A Concise History of Science in India c2.5

c2.5

While the Academy, through its History of Science Board and the National Commission, was thus busy in developing the foundation of study and research in the history of science, the universities and educational institutions evinced a growing interest in the teaching of the subject, and a number of institutions included it in their curricula. From its inception, the National Commission was keenly aware that the universities should take an active interest in introducing teaching and research in the history of science and made a number of recommendations in that direction. In such circumstances, the publication of a concise history of science in India was considered to be an effective way of stimulating further appreciation among the universities in encouraging teaching in the subject apart from generating interest in this new discipline among scholars, scientists and general readers.