Aryabhata reinstalled
Rajesh Kochhar Aryabhata (born AD 476) is the founder of Siddhantic astronomy which focused on developing mathematical algorithms for calculating planetary orbits and for predicting lunar and solar eclipses. His…
Category: Publications
HISTORY AND SOCIOLOGY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: Publications and texts of (select) invited lectures, etc.
The New Vizier
By Rajesh Kochhar Times of India (edit page) 6 February 1987 This is a parable highlighting how every one in a hierarchy is a pawn, to be used, manipulated, and…
SECONDARY TOOLS OF EMPIRE:Jesuit Men of Science in India (1994)
R.K.KOCHHAR (Source: ‘Discoveries, Missionary Expansion and Asian Cultures’, edited by Teotonio R. de Souza ( New Delhi :Concept Publishing Company) 1994, pp.175-183) The arrival of St.…
THE GROWTH OF MODERN ASTRONOMY IN INDIA, 1651-1960
Vistas in Astronomy, Vol. 34, pp. 69–105, 1991 R. K. Kochhar Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore 560034, India CONTENTS 1. Ancient and medieval times 2. Use…
On the origin of the Punjabi Khatris
Rajesh Kochhar [email protected] This essay first describes how the question of Punjabi Khatri identity arose as part of colonial ethnology. It then briefly reviews the structure and the…
Patronage in universities :A worrisome development
Rajesh Kochhar (The Tribune , Chandigarh ( Op-ed) 19 April 2009) INDIA is perpetually fighting a civil war within itself. While a part of it strives to build…
Mohammad Rafi : His faith and beliefs
Rajesh Kochhar There are two little-known widely- separated anecdotes about the celebrated Hindi film playback singer, Mohammad Rafi, which I try to connect here to reveal some thing about the…