The Asiatic Society, Kolkata to mark its foundation day
The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, one of Asia’s oldest and most prestigious centres of learning, founded in 1784, celebrated its 243rd Foundation Day.
The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, one of Asia’s oldest and most prestigious centres of learning, founded in 1784, celebrated its 243rd Foundation Day.
Professor Bikash Sinha, senior scientist of Indian National Science Academy (INSA), during his lecture on the contributions of Syamadas Chatterjee, said it is irrefutable that Mr Chatterjee was the first to have worked out on the half-life of spontaneous fission, helped by SN Bose who egged him on with all kinds of ideas on the process of discovering “spontaneous fission” in Calcutta.
Rammohun attempted to reform society and religion from within by incorporating the positive aspects of Western thought and culture. His role was like that of Martin Luther in the European context. Just as Luther appealed to the Bible as the authority against medieval degeneration and corruption, similarly Rammohun took his stand on the basis of the Vedas.
North-east studies have been accorded priority in the programmes of the Asiatic Society
On 31 March, the Asiatic Society organised a colloquium in Kolkata on the status and progress of the Sixth Schedule…
To keep pace with time, the 233-year-old Asiatic Society here has started digitisation of its over 50,000 manuscripts and more…
A few of those who walk through Kolkata’s Park Street and its intersection with Chowringhee and Russell Street might be aware…
Rightly has it been said that the founding fathers of the Asiatic Society were responsible for the rediscovery of India and her past.
