Reflections on the History of Indian Science and Technology (Record no. 46302)

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fixed length control field 01264 a2200181 4500
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International Standard Book Number 9788782748392
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Classification number 509.54 HAN
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Personal name Handa, O. C
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Title Reflections on the History of Indian Science and Technology
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc Pentagon Press
Place of publication, distribution, etc New Delhi
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2015
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Extent 228
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Summary, etc Motivated by the urge to make the achievements of Indian traditional knowledge system (ITKS) available to the readers the world-over, the US-based Infinity Foundation, headed by Rajiv Malhotra conceived an ambitious project: The History of Indian Science and Technology (HIST), with the objective to make available to the common readers the well-researched and comprehensive literature on the achievements that India and the Indian cultural diaspora made in the past. However, that remained suppressed or ill-represented under the systematic colonial strategy. The objective is not to find fault with the colonial system for all those failings, but to discover objectively those precious nuggets of that knowledge system for the benefit of common readers in the simple diction, without technical jargon and academic stiffness, so that:<br/>
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Science
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Technology
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element India
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Topical term or geographic name as entry element Civilization
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