Course

Unit I

Introduction

Western and Indian views of science and technology

Introduction; Francis Bacon: the first philosopher of modern science; The Indian tradition in science and technology: an overview.

Unit II

Indian sciences

Introduction; Ancient Indian medicine: towards an unbiased perspective; Indian approach to logic; The methodology of Indian mathematics; Revision of the traditional Indian planetary model by Nilakantha Somasutvan in circa 1500 AD

Science and technology under the British rule

Introduction; Indian agriculture before modernization; The story of modern forestry in India; The building of New Delhi

Unit III

Science and technology in Independent India

Introduction; An assessment of traditional and modern energy resources; Green revolution: a historical perspective; Impact of modernisation on milk and oilseeds economy; Planning without the spirit and the determination.

Building upon the Indian tradition

Introduction; Regeneration of Indian national resources; Annamahatmyam and Annam Bahu Kurvita: recollecting the classical Indian discipline of growing and sharing food in plenty and regeneration of Indian agriculture to ensure food for all in plenty.

Conclusion

Evaluation Pattern

*CA – Can be Quizzes, Assignment, Projects, and Reports.

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• Thesyllabusandthestudymaterialin use herein has been developed out of a ‘summer programme’ offered by the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS), Chennai at the Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla, sometime ago. The same has been very kindly made available to us by Professors Dr M.D. Srinivas (Chairman) and Dr K. Bajaj (Director) of the CPS.