Houston, July 13 -- Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla delivered a stirring farewell speech from the International Space Station (ISS) as the Axiom-4 crew prepares for its journey back to Earth.

With a modern twist, he quoted the iconic words of Cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma: "Aaj ka Bharat abhi bhi saare jahaan se acha dikhta hai" (Today's India is still more splendid than the entire world).

He made the remarks as the crew members delivered their farewell speeches in both English and their native languages.

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla said, "Aaj ka bharat space se mahatvakaanshi dikhta hai, aaj ka bharat space se nidar dikhta hai, aaj ka Bharat confident dikhta hai, aaj ka Bharat garv se poorn dikhta hai aur inhi sab kaarano ki vajah se aa...