Lahiri, Asish, 1948-

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Caught between two cultures science in nineteenth century Bengal / Ashish Lahiri . — Kolkata : Thema, 2013.

152 p. 22 cm.

incl. bibliographical references.

1 Radhanath Sikdar: The Atypical Derozian Scientist -- 2 Vidyasagar and Akshay Kumar Dutta: The Two Pioneers of Rationalism in Bengal -- 3 Bhudev Mukhopadhyay: Between Idea and Substance -- 4 Hindu Science': Vivekananda's Strange Volte-face -- 5 Jagadish Chandra Bose: Caught between Two Cultures? -- 6 Tagore's Creative Comradeship with Science -- 7 Profiles

"Ashish Lahiri, historian of science, explores J D Bernal’s contention that science in colonial India lacked a comprehensive critical tradition and an internal security, and follows the punctuated evolution of a scientific spirit that sought to bridge the two cultures' in nineteenth century Bengal, JD Bernal's contention that science in colonial India documenting how Radhanath Sikdar, Vidyasagar, Akshay Kumar Dutta, Bhudev Mukhopadhyay, Jagadish Chandra Bose, Prafulla Chandra Ray and Rabindranath Tagore contributed to the project, and how organized religion intervened to drive the two cultures' apart."--Book cover

978-93-81703-21-2 : ₹ 200.00 9381703213 :

LCCN: 2013332575

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Science--History--Colonial studies--India--Bengal--19th century

LC Class. No.: Q127.I4 / L34 2013