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Science Diplomacy and Indian Freedom Movement: A Retrospective View of Events during the 1870s-1940s

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Title Science Diplomacy and Indian Freedom Movement: A Retrospective View of Events during the 1870s-1940s
 
Creator KANAGARAJAN, SHREEDHAR
SONY, REETA
 
Subject Science Diplomacy
independence
international relations
scientists
health diplomacy
 
Description 97-109
Science diplomacy has been a recent phenomenon that has
captured the attention of policymakers. However, science and
science diplomacy had been at the forefront of international
relations as early as the 1850s. In this paper, a retrospective view
of the role of science diplomacy during Colonial rule and its role
in strengthening the Indian Swadeshi struggle is elucidated. The
case study method is adopted to study three cases within the
following framework: diplomacy in science; science for
diplomacy; and science & diplomacy. The first case, ‘diplomacy
in science’, illustrates from Indian scientists’ perspective the role
of science in Indian diplomacy. Despite the challenges and
extraneous prejudices, they were able to perform academically,
create a connection with the international scientists, during their
stay in a foreign land, and on their return home were successfully
able to establish institutions of eminence.
These institutions became the founding pillars of Indian
science. The second case highlights ‘science for diplomacy’. It is
related to the international politics on health diplomacy that
forced the British to consider scientific interventions in India,
particularly during the spread of Cholera. The third case, science
with diplomacy illustrates the collaboration between Indian and
British scientists. The study is an attempt to unravel the role of
science, science diplomacy and Indian scientists during the
Independence movement.
 
Date 2022-07-27T10:26:42Z
2022-07-27T10:26:42Z
2022-06
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 2278-2796 (Online); 2278-2788 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/60162
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source JST Vol.10(1-2) [January-June 2022]