Indian geography under European auspices during 16-18th centuries
British traders became a territorial power in Bengal in 1757. Within 60 years they had the whole of India under their control. The British in India had their tasks clearly…
Author of The Vedic People ( Orient BlackSwan), English Education in India, 1715-1835 (Routledge), Sanskrit & British Empire ( Routledge), and (Jointly with Jayant Narlikar) of Astronomy in India (INSA).
British traders became a territorial power in Bengal in 1757. Within 60 years they had the whole of India under their control. The British in India had their tasks clearly…
Rajesh Kochhar President IAU Commission 41: History of Astronomy International Astronomical Union was formed after the First World War although it became truly international only after the Second World War.…