The end of colonial rule was\n an important milestone worth celebrating, but what lay ahead was a long\n journey towards the making of modern India. The narrative of ‘modern India’\n would be incomplete without the stories of institutions that helped shape India\n as we know it today. This volume, part of a series on institutions that\n shaped modern India, gives an in-depth introduction to one such\n institution—the defence research and development organisation (Dr do). it\n engagingly tells the story of Dr do from its inception to present times.\n Capturing its history and its evolution, dotted with several remarkable\n achievements and some equally critical challenges, and offering\n thought-provoking suggestions too, this book is an ode to an institution that\n has been a crucial contributor to India’s defence needs, equipping it with\n state-of-the-art indigenous defence technologies, and has played a seminal\n role in nation-building.