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- Ancient Indian Astronomy
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1 Mathematics Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160 022, IN
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Current Science, Vol 108, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 766-766Abstract
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- Indian Pharmaceutical Industry: Policies, Achievements and Challenges
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1 Mathematics Department, Panjab University, Chandigarh 160 014, IN
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Current Science, Vol 106, No 10 (2014), Pagination: 1345-1347Abstract
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- Choosing Raman's Successor for Raman Research Institute
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Current Science, Vol 107, No 7 (2014), Pagination: 1194-1200Abstract
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- Zinc, Steel and Rocketry:Western Mainstreaming of Empirical Indian Technologies
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Current Science, Vol 113, No 09 (2017), Pagination: 1792-1796Abstract
During the 18th century, the British, in their capacity as traders and colonialists, came across three technologies empirically developed in India over the years: zinc distillation, steel-making and rocketry. They were tested in Europe and incorporated into the industrial and scientific mainstreams without acknowledgement.Full Text
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