Known popularly as the scientist who proved that plants have life, Jagadish Chandra Bose showed in 1896 that science fiction wasn't solely a white man's game with his groundbreaking work, Nirruddesher Kahini, written for a competition Born on November 30, 1858, Jagadish Chandra Bose was a brilliant polymath, making lasting contributions to a wide range of fields, including physics, biology, …
March 15, 2024 09:01 am | Updated 09:01 am IST Jagadish Chandra Bose was a polymath, a pioneer in wireless communication and plant electrophysiology. In 1917, he set up the Bose Institute in Calcutta dedicated to scientific research, but as a scientist he was misunderstood, as is clear from this letter to Patrick Geddes, written in 1917: “I do not …
How iconic entrepreneurs got it right Our pick of good reads includes a book on starting a company, a biography of an almost forgotten scientist, and a collection of Indian tales. Startup Compass offers advice on starting and growing a company, shared in a lecture series at IIM Ahmedabad and over extensive interviews by fifteen iconic Indian entrepreneurs. * A …
