{"id":25516743,"date":"2022-03-21T01:43:13","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T20:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?p=25516743"},"modified":"2022-03-21T01:43:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-20T20:13:13","slug":"raja-ramanna-family-inventions-awards-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/raja-ramanna-family-inventions-awards-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Raja Ramanna &#8211; Family, Inventions, Awards, Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d47094b41a2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69d47094b41a2\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/raja-ramanna-family-inventions-awards-quotes\/#Biography_of_Raja_Ramanna\" >Biography of Raja Ramanna<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/raja-ramanna-family-inventions-awards-quotes\/#Raja_Ramannas_Scientific_Achievements\" >Raja Ramanna\u2019s Scientific Achievements<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/raja-ramanna-family-inventions-awards-quotes\/#Inventions_of_Raja_Ramanna\" >Inventions of Raja Ramanna<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/raja-ramanna-family-inventions-awards-quotes\/#Pokhran_nuclear_tests_Two_decades_later\" >Pokhran nuclear tests: Two decades later<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/raja-ramanna-family-inventions-awards-quotes\/#Awards_of_Raja_Ramanna\" >Awards of Raja Ramanna<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/raja-ramanna-family-inventions-awards-quotes\/#Quotes_of_Raja_Ramanna\" >Quotes of Raja Ramanna<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/raja-ramanna-family-inventions-awards-quotes\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Raja Ramanna was an Indian Physicist who is best known for his work in India\u2019s Nuclear Program and later became the director of this Program in 1967. He also supervised scientific research on nuclear weapons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Raja Ramanna operated India\u2019s nuclear program for nearly four decades, due to which he is considered as the \u2018father of India\u2019s nuclear program\u2019. The Government of India honored him with high civilian honors such as Padma Shri (1968), Padma Bhushan (1973) and Padma Vibhushan (1975) for his work for the nation.<\/p>\n<p>This article gives you a glimpse of Inventions, contributions, awards received, famous quotes and other important facts of the well known Indian physicist Raja Ramanna who paid contribution for nuclear power program in India. Going through this article will be very useful in GK parts for the candidates who are preparing for various competitive exams.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Free GK Mock Test! Download Entri App!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Raja Ramanna<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Born<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">28 January 1925<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Died<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">24 September 2004<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mumbai, Maharashtra, India<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Birth Place\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tiptur, Princely State of Mysore, British India<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Father<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> B. Ramanna\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mother<\/span><\/td>\n<td>Rukminiamma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nationality<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Indian<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Education<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bishop Cotton Boys&#8217; School Bengaluru<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">St. Joseph&#8217;s College<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Madras Christian College<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">University of Mumbai<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">King&#8217;s College London, United Kingdom<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Known for<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">India&#8217;s<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> nuclear program<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Operation Smiling Buddha<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Operation Shakt<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">i<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Awards<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Padma Shri<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (1968)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Padma Bhushan (1973)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Padma Vibhushan (1975)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fields<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Physics<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Institutions<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bhabha Atomic Research Centre<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Defence Research and Development Organisation<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">International Atomic Energy Agency<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ministry of Defence<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Institute of Advanced Studies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Raja Ramanna was an Indian nuclear scientist who played an important role in the development of India\u2019s nuclear program. He was involved in India\u2019s nuclear program in 1964 and initially worked under the supervision of renowned nuclear scientist Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha and became the director of this program in 1967 after his death. He observed and promoted scientific research related to the development of nuclear weapons. He was also the head of the scientific team that carried out India\u2019s first nuclear test in 1974.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Biography_of_Raja_Ramanna\"><\/span><strong>Biography of Raja Ramanna<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Raja Ramanna was born on 28 January 1925 in Tumkur, Mysore state, at a place called Tiptur. His father\u2019s name was Ramanna and mother\u2019s name was Rukmini. Child Ramanna showed a keen interest in music in childhood, after which his parents introduced him to traditional Western music. His early education began at the Bishop Cotton Boys School in Bangalore where he was primarily educated in literature and traditional music. He did his B.Sc in Physics from Madras Christian College. And a BA in \u2018Traditional Music\u2019 in 1947. Degree also. After this he enrolled in Bombay University, from where he got M.Sc in Physics. And then in the subject of \u2018music\u2019, M. Mus. did.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently, in 1952 Ramanna received a Commonwealth Scholarship after which he went to England to do his doctorate. He enrolled for a doctorate at King\u2019s College, University of London and completed his doctorate in \u2018Atomic Physics\u2019 in 1954. In the United Kingdom, he did his research at Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE) where he excelled in \u2018Nuclear Fuel Cycle\u2019 and Nuclear Reactor Designing. He had a serious interest in music and during his stay in England he enjoyed European music and read and learned about Western philosophy.<\/p>\n<p>Raja Ramanna&#8217;s interest and enthusiasm in western music and civilization continued throughout his life and after returning to India he established himself as a talented piano player. He performed traditional European music at several concerts in India and abroad. In 1956, at the invitation of \u2018National College of Arts\u2019 and \u2018National Academy of Performing Arts\u2019 of Pakistan, he gave a speech on classical piano and also performed his art.<\/p>\n<p>On 24 September 2004, Dr. Raja Ramanna went to the other world. He was 79 years old at the time of his death.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Raja_Ramannas_Scientific_Achievements\"><\/span>Raja Ramanna\u2019s Scientific Achievements<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Urged by Dr. Homi Bhabha, Raja Ramanna returned to India and joined the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research where he began his work on nuclear fission and scattering. He joined Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in 1954 and was soon heading the nuclear weapons research program. The attempt to develop an indigenous nuclear device began in 1967. In 1974, India conducted its first nuclear test at Pokhran and it was a major success.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ramanna held several important positions in the course of his scientific career. These included the roles of Director in\u00a0Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Director-General in the Defense Research and Development Program, Chairman in the Atomic Energy Commission, Vice President in Indian National Science Academy, and Director in the National Institute of Advanced Studies.<\/p>\n<p>He also played a major role in setting up the Centre for Advanced Technology at Indore and Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre at Kolkata.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Inventions_of_Raja_Ramanna\"><\/span><strong>Inventions of Raja Ramanna<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ramanna served as\u00a0director of BARC (1972\u201378 and 1981\u201383) and oversaw the country&#8217;s first nuclear weapons test (1974). He also headed India&#8217;s Atomic Energy Commission (1984\u201387) and served as the secretary for defense research (1978\u201381) and as the minister of state for defense (1990).<\/p>\n<p>Known as the \u201cFather of India\u2019s Nuclear Program,\u201d Dr. Raja Ramanna (1925-2004) was the prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of two of India\u2019s greatest Nuclear Scientists, Dr. Homi Bhabha and Dr. Vikram Sarabhai.\u00a0 When India tragically lost Dr. Bhabha in 1966 and Dr. Sarabhai in 1971, Dr. Raja Ramanna was left to \u2018carry the torch\u2019 and ensure that India\u2019s first nuclear bomb test, known by its codename\u00a0Smiling Buddha\u00a0was successfully completed on May 18, 1974.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>India\u2019s nuclear program<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Raja Ramanna was one of the most important persons associated with the \u2018nuclear program\u2019 of the country started by India\u2019s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. He returned to India after his doctorate from England in 1954 and was appointed to the senior technical team at the Bhabha Atomic Research Center under the leadership of Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha. In 1958, he was appointed the Chief Directing Officer of this program. After the tragic death of Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha, he was made the head of the program and under his leadership in 1974 India conducted the first nuclear test (Smiling Buddha) after which Raja Ramanna got international fame and Government of India gave him Padma Vibhushan Was honoured.<\/p>\n<p>In 1978, the then President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein proposed to build a nuclear bomb for Iraq in front of King Ramanna, but he rejected the proposal and returned to India.<\/p>\n<p>In the later days of his career, King Ramanna advocated strict policies to prevent nuclear proliferation. He also traveled to Pakistan to attend the \u2018International Physics Conference\u2019 and gave a speech on nuclear physics. He contributed significantly to efforts to establish peace between India and Pakistan and also played a leading role in preventing \u2018nuclear confrontation\u2019 in the region.<\/p>\n<p>In 1984, he joined the International Atomic Energy Institute and was also the President of the 30th General Session of the IAEA.<\/p>\n<p>Nuclear weapon, device designed to release energy in an explosive\u00a0manner as a result of\u00a0<span id=\"ref521087\"><\/span>nuclear fission,\u00a0<span id=\"ref521088\"><\/span>nuclear fusion, or a combination of the two processes. Fission weapons are commonly referred to as\u00a0<span id=\"ref521089\"><\/span>atomic bombs. Fusion weapons are also referred to as\u00a0<span id=\"ref521090\"><\/span>thermonuclear bombs\u00a0or, more commonly,\u00a0hydrogen\u00a0bombs; they are usually defined as nuclear weapons in which at least a portion of the energy is released by nuclear fusion.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"h1\"><strong>Principles of atomic (fission) weapons<\/strong><\/h4>\n<section id=\"ref275626\" data-level=\"2\" data-has-spy=\"true\">\n<p class=\"topic-paragraph\">When bombarded by\u00a0<span id=\"ref521099\"><\/span>neutrons, certain isotopes of\u00a0uranium\u00a0and\u00a0<span id=\"ref521110\"><\/span>plutonium\u00a0(and some other heavier elements) will split into atoms of lighter elements, a process known as\u00a0nuclear fission. In addition to this formation of lighter atoms, on average between 2.5 and 3 free neutrons are emitted in the fission process, along with considerable energy. As a rule of thumb, the complete fission of 1 kg (2.2 pounds) of uranium or plutonium produces about 17.5 kilotons of TNT-equivalent\u00a0explosive\u00a0energy.<\/p>\n<p>In an\u00a0atomic bomb\u00a0or\u00a0nuclear reactor, first a small number of neutrons are given enough energy to collide with some fissionable nuclei, which in turn produce additional free neutrons. A portion of these neutrons are captured by nuclei that do not fission; others escape the material without being captured; and the remainder cause further fissions.<\/p>\n<p>The continuing process whereby neutrons\u00a0emitted\u00a0by fissioning nuclei induce fissions in other fissile or fissionable nuclei is called a fission\u00a0chain reaction.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h4 class=\"h1\"><strong>Principles of\u00a0<span id=\"ref521203\"><\/span>thermonuclear (fusion) weapons<\/strong><\/h4>\n<section id=\"ref275630\" data-level=\"2\" data-has-spy=\"true\">\n<p class=\"topic-paragraph\">Nuclear fusion\u00a0is the joining (or fusing) of the nuclei of two\u00a0atoms to form a single heavier atom. At extremely high temperatures in the range of tens of millions of degrees the nuclei of isotopes of hydrogen (and some other light elements) can readily combine to form heavier elements and in the process release considerable energy hence the term hydrogen bomb. At these temperatures, the\u00a0kinetic energy\u00a0of the nuclei (the energy of their motion) is sufficient to overcome the long-range electrostatic repulsive force between them, such that the nuclei can get close enough together for the shorter-range\u00a0strong force to attract and fuse the nuclei hence the term thermonuclear. In thermonuclear weapons, the required temperatures and\u00a0density\u00a0of the fusion materials are achieved with a fission explosion.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<h2 class=\"native_story_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pokhran_nuclear_tests_Two_decades_later\"><\/span><strong>Pokhran nuclear tests: Two decades later<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the mid-1980s, Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Raja Ramanna and Army Chief Krishna swami Sundarji often discussed a future India with nuclear weapons. For General Sundarji, the idea of an Indian bomb that could neutralise conventional Chinese military superiority was attractive. Dr Ramanna saw the bomb more as an enabler and equaliser- a weapon not necessarily intended for use, but the threat of whose use could achieve political and military goals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ev-meter-content\">\n<p>As India\u2019s conventional military strength improved, the considerations that drove Gen Sunderji&#8217;s line of thinking became increasingly less compelling. By the second half of the 1990s, defence analyst K Subrahmanyam could present Ramanna\u2019s ideas to A B Vajpayee, a longtime advocate of nuclear weapons to ensure a peaceful Indian subcontinent.<\/p>\n<p>his anecdote from former National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon\u2019s 2016 book, Choices: Inside the Making of India\u2019s Foreign Policy, offers a clear and apt understanding of why India needed to conduct five nuclear tests at Pokhran over two days, May 11 and May 13- 20 years ago. Over the last two decades, India has more or less achieved the strategic goals that the nuclear tests set their sights on.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span id=\"Minister_of_State\" class=\"mw-headline\">Minister of State<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 1990, Ramanna was made Union minister of State for defence by\u00a0V.P. Singh\u00a0administration. He was a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha from 1997 to 2003. Dr. Ramanna was closely associated with the I.I.T. Bombay, having been chairman of the board of Governors for three consecutive terms from 1975 to 1984. In 2000, Ramanna was also the first director of\u00a0National Institute of Advanced Studies,\u00a0Bangalore.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span id=\"Posts_held\" class=\"mw-headline\">Posts held<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chairman, Governing Council,\u00a0Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore<\/li>\n<li>Council of Management,\u00a0Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore<\/li>\n<li>Chairman, Board of Governors,\u00a0Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay<\/li>\n<li>President,\u00a0Indian National Science Academy<\/li>\n<li>Vice-President,\u00a0Indian Academy of Sciences<\/li>\n<li>Scientific Adviser to the Minister of Defence<\/li>\n<li>Director-general of\u00a0Defence Research and Development Organisation\u00a0(DRDO)<\/li>\n<li>Secretary for Defence Research, Government of India<\/li>\n<li>Chairman,\u00a0Atomic Energy Commission<\/li>\n<li>Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy<\/li>\n<li>Director,\u00a0Bhabha Atomic Research Centre<\/li>\n<li>Director,\u00a0National Institute of Advanced Studies, IISc campus, Bangalore<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Free GK Mock Test! Download Entri App!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Awards_of_Raja_Ramanna\"><\/span><strong>Awards of Raja Ramanna<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Government of India honored Dr. Ramanna from time to time in view of his work done for the country.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meghnad Saha Medal of the Indian National Science Academy, 1984<\/li>\n<li>Om Prakash Bhasin Award, 1985<\/li>\n<li>R.D. Birla Memorial Award, 1986<\/li>\n<li>Ashutosh Mukherjee Gold Medal, 1996<\/li>\n<li>D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) by several universities<\/li>\n<li>In 1963, he was given the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in the field of Science and Technology.<\/li>\n<li>In 1968, he was awarded the Padma Shri<\/li>\n<li>He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1973.<\/li>\n<li>In 1976, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quotes_of_Raja_Ramanna\"><\/span><strong>Quotes of Raja Ramanna<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cDr. Bhabha was a visionary. He had excellent command over electronics, physics and he saw the dream of India being a nuclear power. \u2026 He was a perfectionist and would leave no point of suspicion while working on any project. He was an inspiration\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cRajamma, my aunt, often told me stories from the Puranas. That was the best education I ever received\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis remarkable [nuclear] energy is spreading its tentacles to almost all walks of life &#8211; be it power, agriculture, medicine, laser systems, satellite imagery or environment protection\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On 24 September 2004, with the death of Raja Ramanna following\u00a0cardiac\u00a0arrest in Mumbai, India, one more star disappeared from India\u2019s scientific sky. To most of the country\u2019s citizens, Ramanna was the father of India\u2019s test\u00a0nuclear explosion\u00a0in the Rajasthan desert on 18 May 1974. But he was much more than that. Raja, as he was known to his close friends, was a multifaceted personality\u2014an eminent scientist, an able administrator, a gifted musician, a scholar of Sanskrit literature and philosophy, and above all a complete human being.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/meghnad-saha-contribution-inventions-awards-quotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Meghnad Saha \u2013 Contribution, Inventions, Awards, Quotes here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Download\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Entri App<\/b><\/a>, Entri provides you effective learnings in a period of time with the help of expert teams and you can accomplish the goal with the Entri App.\u00a0Start your preparation for your dream government job with Entri App. We provide a wide range of courses over different government exams.\u00a0We are providing you the best platform for the preparations for every prestigious exam. 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