Can you share some information about yourself and Dr. K Sivan Chairman, ISRO your childhood? An exclusive interview with the editor, G Anand 05 Dr. K Sivan: I come from a very humble back ground. I him in plucking the mangoes, taking them to the local come from a village called Sarakkalvilai, near market, and selling them from a pushcart. We used to Nagarcoil, Kanyakumari District. My father was a undertake labour work like preparing the field, farmer, and he was involved in many activities. Since harvest, handling the pushcart in the local market, as it was a village, and farming was seasonal, people did it would help our father in reducing expenses in the not restrict themselves to one particular activity. My form of labour by so much. We were poor, and every father had a small piece of land. He used to grow bit of money that we could save was a boon. It was a mainly paddy in the land. He was also a mango typical village life. merchant. He had taken a mangrove on lease. The For my high school, I had to go to a different village, responsibility of maintaining the mangrove, and Vallankumaranvilai. I studied up to 11th standard at ensuring it was pest free was ours. We will have to the Government High School there. This was also a pluck the mangoes seasonally, and sell them at the Tamil medium school. Out of the 35 or 40 children that local market. We will have to pay a certain amount studied, only 6 of us passed, and I stood first. At this annually to the owner of the mangrove for stage, my father had to discontinue my brother's undertaking this. Profit or loss beyond this lease education, so that he can afford mine. I was planning amount was our responsibility. to go to college for PUC. My father got me admitted to We had a Tamil medium primary school in our village, a college that was nearby, so I could continue to help and children from nearby villages also used to come him with the farming activity, while I furthered my there for their studies. I studied up to 5th standard in education. I got very good marks in PUC (Pre- that school. Apart from schooling, right from our initial University College), and I was advised by many to go years, my brother and I used to be involved in the to engineering college, as a next step. agricultural activities of our father. We used to assist Sports – International ATP Finals 2018 In the Singles Championship Alexander Zverev of Germany defeated Novak Djokovic of Serbia 6-4, 6-3. In the Doubles Championship Mike Bryan and Jack Sock of the United States of America defeated Pierre- Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut of France 5-7, 6- 1, (13-11). Alexander-Zverev--ATP Final 2018 The 2018 ATP finals, also known as the 2018 Nitto ATP Finals, was a men's tennis tournament that took place at the O2 Arena in London, England, from 11 to 18 November 2018. It is the season-ending event for the highest-ranked singles players and doubles teams on the 2018 ATP World Tour. Mike Bryan and Jack Sock of the United States 06 England Tour of Sri Lanka 2018 The England cricket team are currently touring Sri First Test: England won by 211 runs. Lanka between October and November 2018 to play England: First Innings: 342, Ben Foakes 107 (202), three Tests, five One Day Internationals, and one Dilruwan Perera 5/57 (31 Overs) Twenty20 International. The tour includes England's Sri Lanka: First Innings: 203, Angelo Matthews 52 first Test matches in Sri Lanka since 2012. (122), Moeen Ali 4/66 (21 Overs) England won the 5-match One Day International England: Second Innings: 322/6 declared, Keaton series 3-1, and the only Twenty20 International 1-0. Of Jennings 146 (280) not out, Rangana Herath 2/59 (23 the three Tests, England has won the first two and the Overs) third one is yet to be played. Of these, the Tests were played in November. The scores for the first two Tests: Sri Lanka: Second Innings: 250, Angelo Matthews 53 (92), Moeen Ali 4/71 (20 Overs) Second Test: England won by 57 runs. England: First Innings: 290, Sam Curran 64 (119), Dilruwan Perera 4/61 (24.4 Overs) Sri Lanka: First Innings: 336, Roshen Silva 85 (174), Jack Leach 3/70 (29 Overs) England: Second Innings: 346, Joe Root 124 (146), Akila Dananjaya 6/115 (25 Overs) Sri Lanka: Second Innings: 243, Angelo Matthews 88 (137), Jack Leach 5/83 (28 Overs) First Test: England won by 211 runs Sports – International West Indies tour of India 2018 The West Indies cricket team toured India from September to November 2018 to play two Tests, five One Day Internationals, and three Twenty20 Internationals. Ahead of the Test series, there was a two-day practice match in Vadodara. India won the 2-match Test series 2-0; the 5-match One Day International series 3-1; and the 3-match Twenty20 International series 3-0. Of these, the fifth One Day International and the 3 Twenty20 Internationals were played in November India won the 2-match Test series 2- 2018. The scores: Second Twenty20 International: India won by 71 Fifth One Day International: India won by 9 wickets. runs. West Indies: 104 all out in 31.5 overs, Jason Holder India: 195/2, Rohit Sharma 111 (61) not out, Fabian 25 (33), Ravindra Jadeja 4/34 (9.5 Overs) Allen 1/33 (4 Overs) India: 105/1 in 14.5 Overs, Rohit Sharma 63 (56) not West Indies: 124/9, Darren Bravo 23 (18), out, Oshane Thomas 1/33 (4 Overs) Bhuvneshwar Kumar 2/12 (4 Overs) First Twenty20 International: India won by 5 Third Twenty20 International: India won by 6 wickets. wickets. 07 West Indies: 109/8, Fabian Allen 27 (20), Kuldeep West Indies: 181/3, Nicholas Pooran 53 (25) not out, Yadav 3/13 (4 Overs) Yuzvendra Chahal 2/28 (4 Overs) India: 110/5 in 17.5 Overs, Dinesh Karthik 31 (34) not India: 182/4, Shikhar Dhawan 92 (62), Keemo Paul out, Carlos Brathwaite 2/11 (4 Overs) 2/32 (3 Overs) Brazilian Grand Prix 2018 The 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix, formerly known as the Formula 1 Grande Premio Heineken do Brasil 2018, was a Formula One motor race held on 11 November 2018 at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The race was the penultimate round of the 2018 Formula One World Championship and marked the forty- seventh running of the Brazilian Grand Prix, and the forty-sixth time that the race was run as a World Championship event since the inaugural season in 1950. Following Felipe Massa's retirement from Formula One at the end of the 2017 season, this running of the race also marks the first time since the Brazilian Grand Prix entered the Formula One World Championship calendar in 1973 that no Brazilian driver took part. Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes held the pole position, and won the race. Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer came second. Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes Sports – International DP World Championship 2018 The tournament also determines the Race to Dubai Bonus Pool, which goes to the top golfers on the Race to Dubai after the tournament. It was originally set at $1,00,00,000 but reduced to $75,00,000 paid to the top 15 players with the Race to Dubai winner getting $1.5 million. In 2012, the bonus pool was cut in half to $3.75 million and reduced to the top 10 golfers, with the winner getting $1.0 million. Sienna-Lakes-Olive-Point-at-the-Jumeirah-Golf-estates The 2013 DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah The DP World Tour Championship, Dubai is a golf Golf Estates delivered a US$44 million gross tournament on the European Tour and is the climax of economic benefit to Dubai, according to independent the European Tour Race to Dubai. It is contested on research commissioned by tournament organisers, the Earth course at the Jumeirah Golf Estates in The European Tour, as stated in Vision magazine. Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The title sponsor is DP World, a shipping company based in Dubai. The current champion is Danny Willet of England with Patrick Reed of United States of America and Matt The tournament was first held in 2009 when the Order Wallace of England being the runners-up. of Merit was replaced by the Race to Dubai. It is contested by the leading 60 players in the Race to 08 Dubai at the start of the tournament. It is the replacement for the Volvo Masters, which was a similar event for the leading 60 money winners on the Order of Merit. Originally the tournament was to have a record prize fund of $1,00,00,000, of which the winner's share would be $16,66,660. However, in September 2009, it was announced that there would be a 25% reduction in both the overall prize fund and the winners cheque. The prize fund was increased to $80,00,000 in 2012. Willett & Molinari DP world tour18 trophies World Junior Badminton Championship 2018 Lakshya Sen (17), India's top junior shuttler, won bronze medal at the Li Ning BWF World Junior Badminton Championships 2018 held at Markham, Canada. In the singles semi-final match, he lost to top seed and world junior number one Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand by 22-20, 16-21, 13-21.