Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar: Builder of Scientific and Industrial Foundations of Modern India

Dr. Subodh Mahanti, after obtaining a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, Dr. Mahanti worked in Molecular Biology. Presently he works in NISTADS, New Delhi on issues in science communication and science, population and development interconnectivity. Besides papers and articles, he has edited several books relating to science, technology and development. Dr. Mahanti has introduced a Science-in-Society Newsletter a regular feature of the annual sessions of Indian Science Congress.