Sat Feb 20 06:18:43 2021
--------------------------------------------------------------good evening everyonein the previous lecture we discussed about the indian
response to the modern sciencewe've seen how the early institutions set up
bythe colonial establishment in the monopoly of the europeans and
indiansworking in the subordinate positionfor the europeans however in the
course ofnineteenth century as a result of the establishment of institutions
like universities during the mid nineteenth century and the rays of the new
educated class there was a quest for scientificthe city among the indians
are one of the earliest institutions set up by indians for scientific
pursuitindian association for the cultivation of science in one thousand
nine hundred and six in calcuttaeighteen thirty three to ninety know for the
goal of establishing the indian association for the cultivation of sciencei
was to cultivate a taste for modern science among the educated public circus
quest for the promotion ofmodern science found its my first major expression
in the form of a landmark essay published in the culprit of junejournal of
medicine in eighteen sixty ninetitle on the disability of cultivation of
sciences pay the natives of indiaon published on august eighteen sixty
ninethis essaytwo tocountrymen it endorsed modern science and explain the
rationale for the establishmentof the proposed institution for causefor
objective and rational and that it had a moral role to perform and also he
appeal to indians to cultivate sciencewas not cultivated by indiansfor
soccerhe argued thatindians subject themselves to the tyranny of
superstitious rituals and traditions in orderto overcome them themembrace
modern science and put it only if indian mind isindian nation can be
revivedalso he could seeplaying at electrical rolein social change as you
put it science is needed to bring social change and social change in turn is
needed to cultivate signsour exalted indians and their ability to cultivate
science and that not because of anynate nature finds was not cultivated but
due to lack of opportunity and encouragement and systemic discrimination
established by the colonial regimethe colonial environment created
prejudicedisadvantage for indians the indians were given more work at lower
levels for assistance levels with the minimum alonein such situation there
was hardly any enthusiasm for education in general and science in particular
circleexpected supportive response from the contemporary slick bankissue for
meand also indian press like the hindu patriot the indian mirror for any
supportlook for the indian association for the cultivation of sciencesorts
of colonialism and nationalism it confronted serious questions related to
the management of the institutions and the controlit was firmly believe that
this institution that is the indian association for the cultivation of
science should be under the management and control and self reliance
wascherished idealbut afterhoweverkeeping oneself aloof from the colonial
regime was also difficult during that timethey had to devicethe g in order
to deal with the colonial establishment so in this this so you
knowmanifested in the form of a planned strategy where assistance for shot
from the colonial state without interferencein other words distant distance
and proximity was established with the colonial statethere were also
europeans interested in science who came forward and supported the
initiative ofas i told you in the previous lecture for the eugene le font
civics teacher and rector of st previous college calcutta showed great
support for carit was also time when there was
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