The rivers Sarasvati: Reconciling the sacred texts
Rajesh Kochhar Sarasvati is mentioned prominently, repeatedly and in detail in the Rigveda as a real river. It also figures in the secondary Vedic literature as well as in…
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Introducing Prof. B. M. Anand and Prof. Yash Pal
First Prof. B. M. Anand Memorial Lecture by Prof. Yash Pal Panjab University Physics Department, Chandigarh, 10 April 2015 Introducing Prof. B. M. Anand and Prof. Yash Pal …
The Germanwings flight 4U9525 crash: Unanswered and unanswerable questions
Rajesh Kochhar While watching a typical Hindi film, a thinking person is often dismayed at the incredible things a hero can do. There are however times when you wish…
Modern science in Bengal: Cultivation and early accomplishments
Rajesh Kochhar Inaugural Address at National Seminar on ‘Scientists who Dared and made the Difference’, Asiatic Society, Kolkata, 3 March 2015 Bengal placed India on the world map of…
INDIAN SCIENCE : Will India live up to promise ?
Power Politics, 2015 February India was the first country outside of Europe and America to take to modern science. It is exactly 120 years ago, on 1 May 1895, that…
Falsifying scientific data: Blot on Indian science
Rajesh Kochhar Scientific frauds take place all over the world. Once the news breaks out, a country which holds science in high esteem takes swift and stern action so that…
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…