Science behind Hindu festivals ( 2001)
ASTRONOMY THE SCIENCE OF DIWALI Divine Stargazing For the devout Hindu, the period from Navratri to Diwali is the most important. Does it have an astronomical significance? Rajesh Kochhar, astrophysicist…
Science in British India I-II (1992-1993)
R.K. Kochhar (1992) Science in British India. I. Colonial tool. Current Science, 63, 689-694. R.K. Kochhar (1993) Science in British India. II. Indian response. Current Science, 64, 55-62. both reprinted in…
European doctors in pre-colonial India (1999)
The truth behind the legend: European doctors in pre-colonial India J. of Bioscience, 24, 259-268 (1999) Rajesh Kochhar Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Koramangala, Bangalore 560 034, India The aim of this article is to…
Madras and Kodaikanal Observatories
R. Kochhar (2002) Madras and Kodaikanal observatories: A brief history. Resonance, 7, 16-28. http://www.ias.ac.in/resonance/Aug2002/pdf/Aug2002p16-28.pdf
Science and domination: India before and after independence(1999)
Current Science, 76, 596-601 ( 1999) Science and domination: India before and after independence Rajesh Kochhar The colonial overseas British empire was made possible by (modern) science in…
ARDASEER CURSETJEE (1808-1877), THE FIRST INDIAN FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON
Acquaintance with steam technology under colonial auspices led to the introduction, by Cursetjee’s descendents , of steam machinery in textile through the establishment of Bombay Dyeing and Manufacturing Mills and…
Shipbuilding at Bombay
Also see a later version: R. Kochhar (2005) Shipbuilding in India: Wadia shipbuilders. In: Encyclopedia of the History of Non-Western science (Ed.: H. Selin) Springer. http://oesys.spriger.de/hnws Current Science, 66, 965-969,…