Gleanings of the Past and the Science Movement : In the Diaries of Drs Mahendralal and Amritalal Sircar

Language: English

Published by Asiatic Society, 2000

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Contents: Foreword. Preface. I. A. The pre-IACS period (1873-1875). B. Mahendralal's diaries (1873-1875). II. A. The dawn of IACS (1876-1883). B. Mahendralal's diaries (1879-1883). III. A. A decade of IACS (1884-1894). B.Amritalal's diaries (1884-1894). IV. Mahendralal and the Ramakrishna movement-a dialogue between science and religion. V. A. Dawn of nationalist science in India (1895-1899). B. Mahendralal's diaries (1896-1899). IV. The finale of the Sircar-Lafont Era (1900-1908) and the sunrise of the nationalist science in India. Index. "Dr. Mahendralal Sircar (1833-1904) founded the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS) in 1876 which eventually produced India's first Nobel Laureate in Science. The 'past' that has been 'gleaned' in this book corresponds to the scientific and cultural movements of the period : 1869-1908. "The focus of this monograph is the collection of diaries maintained by Mahendralal since 1873 and by his son Amritalal starting in 1884. Mahendralal's interaction with Sri Ramakrishna and his disciples is a special feature of this book. His vision for the cultivation of sciences in India way ably sustained by his son, Jagadis Chandra Bose, Prafulla Chandra Ray, Asutosh Mookerjee and C.V. Raman." (jacket) No. 21420 441 pp. …

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Title
Gleanings of the Past and the Science Movement : In the Diaries of Drs Mahendralal and Amritalal Sircar
Author
Arun Kumar Biswas
Publisher
Asiatic Society
Publication year
2000
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Language
English
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