Author: Rajeev Singh

“There are occasions that demanded that I should leave the test tube to attend to the call of the country…”. Acharya P C Ray on Rowlatt Act, 1919 Acharya, as he was respectfully called by his students, Prafulla Chandra Ray was a larger-than-life inspiration, a sage-scientist defined by indomitable courage and patriotism, who achieved a high level of perfection in his times. Ray is regarded as the first Indian who started the integration process of vast ocean of ancient Indian chemistry with realms of emerging modern sciences, a researcher who led India towards modern chemistry, played a pivotal role in educational reforms, and…