August 24th 2023.
Amidst the anticipation of a successful mission, a genuine roar rippled across schools in Mumbai and Pune as Chandrayaan-3 safely landed on the south pole of the moon at 6.04 PM on August 23. The touchdown of Chandrayaan-3 marked the accomplishment of a successful mission and made India the first country to do so.
The entire nation was seen praying, cheering and hoping fervently as special ceremonies and live streaming sessions were held on school grounds. Thousands of students were beaming with excitement, repeating the historic telecast over and over before playing joyful songs.
A handful schools had made special arrangements for live streaming of ISRO's mission's soft landing Chandrayaan-3. Arun Dengele, a history teacher at New English School in Pune said, “The purpose of showcasing this historic telecast to students is that when thousands of students see this, two or three out of these could aspire to become a scientist.”
The coverage of the soft-landing was available on multiple platforms, including the ISRO's website, YouTube channel and Facebook page, and DD National TV channel. Jyoti Nair, principal of Arunodaya Public School in Thane, said, “The entire goal of mandating students to watch the Chandrayaan landing on the moon is to make them understand their roots in the country and where they belong. This is a crucial event for all Indians.”
Along with Don Bosco School in Borivali and the Cathedral and John Connon School in Fort, the Orchids International School also streamed the live telecast of Chandrayaan-3's Moon landing. Dr. Vedavathi Bysani, VP of Academics, Bangalore Zone 1A, said, “As an Institution, we always aim to encourage students’ inquisitiveness and creativity and help them come out as smarter thinkers and doers. We stand with the rest of the country with pride and awe at the efforts done by our Indian scientists to put our country on the global map for yet another reason.”
The enthusiasm of students was palpable as a total number of 43 students showed up for the screening session at National Urdu High School & Junior college in Kalyan. Khan Abdullah Zakirullah, the school's principal, said, “Students experienced sheer joy after being a part of this history. They have surely developed some interest in this topic...However, owing to the unit test examination not all the students could make it."
With students glued to screens and huge televisions set up on their campuses to watch the live-streaming of Chandrayaan-3, a mix of pride and anticipation could be seen on their faces ahead of the moon landing. Aryaman Bhosle, a class 9 student at New English School in Pune, said, "I'm very happy to watch the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the moon. It has inspired me to become a scientist too, just like my idol scientist is Dr Sreedhara Panicker Somnath, the ISRO head."
Students from Don Bosco school, Borivali echoed Aryaman's sentiments and stated, “Maza aa gaya! We are very proud to say we are Indian because of our scientists.”
Schools across Mumbai and Pune conducted activities such as Digital poster-making competition, letter writing or creating video/reel competition congratulating the ISRO team for their success. ISRO had been telecasting the landing live on its website, and Chandrayaan 3 Mission was launched on July 14 from Sriharikota.
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