India's 1st Nuclear Submarine, INS Arihant

India today reached a milestone when PM Dr. Manmohan Singh and his wife Madam Gursharan Kaur launched the country's first indigenous nuclear-powered submarine 'INS Arihant' for sea trials for two years before being commissioned into full service. With the launch of the submarine India join's the exclusive club of US, Russia, China, France and the UK with similar capabilities.

INS Arihant has been built under the Advanced Technology Vessels (ATV) program by the Shipbuilding Centre (SBC) Visakhapatnam. This is tremendous achievement... to see the fruitful culmination of efforts over the last two  decades. 

It gives me a great feeling...immense pride for having been associated with this prestigious project... Recalling  those days of numerous technical discussions, solution architecting, countless interactions amongst all involved on technology aspects from CAD/CAM/CAE to Universal Virtual Prototyping, from PLM to use of Digital Mock-Up and Virtual Reality technology, to systems, network, workflows...

It was great being part of the team and at the forefront of having provided technology solutions for ATV Project.  

Great feeling to have contributed....

Cheers!

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Focus & Discipline

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The Times They Are A-Changin'

Come gather 'round people
Wherever you roam
And admit that the waters
Around you have grown
And accept it that soon
You'll be drenched to the bone.
If your time to you
Is worth savin'
Then you better start swimmin'
Or you'll sink like a stone
For the times they are a-changin'.
Finally could sync with Sandeep this time around. Many a trips and overlapping schedules...The grossly delayed luncheon was refreshing. Heard Gn'R/Sweet Child O' Mine in the cab to Changi Airport, a first time exp. no surprise that it was playin' on the FM..
Cheers!

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