As part of his dissertation, Dr. Singh Sehra spent a total of 18 months in Antarctica and, together with Soviet researchers, made a circumnavigation of the continent and became the first Indian to overwinter at Molodezhnaya Station. Image: courtesy of Dr. Singh Sehra...
Sean Connery portrayed the polar hero Roald Amundsen in the second leading role in the drama “The Red Tent”. In the film, Nobile is haunted by Amundsen in a dream and brought to trial as a reflection of his conscience. Photo: IMD On Saturday, news of the...
Ivan Papanin was born on November 26, 1894 in Sevastopol, Ukraine. Ivan Papanin grew up in the simplest of circumstances in a slum on the outskirts of Sevastopol. In November 1914, Papanin was called up to the Navy on the Crimea, where he witnessed the February and...