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Science for the People Science with the People - A blog by Dr Rajesh Tandon

In early January, at the 107th annual Indian Science Congress held in Bengaluru, the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India shared its draft policy on Scientific Social Responsibility (SSR), inviting discussion. As a leading country with a strong base of modern science and its institutions, India’s efforts to prepare a framework of social responsibility of science is really very meaningful and important.

Random Reflections by Dr. Rajesh Tandon – January 2016

Wish you all a peaceful 2016!

Random Reflections by Dr. Rajesh Tandon – December 2015

Here is another round of random reflections for your perusal:

Random Reflections by Dr. Rajesh Tandon – November 2015

Here is another round of random reflections for your perusal:

Random Reflections by Dr. Rajesh Tandon – October 2015

Here is another round of random reflections for your perusal:

Random Reflections by Dr. Rajesh Tandon – September 2015

Here is another round of random reflections for your perusal:

Random Reflections by Dr. Rajesh Tandon – August 2015

I am returning to random reflections once again, for your perusal below:

Random Reflections by Dr. Rajesh Tandon – July 2015

I am returning to random reflections once again, for your perusal below:

Domestic Dissent and Foreign Hand: Unending Saga of Citizen-State Relations in India

Having left the teaching career at IIM Calcutta and ventured into the field of social development through a voluntary organisation some years ago, I was surprised to learn that an article had appeared in The Marxist (June 1984) which argued that ‘action groups and voluntary organisations  in India were a part of western imperialist strategy’. Written by a party activist Prakash Karat, it described such efforts, based on foreign funding, to be undermining the ‘leadership of the party and misguiding the revolution in the country’.

Random Reflections: A Requiem for Martha - Not-so-random Reflections

Dr Martha Farrell, Director PRIA, was killed in a terrorist attack in Kabul on May 13, 2015; she was conducting a training programme on gender mainstreaming for Afghan practitioners.

13th PASCAL International Observatory Conference - Glasgow

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