Skyroot founder Pawan Kumar Chandana reacts after PM Modi’s ‘first in my bloodline’ remark

Times of India — Astrology & Spirituality · 9 Aug 2026, 1:22 pm

In a heartfelt address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the aspirations of young engineers embarking on their rocket-building journeys as the first in their families to do so. Pawan Kumar Chandana, co-founder of Skyroot Aerospace, resonates deeply with these aspiring talents. After his tenure at ISRO, he co-founded Skyroot in Hyderabad, achieving a historic moment by launching India's first privately developed suborbital rocket, Vikram-S.

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