The early Indian Academy of Sciences: The Bhera connection
Rajesh Kochhar Current Science 2013 Vol. 104 No. 11 (10 June) p. 1566 “It is remarkable that four of the fellows elected to the Indian Aademy of Sciences, Bangalore in…
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HISTORY AND SOCIOLOGY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: Publications and texts of (select) invited lectures, etc.
Ancient Indian astro-mathematical tradition: Evolution and linkages
AIP Conf. Proc. 1283, pp. 156-160; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3506051 (5 pages) MATHEMATICS AND ASTRONOMY: A JOINT LONG JOURNEY: Proceedings of the International Conference Editor(s): Manuel de León, D. M. de Diego, R. M.…
In defence of Abhimanyu: Save the child from the CET
The Tribune (Education) 4 July 2006 http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060704/edu.htm#1 Rajesh Kochhar — Photo by Kuldip Dhiman The class XII student today is like Abhimanyu, for whom society and the state have created…
Advent and growth of cotton industry in England
Rajesh Kochhar The induction of gorgeously printed cotton cloth from the East into the 17th century Europe had very profound social and technological implications. There were two independent lines of…
Pirates, Traders, Rulers: From Prince Henry the ‘Navigator’ to British Empire in India
Rajesh Kochhar “If it be the glory of England that, owing to her maritime exploration, the sun never sets on her dominions, it may be permitted to Englishmen to recall…
Tribhuvandas Kalyandas Gajjar (1863–1920): the pioneering industrial chemist of Western India
Rajesh Kochhar CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 104, NO. 8, 25 APRIL 2013, pp. 1093-1097 Tribhuvandas Kalyandas Gajjar (1863–1920) whose 150th birth anniversary falls this year was Western India’s first industrial chemist. To him…
Ruchi Ram Sahni 150th Birth Anniversary Year Celebrations Inaugural Function, Panjab University Chandigarh 5 April 2013: Introductory Remarks
Rajesh Kochhar Co-Convener Panjab University Ruchi Ram Sahni 150th Birth Anniversary Celebrations Committee Distinguished Guests, Friends! I would like to make a couple of quick points. First, why is Ruchi…