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Farce and friction over an Indian astronaut
When we met Mr [Morarji] Desai, he was totally relaxed even after the long journey from Delhi. Squatting on a carpet in the Kremlin and spinning his favourite charka, he received us very gracefully and congratulated us on the impressive … Continue reading
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Tagged Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Bhaskara I satellite, Indian Space Programme, Morarji Desai, Satish Dhawan, UR Rao, Vikram Sarabhai
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A great discussion on the history of India’s tech.
On February 27, the Bangalore International Centre and Carnegie India hosted a panel discussion around Midnight Machines, the new book by Arun Mohan Sukumar that traces the interplay of technology and politics in independent India (read The Wire Science‘s review … Continue reading
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Tagged appropriate technology, Arun Mohan Sukumar, brain drain, CSIR, Emergency, Five Year Plan, history of science, history of technology, Human Genome Project, Indian Institutes of Technology, ISRO, Jahnavi Phalkey, Jawaharlal Nehru, Midnights Machines, Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, Morarji Desai, Nandan Nilekani, Planning Commission, solar cooker, UIDAI, Vikram Sarabhai
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