Rise and decline of modern science in India (2008)

National Academy Science Letters (Allahabad), 31 (5&6) , 171-174, 2008 Prof. R.C. Gupta Endowment Award Lecture of National Academy of Sciences India, Allahabad, delivered at Panjab University, Chandigarh, 18 Jan.2008 Friends, It is a matter…

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar: Life and times

R. Kochhar (2004) S.S. Bhatnagar: Life and Times. (Review essay) In New edition, Life & Work of Sir S.S. Bhatnagar (by Norah Richards). (Delhi: NISTADS) first published 1948 Shanti Swarup…

The Rgvedic Soma Plant

From the book ‘Medicine and Life Sciences in India’, published by Centre for Studies in Civilization, 2001, New Delhi   Soma is a celebrated plant in the Rgveda as well…

Colonial use of science and the native responses

Lecture delivered at Istanbul University, 20 October 2008 Colonial use of science and the native responses   Rajesh Kochhar Org Secy IAU Commission 41 “History of Astronomy” Former Director, NISTADS,…

English, local and global (2008)

The Tribune, Chandigarh 19 Feb. 2008 English, local and global by Rajesh Kochhar At an international scientific gathering some years ago somebody made the obvious remark that English is the…

Challenges for creative minds (2008)

Chandigarh ( Education) 10 June 2008 Challenges for creative minds Rajesh Kochhar Human beings are endowed with intellect and imagination. Our social and intellectual leadership is also constantly exhorting young…