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Jan 24

On this day in 1966 at Mont Blanc #Bhabha lost his life in a flight crash. Father of Indian #Nuclear Programme, Bhabha came to #India during WW2, joined IISc. Later established TIFR & BARC. In picture Bhabha with Albert Einstein (relativity), Yukawa, John Wheeler (black hole).

He joined IISc Bangalore after coming to Cambridge. Time when Vikram Sarabhai was also at IISc, who became father of Space programme. CV Raman was director of institute. Later Bhabha established Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. Giants walking the same corridor.

Bhabha conceived India’s three stage nuclear programme, ambitious one.

- Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor
- Fast Breeder Reactor
- Thorium Based Reactors

We haven’t achieved third yet. From L-R: Neils Bohr, Homi Bhabha, JRD Tata and Jamshed Bhabha.

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Jan 7

Dear friends many thanks for your continuous support to Bonphool honey, the brand doing good now. Now this Sundarban honey is available in new packaging & multiflora. Every bottle of honey purchased contributes to conservation & provide livelihood to traditional people.

Interesting thing is; People own the company as well as brand. The traditional honey collectors of Sundarbans. So every single rupee goes to them.

They were struggling once, now doing good. All bcz of your support. Do check the new product here;

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You see the people. They own the company. Collectively. Started everything with loan, from active support of Panchayat department, handheld by forest department.

Last year 1.5 crore was their turnover. Women in the Sundarbans who belong to Mouli families are also involved.

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Dec 21, 2021

प्रकृति: रक्षति रक्षिता ! Mangrove forest after a cyclone. The line of defense after a cyclone.

#Mangrove; not only home for various species but also a tool against #Disaster. Tropical country like India, with densely populated 7500 km long coastline, will be effected by cyclones more due to #ClimateChange. This salt tolerant species acts as a shield against cyclones. 2/n

So how it works. Reposting my old tweets. Mangroves create a maze & dense habitat. With species which are salt tolerant & special adaptations. They act like buffer & consume the winds & energy. So after passing the storms get dampen. 3/n

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Nov 30, 2021

It was May 10, 1901. The central hall of the Royal Society in London was jam-packed with famous scientists. Everyone seemed to be curious to know how Sir JC Bose’s experiment will demonstrate that plants have feelings like other living beings and humans. He did it wonderfully.1/n

He demonstrated it wonderfully with his invention called as Crescograph.

So rightly called as First Modern scientist of India.

Sir JC Bose was the first Indian to be appointed Professor of Physics in the Presidency College. 2/9

His appointment was strongly opposed by britishers.

In those days one can be appointed to Imperial Education Service only through nomination, unlike IAS.

And he was appointed only when Lord Ripon personally intervened. 3/n

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Nov 10, 2021

And all the five jungle cat cubs were saved. Found by farmers during harvesting in a field.

All were so small that they could not have been survive without mother.

So we decided to reunite them with mother.

The area was cordoned off. Where they were found villagers decided to stop harvesting for the time being.

Camera traps were established in the area carefully.

Teams and villagers stationed for the night near the location. So that they can be monitored and no disturbance occur.

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Nov 7, 2021

In 1930, anticipating Nobel Prize, CV Raman bought two tickets to Stockholm, other for wife, as early as September, 3 months early.

His conviction was not misplaced; he was decorated with the Nobel Prize for Physics that year for his path-breaking work. #BirthAnniversary

Raman was also the first Non white to get Nobel Prize in science. It took merely Rs. 200 to make this discovery & now millions of rupees. University of Cambridge offered him a Professor’s job. He rejected & later appointed as 1st Non British Director of IISc Bangalore in 1933.

During WW2 tried best to bring some scientists to work in #IISc, including Niel Bohr, Heisenberg, Pauli. Max Born spend some time here.

CV Raman studied Science, but got selected in Indian Financial Service. Was in good position. But later returned back to world of science.

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