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Rajesh Kochhar

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

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Subramanya Chandrasekhar : A tribute (1999)

Rajesh Kochhar 08/12/2008 3 Comments

The Tribune , Chandigarh, 27 July 1999 INDIA -BORN US ASTROPHYSICIST Chandra observatory: tribute to a legend  Rajesh Kochhar The recent X-ray observatory launched into space by the USA has been named Chandra after the India-born American astrophysicist. This is a befitting tribute by the USA to a man who ( continue reading… )

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