Skip to content

Rajesh Kochhar

Author of The Vedic People ( Orient BlackSwan), English Education in India, 1715-1835 (Routledge), and (jointly with Jayant Narlikar) of Astronomy in India (INSA)

TagNobel peace prize

Nobel Peace Prize 2012 for European Union

Rajesh Kochhar 13/10/2012 No Comments

Whether the European Union should have been awarded this year’s nobel Peace Prize may be debated. But there can be no doubt that it needs the money.

Gandhi versus the Nobel peace prize

Rajesh Kochhar 11/10/2009 No Comments

Rajesh Kochhar There are two annual exercises associated with Nobel peace prize. While Norway announces the winner in October, India bemoans why Mahatma Gandhi did not win the prize. If Gandhi’s assassination had been delayed by nine months he might have died a Nobel laureate. Would this have elevated his ( continue reading… )

Nobel peace prize for Barack Obama:Advance payment for goods to be supplied

Rajesh Kochhar 10/10/2009 2 Comments

Rajesh Kochhar The award of 2009 Nobel peace prize to Barack Obama  is a new experiment. It is like advance payment for goods to be delivered. A science Nobel prize  opens up the field for future Nobel prizes. But peace is a goal. If all the Nobel peace prize winners ( continue reading… )

Recent Posts

  • On Jats and Jutts 31/01/2021
  • Why an IIT Kharagpur calendar aiming to highlight traditional Indian knowledge has irked experts 31/01/2021
  • Faqir Chand Kohli (1924-2020) 06/12/2020
  • Caste discrimination: India must disown parts of ancient texts that contradict the Constitution 27/10/2020
  • BANSI LAL(1927-2006): Haryana Chief Minister 26/08/2020
  • Panjab University Chandigarh 1947-2007 15/08/2020

  • BAKED NEWS
  • CV: Brief
  • CV: Detailed
  • INVENTIONS, etc
  • Jokes (updated 22-Mar-2017)
  • Lectures delivered in India and abroad since 2006
  • Photographs
  • Rajesh Kochhar: List of select publications, with hyperlinks

Archives

Downloads

  • 1. Papers/Book Chapters/Lecture Texts
  • Blogs (Articles)
  • Reflections and Insights

Tags

Ancient India Aryabhata astronomy Avesta chandrayaan China colonial history Colonial India colonialism colonial science CSIR dhokra eclipse education English education globalization Government College Lahore Hinduism India Indian science innovation internet IPR IT Ketu Kodaikanal Observatory Mahatma Gandhi Nobel prize outsourcing P.C. Ray Panjab University pesticides Punjab Punjab University Lahore Rahu Rigveda Ruchi Ram Sahni science science education science policy seductive orientalism sextant technology Thomas Godfrey traditional knowledge
March 2021
M T W T F S S
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031  
« Jan    

Recent Comments

  • Rajesh Kochhar on On the origin of the Punjabi Khatris
  • DESH PAL ALAGH on On the origin of the Punjabi Khatris
  • vinay vig on On the origin of the Punjabi Khatris
  • Rajesh Kochhar on On the origin of the Punjabi Khatris
  • Rajesh Kochhar on On the origin of the Punjabi Khatris
Copyright © 2021. Rajesh Kochhar
Powered By WordPress and Silver Quantum