Veteran NASA Astronaut, Captain Jon McBride met Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi at his residence in Gandhinagar. Captain McBride has had a distinguished career with NASA and was on a visit to Gujarat, where he visited Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad, Patan, Baroda and Anand.
Captain McBride also presented Shri Modi with a personal memento, wishing him the very best for development in the state.
Present during the interaction was Additional Chief Secretary (Science and Technology) Shri Ravi Saxena.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, shared a Sanskrit Subhashitam that reflects the timeless wisdom of Indian thought. The verse conveys that just as trees bearing fruits and flowers satisfy humans when they are near, in the same way, trees provide all kinds of benefits to the person who plants them, even while living far away.
The Prime Minister posted on X;
“पुष्पिताः फलवन्तश्च तर्पयन्तीह मानवान्।
वृक्षदं पुत्रवत् वृक्षास्तारयन्ति परत्र च॥”
पुष्पिताः फलवन्तश्च तर्पयन्तीह मानवान्।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 19, 2025
वृक्षदं पुत्रवत् वृक्षास्तारयन्ति परत्र च॥ pic.twitter.com/rjafTn6t9J
