Author of The Vedic People ( Orient BlackSwan), English Education in India, 1715-1835 (Routledge), and (jointly with Jayant Narlikar) of Astronomy in India (INSA)
The main aim of technology today is to moronify the society at large. Smaller and smaller number of people are using more and more of their intellect so that the others do not have to use theirs at all.
Talk given at International seminar on Downsizing Technology for Rural Development; held at Regional Research Laboratory Bhubaneswar, 7 Oct. 2003. ( continue reading… )
Paper presented at WAITRO Conference, Nairobi, 6 Sep.2004 CONTINUITY EMBEDDED IN CHANGE: TECHNOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATED ASSISTANCE TO DHOKRA METAL CASTING CRAFTSMEN IN EASTERN INDIA Rajesh Kochhar NISTADS: National Institute of Science Technology and Development Studies, Pusa Gate, K.S. Krishnan Marg, New Delhi 110 012 Abstract Dhokra craftsmen, spread over ( continue reading… )