India is a land where numerous brilliant minds have made contribution in the field of science and technology and together, enhanced its position around the globe. Today, India has the second largest group of scientists and engineers in the world, which is a great success. It is believed that Indians have always been intelligent in terms of science, starting from the ancient period itself. For example, the iron pillar situated in Mehrauli, New Delhi, as the name suggests, is made of iron, but it has not rusted even to this day. Interesting, huh? This tells us that people of the past were really intelligent and had deciphered a way to prevent rusting of the pillar. In today’s times, India is emerging as a powerful country in terms of technology as well. Despite the deficiency of high-end equipment and funds, India has succeeded in beating the leaders in the fields of mathematics, chemistry, space studies etc. Since independence, India started promoting science for the national development of the country. Great scientists; such as Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Dr. Srinivasa Ramanujan, Aryabhatta and many others were the reason because of whom the technological development in this country led to a rise in the economy. If we talk about India’s achievements, then we find that there are simply a lot of them. ISRO was the first to launch a staggering 104 satellites on a single rocket. The country also developed a satellite for domestic communication. Next, India is one of the five nations to launch a nuclear submarine named INS Arihant. Now, towards a big accomplishment, an 18 year old developed the world’s smallest satellite. It goes on to show what creative minds the youths of the country have. Also, an indigenous supercomputer called PARAM was an invention done in India. And of course, how can we forget the success of Chandrayaan and the development of atomic clock? We must not forget that before independence, all of this was just a dream. Post-independence, India initially took baby steps in the field of science and technology. However, with the passage of time our prowess in this field has grown exponentially. The development in science and technology is touching every aspect of our day to day life and is contributing to national development in a major way. So, shouldn’t we be proud of our country? Think about it. Because, #WhyNot?