History of Indian Institute of Science explained by Dr. Gautam Desiraju | Abhijit Chavda Podcast 22

World's Best Masterclass on Geopolitics: Geopolitics From First Principles. Enroll here - https://www.ac.university The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) is India's preeminent center of science and engineering research. Not many are aware of the fascinating events and pivotal personalities, six in all, who contributed to making IISc the great institution it is today. Over its 125 or so history from its conception, launching, consolidation and looking forward to the future, it is really a microcosm of science in India. Abhijit Chavda walks and talks with Prof. Gautam Desiraju of the Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit of IISc and converses about the early days of this wonderful institution. OUTLINE: 0:00 Start 1:00 Introduction of IISc 3:00 How IISc was initially set up 11:55 Introduction of Krishnaraja Wodeyar 14:30 Story of origin of Mysore Sandal Soap Factory 16:45 Tour of Council Room, IISc 25:50 Tour of Old Chemistry Department and Discussion on C. V. Raman 33:37 Reasons behind building IISc 37:20 Contributions of J. C. Ghosh, Max Born and Otto Königsberger 39:30 The Problem with Indian Science and Scientists 44:00 Approach of Indian Scientists 46:00 How to define a scientist 47:57 Central Hall and the J. N. Tata Statue 51:00 Similar Institutes like IISc around the world 53:00 About G. N. Ramachandran About Prof. Gautam Desiraju: Professor Gautam R. Desiraju is a renowned Indian chemist and educationist who has contributed substantially to the themes of crystal engineering and weak hydrogen bonding. He is one of the most highly cited Indian scientists with over 450 research papers, 60000+ citations and an h-index of 100. He has been in the Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India since 2009. He is a member of the India Science-20 Secretariat in G20 India Presidency Year 2023. ►Connect with Professor #GautamDesiraju:   / gautamdesiraju   http://desiraju.in/ https://iiscprofiles.irins.org/profil... https://scholar.google.co.in/citation... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gautam_... SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: ►UPI (G-Pay/PhonePe/Paytm): abhijitchavda@icici ►PayPal: https://paypal.me/AbhijitChavda ►Become A Member on YouTube:    / @abhijitchavda   #AbhijitChavdaPodcast Info: ★Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0IJkAd6... ★Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ★Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... JOIN #AbhijitChavda: ★Twitter:   / abhijitchavda   ★Instagram:   / theabhijitchavda   ★Facebook:   / theabhijitchavda   ★Website: ★Email Inquiries: [email protected] #Abhijit #Chavda #IISc #Science20 #G20India #IndianScience #Bengaluru #VasudhaivaKutumbakam #IncredibleIndia