“As a young boy growing up in rural India, most of what I knew of the world was what I could see around me. But each night, I would look at the Moon - it was impossibly far away, yet it held a special attraction because it allowed me to dream beyond my village and country, and think about the rest of the world and space.”

Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh, mayor of Agra from 2017 to 2022

Naveen Jain is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He represents Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha and served as mayor of Agra from 2017 to 2022. His public career has been in electoral politics and local government. He is known for his work in Uttar Pradesh, especially his tenure as mayor and his role in the Rajya Sabha.