US Edition‘Hanuman Ji First to Go to Space’: Anurag Thakur to Schoolkids
Anurag Thakur encouraged students to explore Indian traditions beyond textbooks, blending mythology with space history during National Space Day at a school in Himachal Pradesh.
- On August 23, 2025, BJP leader Anurag Thakur spoke to schoolchildren in Una, Himachal Pradesh, during the National Space Day celebrations.
- During the interaction, Thakur asked who was the first space traveler, and after students answered Neil Armstrong, he said, "I think it was Hanuman ji."
- Thakur urged students and faculty to look beyond textbooks and appreciate India's traditions, knowledge, and culture, sharing a video on X captioned, "Pavanputra Hanuman ji & the first astronaut."
- The video was retweeted 955 times and sparked mixed reactions, with critics stating, "Science is not mythology" and calling the substitution of history with mythology a betrayal of scientific temper.
- The comments provoked debate over teaching mythology versus science, while established facts remain that Yuri Gagarin was the first human in space in 1961 and Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon in 1969.
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‘It was Hanuman ji’: Anurag Thakur’s remark on first space traveller sparks row
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Anurag Thakur has sparked outrage yet again after a clip of his comments on “Hanuman ji” being the first man to go into space went viral. During an interaction with students on National Space Day at a PM Shri School in Una, Himachal Pradesh, Thakur asked, “Who was the first space traveller?” When the students answered “Neil Armstrong”, Thakur smiled and replied, “Mujhe toh lagta hai Hanuman ji the (I think i…
If we talk about the first doctor in India, then Dhanvantari's name is taken. Sushrut's name is mentioned as the first surgeon. Students studying journalism are told that Narad Muni was the first journalist. But former minister Anurag Thakur finally got into trouble by asking children the name of the world's first astronaut.
‘Hanuman ji first to go to space’: Anurag Thakur to schoolkids
Addressing students of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Pekhubela in Una on the occasion of National Space Day on Saturday, the five-time Hamirpur MP also asked students to look beyond textbooks to connect with India’s traditions.
'Hanuman Ji was first astronaut': BJP's Anurag Thakur tells students in viral video. Watch
In the video, which has gathered over a million views, the BJP leader asked students who was the first person to go to space. The students, responding together, answered: 'Neil Armstrong'.
Hanuman or Neil Armstrong, Who Was the First To Go To Space? Neither! Netizens Debate After Anurag Thakur Speech for School Students Goes Viral | 👍 LatestLY
BJP MP and former Union Minister Anurag Thakur, while speaking at a school event in Himachal Pradesh's Una, told students that Lord Hanuman could be considered the 'first one to travel in space.' The netizens are claiming, even with Thakur's logic, more deities, such as Brahma ji, Indra ji or even Ravan, went to space before Lord Hanuman. 👍 Hanuman or Neil Armstrong, Who Was the First To Go To Space? Neither! Netizens Debate After Anurag Thakur…
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