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    SHSK |1

    Society for the History of Science Kolkata (SHSK)

    Announcement of the Second Seminar, 11-12 November 2024

    Science Education in India through the Ages

    These days we all talk about knowledge society and knowledge

    economy. Knowledge is being looked upon from different perspectives.

    Science and technology are prime movers, no doubt. What has been

    their place in our educational history? How did they evolve in our

    educational institutions, in our curriculum and the thought processes?

    Science education is to be seen in a larger perspective. It includes

    technical and medical education. In the distant past this knowledge was

    imparted in a distinct way suitable to the then existing culture and the

    milieu. But it was there and in some instances fairly robust. It was never

    static. Changes took place albeit slowly. But from the 18th century

    onwards, we were exposed to new ideas, that too, at a pace never seen

    before.

    Big changes in both knowledge production and generation came riding

    the wave of colonization. Under the East India Company, perhaps for

    the time in Indian history the state had emerged as the producer of

    knowledge and the sole arbiter of what was to be delivered and to

    whom. The Company’s education policies in India had become more

    interventionist. The 19th century saw discursive debates of a very high


    SHSK |2

    order which ensured a ‘new dawn’ at the beginning of the twentieth

    century. All this had brought new hopes for the middle class Indians.

    Their ‘vision’ of a new India as evident in the writings in periodicals,

    pamphlets and other contemporary publications, included growth of

    technical and medical education, scientific research and agricultural

    experiments and institutional dissemination of knowledge among

    others. Although this vision was unitary, in a broad ‘national’ sense, it

    was discursive, with controversies and differences of opinions

    shadowing ‘national’ goals in education and at times stunting its clear

    growth. Post-independence things were expected to change and they

    did. New institutions like the CSIR, IITs, medical colleges and

    universities were established under state patronage. Later at the turn of

    the century privatisation and commercialisation appeared.

    The second seminar/meeting of the Society of the History of Science to

    be held at BHU, Benaras, on 11-12 November, 2024, proposes to discuss

    the above and abstracts are invited before 30th June from the interested

    scientists and social scientists. Preference will be given to research

    scholars and early-career faculty members. There would be no

    registration fee and local hospitality would be provided but the

    participants are expected to become members of the Society. Senior

    scholars are expected to sign up for Life Membership. The interested

    scholars are requested to see the website:

    www.societyforthehistoryofscience.com
    SHSK |3

    Important Information:

    Last date for abstract submission: - 30 June, 2024

    List of selected abstracts to be uploaded on the website: - 31 August,

    2024

    Submission of full papers: - 20 October, 2024

    The abstract should be within 300 words. The full paper, if selected,

    should adhere to the style-guide of the Indian Journal of History of Science.

    For more information, consult the website of the journal:

    https://link.springer.com/journal/43539

    Abstracts and full papers should be sent to the official email Id of the

    Society- info@societyforthehistoryofscience.com

    Professor Sahara Ahmed


    Secretary, SHSK

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