The six yards that made history: why the Smithsonian preserved this ISRO scientist’s Mangalyaan saree

When Mangalyaan reached Mars in 2014, it wasn't just the images from space that went viral — it was the photographs from ISRO's mission control, where women scientists in colourful sarees celebrated a historic first. Now, one of those sarees has found a permanent home in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.