American astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have been stuck in space for 107 days and the earliest they can return to Earth is in February. People in Williams' ancestral village in India have been praying for her safe return. BBC Gujarati's Roxy Gagdekar Chhara reports.

As Sunita Williams remains on the ISS due to technical issues with her spacecraft, her ancestral village in Gujarat prays daily for her safe return. The earliest she can return is February 2024 via SpaceX’s Crew-9 mission.

During her missions, Williams contributed to critical scientific research and experiments that advance our understanding of life in space and support future missions.

American astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have been stuck in space for 107 days and the earliest they can return to Earth is in February. People in Williams' ancestral village in India have been praying for her safe return.

Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams received a special gift from popular music company Saregama ahead of her 59th birthday- a rendition of legendary singer Mohd Rafi's birthday song 'Bar bar din ye aaye'.

Music label Saregama celebrated astronaut Sunita Williams' 59th birthday with a touching social media tribute that featured well-known Indian celebrities singing for her, seen in a heartwarming video posted on Instagram.