The moon and us | The Indian Express

The moon and us | The Indian Express

Written by Shobhit Mahajan |Published: July 20, 2019 12:04:49 am

The writer is professor of physics and astrophysics, University of Delhi

The moon and us

It may have lost a bit of its mystique for the poet, but it continues to entice and challenge the scientist.

Armstrong had the instinct to photograph Aldrin standing alone and told him – by radio transmission – to turn around for a picture, said Jennifer Levasseur, curator of the space history department at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. (Image; File Photo)

The versatile poet and Bollywood lyricist, Shamsul Huda Bihari, once in a radio interview lamented the landing of humans on the moon. He rued the fact that technology and science have ruined the poetic imagination where the moon, especially the full moon, was frequently used to describe the beloved’s beauty. He should know — he had penned the memorable “yeh chaand sa raushan chehra” for the Sixties’ hit Kashmir ki Kali.