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Tribute to Meghnad Saha on his Birth Anniversary.
Meghnad Saha was born on 6th October 1893 at Dhaka. He was the son of a Poor Shopkeeper. Had a tough childhood.
He entered schooling in Dhaka Collegiate school was forced to leave because of his participation in Swadeshi movement. Thus he later joined K L Jubilee High School & College earned Indian School Certificate.
He later joined Presidency college and later joined Razabazar College of Calcutta University. He later served as professor in University of Allahabad where he established department of Physics.
He studied Thermal ionisation of elements study which led to the discovery of Saha Ionisation equation he also invented a device to measure weight and pressure of Solar Rays.
He was part of Many institutions including Indian Physical Society,Indian Association for Cultivation of Science. Institute of Nuclear Physics in Kolkata was named after him.
His other achievements include Support of implementation of Damodar Valley Corporation. Establishment of Saka Calendar as official National calendar.
He was mentored by Sir J C Bose and Acharya Sir Prafulla Chandra Ray. He inturn mentored Dr D S Kothari and Dr Samarendra Kumar Mitra.
He contested in election in 1951-52 and won from Kolkata North West. His own quote attributes as “Scientists are often accused of living in the “Ivory Tower” and not troubling their mind with realities and apart from my association with political movements in my juvenile years, I had lived in ivory tower up to 1930. But science and technology are as important for administration now-a-days as law and order. I have gradually glided into politics because I wanted to be of some use to the country in my own humble way.”
Later in 1956 He died of Cardiac arrest.
Thus let’s remember a scientist, visionary and an intellectual on his birth anniversary.
-Tribute by Srikaanth Sridhar
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