About the Book: Fixing Science in India: A Socio-Economic Prescription
Fixing Science in India: A Socio-Economic Prescription surveys the trajectory of
Indian science from 1835 to 2025, encompassing both the colonial and
post-independence periods. Science is vital to national progress and
development, as it drives technologies, products, and innovations that enhance
living standards, and produces strategic materials that strengthen the countrys
defence and security capabilities. The book examines Indias early socialistic
model of development, which had disastrous consequences for science. This model
enabled a small gatekeeping class of scientists to monopolise limited funds and
block the entry of others. As a result, the challenges confronting Indian
science have