In this story by Jayant Narlikar, an amateur Indian astronomer’s joy in finding an unidentified comet and having it named after him is cut short when a British scientist determines that it is on a collision course with Earth. The world’s leading minds come up with a plan nudge it off course with a rocket loaded with nuclear explosives. As the comet veers away and the experts celebrate, the astronomer’s wife claims that it was Indian tradition, rather than human ingenuity, that saved the day. Themes include discovery, pride, human ingenuity, global cooperation, science vs. superstition, tradition.