India became the fourth country to land on the moon and the first to reach its southern polar region on August 23 last year. To honour this landmark achievement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced August 23 as “National Space Day.” India is celebrating its maiden National Space Day on August 23 with the theme “Touching Lives while Touching the Moon: India’s Space Saga.” Preceding Space Day, a myriad of events will unfold, highlighting India’s remarkable achievements in space, profound benefits to society, and boundless opportunities for people from all walks of life to engage with the Indian space program. These celebrations will culminate in the main event in New Delhi on August 22-23. A distinguished scientist of ISRO and Director of the U R Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru, M Sankaran, has spoken exclusively to Akashvani News on the relevance of National Space Day.