Professor K.S. Krishnan: Understated Brilliance and Citizen-Scientist

BY DR KAUSTAV BHATTACHARYYA LAUNCH OF THE ARCHIVES OF PROFESSOR K.S. KRISHNAN AT THE NCBS ARCHIVES: I first came across Professor Krishnan’s legacy through writings on science as an instrument for post-Independence nation-building in India. I stumbled upon this very poignant remark by India’s first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, about Professor K.S. Krishnan: “What is remarkable about Krishnan is not that he is a … Continue reading Professor K.S. Krishnan: Understated Brilliance and Citizen-Scientist