But to Group Captain Shukla and to India, Joy is not just a visual signal, it's a cultural icon, as reported by the Economic Times. The swan in Indian mythology is sacred, the ‘vahana’ of ...

She had found the retreat six years earlier, when she asked her husband to take her to South India for her 70th birthday for panchakarma, an Ayurvedic rejuvenation program.

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will become the first Indian astronaut to reach the ISS since 1984, aboard the Axiom-4 mission. Accompanying him is ‘Joy’, a white plush swan serving as the ...

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will carry a plush white swan named 'Joy' on the Axiom-4 mission to the ISS, symbolizing India's cultural heritage and technological progress. This mission marks ...