‘Gagarins’ meet in Kerala to commemorate historic flight

The Gagarins in Kerala met here on Saturday to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the historic spaceflight of their more famous namesake.

Several individuals from across Kerala bearing the name Gagarin met at the Honorary Consulate of Russia here in the State capital at a get-together organised in association with the International Russophile Movement to mark the April 12, 1961, spaceflight by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who became the first human in space.