Some thoughts on India's moon mission

One article came in Knowledge wharton in oct 16 2008 before the lunar mision found very informative. Describing various views on lunar mission ,its benefits and some criticisms it tries to explain what india is going to achieve my the mission. The criticisms were especially about the appropriateness of huge amount money being spent(386 crore) on this mission while a large part of the population is living below the povert line. But in light of its huge success and the confidence the indian scientific communinity gained by this mission ,and its far reaching benefits ,makes all criticisms week. It is sure that india gained a good position in the world space arena by this mission .