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by Chandana Chakrabarti
A tribute to Dr P M Bhargava (22nd Feb 1928 to 1st Aug 2017) - public intellectual, biologist, institution builder, administrator, crusader for scientific temper, and a connoisseur of art on his 5th death anniversary
(Excerpt from a biography of Dr PM Bhargava by Chandana Chakrabarti, under publication)
The year 2017 saw the loss of several stalwarts of Indian science who have not only contributed to science but have lead from the front in the propagation of scientific temper - Dr P M Bhargava, Prof Yashpal, Dr UR Rao, and Dr Lalji Singh.
Science and scientific temper have never in the history of India been under such attack from the party that rules the country. And therefore at this critical juncture, for us to have lost the strongest proponents of science and scientific temper is an unimaginable loss.
Indian scientists, by and large, are known to lead dual lives
