Way back in the 1960s, Satyajit Ray’s debut sci-fi short story, ‘The Alien’ was published. It is alleged that the script for Steven Spielberg’s film E.T. was based on the script for The Alien that Ray had sent to the film's producers in the late
Arnold Schwarzenegger once remarked, “In our society, the women who break down barriers are those who ignore limits.” One such woman was Asima Chatterjee, an Indian chemist and pharmacologist who led by example throughout her lifetime. She was one of the pioneers of Indian science. Born in Kolkata on
Santi Pada Gon Chaudhuri, the Kolkata-based scientist, achieved the title of “Solar Man of India”, delivering his exceptional projects of solar electrification, developing the marginalized areas of India. Solar-powered ATMs, Solar-powered bulbs, Micro Solar Pump, and Micro Solar Dome are some of the remarkable inventions of this
Nowadays, Biochemistry is a well-known subject and is sought by many students. It is a sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology. Almost all universities have a department of biochemistry or biological chemistry. The subject has come to be associated with our day-to-day lives as well.
In Hindu mythology, the cosmic dance of Shiva symbolises the interplay of dynamic and static divine energy flow, containing the five principles of eternal energy — creation, preservation, destruction, illusion and emancipation. “Modern physics has
With the age of computers invading our modern lives almost in every space, one Bengali scientist’s name is often forgotten to be mentioned as the one who made India’s first computer! Yes, he was not only a Bengali mathematician from Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) of
The familiar sharp whistle of the pressure cooker emanating from the kitchen sounds so comforting at times. The trusted pressure cooker is a permanent fixture in Indian kitchens for decades. But when and how did this humble device cross the sanctum sanctorum of Indian kitchens?
He came, he saw and he changed the course of India’s history in the 6th century BC. He was the monarch of Kapilavastu, Shakyasingha. He spent 29 years of his life as Siddartha Gautam before his Mahabinishkramana, when he gave up all worldly pleasures, his
Meghnad Saha – the scientist with a vision was also a political activist He was one of the most prominent architects of modern science in India. He was a physicist of international repute and his theory of thermal ionization was a path-breaking dimension in astrophysics.
It is most unlikely that people are familiar about a place in Bengal called Gobordanga. It is also unlikely that anyone ever heard of P.N. Bose, the man who pioneered India’s mineral excavations and helped the TATA group to set up their Jamshedpur township. But