Science and Modern India : An Institutional History, c.1784-1947: Project of History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization, Volume XV, Part 4 (Hardcover)
The thirty-five chapters in the volume, contributed by eminent scholars, discuss in a simple, lucid manner the historical background of the establishment of science institutes that were established in pre-Independence India, and still exist, their functions and their present status. This volume is divided into six parts, each discussing Indian science institutes that specialize in a particular field. Part I is about the initial developments in the field of modern science in India and deals with umbrella institutions for the cultivation of science. In Part II, institutes related with agricultural and botanical sciences are discussed; and astronomical and meteorological sciences, and the institutes dedicated to these fields, are the topics of discussion in Part III. Part IV delves into the area of engineering sciences; while Part V discusses medical science institutes. Part VI focuses on the institutions for teaching basic science in colleges, universities and institutes of research. The volume is an exciting read not only for scholars and students in this field, but also for general readers interested in institutional history.
About the Author Uma Das Gupta retired as Research Professor from the Social Science Division, Indian Statistical Institute. Professor Das Gupta has also taught at the Jadavpur University in Kolkata, and at the Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan. Apart from writing several books and chapters in edited volumes, she has served the United States Educational Foundation in India as regional director for eastern India, and has held the Fulbright Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Harvard University and Columbia University.
D. P. Chattopadhyaya Padma Vibhushan, is Founder-Chairman of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research (1981-1990) and President-cum-Chairman of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla (1984-1991).
Table of Contents PART I: Umbrella Institutions for the Cultivation of Science and for the Organization of Scientific and Industrial Research 1. Scientific Surveys in British India: A Survey, 1760–1900 Deepak Kumar 2. The Asiatic Society and the Sciences in India, 1784–1947 Srabani Sen 3. Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: A Nation’s Dream, 1869–1947 Arun Kumar Biswas 4. Science and Swadeshi: The Establishment and Growth of the Bengal Chemical and Pharmaceutical Works, 1893–1947 Pratik Chakrabarti 5. Indian Science Congress and the Three Academies, 1914–35 Girjesh Govil 6. Organization of Industrial Research: The Early History of CSIR, 1934–47 V.V. Krishna 7. Early Influences on the Origins and Directions of Coal Utilization Research in Colonial India: The Rise of the Central Fuel Research Institute, 1918–47 Dinesh Abrol
PART II: Agricultural and Botanical and Forestry Sciences 8. The Calcutta Botanic Garden and the Wider World, 1817–46 Mark Harrison 9. From Jungle to Forests: Aspects of Early Scientific Conservation in Assam, 1839–1947 Arupjyoti Saikia 10. Improving Indigo: Science in the Colonial Laboratories and Experiment Stations, 1897–1920 Prakash Kumar 11. Poona Agricultural College: Catering to the ‘Colonial Food’ Requirement, 1908–47Kishor D. Gaikwad 12. Institutionalizing Forestry Research in India: The Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, 1906–47 Sudha Vasan
PART III: Astronomical and Meteorological Sciences 13. Early Modern Observatories in India, 1792–1900 S.M. Razaullah Ansari 14. The Role of the India Meteorological Department, 1875–1947 D.R. Sikkal
PART IV: Engineering Science 15. College of Engineering, Guindy, 1794–1947 John Bosco Lourdusamy 16. Thomason College of Engineering, Roorkee, 1847–1947 Arun Kumar
PART V: Medical Science 17. A History of the Calcutta Medical College and Hospital, 1835–1936 Samita Sen and Anirban Das 18. Science, Institution, Colonialism: Tibbiya College of Delhi, 1889–1947 Neshat Quaiser 19. The Haffkine Institute, 1899–1947 Mridula Ramanna 20. The Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine: Foundation to Opening, 1910–21 Helen Bynum 21. ‘Clear Stream of Reason. Lost Its Way into the Dreary Desert Sand of Dead Habit’: The Story of the All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Calcutta, 1922–45 Shirish N. Kavadi
PART VI: Umbrella Institutions for Teaching Basic Sciences in the Colleges, Universities and Institutes of Research 22. Subaltern Science in the South, 1792–1947 M.S. Raghunathan and G. Rajasekaran 23. The St. Xavier’s College of Calcutta and the Jesuit Science Movement, 1860–1947 Arun Kumar Biswas 24. Aligarh Muslim University: Development and Progress of Science Teaching and Research, 1877–1947 Ather H. Siddiqi and Syed Zillur Rahman 25. The Development of Modern Sciences in the Punjab University under Colonial Rule, 1882–1947Kamlesh Mohan 26. The Making of an Indian School of Chemistry, Calcutta, 1889–1924 Madhumita Mazumdar 27. The National Council of Education and Its Progeny: The College of Engineering and Technology, 1906–47 Chittabrata Palit 28. Indian Institute of Science: Its Origin and Growth, 1909–47 Malathi Ramanathan and B.V. Subbarayappa 29. Exemplar of Academia–Industry Interchange: The Department of Chemical Technology at Bombay University, 1915–35 Nasir Tyabji 30. Banaras Hindu University and Science in India, 1916–47 T.V. Ramakrishnan 31. Bose Institute: A Historical Perspective, 1917–47 Maqsood Siddiqi and Sibaji Raha 32. Science College, Patna, 1927–47 Surendra Gopal 33. Indian Statistical Institute: Numbers and Beyond, 1931–47 Jayanta Ghosh, Pulakesh Maiti and Anil Bera 34. Not only Smashing Atoms: Meghnad Saha and Nuclear Physics in Calcutta, 1938–48 Jahnavi Phalkey 35. Fundamental Research, Self-reliance and Internationalism: The Evolution of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, 1945–47 Indira Chowdhury Index
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Science and Modern India : An Institutional History, c.1784-1947: Project of History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization, Volume XV, Part 4
উমা দাশগুপ্তের জন্ম ১৯৪২। প্রেসিডেন্সি কলেজ ও কলকাতা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় থেকে ইতিহাসে স্নাতক ও স্নাতকোত্তর পাঠ সম্পূর্ণ করে অক্সফোর্ড ইউনিভার্সিটি থেকে আধুনিক ইতিহাস নিয়ে ডক্টরেট। যাদবপুর বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, বিশ্বভারতী এবং ইন্ডিয়ান স্ট্যাটিস্টিক্যাল ইন্সটিটিউটে অধ্যাপনা করেছেন। বিদেশের হাভার্ড, কলম্বিয়া ও অক্সফোর্ড ইউনিভার্সিটিতে ফেলোশিপ নিয়ে করেছেন গবেষণার কাজ। প্রকাশিত গ্রন্থ: প্রশান্তচন্দ্র মহলানবিশের রবীন্দ্রনাথ (আনন্দ ২০০২), রবীন্দ্রনাথ টেগোর: এ বায়োগ্রাফি (অক্সফোর্ড ইউনিভার্সিটি প্রেস ২০০৪), রবীন্দ্রনাথ টেগোর: মাই লাইফ ইন মাই ওয়ার্ডস (পেঙ্গুইন ২০০৬), শান্তিনিকেতন ও শ্রীনিকেতন (বিশ্বভারতী ১৯৮৪)।
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