Timeless Inspirator - Reliving Gandhi (Economical Edition)
Raghunath Mashelkar is a uniquely multifaceted personality, often described as a “dangerous optimist.” In 1998, he received the J.R.D. Tata Corporate Leadership Award, an exclusive honour reserved for Indian corporates, and in the same year he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, one of the highest global recognitions for pathbreaking scientists. He has also been awarded the Padma Bhushan by the President of India and the Star of Asia Award by former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, along with 28 honorary doctorates from universities across the world.
Mashelkar is widely known for pioneering the concept of “Gandhian Engineering,” expressed as “More from less for more people,” which focuses on developing solutions that serve the needs of the poor and larger society. His early life experiences of poverty, including studying under streetlights, deeply influenced his vision and commitment to inclusive innovation. In the field of science and technology, he played a key role in challenging and revoking incorrect U.S. patents on turmeric and Basmati rice, thereby protecting India’s traditional knowledge, while also promoting the reverse transfer of technology by enabling Indian laboratories to develop and license modern innovations globally.
He has served on the boards of several leading Indian companies, including Tata and Reliance, and has chaired twelve high-powered government committees dealing with critical and often contentious issues. As the leader of CSIR, the world’s largest network of laboratories, he transformed the organization, an achievement regarded as one of the top ten accomplishments of Indian Science and Technology in the 20th century. Mashelkar vision continues to inspire, as he dreams of seeing India emerge as a leading advanced nation, and has expressed that he would wish to return for a day in 2050 to witness this transformation.
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Raghunath Mashelkar is a uniquely multifaceted personality, often described as a “dangerous optimist.” In 1998, he received the J.R.D. Tata Corporate Leadership Award, an exclusive honour reserved for Indian corporates, and in the same year he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society, one of the highest global recognitions for pathbreaking scientists. He has also been awarded the Padma Bhushan by the President of India and the Star of Asia Award by former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, along with 28 honorary doctorates from universities across the world.
Mashelkar is widely known for pioneering the concept of “Gandhian Engineering,” expressed as “More from less for more people,” which focuses on developing solutions that serve the needs of the poor and larger society. His early life experiences of poverty, including studying under streetlights, deeply influenced his vision and commitment to inclusive innovation. In the field of science and technology, he played a key role in challenging and revoking incorrect U.S. patents on turmeric and Basmati rice, thereby protecting India’s traditional knowledge, while also promoting the reverse transfer of technology by enabling Indian laboratories to develop and license modern innovations globally.
He has served on the boards of several leading Indian companies, including Tata and Reliance, and has chaired twelve high-powered government committees dealing with critical and often contentious issues. As the leader of CSIR, the world’s largest network of laboratories, he transformed the organization, an achievement regarded as one of the top ten accomplishments of Indian Science and Technology in the 20th century. Mashelkar vision continues to inspire, as he dreams of seeing India emerge as a leading advanced nation, and has expressed that he would wish to return for a day in 2050 to witness this transformation.
Sakal Prakashan
Ragunath Mashelkar
English
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