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Second Sikh Named In Short-List 100 For Proposed Mars Colony:
Sikh-Emarati Ritika Kaur Singh

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Sikh-Emarati Ritika Kaur Singh (29) has made it as the second Sikh to the short list of 100 men and women selected from around the globe for a proposed “Mars One” mission launched by a Netherlands-based group last year to start a colony on the Red Planet by 2024.

The other Sikh named in the short list for the mission is Sikh-American Taranjeet Singh, 29, a Ph.D. student at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (“EECS“), University of Central Florida, USA. 

Ritika works as a supply chain manager in a retail company in the Emirates. Her family is based in Jalandhar, Punjab. Her father Narinder Singh is the Deputy Director General of Jalandhar Doordarshan TV.

She was chosen from among 200,000 applicants who participated in the online contest from around the world.

Sharing her happiness on her Facebook page, Ritika said she always had the urge to explore the unexplored. “I am in love with this world, but who knows, Mars could be even better!” she said in an interview with a Dubai-based newspaper.

Her parents could not be contacted for comments as they have left for Dubai to meet their daughter.

A family friend said she flew down to Jalandhar recently to break the news to her parents

“They were completely shocked and left speechless. However, they are now excited and extremely thrilled over the news about their daughter,” he said.

Mars One hopes to start a human colony on the Red Planet to aid the understanding of the origins of the solar system and the possibility of life on other planets.


March 2, 2015
 

Conversation about this article

1: Harinder Singh (Punjab), March 03, 2015, 11:10 AM.

Bon voyage. It'll be like sailing in winds of great voyagers like Columbus. Hope you reach the end of the Universe. Do send back pictures.

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