Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma is part of India's space folklore after he became the country's first man in space way back in April 1984 aboard Russia's Soyuz T-11.

India looks beautiful from Space: First Indian in Space Rakesh Sharma told Indira Gandhi in 1984

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India looks beautiful from Space: First Indian in Space Rakesh Sharma told Indira Gandhi in 1984