Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla appointed as Brand Ambassador of the Centre's 'Viksit Bharat Buildathon'
The Viksit Bharat Buildathon is organized by the Ministry of Education, in collaboration with the Atal Innovation Mission and NITI Aayog.
It aims to encourage students in grades 6 through 12 to develop innovative solutions and prototypes for real-world issues.
Themes: The Buildathon focuses on four themes that align with the vision for a developed India: Atmanirbhar Bharat, Swadeshi, Vocal for Local, and Samriddhi.
He will serve as an inspiration for students to participate in this nationwide innovation challenge.
He is recognized as the first Indian to visit the International Space Station (ISS) and the second Indian to travel to space, following Rakesh Sharma in 1984.
His space journey was part of the Axiom-4 mission, a commercial spaceflight supported by ISRO and NASA.