Anil Menon

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On the BBC, talking about Gaganyaan and inspiration

Mar 31, 2026 7 min read

Analysis Scicomm Science Alok Jha Anil Menon Axiom-4 mission BBC Dave Anderson Hirschman's linkage theory Homi Bhabha human spaceflight Indian Space Research Organisation inspiration Jahnavi Phalkey Madhavan Nair national prestige Shubhanshu Shukla spin-off technologies unbalanced growth

The BBC has produced a documentary podcast titled ‘Hope and fear: India’s space revolution’. Its host, Alok Jha of The Economist, interviewed me late last year as part of it, to provide a media perspe…

PTI, celebrating scientists, and class/caste

Feb 15, 2022 3 min read

Analysis Scicomm Science Anil Menon Anna Menon Har Gobind Khorana Indian last name Meghnad Saha Polaris Dawn PTI Satyendra Nath Bose

PTI's decision to stick Anna Menon's name in a headline about the new SpaceX crew makes no sense.…