Earth has no borders from space: Shubhanshu Shukla features in new NCERT textbook

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the first Indian to visit the International Space Station (ISS), has been featured in the newly published NCERT Class 5 Environmental Studies textbook titled 'Our Wondrous World.'

A stirring excerpt from his 18-day Axiom4 mission is included in the chapter 'Earth, Our Shared Home', highlighting a powerful message of planetary unity.

During a conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi,



Shukla described his view of the Earth from space, saying: “After seeing Earth from outside, the first thought that came to mind was that Earth looks completely one; no border is visible from outside. It seems that no border exists, no state exists, no countries exist. We all are part of humanity, and the Earth is our one home, and all of us are in it.”

This quote aims to help young learners embrace global citizenship and empathy for the planet.