{"product_id":"timeless-inspirator-reliving-gandhi-paperback","title":"Timeless Inspirator - Reliving Gandhi (Economical Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA dangerous optimist, Mashelkar is uniquely multifaceted.\u003cbr\u003eIn 1998, this scientist received J.R.D. Tata Corporate\u003cbr\u003eLeadership Award, an exclusive honour reserved for\u003cbr\u003eIndian Corporates. In 1998, he was also elected Fellow of\u003cbr\u003eRoyal Society, the topmost honour reserved for world’s\u003cbr\u003epathbreaking scientists. But then he also pioneered\u003cbr\u003e`Gandhian Engineering’ -`More from less for more people’\u003cbr\u003e- catering to the needs of the poor. And why? Mashelkar\u003cbr\u003esays, as a poor boy, he studied under streetlights. He\u003cbr\u003eunderstands the pains of poverty.\u003cbr\u003eMashelkar valiantly fought and revoked the wrong US\u003cbr\u003epatents on turmeric and Basmati rice based on India’s\u003cbr\u003etraditional knowledge. But to US multinationals, he\u003cbr\u003elicensed patents based on modern knowledge of Indian\u003cbr\u003elaboratories, pioneering the trend of reverse transfer of\u003cbr\u003etechnology.\u003cbr\u003eHe is a Director on boards of India’s leading companies,\u003cbr\u003efrom Tatas to Reliance. 28 global universities have\u003cbr\u003ebestowed honorary doctorates upon him. The\u003cbr\u003eGovernment’s trust in him shows through the twelve\u003cbr\u003ehigh-powered Mashelkar Committees, many of them on\u003cbr\u003econtentious issues.\u003cbr\u003eAs its leader, Mashelkar transformed CSIR, the world’s\u003cbr\u003elargest chain of laboratories - heralded as one of the top\u003cbr\u003eten achievements of Indian Science \u0026amp; Technology in the\u003cbr\u003e20th century. He has received Padmabhushan at the hands\u003cbr\u003eof President of India and Star of\u003cbr\u003eAsia at the hands of George Bush\u003cbr\u003e(Sr), former US President.\u003cbr\u003eIf god permits one wish,\u003cbr\u003eMashelkar says he will ask\u003cbr\u003efor one day on earth again\u003cbr\u003ein 2050 to see his dream\u003cbr\u003ecoming true - India as\u003cbr\u003ea leading advanced\u003cbr\u003enation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sakalpublication","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45885610229891,"sku":"BK00088","price":95.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0665\/2421\/7475\/files\/Timeless.jpg?v=1759387762","url":"https:\/\/sakalpublications.com\/products\/timeless-inspirator-reliving-gandhi-paperback","provider":"Sakal Publications","version":"1.0","type":"link"}