' Let Noble Thoughts Come To Us From Every Side ' Rigveda 1-89-1
Gandhi Centre for Science and Human Values
' Let Noble Thoughts Come To Us From Every Side ' Rigveda 1-89-1
To understand the universe and to seek individual and collective welfare, man has had recourse to the ways of knowledge and action; knowledge verified in the course of action and providing the impetus for further knowledge. Towards this end, men have adopted two distinct approaches: one based on science and the other based on intuition gained from the disciplining and chanelising of the human psyche. These seemingly distinct approaches have stimulated modern minds to undertake deeper study of both with a view to establishing a meaningful relationship between the two approaches.
--Mahatma Gandhi
The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan embarked upon in 1977, a new project, “ANCIENT INSIGHTS AND MODERN DISCOVERIES (AIMD)” with the object of examining and evaluating critically the possible inter-relationships or correlations between ancient intellectual endeavours, specially of India, and modern scientific thoughts and achievements.
This new project functioned in three wings:
While considerable work has already been attempted in the first two wings, the third wing for which a Centre for the synthesis of science and spirituality had been proposed was delayed for want of adequate support.
Fifteen years ago, eminent Scientists and Sanskritists began to take fresh and renewed interest in this project and offered to associate themselves actively in promoting a Centre with definite objectives. The plan to set up such a Centre got further impetus through thr munificence of Shri Ramakrishna Bajaj who offered generous support for starting the Centre.
It was thought appropriate to name the Centre after MAHATMA GANDHI and found it as a JAMNALAL BAJAJ CENTENARY PROJECT. Some elders of the country like Swami Ranganathanandaji,Bharataratna Sri C.Subramaniam, Sri S.Ramakrishnan, Dr.N.A.Palkhivala and Dr.Raja Ramanna sat around and discussed the issue thread bare and felt the need of starting a new Institution under the auspices of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. This was to be a constituent unit of the Bhavan and named “BHAVAN'S GANDHI CENTRE OF SCIENCE AND HUMAN VALUES”. The institution had to come into grips with the modern science and technology with ancient Indian tradition. After all, Gandhiji was never reluctant to the advancement of science and technology as long as it was in the services of the common man, the poor and the downtrodden. Scientific temper had to be infused into him to help make him modern in his outlook and behaviour, banishing superstition, illiteracy and stagnation.
An Agricultural scientist / geneticist, is renowned for his lead role in gestating India's Green Revolution.
Dr. M.S.Swamintahan, an Agricultural scientist / geneticist, is renowned for his lead role in gestating India's Green Revolution. He did this by creating high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice. From 1972 to 1979 he was Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi and subsequently Director General of International Rice Research Institute in Manila (1982–88). In 1988 he was elected as President of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. In 1990 he founded the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation in Chennai as a nonprofit NGO. It develops / promotes strategies for economic growth by using environmentally sustainable agriculture, safeguarding biodiversity and creating employment for poor rural women. Among the many national / international awards Dr. Swaminathan has received are Padma Vibhushan (1989), Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership (1971), Borlaug Award, (1979), World Food Prize (1986) & Albert Einstein World Science Award (1986) . He holds over 50 honorary Doctorates from renowned universities around the world.
A renowned Indian space scientist, headed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from 1994 to 2003.
Dr. K. Kasturirangan, a renowned Indian space scientist, headed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from 1994 to 2003. Under his leadership, ISRO had many impressive achievements which included the launches of the Polar Satellite. INSAT communication satellites and IRS-P3/P4 ocean observation satellites, He was member of the Rajya Sabha (2003–09), Director of the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, from April 2004 to 2009 and Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University (2012 -2017) . He is presently Chancellor of Central University of Rajasthan. He is a recipient of prestigious national / international awards. They are the Padma Bhushan (1992) and Padma Vibhushan (2000), Life Time Achievement Award instituted by Indian Space Research Organisation (2008), Vikram Sarabhai Memorial Gold Medal, Indian Science Congress (2009), "Allan D Emil Memorial Award" of the International Astronautical Federation (2004), "Lifetime Achievement Award" of Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council, Singapore (2005) and "Theodore Von Karman Award" by International Academy of Astronautics (IAA), France (2007). He has been conferred the Award of "Officer of the Legion d’honneur" by the President of France.
A erstwhile President of the Indian National Science Academy and National Research Professor of the Government of India Indian cardiac surgeon.
Dr.Sankaran Valiathan is erstwhile President of the Indian National Science Academy and National Research Professor of the Government of India
A highly qualified / renowned Indian scientist in Chemical and allied industries.
Dr. R. N. Mashelkar, a highly qualified / renowned Indian scientist in Chemical and allied industries field as also in the wider field of scientific research and innovation having served as Director General of the Indian Council of Scientific & Industrial Research for over 10 years and Chairman of the National Innovation Council for 18 years. He was President of Indian National Science Academy (2004-2006), and of the Global Research Alliance(2007-2018). He is a Fellow of The Royal Society London, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, US National Academy of Inventors, The World Academy of Arts & Science and International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry. He has been honoured with many prestegeous awards, to name the few the Padma Shri (1991), Padma Bhushan in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2014, The TWAS medal (2005) by The World Academy of Sciences, and Star of Asia Award (2005) of Business Week (USA).
An alumnus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), she initiated Narmada Bachao Andolan,
An alumnus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), she initiated Narmada Bachao Andolan and is one of the founders of National Alliance of People's Movements (NAPM). As their national co-ordinator for many years she has been much involved in the struggle to protect the rights of forest dwellers and rural / urban labourers. For some years she was a member of the World Commission on Dams which researched the social, economic and environmental, impact of large dams and campaigned against them. Among the many awards she has received are the Right Livelihood Award (1991), Amnesty International’s Human Rights Defender Award(1999) and Mother Teresa Award for Social Justice (2014).
Daughter in law of former President of India Sri V.V.Giri, is the Founder / President of Guild of Service.
Mohini Giri, daughter in law of former President of India Sri V.V.Giri, is the Founder / President of Guild of Service and has been deeply involved for many years in providing wide spectrum assistance to war widows and orphans and other victims of violence. She was Chairperson of the National Commission for Women (1995-1998).In 2000 became the Founder Trustee of the Women’s Initiative for Peace in South Asia. She has been honoured with a Padma Bhusan (2007) for this. In recent years she has also been active in the international 'Hunger Project' and become as widely respected abroad as in India.
Has a B. Sc. in Electrical Engineering from BITS Pilani, an M.Sc from UCLA and a PhD from MIT.
Prof. Vijay Chandru Has a B. Sc. in Electrical Engineering from BITS Pilani,, an M.Sc from UCLA and a PhD from MIT. He has specialized in Data Science, and Computational Biology. He is co-founder of the Association of Biotech led Enterprises (ABLE), Strand Scientific Intelligence and Strand Life Sciences Private Limited. He has received the Dewang Mehta Award for innovation in information technology for the development of the Simputer in 2001 and the President's Medal of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences. At the World Economic Forum in 2006, he was named a Technology Pioneer for his work with Strand Life Sciences and biotechnology.
Is the daughter of revered classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai and and renowned space scientist Vikram Sarabhai.
Mallika Sarabhai is the daughter of revered classical dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai and and renowned space scientist Vikram Sarabhai.She has an MBA from IIM Ahmadabad and is an accomplished Bharata Naytam & Kuchipdi dancer. She is a noted choreographer and dancer and has also acted in a few Hindi, Malayalam, Gujarati and international films. She co-directed 'Women with Broken Wings,' an international production with filmmaker Yadavan Chandran and Swiss pianist Elizabeth Sombart. She has been honoured with Padma Bhusan (2010), Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2000) and the Knight of the Order of Arts & Letters (2002) awards. She has also been honoured with the Golden Star / Theatre De Champs Elysees Best Soloist Awards for her acting as Draupadi in Peter Brook's Mahabharata play.
Is a reputed author and publisher and famed Director of the renowned annual Jaipur Literature Festival.
Namita Gokhale is a reputed author and publisher and famed Director of the renowned annual Jaipur Literature Festival which has spawned similar festivals in over twenty cities all over the world. She is the author of sixteen books including nine works of fiction. She has done more than any other Indian in bringing the best of world literature to India and taking the best of Indian literature to the world. Namita Gokhale has won many awards to name the few, Sushila Devi Literature Award (2019), Best Fiction (English) Jury Award at the Valley of Words International Literature Festival 2017 and the Centenary National Award for Literature by the Assam Sahitya Sabha in Guwahati in 2017.
Is one of India's most renowned contemporary painters. Her paintings have been aquired by National Gallery of Modern Art
Ms Arpana Caur is one of India's most renowned contemporary painters. Her paintings have been aquired by National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, Victoria and Albert Museum London, Rockefeller Collection, New York, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and Singapore Art Museum. Besides, she has painted a large mural in the Hiroshima Museum of Modern Art in commemoration of the tragic atom bomb drop on that city. She has won the All India Fine Arts Society Award (1985) and a Gold Medal at the 6th India Triennale in1986.
Eminent Nuclear Scientist, former Director, BARC
Chairman of Gandhi Centre From :
03-11-1989 To 17-06-2004
Eminent Nuclear Scientist, former Director, BARC
Chairman of Gandhi Centre From :
03-11-1989 To 17-06-2004
Eminent Scientist, former Director, TIFR
Chairman of Gandhi Centre From :
17-06-2004 To 02-05-2019
Eminent Scientist, former Director, TIFR
Chairman of Gandhi Centre From :
17-06-2004 To 02-05-2019
Ambassador of India (Retd)
Chairman of Gandhi Centre From :
02-05-2019 To Present Date
Ambassador of India (Retd)
Chairman of Gandhi Centre From :
02-05-2019 To Present Date
Former Director, AIR & Media Specialist
Hon. Director of the Gandhi Centre From :
1993 To 23-02-2003
Former Director, AIR & Media Specialist
Hon. Director of the Gandhi Centre :
1993 To 23-02-2003
Former Principal & Mathematician
Hon. Director of the Gandhi Centre From :
14-01-2004 To 31-05-2019
Former Principal & Mathematician
Hon. Director of the Gandhi Centre :
14-01-2004 To 31-05-2019
Former Professor & Editor, CWMG(Kannada)
Hon. Director of the Gandhi Centre From :
01-06-2019 To Present Date
Former Professor & Editor, CWMG(Kannada)
Hon. Director of the Gandhi Centre :
01-06-2019 To Present Date
Dr. M.K.Panduranga Setty (Chairman , Finance) |
Shri. N.Ramanuja |
Smt. Vimala Rangachar |
Dr. Narendar Pani |
Dr. P.R. Vishwanath |
Dr. G. Venkatesh |
Prof. H.K. Moulesh |
Prof. A.S. Chadramouli |
Prof. K.S. Nataraj |
Sri. H.N. Suresh |
Prof. Haldodderi N. Sudhindra |
Mrs. Teresa Bhattarcharya |
Ms. Latha Reddy |
Dr. Siraj Hasan |
Ms. Nazneen Banu |
Dr. Wooday P .Krishna |
Dr. Jeevan Kumar |
Ms. Yamini Muthanna |
Prof. S.R. Ramesh |
Dr. Sakuntala Samuelson |
Dr. Meena Deshpande Mahishi, Hon. Director |
Gandhiji Film screened at the Govt First Grade College for Women(GFCW), Ramagarama and Govt. Junior(GJC) College, Ramanagaram
Speaker : Prof. G.B.Shivaraju
July 29th, 2019 View More
