<p>Thiruvananthapuram: ISRO Chairman S Somanath on Saturday said every person would have to go through one some kind of challenges during their journey to reach a top position in an organisation, and that he also came across such difficulties in life.</p>.<p>He said he mentioned some of the challenges he had faced during his decades-long journey in the space agency in his upcoming autobiography, "Nilavu Kudicha Simhangal," (loosely translated as - Lions that drank the moonlight).</p>.<p>"But that is not against any particular individual," he told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>Somanath was responding to a report that claimed his autobiography had some critical remarks about his predecessor K Sivan.</p>.<p>"Persons holding such key positions may have to go through several challenges. One among them is the challenges with regard to getting positions in an organisation," he said.</p>.<p>These are challenges that everybody has to go through.</p>.ISRO Chief S Somanath offers prayers at Chengalamma temple ahead of solar mission launch.<p>"More persons might be eligible for a significant post. I just tried to bring out that particular point. I didn't target any particular individual in this regard," he explained.</p>.<p>He admitted that he mentioned in his book the lack of clarity in connection with the announcement of the failure of the Chandrayaan-2 mission.</p>.<p>During the time of landing, it was not clearly said that there was communication failure and it would crash land, he said.</p>.<p>"I believe that a good practice is to tell what has actually happened. It will increase transparency in the organisation. So I referred to that particular incident in the book," Somanath added.</p>.<p>The ISRO Chairman reiterated that his autobiography is an attempt to inspire people who wish to achieve by fighting challenges and obstacles in life and not criticise anyone.</p>.<p>The book is expected to hit the shelves soon. </p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: ISRO Chairman S Somanath on Saturday said every person would have to go through one some kind of challenges during their journey to reach a top position in an organisation, and that he also came across such difficulties in life.</p>.<p>He said he mentioned some of the challenges he had faced during his decades-long journey in the space agency in his upcoming autobiography, "Nilavu Kudicha Simhangal," (loosely translated as - Lions that drank the moonlight).</p>.<p>"But that is not against any particular individual," he told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>Somanath was responding to a report that claimed his autobiography had some critical remarks about his predecessor K Sivan.</p>.<p>"Persons holding such key positions may have to go through several challenges. One among them is the challenges with regard to getting positions in an organisation," he said.</p>.<p>These are challenges that everybody has to go through.</p>.ISRO Chief S Somanath offers prayers at Chengalamma temple ahead of solar mission launch.<p>"More persons might be eligible for a significant post. I just tried to bring out that particular point. I didn't target any particular individual in this regard," he explained.</p>.<p>He admitted that he mentioned in his book the lack of clarity in connection with the announcement of the failure of the Chandrayaan-2 mission.</p>.<p>During the time of landing, it was not clearly said that there was communication failure and it would crash land, he said.</p>.<p>"I believe that a good practice is to tell what has actually happened. It will increase transparency in the organisation. So I referred to that particular incident in the book," Somanath added.</p>.<p>The ISRO Chairman reiterated that his autobiography is an attempt to inspire people who wish to achieve by fighting challenges and obstacles in life and not criticise anyone.</p>.<p>The book is expected to hit the shelves soon. </p>