Mihir Chowdhury (1937–2017)

Professor Mihir Chowdhury, one of the pioneers in modern physical chemistry in India, passed away on 28 March 2017. He is widely respected for introducing lasers and many state-of-the-art techniques in physical chemistry research in India. He along with M. V. George, J. P. Mittal, V. Krishnan, late P. Natarajan and V. Ramamurthy ushered in modern photochemistry in India.