Indian Institute of Technology Madras(IIT,M) in Chennai on Thursday.
| Photo Credit: Velankanni Raj B/The Hindu
Questions:
1. In the early 1900s, this chemist published a famous work called ‘A History of Hindu Chemistry’ in two volumes. He was noted for his work on the synthesis of various nitrites and as an industrialist, philanthropist, and nationalist. The British called him a “revolutionary in the garb of a scientist”. Name him.
2. Some scientists were instrumental in adapting what was still a European science to India’s needs. For example, A published the book ‘Applied Nutrition’ in 1969 — an important text that adapted the precepts of nutrition science to Indian conditions. Name A.
3. In the late 19th century, when Jamsetji Tata and B were travelling together from Yokohama to Chicago, a conversation they’d had inspired Tata to later help set up the Indian Institute of Science (IISc). Name B.
4. In 1933, IISc director C.V. Raman declined to admit C for an MSc because she was a woman, prompting C to protest outside his office. He finally relented, albeit with some shameful conditions. After graduating, C left the country for the U.K. and became a noted biochemist, returning in 1939 to participate in the freedom struggle. Name C.
5. In 1904, public health activists D and John Andrew Turner founded the Bombay Sanitary Association to advocate for “sanitary consciousness”. D was also among India’s first medical researchers who conducted clinical trials. Name D.
Visual:
Name the woman shown in this bust. She helped found a girls’ school in Pune in 1848 that taught science and mathematics, among other subjects.
Answers:
1. P.C. Ray
2. R. Rajalakshmi
3. Swami Vivekananda
4. Kamala Sohonie (née Bhagvat)
5. Nasarwanji Hormusji Choksy
Visual: Savitribai Phule
