Physical Science and The Future of India
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Physical Sciences and the Future of INDIA Scientific studies of nature have resulted in profound changes in our perspective of ourselves and the world around us. As India reclaims its place in the world, our need for understanding science and appreciating technology has increased. Physical Science and the Future of India, therefore, makes it essential for us to understand the scientific world view as well as powers and limitations of science and technology to understand its impact on our civilisation as a whole. Mayank K Vahia Prof Mayank Vahia is a scientist at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) with a special interest in science, science education and its impact on Indian civilization. His research interests include space-based telescopes for high-energy astrophysics to history of Indian astronomy.
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ಪ್ರೊ. ಟಿ. ಪಿ. ಅಶೋಕ ಅವರ ಇತ್ತೀಚಿನ ಕೃತಿ ಕೃತಿ ಜಗತ್ತು ಇಪ್ಪತ್ತಾರು ಪ್ರಬಂಧಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡ ಪುಸ್ತಕವಾಗಿದ್ದು, ವಿವಿಧ ದೇಶಗಳು, ಭಾಷೆಗಳು, ಸಂಪ್ರದಾಯಗಳು, ಪ್ರಕಾರಗಳು ಇತ್ಯಾದಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಕೃತಿಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸುವ, ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸುವ, ವಿಮರ್ಶಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟಪಡಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯದ ಒಂದು ನೋಟವನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ. ಇಡೀ ಪ್ರಪಂಚ. ಪ್ರಬಂಧಗಳು ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ, ಸಾಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಘಟನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕಳೆದ ಐನೂರು ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನೈತಿಕ, ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಮತ್ತು ಆಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಿಕ ಬಿಕ್ಕಟ್ಟುಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಪಂಚದಾದ್ಯಂತದ ಶ್ರೇಷ್ಠ ಬರಹಗಾರರ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆಯನ್ನು ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತಪಡಿಸುತ್ತವೆ. ಈ ಕೃತಿ ಪ್ರಪಂಚವು ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪ್ರಪಂಚದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧವನ್ನು ಸ್ಥಾಪಿಸುತ್ತದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಪುಸ್ತಕದ ವಿಶೇಷ ಮಹತ್ವವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ.