Ravish Malhotra
... that after training for the Soyuz T-11 mission, Indian Air Force pilot Ravish Malhotra stayed on the ground as a backup astronaut for Rakesh Sharma, who became the first Indian in space?
... that after training for the <a href="./Soyuz_T-11" id="mwA9k" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Soyuz T-11">Soyuz <span about="#mwt54" class="nowrap" data-mw='{"parts":[{"template":{"target":{"wt":"nowrap","href":"./Template:Nowrap"},"params":{"1":{"wt":"T-11"}},"i":0}}]}' id="mwA9o" typeof="mw:Transclusion">T-11</span></a> mission, <a href="./Indian_Air_Force" id="mwA9s" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force</a> pilot <b id="mwA9w"><a href="./Ravish_Malhotra" id="mwA90" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ravish Malhotra">Ravish Malhotra</a></b> <i id="mwA94">(pictured)</i> stayed on the ground as a backup astronaut for <a href="./Rakesh_Sharma" id="mwA98" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Rakesh Sharma">Rakesh Sharma</a>, who became the first Indian in space?