00:00This time we are at Chandigarh University and today we have a space conclave where there are space scientists.
00:07There are also private scientists who are in this room.
00:12At this time we are with Dhruva Space, Sanjay Nikandi Ji.
00:16Sanjay Ji, how did you come here?
00:20What do you think about today's program?
00:29This initiative of NSCC is a very good initiative.
00:35I have not come across an initiative where more than one academy comes together.
00:44IIST, Chandigarh University, there are many experts from NSIL, ISRO, INSPACE.
00:55I think it's a great initiative.
00:57What I found very interesting is that KCC started in the university and the students, almost about 40 students,
01:08who have studied about satellite and different subsystems over the last couple of months.
01:15I think the future looks very exciting and bright.
01:19So my suggestion to the university is that
01:32people have moved from that to launching tens, hundreds and thousands of satellites.
01:38So my suggestion was that the university should look towards creating a satellite constellation program
01:45that within the next 24 to 36 months, they should launch maybe anywhere between 3 to 5 satellites, solving for
01:56a specific use case.
01:59So far, now the journey of India is the space.
02:03It's a government organization which is a government organization,
02:07which is a lot of funding.
02:08It's a lot of money in the funding that they have worked very well.
02:11But over the past few years, private organizations have also entered it.
02:15So how do you see the difference between these two?
02:21I think ISRO has created a very amazing ecosystem in India over the last 40-50 years.
02:31In India, there are anywhere between 400 to 500 small and medium scale industries
02:38which have been a backbone for Indian space programs over the last so many decades.
02:44Now what is happening is that many private industries are making products and they are also trying
02:58to serve the needs of the global space industry.
03:01So if we look at it from that perspective, I think that the amalgamation of the industry
03:09who are making the whole satellites or launch vehicles will grow the whole industry and will
03:17solve the impact of the national level problems.
03:22And our space technology is one of the best in the world.
03:31And now with private sector participation, we will do a lot of exports and we will be able
03:41to service the global market.
03:42So I think that way it's a very, very good thing.
03:45So I think that way it's a very, very good thing.
03:45Okay.
03:46The ISRO has been given a lot of funding in the beginning because the government didn't
03:51think that it is very important or that it will be very important or that it will be
03:54very important.
03:56But later on, I have understood.
03:57But you being a private player, how many difficulties have you faced for getting funds, for initiating
04:05your start-up?
04:07Look, I think we were one of the very early entrants into the space industry when we started
04:13in 2012.
04:15And 2012 ke time pe, you know, hardware, agar aap develop kar rahe ho to us pe utna interest
04:24nahi tha.
04:25But I think government ne jitne bhi naye policies lekar ae hai to support start-ups and to enable
04:34deep tech start-ups thrive and to do make in India.
04:38I think these have acted as a very, very important piece in terms of growing, not just companies
04:48like us, but the entire deep tech ecosystem.
04:50So, pehle problems tha, abhi I think we are in a much better shape because of how the policy
04:59has evolved.
05:00You know, agar aap space tech research kar rahe hai, toh in space se bohut sare naye promotional
05:07programs hai, technology adoption fund hai, venture cap seed fund program hai.
05:13You know, different user agencies bhi unke problems kya hai openly bata rahe hai.
05:19So, it presents a great opportunity for anybody to solve for those problems.
05:24And jab aap problem solve kar rahe hai and you are getting a chance to do it, obviously,
05:31you know, investors ko bhi woh acha legeega kyunki you are solving a problem and us ka scalability
05:39hai toh, you know, even the venture capital funds would be able to support.
05:44Last question.
05:45Student se kya kehna chaaayenge je abhi jinkko interest hai ke mujhe space mein jana, mujhe
05:50aastronaut ban na hai, ya is tara ke company khol nahi hai.
05:52Kitni abhi kitna scope hai is field me, India mein khas kar?
05:56Behut scope hai.
05:57I think people should just dream big and not let go of their dreams.
06:02What should be their homework?
06:05No, I think whatever they are doing, whether they are doing engineering or they are doing any
06:10other subject, but if they are passionate about the field, they have to go deeper into understanding
06:17the subject and then build on top of that.
06:20Thank you very much.
06:21So, jis tarah se aap dekha ke ke siddhi baat hai, ke space mein india ke bhoot scope hai,
06:28aur isko lekar students ko kya kuch karna chahiye, kis tarah ke homework karna chahiye,
06:31izi ko lekar yahaan pere sari baat hai.
06:33Camera man Amit ke sath, Balwanda Singh, ETV bharat, Chandigarh.
06:36Kati loka chiankun sa whazad hai, užah pa-harat, Chandigarh.
06:36Cali tae, baat oma pad kyaa cha.
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