Reaching for the stars
6 min readJan 3, 2023
“I remember watching this lunar eclipse for the first time, which absolutely enthralled me. The sky fascinated me in general and I was drawn to the field of astronomy from a very young age. To nurture my interest, I even became a part of an amateur astronomy association at the newly built Nehru Planetarium (Delhi) when I was in school.
But the resources to pursue a full-fledged career in astrophysics in those times were…