Was Dyal Singh Majithia a devout Sikh?

Rajesh Kochhar He was not, but The Tribune says so. Dyal Singh Majithia( 1848/9-1898) has been rightly described as the most notable Punjabi of his time. (Majithia as the last…

The Raja of Nanpara and his daily Scotch

Rajesh Kochhar The personal staff of the Raja of Nanpara, in the 1920s and 1930s,  would surely  have voted the Raja as the Best  Ever Employer. Nanpara was a big…

Why Indian varsities lag behind

Rajesh Kochhar Power Politics, January 2016 It is a matter of deep regret that even 60 years after Independence, India is not able to evaluate its own academic performance. In…

A.P. J. Abdul Kalam: Reminiscences

  Rajesh Kochhar   Former President Abdul Kalam’s academic credentials were rather modest. Although ‘Dr’ is commonly prefixed to his name, all his doctorates were honorary. He obtained his B.…

Lousy science and growth

Arunabha Bagchi Published in The Statesman, Kolkata, 15 May 2015 Western industry and academia, with their huge financial resources, are waiting in the wings to grab our trained scientists free of cost…