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<\/div>\nAnuj Nandi grew up in Bengal’s Islampur (Facebook)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The family of ISRO scientist Anuj Nandi, who designed the camera on Chandrayaan-3, are celebrating the launch of the spacecraft and Mr Nandi’s success with their neighbours in Islampur, a small town in West Bengal.<\/p>\n
Mr Nandi’s 70-year-old mother who watched the launch is now praying for the equipment designed by her son to work flawlessly on landing.<\/p>\n
His cousin’s wife, Rinku Nandi, offered puja at the local temple on Friday.<\/p>\n
“We watched the event on television. We are happy and feel proud that someone from our family is on the team of Chandrayan-3,” Ms Nandi told news agency PTI over the phone on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Mr Nandi’s younger cousin, Animesh Nandi, said although he does not know much about the subject or the mission, he could only understand that his cousin has achieved “something very big”.<\/p>\n
His 15-year-old son Aritra was also glued to the television set when the spacecraft was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota at 2:35 pm on Friday.<\/p>\n
“He (Anuj Nandi) was here last month. I did not call him yesterday as it was a very important and busy day for him. I will call him later,” Animesh Nandi said.<\/p>\n
Anuj Nandi, a resident of Islampur’s Ashrampara, went to the Ambagan Primary School and the Islampur High School, Animesh Nandi said. He completed his graduation from a college in the district headquarters – Raiganj, and got his Masters degree in Physics from the Jadavpur University in Kolkata.<\/p>\n
Animesh Nandi, who runs a medical store in Islampur, said his cousin was earlier posted in Kolkata before being transferred to Bangalore a few years ago.<\/p>\n
“I am very happy that a boy from a small place like Islampur has made it to the ISRO and contributed to the Chandrayan-3 project. I am elated. This is a rare kind of happiness. I do not feel this way often,” said Bani Prasad Nag, a retired teacher at the Islampur High School.<\/p>\n
Ms Nag, who superannuated in 2006, said she does not remember Anuj Nandi but was sure that she was in service when the ISRO scientist was a student at the school.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n