Sourabha Rao

How India Built Its First Antarctic Base: The Story Behind 'Miracle in Antarctica'

A new film, Miracle in Antarctica, is revisiting one of India’s most consequential scientific milestones: the establishment of Dakshin Gangotri, the country’s first research station on the frozen continent. Producer Sourabha Rao says the project was shaped by extensive research, production challenges, and a desire to restore public attention to an expedition that still carries strategic and scientific relevance more than four decades later.