Sreedhara Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), met Indian chess Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa at his home in Chennai on Monday, October 16. The ISRO head presented the chess player with a replica miniature of the GSLV rocket as a motivating gift and wished him luck in his next bouts. During Somanath's visit, Praggnanandhaa presented him with his trophies and wished for the success of ISRO scientists and the upcoming Mission Gaganyan. When Somanath met the chess player in Chennai, Praggnanandhaa's father, Ramesh Babu, was also present there. R Praggnanandhaa Signs Autograph for Children During FIDE Chess World Cup 2023, Video Goes Viral.
ISRO Chairman S Somanath Meets Indian Chess Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa
#WATCH | Chennai, Tamil Nadu: ISRO Chairman S Somanath says, "Like every Indian, we are very proud of him (Praggnanandhaa) for his accomplishment. He is a world no. 15 now... He will become world no. 1... Chess is an old game started in India... We are the origin place of it...… pic.twitter.com/0YEdA5say5
— ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2023
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