{"id":41296,"date":"2025-01-08T07:00:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T01:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/?post_type=story&p=41296"},"modified":"2025-01-08T11:30:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T06:00:24","slug":"reaching-for-the-stars-deepshikha-des-art-lands-her-in-nasas-2025-calendar","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/reaching-for-the-stars-deepshikha-des-art-lands-her-in-nasas-2025-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Reaching for the stars: Deepshikha De\u2019s art lands her in NASA\u2019s 2025 Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"

(January 8, 2025) <\/strong>2025 began on a high note for Noida-based 15-year-old Deepshikha De, a young artist with an impressive portfolio of awards and accolades. With 55 international recognitions and 224 national awards, Deepshikha recently achieved a milestone that few can claim \u2014 two of her paintings have been featured in NASA’s prestigious 10th-anniversary Commercial Crew Program (CCP) calendar. Her artwork will grace the pages for May and July in this special edition calendar, which celebrates the best submissions from the past decade.<\/span><\/p>\n

A regular participant in NASA\u2019s art competitions, Deepshikha was elated when she shared the news with <\/span>Global Indian<\/a>.<\/span><\/i> \u201cNASA selected 24 paintings from the past 10 years for a public poll, and the top 12 were chosen for the calendar,\u201d she explained. \u201cI\u2019m thrilled that two of my paintings from previous years made it to the poll on Twitter and were ultimately selected,\u201d she said, acknowledging the honour of being part of NASA\u2019s legacy.<\/span><\/p>\n

This marks the fourth time Deepshikha\u2019s artwork has been featured in NASA\u2019s initiatives, solidifying her position as a young talent to watch.<\/span><\/p>\n

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