CONTRIBUTORS

Science, Philosophy, and Culture : Multi Disciplinary Explorations
Part-II 

Wazir Hasan Abdi has taught Mathematics for more than four decades in different universities and institutions in India and abroad. He has authored many papers on mathematics and  history of Indian science.

R. Balasubramanian, an Editorial Fellow of the Project (PHISPC), was Director of Radhakrishnan Institute for Advanced Study in Philosophy at Madras. Former Chairman of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), he has published several books and numerous papers. 

Debiprasad Chattopadhyayaa, former Editorial Fellow  of the Project (PHISPC), and a renowned Marxist scholar, has authored numerous papers and books. One of the pioneers in the areas of philosophy, history of science and technology in India. Chattopadhyaya has taught at Calcutta University and received honors from many universities and academic bodies in India and abroad.  

D.P. Chattopadhyaya , Director of the Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture (PHISPC), was a Professor of Philosophy at Jadavpur University, Calcutta. Founder and former Chairman of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), he has published several books and numerous Papers.  

Amit Goswami is a Professor of Physics in the Institute of Theoretical Sciences at Oregon University, Eugene. He is the author of numerous scientific papers and two physics texts, including the text book on quantum mechanics. He has written extensively on the theoretical physics, science and philosophy. 

O.P. Jaggi, an Editorial Fellow of the Project (PHISPC), was Dean, Faculty of Medical Science , University of Delhi. He has done significant research on the history of science and technology in India and published many books in this area. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, London. 

Daya Krishna, an Editorial Fellow of the Project (PHISPC), was Professor of Philosophy at Rajasthan University, Jaipur. Formerly National Fellow both of ICPR and ICSSR, he has authored many books and papers on Philosophy, both Indian and western. He edits Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR). 

Rabinder Kumar, Director, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, and Chairman, Indian Council of Historical Research, is the Academic Coordinator, Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture (PHISPC). He has published many papers and books on social history. 

Sushila Pant is a Professor of Ancient Indian History, Culture and Archeology at Vikram University, Ujjain. She has published several books and numerous papers on Buddhist art and architecture. 

A.Rahman, an Editorial Fellow of the Project (PHISPC), was the first Director, National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS), a CSIR unit. Pioneer in the field of history of technology in India, Rahman has authored, edited and co-edited many books and learned papers. 

C.K. Raju taught mathematics, statistics and did research in mathematical physics for many years and he helped build Param: India’s parallel supercomputer. He was Fellow at IIAS, Shimla and wrote a book on Time. Currently engaged in research about time at the interface of science, religion and society at NISTADS, New Delhi. 

Vijaya Ramaswamy is an alumni of the school of  Oriental and African studies, London and was senior Fullbright scholar, department of history, University of California, Berkeley. She has published many books and papers. 

Mira Roy was keeper of the Sanskrit Manuscript section at the University of Calcutta. Former Senior Fellow, Indian National Science Academy, she has to her credit a number of articles and three books. 

U.N.Roy was Professor of Ancient History, Culture and Archaeology at Allahabad University. He has published many research papers on Culture in Ancient India. 

Shankaranarayanan, an associate Editor of the Project (PHISPC), was formerly Professor of Indian Culture, S.V. University, Tirupati. Versed in classical language and thought his publications on different aspects of Indian history and thought have been highly acclaimed. 

Arvind Sharma is Birks Professor of Comparative Religion at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He has published many papers and books on Vedanta and Indian Philosophy. 

P.V. Sharma was Head, Department of Dravyaguna, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He has published several books and  numerous papers on history of Indian medicines. 

B.V. Subbarayappa, an Editorial Fellow of the project (PHISPC), was formerly Executive Secretary of Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi. Pioneer in the field of History of Science and Technology in India, he has authored, edited and co-edited several publications on history of Indian science.