant space progam like this. I live in Brazil btw.

I'm here to support you after reading it on Reddit, I'm not Indian or even from Asia. Keep going, dude.

it's very impressive what they've managed to accomplish especially with their limited resources. truly incredible, their scientists are amazing.

Namaste,

I’ve been a subscriber of your channel for almost a decade and I’ve loved your content and have learnt a lot from it. Thank you so much for making this excellent video. It was truly a great video that focuses on the scientific and engineering achievements of ISRO. As an Indian, it really hurts me to see the controversy over the map distract from the focus of this video and all your effort. You’ve done a phenomenal job of researching and chronicling the hard work that ISRO’s scientists and engineers have put in over the decades to build India’s space program. I haven’t ever seen any other video this detailed and focused on technical achievements of ISRO. I genuinely hope to get to see more such videos on India from you. Once again, I’d like to sincerely apologise to you for getting dragged in to cartographic controversies and I’d like to let you know that there are millions of Indians who deeply appreciate your efforts in producing high quality educational content and making it freely available.

Best Wishes
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1:27 I love that little shout out you gave him

As an Indian and a scientist, I’m truly humbled by the remarkable storytelling in this video. Witnessing ISRO’s journey—from launching satellites under 1kg to handling payloads of over 10,000kg—is nothing short of awe-inspiring. It’s a testament to human ingenuity, resilience, and vision. While the map depiction is a point of contention, the depth and quality of this documentary deserve recognition. This motivates me even more to contribute meaningfully to the scientific community. Simply brilliant work!

I still remember the first successful GSLV launch when I started my engineering bachelors. It was an amazing moment of scientific patriotism. This video is a very good source for the technical details of ISRO rockets. I have listened to Harsha Bhogle's podcast on ISRO which covers the political hurdles. And for me, this video goes right next to that one!

1:29 it's not THAT sketchy :P

From humble beginnings to one of the foremost space agencies.

Hats off to ISRO for consistently putting the nation to newer heights.

Thank you for shining a light on India's space endeavors 🚀🇮🇳

The fact that they designed the mars probe that was meant to go up with a new, powerful launcher in a way that allowed it to be launched on the existing, smaller launcher as a backup is great management.

This is by far, the best video on ISRO’s history and achievements. I am an Indian 🇮🇳 and I didn’t know so much about our space program. I apologize that my people dragged you in our internal dispute and degraded the spirit of education and knowledge. Your videos are incredible and educational as always. Please ignore the haters!
Love from India 🇮🇳

As a long-time subscriber and avid follower of your content, I wanted to reach out regarding your excellent video on ISRO. I’m aware that the video and the unfortunate negative reactions have been widely shared across Indian social media. Please know that there has been overwhelming support for your work from many Indians who appreciate you highlighting our country’s scientific achievements.
While some individuals have unfortunately responded with hostility over the map depiction (a complex geopolitical issue), the majority of us recognize your video for what it truly is - a celebration of Indian ingenuity and the remarkable story of ISRO’s rise despite limited resources.
Speaking personally, I’m grateful for your detailed coverage of ISRO’s journey - from its humble beginnings launching rockets from a church to successfully reaching Mars on a fraction of other agencies’ budgets. Your video eloquently captures what ISRO Chairman Somanath calls “real engineering skills” - completing ambitious missions with limited resources.
Thank you for your thoughtful work educating global audiences about scientific and engineering achievements from around the world, including India. Please don’t

This video is gold, please ignore the comments.

Watched this video after seeing the backlash on the maps shown. If that was your takeaway from a few moments in a 1/2 hour video praising India’s space agency you need to step back and reevaluate.

Edit: To those still arguing in the comments, no one is saying you are wrong, just that there is a time and place for everything.

when he says "2022", it is totally in sync with the 20:22 timestamp! nicee

Hi! I am an Ex-ISRO engineer. I have keenly watched your videos since I was an engineering student and have loved them all! Having worked in TERLS, I had the privilege of witnessing dozens of Rohini launches. It was a sight I could never get enough of. In Novemeber 2023, we celebrated 60 years of launching sounding rockets. We had invited veteran scientists of the Indian Space Program and it was an honour interacting with them. The countdown was made by the same person who did it in 1963 and it was surreal.

Thank you for making this video! It shall always remain close to my heart. Please continue to publish more content on ISRO!

We Indians are sensitive about our borders for many reasons and this video dropped at a time when emotions are already running high.There were actual bombs and missiles flying across those very 'borders' few days ago. Its no wonder you caught some flack 😂 too. Buy yourself a beer or any tasty beverage of your choice and chill out. I am sure anyone who actually watched the video appreciates it.

The Indian Space Program reminds me of a Teddy Roosevelt quote: 'Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.'

I came for the drama. But the video was better.