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The Indian expedition also used MV Ivan Papanin, the ship chartered by India for the Antarctica expedition. more-inA professor of the Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) was among the scientists who had the opportunity to stay at India’s bases in Antarctica, Bharati and Maitri, recently. Bharati station has 24x7 broadband Internet access with comfortable rooms, moderated temperatures, library, Indian food etc. Dr.
Balakrishna describes the entire experience as “thrilling” and the trip “the most unforgettable”. He was the only scientist from a deemed private university to go on the expedition, organised by the National Centre for Antarctica and Ocean Research, a research institute of the Ministry of Earth Sciences and based in Goa..