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In the News 

Five decades of press coverage — and the story is not finished

The coverage below spans from 1975 to the present. It is not exhaustive. It is a selection of the moments when the wider world took notice of what Vivek Mundkur was doing — often before anyone else in India had thought to ask the question.

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1981 — India Today 

Catching the Wind — Pramod Pushkarna

A five-page photographic feature on India's first hang gliding school at the CME, Pune. The most detailed published account of Vivek's pioneer work from the period.

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2017 — The Hindu 

Here Comes the Sun Again

On the Atom Solar water pump and its deployment across rain-deficient farming areas in Maharashtra. Quote: "Zero dependence on electricity and zero maintenance has been the biggest boon for small farmers."

In Motion: Video Gallery

EARLY TEST FLIGHTS IN PUNE
HANG GLIDING HERITAGE DOCUMENTARY
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