Talk 3: Development of modern Science and where is the humanity headed. The third talk starts with the enumeration of the contributions of Indian scientists to modern science over last 100 years. This contribution though significant, pales before the scientific discoveries in the Western world. Evolution of the Western science …
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Talk 2: Intellectual and scientific achievements in Ancient India The second talk in the series starts with a brief discussion on the history of India and its rulers. Al Biruni came to India about 1000 years ago and wrote a great deal about the Indian society and its characters. A …
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Talk 1: These three talks in the series Science and Society form a part of the course on the Introduction to South Asia that is a compulsory course for all students in the South Asian University. In the first talk the views of various religions on how the universe was …
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