Touching Lives

by S.K. Das

Touching Lives is not merely a chronicle of the community outreach of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is the story of journeys to far corners of India meeting people whose lives have been transformed by technology. It is the account of people who have forged a different destiny for themselves, breaking the cycle of poverty and helplessness, with a little help from ISRO. Throwing light on some of the million tiny revolutions sweeping the country, the book takes us from Jhabua to interior Karnataka, from the Sundarbans to Chamoli in Garhwal. It is our chance to meet everyday

Genres: India

271 pages, Paperback

Published July 11, 2007

Reviews

[Shraddha Thumsi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Boring, poorly reflected achievements of an efficient organization. It’s quite tiring to read.

I did not buy this book, it was found in one of my relatives’ shelves from whom I borrowed it. It started pretty well but then droned on. Had I bought this much boredom for myself I might have felt worse about this.

However, I do see what the author was going for and the travels he undertook, so that should be given due credit.

[Aditya Madhavan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A straightforward and lighthearted look at the immensely forward-looking work of ISRO. Makes you wonder what you are doing for the world?

[Prateek Gemawat · Rating 3 out of 5]

Before reading this, the extent of ISRO's imapct on the common village life was not so clearly known to me despite me being a regular at newspapers. ISRO has done a nation building job and the author has brought this out as a nice effort. The same could have been done in a different way when seen with the author's strategy of citing place wise communication with locals as it is. This could have been in an integrated manner with more dimensions revealed and linked.

[Pradeep Mohandas · Rating 1 out of 5]

Another self-praising book about the Indian Space Programme. Nothing that critically looks at it.