Ebook: Science and modern India: an institutional history, c. 1784-1947

Description The thirty-five chapters in the volume, contributed byeminent scholars, discuss in a simple, lucid manner the historicalbackground of the establishment of science institutes that wereestablished in pre-Independence India, and still exist, theirfunctions and their present status. This volume is divided into sixparts, each discussing Indian science institutes that specialize ina particular field. Part I is about the initial developments in thefield of modern science in India and deals with umbrellainstitutions for the cultivation of science. In Part II, institutesrelated with agricultural and botanical sciences are discussed; andastronomical and meteorological sciences, and the institutesdedicated to these fields, are the topics of discussion in PartIII. Part IV delves into the area of engineering sciences; whilePart V discusses medical science institutes. Part VI focuses on theinstitutions for teaching basic science in colleges, universitiesand institutes of research. The volume is an exciting read not onlyfor scholars and students in this field, but also for generalreaders interested in institutional history. PART I: Umbrella Institutions for the Cultivation of Science andfor the Organization of Scientific and Industrial Research Scientific Surveys in British India: A Survey, 1760?1900 Deepak Kumar The Asiatic Society and the Sciences in India, 1784?1947 Srabani Sen Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science: A Nation's Dream, 1869?1947 Arun Kumar Biswas Science and Swadeshi: The Establishment and Growth of the Bengal Chemical and Pharmaceutical Works, 1893?1947 Pratik Chakrabarti Indian Science Congress and the Three Academies, 1914?35 Girjesh Govil Organization of Industrial Research: The Early History of CSIR, 1934?47 V.V. Krishna Early Influences on the Origins and Directions of Coal Utilization Research in Colonial India: The Rise of the Central Fuel Research Institute, 1918?47 Dinesh Abrol PART II: Agricultural and Botanical and Fore