In a piece of surprising news, actress Lena has announced her marriage to Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair, one of the four astronauts who has been selected for the Indian Space Research Organisation’s human spaceflight programme – Gaganyaan. Lena announced her marriage on her Instagram handle on Tuesday, hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi named Nair among the test pilots undergoing training for Gaganyaan.
In her post, Lena revealed that she got married to Nair on January 17 this year. “Today , 27 February, 2024, our Prime Minister Modi ji Awarded the First Indian Astronaut Wings to Indian Air Force Fighter Pilot Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair. It is a historic moment of pride for our country, our state of Kerala, and me personally,” she wrote.
“In order to maintain the officially required confidentiality, I was waiting for this announcement to let you know that I got married to Prasanth on 17 January, 2024 in a traditional ceremony through an arranged marriage,” the actress added. Check out her post here:
Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair was born on August 26, 1976, in Thiruvazhiyad, Kerala. An alumnus of NDA and recipient of Sword of Honour at the Air Force Academy, Nair was commissioned on December 19, 1998, in the fighter stream of IAF. He is a Cat A Flying Instructor and a Test Pilot with approx 3000 hrs of flying experience. He has flown a variety of ac including Su-30 MKI, MiG-21, MiG-29, Hawk, Dornier, An-32, etc. He is also an alumnus of the United States Staff College and a DS at DSSC, Wellington and FIS, Tambaram. He has commanded a premier fighter Su-30 Sqn.
Besides Nair, the other three astronauts who have been chosen for the mission are Group Captain Ajit Krishnan, Group Captain Angad Pratap and Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla.
Congratulations Lena and Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair!
