Jawaharlal Nehru Pioneering India's Scientific Progress

Abstract

Science develops in response to a society's demands and socioeconomic and political systems and is dependent on government funding and policy-making assistance. The Indian National Congress (INC) established a "National Planning Committee" in 1939, inviting experts from India to join. In 1943, prominent Indian scientists, including M.N. Saha, J.C. Ghosh, and S.S. Bhatnagar, demanded that post-war scientific research be organised with serious consideration.